Top Business Leaders From Nigeria, Oil Minister To Drive Energy Transition At ADIPEC

Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Gas), Ekperikpe Ekpo, and Aliko Dangote, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) Dangote Group, would be driving conversations as the ADIPEC 2026 mobilises investment in resilient, intelligent energy systems that power global growth.

The event is holding under the patronage of Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, in his capacity as Ruler of Abu Dhabi.

ADIPEC 2026 will take place in Abu Dhabi from 2 – 5 November 2026 at ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi. 

The event will mobilise investment in resilient and intelligent energy systems, with confirmed participation from ministers, CEOs, and senior leaders across energy, technology, finance, and industry.

It is expected to convene the global energy industry in Abu Dhabi as the world enters a new era of rising energy demand, geopolitical volatility, infrastructure constraints, and the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI), underscoring the critical importance of energy security to economic stability and growth.

As the world’s largest energy conference and exhibition, and drawing on the UAE’s position as a reliable energy supplier, long-term investment partner and global hub for technology and industry, ADIPEC 2026 will bring together policy-makers, producers, investors, technology leaders, and customers to turn shared priorities into practical action.

Across its conferences and exhibition, participants will align priorities, advance commercial partnerships, and accelerate the projects and solutions needed to support secure, reliable, and affordable energy supplies and long-term growth. 

Abdulmunim Al Kindy, Chairman of ADIPEC 2026, said: “Recent volatility has reaffirmed a simple truth: energy security is economic stability. As demand rises and AI transforms both the energy sector and the economies it powers, the world must invest ahead of demand, diversify supply and strengthen the infrastructure, technology and capabilities that keep energy moving.

“ADIPEC 2026 will focus on what the next energy system needs most: growth, reliability, intelligence, and delivery. By bringing together policy, capital, technology and industry in Abu Dhabi, we will help advance the investments, projects and partnerships required to provide more energy, more securely and affordably, while supporting global economic growth.”

New for 2026, ADIPEC’s Strategic Conference has been redesigned around the forces reshaping global energy, from rising demand and energy security to infrastructure, investment, AI, industrial execution and workforce capability. 

Across 11 programmes and more than 380 sessions, ministers, CEOs, investors, policymakers, and technology leaders will examine the decisions, partnerships, and capital needed to expand energy supply, accelerate infrastructure delivery and strengthen long-term system performance.

New Strategic Conference programmes include Energy Security & Resilience; Policy, Regulation & Governance; Upstream; Clean Power, Molecules & Carbon Management; Grids, Infrastructure & Industrial Execution; and Workforce & Skills. Existing programmes have also been updated to reflect the priorities shaping energy’s next phase, including AI, Digital & Technology Innovation and Downstream, Chemicals & Industrial Value Chains. 

The 11 Strategic Conference programmes are complemented by the Technical Conference, with its SPE Technical and Downstream Technical programmes, which together represent the world’s largest gathering of technical energy engineers and experts to transform strategy into operational delivery. 

Christopher Hudson, President, dmg events, the organisers of ADIPEC, added: “As the global energy landscape continues to evolve, ADIPEC’s role as a platform for dialogue, collaboration and commercial engagement has never been more important. Rising energy demand, supply constraints and rapid technological advancement underscore the need to bring industry leaders together to align priorities, mobilise investment, and accelerate the projects and technologies required to support long-term energy security and economic growth.

“The strong early momentum behind ADIPEC 2026 reflects the industry’s recognition of both the scale of the opportunity and the urgency for action. By convening policymakers, investors, technology leaders. and energy producers in Abu Dhabi, ADIPEC will help strengthen partnerships, advance innovation. and support the delivery of the secure, reliable. and affordable energy systems the world needs.”

The ADIPEC Exhibition will serve as a global marketplace where connections translate into commercial outcomes. In 2025, the event generated US$53 billion in value through more than 49 000 deals, demonstrating its role in advancing investment, partnerships, and project delivery.

With more than 2250 companies already confirmed to participate – including 54 NOCs, IOCs, NECs, and IECs – across 16 halls and 30 country pavilions, ADIPEC 2026 is set to be one of the most influential gatherings in the global energy industry, bringing together the technologies, collaboration, and investment opportunities shaping the future of energy. Four specialised zones will connect market-ready technologies and solutions with customers, investors, and partners, helping move projects from opportunity to execution