Philip Haddad

Masdar Americas LLC

President & Chief Executive Officer

Philip Haddad is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Masdar Americas LLC based in Arlington VA. The firm is responsible for originating, executing and managing Masdar’s activities and its wind, solar, storage and renewables portfolio in the Americas. Until recently, Mr Haddad was the founder and Managing Partner of the Mubadala Infrastructure Partners (“MIP”) fund and member of the Board of Directors, Executive and Investment Committees. Prior to the formation of MIP in 2008, Mr Haddad spent over 15 years with Mubadala in Abu Dhabi where he led the Infrastructure and Services groups. His experience lies in developing, investing and operating a number of significant transactions and companies in the infrastructure, defense support services, real estate, aircraft maintenance and repair, logistics, financial services, fleet management, telecommunications and transportation sectors. Mr Haddad served on a number of boards, including of a non-profit organization. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in International Affairs from Georgetown University.

Sessions With Philip Haddad

Thursday, 9 March

  • 12:00pm - 12:50pm (CST) / 09/mar/2023 06:00 pm - 09/mar/2023 06:50 pm

    Reliable Energy Systems for Net Zero
    Power & Renewables
    As the backbone of all economic activity, power systems are at the center of the energy trilemma. How can the energy that the world relies on to drive industrial activity be delivered in a way that is equal parts secure, sustainable and affordable? The turbulence of recent years has magnified this question for power industry players. Technology providers, project developers and system operators have had to contend with extreme weather, supply chain disruptions and inflationary pressures, all while striving to meet sustainability targets for a net-zero future. How is the power industry investing to address the trilemma? How are developers strategizing to maximize reliability? What is the mix of low-carbon technologies being deployed to achieve net-zero goals? How is firm capacity being balanced with low-cost intermittent energy? What is the role of gas, energy storage and other emerging technologies in a net-zero future?
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