Omar Saif, Director of International Partnerships, Global Climate Finance Centre, ADGM

Omar Saif is a multi-disciplinary professional who has been driving sustainability and decarbonization efforts within the Middle East for the past 11 years. Currently, he is the Director of International Partnerships at the Global Climate Finance Centre (GCFC) in Abu Dhabi, where he focuses on brokering international partnerships that accelerate climate-tech financing and deployment, especially in emerging markets.

Omar's experience spans across government, consultancy and trade promotion. Most recently, he was apart of the COP28 team focusing on private sector engagement in the ClimateTech space. He’s also worked with several consultancies including EY, WSP and SmartWatt as a sustainability consultant. In these positions, he led and delivered diverse projects including energy management, GHG accounting, Net-Zero, sustainability strategies, and ESG reporting. Additionally, Omar has played an integral role in government trade promotion efforts with the Dutch and New Zealand governments, focusing on the promotion of climate-tech startups and SMEs.

Omar holds an M.Eng. in Engineering & Public Policy, as well as a B.Sc. in Environmental Science, both from McMaster University in Canada.