The third Jordan International Energy Summit (JIES), to be held in April, will provide an ideal platform for insightful debate on the energy issues facing the kingdom and the region.

The summit, on April 2 and 3, will be held under the patronage of His Majesty King Abdullah II and the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development.

The summit comes at a crucial time for Jordan and supports its Energy Strategy as the kingdom makes progress on several key projects across the energy spectrum.

The JIES Summit is centered around a world-class programme with speakers from governments, global energy companies and experts in their fields and is combined with an international exhibition to allow companies to showcase their projects and expertise whilst giving Jordan access to the latest technologies and products, said a statement.

The Jordan International Energy Summit is hosted by the Ministry of Energy, Jordan.

Dr Ibrahim Al Saif, Minister for Energy & Mineral Resources, said: “With a stable background for attracting investment, Jordan continues to develop new energy technologies and embraces an energy policy across the spectrum including solar, wind, nuclear, oil shale, mining, oil and gas.

"Jordan is a vibrant energy hub and the Jordan International Energy Summit & Exhibition (JIES) plays a key role in providing the invaluable platform for insightful debate as to the best energy mix for Jordan and the region in addition to providing significant commercial opportunities to participating companies.

"We are greatly looking forward to the 3rd JIES which will include an expanded and much-needed exhibition integrated with the main conference programme. This will allow more companies to participate and we encourage you all to take up this opportunity and join us in April 2017,” he said.

With conference rooms catering for 700 participating delegates and an exhibition hall with capacity for 80 companies, the summit is being held at the Grand Hyatt, Amman providing ease of access and first-class facilities.
The audience is expected to surpass last year's numbers with attendees coming from 45 countries making Jordan a focal point for the energy industry in the region. JIES delegates will able to interact and engage in purposeful meetings thoughout the duration of the event.

JIES is an initiative of the Ministry of Energy & Mineral Development, which has appointed the UK-based Global Event Partners (GEP) to organise the event.  - TradeArabia News Service