ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HRH Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden Meets Young Future Energy Leaders at the World Future Energy Summit 2011 and pauses for a photo with the team.

Top row (left to right):

Dr Lamya Fawwaz - Executive Director for Public Affairs, Masdar Institute; Tomas Kåberger – Director General for the Swedish Energy Agency; HRH Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden; Mohammed Salem Bin Kardous Al-Ameri - Emirati philanthropist and donor to YFEL; Hamad Bin Kardous Al-Ameri

Bottom row:

Young Future Energy Leaders

*Source: ME NewsWire

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About Young Future Energy Leaders

YFEL is a key element of the annual World Future Energy Summit (WFES), held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC). YFEL focuses on raising the awareness of students and young professionals in the fields of renewable energy and sustainability. This unique program, led by Masdar Institute, helps mentor future leaders in the fields of alternative energy by engaging them with the leaders of today. YFEL also offers young professionals and students from the UAE and abroad the opportunity to become more engaged in finding solutions to the world’s biggest challenges: energy efficiency and climate change.

Since its inception in 2008, WFES has evolved as the world’s foremost and must-attend annual meeting for the renewable energy and environment industry. In 2010 WFES uniquely brought together over 24,760 attendees from 148 countries including world leaders, international policy makers, industry leaders, investors, experts, academia, intellectuals and journalists to find practical and sustainable solutions for today’s energy security and climate change challenges. WFES promotes innovation and investment opportunities surrounding renewable energy and environment. It represents an unrivalled business platform bringing together project owners and solution providers with investors and buyers from both the public and private sectors. To find out more about WFES visit http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com/.

During WFES, the following YFEL spokespeople will be available for comment. If you wish to arrange an interview:

• Mohammed Bin Kardous Al Ameri, an Emirati philanthropist and supporter of YFEL
• Ayesha Al-Ateeqi, YFEL Outreach Officer
• Zainab Al Ali, YFEL Outreach Officer
• Emirati students, a Masdar Institute student, International students, and one UAE young professional

If you wish to arrange an interview, please use the contact details below.

YFEL mission

• Engage young people from the UAE and beyond with alternative energy and sustainability
• Champion the efforts of young professionals already involved with alternative energy and sustainability
• Introduce young professionals to Masdar Institute of Science and Technology and its initiatives
• Promote interaction between the young professionals and government representatives, businesses leaders and other organizations active in the area of alternative energy and sustainability
• Encourage students to present innovative ideas related to alternative energy and sustainability

About Masdar Institute

Masdar Institute of Science and Technology (Masdar Institute) was established by the government of Abu Dhabi as a not-for-profit, private graduate university to serve as a “knowledge-hub” in the region to develop indigenous R&D capacity in Abu Dhabi addressing issues of importance to the region.

For more information on Masdar Institute, please visit http://www.masdar.ac.ae/

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