From Ideas to Impact: Key Takeaways from ADIPEC 2025
From November 3–6, the ADIPEC Exhibition and Conference was held in Abu Dhabi — the largest event in the energy industry, bringing together more than 239,000 participants from 172 countries, and 54 major energy companies, who signed deals worth approximately USD 46 billion. (Source: Emirates News Agency – WAM – وكالة أنباء الإمارات – وام).
The main message of the event was: “Energy. Intelligence. Impact.” Today and tomorrow, success is no longer defined solely by resource availability — but by the ability to embed intelligence and technology into the energy business.
Over several days, the Usetech team engaged with participants and speakers and identified the following insights:
- Artificial Intelligence, Digital Twins, Computer Vision, and IoT platforms are becoming a core part of the energy sector. Digital transformation is now a strategic growth driver for companies operating across the energy value chain.
- Energy infrastructure development, Data Centers, and new sources of energy will continue to play a critical role. However, their successful scale-up requires consistent annual investment and readiness to expand supply and adopt new technologies. This was emphasized in the address of H.E. Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry & Advanced Technology and MD & Group CEO of ADNOC Group, Executive Chairman of XRG and Chairman of Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company) — highlighting that building networks, data centers and critical infrastructure will require more than USD 4 trillion in investment.
- The UAE continues to demonstrate pragmatic and forward-looking energy leadership. Today, they are doubling down on partnerships, advanced technologies and well-designed transition strategies. This was underscored in the remarks of H.E. Suhail Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure for the UAE.
As for tangible outcomes, our team held ~30 meetings with potential clients, advanced 2 existing deal processes, and attended the key speaker tracks of the summit.