• CERAWEEK 2025 | March 10-14, 2025
  • CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Mario Azar

Black & Veatch

President, Energy & Process Industries

Mario Azar is President of the Energy & Process Industries global market sector, a new business sector that integrates Black & Veatch’s energy and industrial-oriented business portfolio to serve power, oil and gas, mining, and other process industry clients such as pharmaceutical, manufacturing, and food and beverage with integrated solutions. With more than 30 years of industry experience, Azar joined the company in 2018 as President of its global power business, guiding it through a strategic repositioning towards growth in renewable electricity generation, grid modernization, and resiliency. He serves on the company’s Executive Committee and joined the Board of Directors in 2021. Prior to joining Black & Veatch, Azar held several other diverse energy positions, including being the founder of ALP Citadel Business Management Consulting & Services, where he offered strategic guidance to companies in the global energy market. He also served as CEO of Siemens Oil & Gas and Marine, an engineered solutions and integration business unit operating globally in over 21 countries. Azar has also served in other senior level positions during his career at Siemens and previously Westinghouse. He also is a member of the Solar Energy Industries Association Board of Directors.

Sessions With Mario Azar

Wednesday, 11 March

  • 03:30pm - 04:20pm (CST) / -

    Renewables & Grid Integration: Enabling technologies
    Clean Tech Innovation & Technology

    Declining costs in wind and solar are having a positive impact on increased renewable power generation. However, renewable integration into the electricity power grid is still in the early stages of development. What are the challenges to completely integrating with the grid? How have technological solutions managed load balancing and demand swings? What obstacles impede growth in renewable portfolios? 

Thursday, 12 March

  • 04:20pm - 05:00pm (CST) / -

    Plenary - Energy Storage: The missing link
    Clean Tech

    Decarbonization and expansion of the power sector have been cornerstones of addressing climate change. Governments and companies around the globe have responded with rapid deployment of renewable power, most notably wind and solar PV. What are the latest energy storage technologies for managing power grids with increasing renewable power? How fast and how much will energy storage need to be integrated into power systems? What are the challenges and opportunities ahead?