"What I remember most from those first hours is that our response protected our people. That had to come before everything else," she says. It is a sentence that could stand in for the wider story of the United Arab Emirates itself — a country that has, in recent years, absorbed shocks from pandemic disruption to regional conflict and consistently emerged with its growth trajectory intact. ADNOC Gas, the world's largest listed integrated gas processing company and one of the UAE's most strategically important businesses, has been no exception. Under Al Nuaimi's leadership, it has continued to deliver against an ambitious growth programme even as the operating environment around it has grown more complicated. Fatema Al Nuaimi, CEO of ADNOC Gas, says resilience at the company "was not something we created after the attack" but built through years of preparation. ADNOC Gas Built beforehand Al Nuaimi is careful not to frame resilience as something conjured in the moment of crisis. "Resilience was not something we created after the attack. Much of it had been built quietly beforehand through preparation, strong teams, and a culture that allowed people to act when it matters," she says. That preparation was tested directly. "During that time, I saw the very best of ADNOC and ADNOC Gas. Our people went above and beyond to keep one another safe while ensuring we continued to deliver the energy our nation depended on every day," she 2 / 6