FORA.tv Speaker - Fatih Birol

Fatih Birol is chief economist and head of the economic analysis division of the Paris-based International Energy Agency. Dr. Birol also serves as the organizer and director of the World Energy Outlook series, the IEA's flagship publication.

In June 2005, he received the International Association of Energy Economics' Outstanding Contributions to the Profession Award and in October 2006 was made a Chevalier dans l'ordre des Palmes Academique by the French Government in recognition of his distinguished services to the field of energy economics.