Kamel Ben-Naceur is the CEO for Nomadia Energy Consulting, based in Abu Dhabi, and the Chairman of Houston-based DAMORPHE. He was previously the 2022 President of the SPE (Society of Petrolem Engineers), and the Chief Economist for Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). Prior to that, he was the Director for Sustainability, Technology and Outlooks at the International Energy Agency. In 2014, he was appointed Tunisia’s Minister for Industry, Energy and Mines. From 1981 to 2013, he held key positions with Schlumberger, including Chief Economist and Technology President. His assignments with Schlumberger included France, USA, UK, Algeria, Venezuela, UAE, Egypt, Russia and Brazil. He has more than 40 years of experience and knowledge in the energy and industry sectors around the world in both public and private service and is the (co-)author of 19 books and over 170 publications. He has received several SPE/AIME Awards, including the Distinguished Member, the Distinguished Service, AIME Charles Rand Gold Memorial, and the Sustainability and Stewardship in the Oil and Gas Industry Award, and he was a SPE Distinguished Lecturer. He is a graduate from Ecole Polytechnique (Paris) and Ecole Normale Superieure (Paris).