Global Energy Award winner Dr Hisham Khatib of Jordan will be one of the many industry leading guest speakers at the forthcoming POWER-GEN Middle East 2008 conference.

The event will be held in Bahrain from February 4 to 6, 2008.

Dr Khatib was named winner of the World Energy Council's 2007 Global Energy Award at a ceremony during the closing day of the World Energy Council (WEC) in Rome last month.

POWER-GEN Middle East 2008 is the region’s premier conference and exhibition for the power and water industries. Dr Khatib will be making the introductory remarks and moderating the opening session of the conference to which he also contributes as a member of the advisory board.

Dr Khatib's impressive career in the energy sector spans nearly 50 years. Currently chairman of the Jordan Electricity Regulatory Commission, Dr Khatib has also served as Minister of Planning, Minister of Water and Irrigation and Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources for the government of Jordan, as director general of the Jordan Electricity Authority and as a senior energy expert for the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development in Kuwait.

“We are delighted that industry experts, such as Dr Khatib, are playing an active and important role in POWER-GEN Middle East. To be able to share Dr Khatib’s vast knowledge and experience will be of great interest to the conference delegates,” said conference director Nigel Blackaby.

POWER-GEN Middle East will receive over 3,000 industry professionals, who will gather for three days to enjoy the industry’s leading conference and experience the latest developments and ideas for the future of the Middle East power and water sectors.

A key forum for senior executives and industry leaders, POWER-GEN Middle East is the place to meet and discuss a range of topics, from the region’s energy markets, latest technologies and issues relating to power generation, transmission & distribution and water, in order to meet the challenge of the rapid growth in demand for power and water. – TradeArabia News Service