Howar Talabany

About

Senior international energy executive with a track record across commodity trading, supply chain infrastructure, and cross-border oil and gas execution in Iraq and the GCC. Howar is the Co-Founder and Director of Venandi, an energy and commodities trading firm focused on the Middle East. Under her leadership, Venandi has established an exemplary reputation for executing complex, high-value oil and gas transactions from Iraq and the GCC, while advancing regional infrastructure and supply chain integration in both the Middle East and further abroad. Venandi plays a strategic role in developing energy trading routes and enabling large corporates to navigate operational, regulatory, and geopolitical complexities in frontier and emerging markets such as Iraq. Talabany’s cross-disciplinary expertise spans commodity trading, asset development, logistics, and capital advisory—making her one of the few female energy executives with both front-line transactional oil and gas expertise and boar

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Location

Dubai, United Arab Emirates