ICELIS Global’s Founder and CEO, Elena Athwal, participated in the “Energy Legal Lab – GCC Lawyers in the Age of Transition” workshop organized by UNESCO Chair on Environmental Law and Sustainable Development at HBKU, in partnership with the Oil and Gas Law Committee of the IBA, Academic Advisory Group, SEERIL, International Bar Association, Tulane Energy Law & Policy Center, The World Bank Group’s ESMAP – Energy Sector Management Assistance Program Green Hydrogen Program, Global Carbon Council (GCC) & the OPEC Legal Office.
The Lab convened in-house lawyers, academics, policymakers, and industry experts for forward-looking dialogue on how Legal Frameworks must evolve alongside climate commitments digitalization & new energy business models.
Participating in the session, Energy Transition in the GCC: Evolving Practices and Strategic Imperatives, presented by Professor Damilola S. Olawuyi, SAN, Professor and UNESCO Chair on Environmental Law and Sustainable Development at the HBKU College of Law, Chair, Academic Advisory Group, IBA-SEERIL, Elena Athwal contributed towards dialogue on the guiding principles of #natural #resources law and policy in the context of the global #energy transition and the implications for the GCC. She also speak about the chapter in particular in our recent publication for Oxford University Press:
Special appreciation to Professor Damilola Olawuyi, SAN FCIArb, for the opportunity to participate in this crucial event and contribute towards proactive region-shaping outcomes. We also recognize the immense contributions and visionary leadership of Dean Susan Karamanian, HBKU CL, Andrea Forabosco, Chair, IBA Oil & Gas Law Committee, Leonardo Sempertegui, OPEC General Counsel, Vienna, Austria, Freddy Sourgens, Tulane Energy Law & Policy Center, Louisiana, Matthias Lang, Partner, Bird & Bird and Chair, IBA SEERIL
We also recognize our esteemed business partner, Mashael Al Sulaiti, CEO of Mashael Al Sulaiti Law Firm, whose reflections & questions anchored the Lab in the practical realities facing GCC energy institutions.