Fatih Birol

• Chief Economist, International Energy Agency, Paris

BSc in Power Engineering, Technical Univ. of Istanbul; MSc and PhD in Energy Economics, Technical Univ., Vienna. Formerly, with OPEC. Since 1995, with IEA: responsible for annual World Energy Outlook; Founder and Chair, IEA Energy Business Council. Chairman, Energy Advisory Board, World Economic Forum. Has served on UN Secretary-General's High-Level Group on Sustainable Energy for All. Named among most powerful people in terms of influence on world's energy scene, Forbes. Recipient of numerous honours and awards from government and industry for contribution to energy and climate economics. Honorary life member, Galatasaray Football Club.