The Conflict in the Middle East: Redrawing of the World Energy Map and China’s Role 

Institute of Peace and Diplomatic Studies (IPDS), in collaboration with The Global Institute for Tomorrow (GIFT), invites you to an engaging conversation on how shifting routes, strategic chokepoints, and emerging alliances are transforming the global energy order and where China fits into this new equation of energy and power. 

The free virtual conference, “The Conflict in the Middle East: Redrawing of the World Energy Map and China’s Role”, will take place on Zoom on this Thursday, 27 August 2026. 13:00 – 16:00 Pakistan time, UTC+5

The speaker lineup includes

• Dr. Kevin Tu (Agora Energiewende)
• Dr. Naji Abi-Aad (Gulf Research Center)
• Daniel Levy (U.S./Middle East Project)
• Alex Krainer (commodities market analyst, researcher, author)
• Prof. Christine Loh (Hong Kong University of Science and Technology)
• Dr. Fithra Faisal (Government Communication Agency, Indonesia)
• Jeremy Bentham (World Energy Council)
• Prof. Busani Ngcaweni (University of Johannesburg)

Register here.