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  In the presence of UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander Armed Forces General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan inaugurated today “Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2013”, “World Future Energy Summit” (WFES), International Water Summit (IWS), Abu Dhabi International Renewable Energy Conference (Adirec), all hosted by Abu Dhabi's Masdar. The events are held at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre between 15 and 17 January. More than 30,000 people from 150 countries including world leaders, government ministers, official delegations C-level business executives, academics, scientists, engineers, developers, global companies and entrepreneurs converged to discuss, debate and display the latest thinking in renewable and clean-tech energy. The opening ceremony was also attended by French president Francois Hollande, Argentinian President Cristina Fernandez, President of Kosovo Atifete Jahjaga,  President of Iceland Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, Queen Rania Al Abdullah, wife of Jordanian Monarch Abdullah II, Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hamad bin Jassim bin Jaber Al Thani, Serbian Prime Minister Ivica Dačić and Prime Minister of Montenegro Milo Đukanović.