Ruud Lubbers
Former Prime Minister of The Netherlands
Ruud Lubbers became Minister of Economic Affairs (incl. Energy) in 1973 and Prime Minister in 1982 (until 1994). In 1994 he became Professor on Globalization, as well as International President of WWF. 2001-2005 he was the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. During those years he continued to be member of the Earth Charter Commission.

Nowadays he is Minister of State of the Netherlands, Chair of the Energy Research Center (ECN), which is about energy saving, renewable energy, clean fossils (climate change) and Atoms for Peace (nuclear technology); and chair of the Council of the Rotterdam Climate Initiative.

Diversity, respect, awe for nature and the need to celebrate life mark him as an Earth Charter man.

Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber
Chief Executive Officer, Masdar, UAE

Dr. Sultan Al Jaber is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Masdar, a landmark renewable energy initiative established by the Government of Abu Dhabi in 2006.

Masdar is a multi-faceted renewable energy company dedicated to developing and deploying sustainable energy solutions in markets around the world. Dr. Al Jaber holds a number of advisory positions where he provides counsel on global issues such as sustainability, climate change, and energy challenges. Most recently, Dr. Al Jaber led Masdar’s participation in the UAE’s successful bid to host the headquarters of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in Masdar City. He is now the Director General of the IRENA UAE Liaison office and is actively engaged in the establishment of the agency’s core functions and work plans. In addition, in 2009, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon elected Dr. Al Jaber to join the UN’s Advisory Group on Energy and Climate Change.

Dr. Al Jaber recently assumed the post, by royal decree, of Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and Special Envoy for Energy & Climate Change. In his new role, Dr. Al Jaber is mandated to represent the United Arab Emirates internationally on its energy and climate change agenda.He is also responsible for supporting the development of a UAE policy framework in clean energy and climate change.

Dr. Al Jaber is a frequent commentator and speaker on energy, sustainability and climate change, having appeared in Time Magazine, The Financial Times, Le Monde, The Guardian, The Sunday Times, CNN, Sky News, CNBC, and the BBC. He holds a PhD in Economics and an MBA and a BSc in Chemical Engineering from the United States.