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The Wood Podcast explores solutions to some of the world's most critical challenges in energy and the built environment. Our curiosity keeps us pushing, innovating and making the impossible, possible.
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Delivering the energy transition: What skills do we need to ensure we have a sustainable workforce for the future?
We explore the future skills needed in a rapidly evolving energy industry and how professionals and organisations can best prepare for changes to the industry and workplace.
This episode features:
• Yuriy Zhupikov, Wood’s Learning & Development Manager, based in Abu Dhabi
• Dr. Steven Griffiths, Senior Vice President of Research & Development and Professor of Practice at the Khalifa University of Science & Technology in Abu Dhabi
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Securing energy, while transitioning: can we strike the balance?
We discuss our collective ability to achieve a sustainable balance between the demands for energy security and the needs for energy transition.
This episode features:
Sean Evers, Founder & Managing Partner of Gulf Intelligence, based in Dubai
Richard Spires, Wood’s Director Of Technology Development based in Reading, UK
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ADIPEC 2022: Our CEO’s reflections
We’re halfway through ADIPEC 2022, and our CEO Ken Gilmartin has joined us from our live podcast studio in the heart of the exhibition to share his reflections on the strategic panel – maximizing energy and minimising emissions, the circular economy and what next, within the implementation phase.
This episode features:
Ken Gilmartin, Wood’s CEO
Colin Ross, Wood’s Vice President Marketing & Communications
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Securing energy: can we deliver the mega projects to meet the world's unrelenting energy demand?
We explore how we can meet the vital need for energy security through the delivery of mega projects.
This episode features:
Christopher M. Barton, Vice President, Growth & Development
Conventional Energy Projects for Wood in Houston, Texas
Dr. Imad Younes, Vice President Projects UAE, Conventional Energy, Projects for Wood in Abu Dhabi.
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Creating a Circular Economy: A collaboration for chemical recycling of plastics
Wood and its partners are delivering some of the world’s most challenging problems - in this case enabling technologies to deliver a circular economy for plastics.
This episode features:
• Dr. Stefan Pirker, Head of Technology and Innovation Management, Chemical Recycling with OMV, based in Austria
• Richard Spires, Wood’s Technology Development Director, based in Reading, UK
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Securing future supply: Can the Middle East become a global hydrogen player?
We discuss how the Middle East can become a global hydrogen player. We cover the key steps to maximise the regions hydrogen potential, the technology commercialisation required and the likely impact of COP27 on future strategy.
This episode features:
Daryl Wilson, Executive Director at the Hydrogen Council, based in Ontario, Canada
Stuart Turl, Business Development Director - Energy Transition, based in London, UK
To connect with our guests and explore related insights, subscribe to The Wood Podcast at www.woodplc.com/podcast.