• Highlights of 2025
  • 2000+ Participants from 26 Countries | 5 Supporting Ministries, 16 Supporting Organisations and 20 Supporting Media Partners | 33 Key Partners, 20 Exhibitors, 4 Country Partners and 17 Conference Session Partners | 210 Speakers | 26 Thematic Sessions | 7 Bi-lateral & Focused Workshops | 339 Participants from 33 Utilities | 68 Technical Papers Published and 24 Technical Papers Presented | 50 Winners amongst 11 ISGF Innovation Award Categories

ISUW 2026 Speaker

Kabir Malik
Kabir Malik

Senior Economist, World Bank

Kabir leads the Utilities for Energy Transition program focusing on enabling utility digitalization, data driven decision-making and adoption of innovative business models across the globe in World Bank client countries. Kabir is also part of the core team for the Markets, Connectivity, and Trade program and leads the World Bank's regional integration and power trade engagement with the Eastern Africa Power Pool. Prior to joining ESMAP, Kabir worked in the Bank's Energy and Extractives Global Practice in the East and Southern Africa regions, where he managed various energy sector country dialogue and investment lending and analytical projects on utility strengthening, electricity access, cross-border power trade, and renewables. Kabir holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Maryland and a MA in Economics from the University of Delhi.