<p>The Al-Attiyah Foundation is joined by Sara Akbar, a Kuwaiti chemical petroleum engineer, women&#39;s rights advocate, and co-founder and former chief executive officer of Kuwait Energy. She is recognised as a &quot;national hero&quot; due to her firefighting efforts in the Kuwaiti oil fires and was subsequently awarded the Global 500 Roll of Honour from the United Nations Environmental Program. Ms. Akbar&rsquo;s tenacity was also depicted in the Academy Award nominated documentary &ldquo;Fires of Kuwait&rdquo;.<br />
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In the interview, the following questions and more are discussed:<br />
What were your firefighting exploits during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in the early 1990s?<br />
How will Kuwait cope with changing industry dynamics with regards to climate change and the energy transition?</p>

<p>How has the role of women in the energy industry grown over the past few decades?<br />
As the energy transition proceeds, is there a great danger of stranded assets both above and below the ground in the region?</p>
