PITTSBURGH, PA – The second day of Pittsburgh Middle East Institute’s 2nd Annual Conference will feature national and international experts in green technology — including officials from Oman, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates.

The Wednesday morning business symposium “Building the Green City: Pittsburgh & the Middle East — Energy and Green Technologies,” will provide an interactive discussion on energy sustainability and emerging technologies. The event will provide a practical approach to business investment in the Middle East.

KEYNOTE ADDRESS:

The Keynote Address will be delivered by His Excellencey Sayyid Badr bin Hamad bin Hamood Al Busaidi, Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman, with an introduction by Chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh Mark Nordenberg.

PRESENTATIONS:

US-QATAR BUSINESS COUNCIL

The Honorable Ambassador Patrick N. Theros, President, US-Qatar Business Council, Washington, D.C., and former Ambassador from the United States to Qatar – Introduced by Dr. Jared Cohon, President of Carnegie Mellon University.

MASDAR CITY: THE WORLD’S FIRST CARBON NEUTRAL, ZERO WASTE CITY

Mr. Khaled Awad, Property Development Director, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company-Masdar. Mr. Awad, who oversees development of Masdar City, will discuss the opportunities and challenges in building the first carbon neutral, zero waste city in the world. Includes video presentation and Q&A.

PANEL DISCUSSION:

The seminar will conclude with a panel discussion led by Dennis Yablonsky, Chief Executive Officer, Allegheny Conference on Community Development and former Secretary of Commerce for the State of Pennsylvania. The topic is Pittsburgh’s energy economy and the region’s innovations in green technology.

Panelists include:

• Nick Diluliis, President, CONSOL
• Lauren Flannery, Managing Principal—Forms+Surfaces
• David L. Porges, President and Chief Operating Officer, EQT Corporation
• Sean Rollman, Chief Financial Officer—Plextronics
• Keith Schaefer, President & Chief Executive Officer, BPL Global
• Venkee Sharma, President and Chief Executive Officer—Aquatech International
• Antonio Torres, Vice President—NOVA Chemicals
• Jerry Whitaker, President—Eaton Electric

2009 BUSINESS SYMPOSIUM PRESENTING SPONSOR

Pittsburgh Middle East Institute is pleased to announce that UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center) is the presenting sponsor for this year’s business seminar. This year, UPMC unveiled the new, 10-acre, Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh campus in Lawrenceville. The facility’s careful stewardship of energy, water, materials, and land resources have made it an international model for green innovation.

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