1. Conference
www.fleming.events
17 – 18 May 2016 | Sofitel the Corniche, Al Khobar, Kingdom Saudi Arabia
Our 5 Glorious Years in Downstream Industry:
 1000 + Delegates
 500 + Hours of Learning
 140 + Industry Speakers
 80 + Solution Providers
 30+ Participating Countries
 40+ Hours of Networking
Kingdom
Downstream
Optimisation and
Technologies

2. Esteemed Speakers
Engr. Saleh Bahamdan
Chief Executive Officer, Sahara
Petrochemicals Company, KSA
Fuad Mohammed Mosa
GM Technology KSA & Emerging Economies,
Technology & Innovation, SABIC,
KSA
Rispoli Giacomo
Executive Vice President, Portfolio
Management & Suplly and Licensing, eni
S.p.A. Refining & Marketing and
Chemicals, Italy
Vinayak Marathe
Senior Vice President
Reliance Technology Group, India
Frank B Serafini
MENA Senior Adviser
Shell EP International LTD, UAE
Saroj Panda, PhD
Technical Services Division, Research &
Development Center
Saudi Aramco, KSA
Eng. Ihab Yahia Abdel Kader
Ahmed, Marketing Research Department
Head, Sidi Kerir Petrochemicals Co.
(SIDPEC), Egypt
Rayan Qutub
CEO, Industrial Valley King Abdullah
Economic City (KAEC), KSA
Syed Anzar Ahmad
Chemicals Advisory Group, Chemicals
Saudi Aramco, KSA
Aref Al Awadi
Senior Specialist Business Process
Development
Petrochemical Industries Company,
Kuwait
Awadh Al-Maker, Executive Vice
President, TECHNOLOGY AND
INNOVATION, SABIC
HEADQUARTERS, KSA
Dr. Fayez Ahmad Albadri
(PhD)
Advisor (ERP -Assets -Risk)
ADMA-OPCO, UAE
Dr Aaron Akah
Research Engineer
Saudi Aramco, KSA
Yousef Dhahi
Director
Plastic & Packaging, National
Industrial Clusters Development
Program, KSA
Media Partners:Visiting Partner:
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3. Facts on
Kingdom's
Downstream
Industry
 The downstream industry in Saudi Arabia is set to receive a boost as
nearly US$28 billion worth of petrochemicals plants come online this
year, creating thousands of jobs and diversifying income away from
its oil industry.
 The Kingdom is determined to maintain its leading position as one of
the largest producers of petrochemicals and is aiming to achieve a
production capacity of over 100 million tons per annum by the end of
2015 and early start of 2016.
 It will see 1.2 million barrels per day (mbpd) of new refining capacity
come online by 2020.
 In fact, it is the only state in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to
allow private investment in the petrochemical sector with several
incentives such as affordable energy, low-cost raw materials, and
advanced industrial infrastructure, especially in Yanbu.
 Safco, an affiliate of SABIC, began pre-commissioning of its new
SAFCo 5 plant in Jubail. The plant is designed to produce 1.1 million
tons a year of urea. This is a significant development as the plant will
be the world's largest carbon capturing plants, consuming 850,000
millions tons a year of carbon dioxide.
Event Overview
Saudi Arabia has identified the downstream hydrocarbon industry as one
of the most important engines of growth with $150 billion in its potential
investments. However, with low oil prices and the boom in shale gas in
the west, its time we start strategizing our decisions for the future.
At the Kingdom Downstream Optimisation and Technologies, the focus
would be on Process optimisation programs, maximisation of efficiency,
Feedstock and Catalysts. With the global market becoming ever more
competitive, it is imperative for refiners & petrochemical producers to
continuously innovate to ensure they can stay ahead of the competition.
Hear from refining and global petrochemical technology providers and
manufacturers on the latest technologies transforming the market place
including methanol to olefins, Low Temperature Sulphur Adsorbents,
Aromatics Recovery, Converting Ethylene And Butadiene To Propylene,
Improved Furnace Optimization, Catalysts Deactivation trends.
With integration playing a key role in remaining competitive in today’s
global downstream market, the Kingdom International Downstream
Summit has sessions focussing on strategies to stay competitive till
2030.
Who Should Attend?
Designation
 CEO/COO/VP
 COO
 VP/EVP/SVP
 Head/Director
 Manager/Sr. Manager
 Production Engineer
 Plant Engineer
 Operations Specialist
 Process Engineer
 Chemical Engineer
 Control Specialist
Department
 Production
 Operations
 Technology/Technology &
Innovation
 Downstream
 Maintenance
 Polyolefins
 Aromatics
 R & D
 Plant
Industry
 Oil & Gas
 Refinery
 Petrochemicals
 Chemicals
 Fertilizers
 Plastics
 Synthetics
 Polymers

4. Past Attendees
 Abu Dhabi National Oil
Company (ADNOC)
 Abu Dhabi Polymers
Co. Ltd (Borouge)
 Al Sanea Chemical
Products
 Albemarle
Corporation
 Alfa Laval
 APICORP
 Bandar Imam
Petrochemical
Company
 Bahrain Petroleum
Company
 BASF
 Bayer Technology
Services
 Borealis Polyolefin
 Breitling Energy
 CHEMANOL –
Methanol Chemicals
 ChemSafe
 Chevron Phillips
 Compusoft
 Contax Partners
 CTP Environnement
 Dalian Institute of
Chemical Physics
 Doha Bay
Construction Materials
W.L.L
 DOW Chemicals
 DuPont Products
 EagleBurgmann
 Eastern Petrochemical
Company (Sharq)
 Energy & Environment
Co.
 Engineering for the
Petroleum & Process
Industries
 EQUATE
Petrochemical
Company
 Equate
Petrochemicals
 Fajr Petrochemical
Company
 Fanavaran
Petrochemical
Company
 GEA Middle East FZE
 General Company for
Chemical Industries
 Gulf Organization for
Industrial Consulting
(GOIC)
 GRP Limited
 Gulf Investment
Corporation
 Haldor Topsoe
International A/S
 HPCL
 Independent Power
Producers
 INEOS Olefins &
Polymers
 Jam Petrochemical
Company
 Johnson Matthey
Catalysts
 Kaust Catalysis Center
(KCC)
 Kimyagaran Emrooz
Chemical Industries
Co.
 King Abdullah
University of Science
and Technology
 King Fahd University
of Petroleum &
Minerals (KFUPM)
 KnowGenix
 Kuwait National
Petroleum Company
 Kuwait Institute of
Scientific Research
 Kuwait Oil Company
 Kuwait Petroleum
Corporation
 LanXess
 Linkers Chemicals &
Polymers
 Linkers Chemicals &
Polymers DMCC
 Lyondellbasell
 Malaysia-Japan
International Institute
of Technology
 Masdar Institute
 Materia Inc
 ME Global
International FZE
 MJIIT
 Nama Chemicals
 National Iranian
Petrochemical Co
 National
Petrochemical
Industrial Company
 Natpet
 Oman Methanol
Company LLC
 OMV Refining
 Oren Hydrocarbons
M.E Inc.
 Orient C
 Oriental Trading Co.
Ltd
 ORPIC
 ORYX GTL
 Petkim Petrochemical
Holding
 Petkim Petrochemical
Holding
 Petro Rabigh
 Petrobras
 Petrochemicals
Industries Co. (K.S.C)
 PetroSA
 Petrotec
 Qatar Fuel Additives
Company Limited
 Qatar Fertiliser
Company
 QAPCO
 QAPCO
 Qatar Chemical
Company
 Qatar Holding
 Qatar Petroleum
 Qatar Polymer
Industrial Company
 Qatar University
 Qatar Vinyl Company
 Qatar Vinyl Company
Ltd.
 Qchem
 Rahbaran
Petrochemical
Company
 Reliance Technology
Group
 Repsol
 Royal Haskoning
 Saudi Basic Industries
Corporation
 Sahara
Petrochemicals
Company
 Sasol Technology
(Pty) Limited
 Saudi Aramco
 Saudi Aramco
Total Refining &
Petrochemical
Company (SATORP)
 Saudi Basic Industries
Corporation (SABIC)
 Saudi International
Petrochemical
Company (SIPCHEM)

5. Last
Edition
At a
Glance
What the attendees had to say
90% of the attendees found the
Networking Opportunities Satisfying
80% of the attendees found the format & structure of the event
relevant to their business objectives
Testimonials
"Conference was very useful to learn about
GCC countries, their strategies and initiatives
in R&D. It proved to be a great networking
opportunity with high profile individuals from
Middle East and other countries”
- Qatar Petrochemicals Company (QAPCO)
"The conference provided good presentations
and networking opportunities”
- Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC)
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Eygpt
Kuwait
India
Bahrain
Belgium
UAE
Malaysia
Oman
Poland
Germany
USA
Hongkong
Etc.,
Delegate Profile By
Industry
40% Petrochemical Producers
40% Refineries, oil & gas Majors
and Renewable Energy
20% EPC, Catalyst, Technology
Providers & Chemical
Companies
Delegate Profile By
Country

6. DAY 117 May 2016
7.15 Registration and Coffee
8.15 Welcome Address by Fleming Gulf
8.20 Opening Remarks from the Chairman
Session: Increased Challenges &
Opportunities for the Downstream
Industry in the Middle East
8.30 Changing Scenario for the Middle East
downstream Industry
• Discussing the current dynamics of the
petrochemicals industry in the Middle East in
the light of increased competition
• Laying stress on more investments in
R&D and technology to help maintain the
competitiveness
• Undertaking steps to help obtain sustainable
growth in the future
Engr. Saleh Bahamdan, Chief Executive Officer
of Sahara Petrochemicals Company, KSA
8:50 Downstream “The future of the Kingdoms
Economy”
• Kingdom's Focus on the growth of the
Downstream Industry
• Overall investements in the downstream
Industry
• What is the roadmap to the future
Rayan Qutub, CEO, Industrial Valley King
Abdullah Economic City (KAEC), KSA
9:10 Innovation Strategies: Increasing the
Products & Services Capability
• Creating new business opportunities & entering
new markets through constant innovation
• Stressing on innovation to overcome the
obstacles in order to meet the current and
anticipated needs of the industry
• Understanding the needs & opportunities
in the petrochemicals sector resulting in
better offering and an improved innovation
performance
Awadh Al-Maker, Executive Vice President,
TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION, SABIC
HEADQUARTERS, KSA
9:30 Downstream Opportunities in the
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• How big is the Saudi Plastic Market
• What does this slowdown mean to the
Kingdoms Petrochemical Industry
• Where would we stand in the next 15 Years
Yousef Dhahi, Director, Plastic & Packaging
National Industrial Clusters Development
Program, KSA
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7. DAY 1
17 May 2016
9:50 Panel Discussion :- Strategies for tackling
the prolonged low oil prices and the Shale
boom in the west
• The role of renuables in overcoming the
challenges
• Focus on alternative feedstock
• Shifting the market focus from the west to the
east
H.E. Engr. Saleh Bahamdan, Chief Executive
Officer of Sahara Petrochemicals Company,
KSA
Viral S. Shah, Advisor to CEO, Sahara
Petrochemicals Company, KSA
Awadh Al-Maker, Executive Vice President,
TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION, SABIC
HEADQUARTERS, KSA
Rayan Qutub, CEO, Industrial Valley King
Abdullah Economic City (KAEC), KSA
Rispoli Giacomo, Executive Vice President,
Portfolio Management & Suplly and Licensing, eni
S.p.A. Refining & Marketing and Chemicals,
Italy
10:30 Morning Coffee
Session: Feedstocks & Catalysts
to Supplement the Increased
Capacities
11:00 Assessing How Technology Innovation Is
Changing The Competitive Landscape Of
The Global Downstream Industry
• How will new innovative technologies such
as CTM, Crude-to-Olefins and shale gas
technology affect the competitive landscape of
the Middle East downstream industry?
• Evaluating how vertical refining and
petrochemical integration can help combat
increasing competition from Asia and North
America
• In light of new technology, where will the
competitive advantage forthe Middle East
region lie?
Rispoli Giacomo, Executive Vice President,
Portfolio Management & Suplly and Licensing
eni S.p.A. Refining & Marketing and Chemicals,
Italy
11:30 Ethane consumption as a Feedstock:
Putting Middle East & Ethylene on the
Global Map
• Ethane crackers over Naphtha with respect to
cash cost & the return on investment
• Making equipment changes which will allow
ethane cracking in a liquid cracker
• Understanding the impact of ethane derived
from unconventional sources
Fuad Mohammed Mosa, GM Technology KSA &
Emerging Economies, Technology & Innovation,
SABIC, KSA
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8. DAY 1
17 May 2016
12:00 ROUND TABLE: Unlocking the Feedstock
Through Innovative Technologies
Refining Stream
• Focus on gasification of feed-stocks for the
development of alternative fuels and to enhance
equipment usage
• Comparisons of current feed-stocks with heavy
oil and bio-feedstocks
• Thermal processing of feedstock vs. hydro-
processing of feedstock
Petrochemical Stream
• Overcoming the hurdle of reduced Ethane
availability in the Middle East with the help of
technologies
• Increasing the intake of heavier feedstock and
sweeteners for the flexibility in feedstock
• Discussing the challenge of supplying good
quality feedstock at relatively lower prices
12:30 Prayer and Lunch
13:30 The impact of disruptive technologies on
O&G downstream organizations
The importance of downstream Oil and Gas
industry to the economy, both local and global,
dictate the urgent need to continually explore
technology-based innovative solutions, in order to
cope with the endless challenges that the industry
has been encountering, specifically those which
lead to operational excellence and value chain
optimization.Inparticularwewillreviewtechnology
trends and zoom into disruptive technologies,
and explore the potential of technologies such as
mobility, analytics and 3-d printing to the current
Oil & Gas downstream organizations. As we do
that, we do not only seek to be familiarized with the
anticipated business gains and perhaps barriers
and risks, but also we dare to envisage the future of
this important industry taking into considerations
the advent of relevant technologies, the dynamics
of the market and the varying forces that had
traditionally influenced the overall status of the
industry.
Dr. Fayez Ahmad Albadri (PhD), Advisor (ERP
-Assets -Risk), ADMA-OPCO, UAE
14:00 Effective use of catalysts through catalyst
regeneration
• Changing hydroprocessing environment
• Basics of deactivation and regeneration
• Unloading and handling of spent catalyst
• Regeneration best practices
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9. DAY 1
17 May 2016
14:30 Catalysts Deactivation trend And its
impact on residue Upgrading Process
• Residue upgrading and its importance to
produce environmentally, friendly petroleum
products.
• Deactivation problem in residue upgrading.
• Parameters controlling deactivation trends in
residue upgrading.
• Importance of coke and metals on residual
catalyst deactivation.
Dr Aaron Akah, Research Engineer
Saudi Aramco, KSA
15:00 Integrating Refinery-Petrochemicals
Processes: Preparing for the Future
• Value Addition to for the Economies of both
Refinery & Petrochemicals Plants as a result of
this Integration.
• Integrating Refinery And Petrochemical
Facilities To Optimise Capital Employment And
Reduce Storage Costs
• Overview of Actual Examples of that
Optimization of Feed-stocks and Products
between Refinery & Petrochemicals Plants.
• Leveraging transferable expertise from
refining and petrochemicals teams to benefit
organisational efficiency
• Selecting the required level of integration and
the right operating model for constituting a
profitable business.
15.30 Closing Remarks from the Chairman
15.45 Networking Reception & Coffee
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10. DAY 218 May 2016
7.15 Registration and Coffee
8.20 Opening Remarks from the Chairman
Operations Optimisation
Management
8:30 Capital Expenditure(CAPEX) & Operating
Expense (OPEX) : Managing Your Costs in
the Right Way
• Ensuring profitability by managing your capex &
opex in a ideal manner in this age of survival of
the fittest
• Studying reduced engineering, energy
management & reduced life cycle costs to
achieve reduced capex & opex
• The role of automation support right from FEED
stage through the entire life of the asset
Vinayak Marathe, Senior Vice President,
Reliance Technology Group, India
9:00 Market - to - Market, what is the best
options for downstream Development
• Worldwide context of downstream, last 10 years
trends and directions
• Key driving factors for the future
• Staying competitive and in the race by 2030
Syed Anzar Ahmad, Chemicals Advisory Group,
Chemicals, Saudi Aramco, KSA
9:30 Supply Chain Strategies: Balancing
the Supply/Demand imbalance in the
downstream industry
• Addressing the imbalance in supply & demand
due to increased capacity being witnessed on
stream
• Controlling the impact of the uncertain market
scenarios on production capabilities against the
market demand
• Taking stock of the export market for Middle
East in the wake of the shale gas discovery in
the US
Eng. Ihab Yahia Abdel Kader Ahmed,
Marketing Research Department Head, Sidi Kerir
Petrochemicals Co. (SIDPEC), Egypt
10:00 Panel Discussion : -Achieving operational
excellence through optimising existing
assets and developing new production
processes
• Remaining innovative and competitive in the
face of challenges from emerging markets
• Using advanced production optimization
techniques to manage risk and maximize
efficiency in production
• What can we learn from the consumer market
for the outlook of the petrochemical and
speciality chemical industry
10:30 Morning Coffee
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11. DAY 2
18 May 2016
Session: Innovations in Process
Technologies
11:00 MTO Technology: Economic & Strategic
Importance for Increased Production
• Highlighting its importance in connecting NG
& Coal to help produce ethylene & propylene in
the face of the increased demands
• Listing the main process parameters in for the
MTO regeneration technology
• Guaranteeing the quality of products and
enabling stable plant operations
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11:30 Low Temperature Sulphur Adsorbents
• Protection for downstream high value Nobel
Metal catalyst
• Enhance the productivity of ISOM/ PENEX unit
• Cost effective solution for removal of sulphur
from feed stream
Saroj Panda, PhD, Technical Services Division,
Research & Development Center, Saudi Aramco,
KSA
12:00 Aromatics Recovery: Best Practices to
Increase Profitability
• Implementing the right separation method in
order to recover high quality & pure aromatics
• Recovering aromatics from refined products
through techniques such as extractive
distillation or liquid-liquid extraction
• Focusing on crystallization & adsorption
processes for recovering pure xylenes
Frank B Serafini, MENA Senior Adviser
Shell EP International LTD, UAE
12:30 Prayer & Lunch Break
13:30 Implementation Of Olefin Conversion
Technology In A Refinery To Convert
Ethylene And Butadiene To Propylene
• Integrating OCT Technology into a refinery or
petrochemical plant
• Converting pyrolysis C4s to propylene to greatly
improve processing economics
• Integrating OCT with an FCC unit to improve
FCC operating by upgrading Ethylene and
butylene to Propylene
• Fixed bed catalyst system with in situ
regeneration to create a simple operating cycle
14:00 Improved Furnace Optimization In
Naphtha Steam Cracker Units For Olefins
Production Using Real Time Process
Characterization Of Unit Feed Streams
• An overview of process optimization
requirements and objectives in naphtha steam
cracking for olefins production
• Review of process analyser technology and its
application to naphtha feed characterization
• Summary of process optimization benefits and
an estimate of ROI
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14:30 Cost Optimization through cultural
transformation
• Lean & Six Sigma in PIC’s cultural transformation
initiative
• Examples of cost saving improvement projects.
Aref Al Awadi, Senior Specialist Business
Process Development, Petrochemical Industries
Company, Kuwait
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12. DAY 2
18 May 2016
15:00 Panel Discussion
• Addressing the challenge of cheaper and
feedstock availability in the current competitive
scenario
• Exploring the investment options of the future
and reviewing the current investments in the
industry
• The effect of the oil price drop in the profit
margins of petrochemical products
15.30 Closing Remarks from the Chairman
15.45 Networking Reception & Coffee
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Sumitomo Metal
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13. Speaker Bio's
Engr. Saleh Bahamdan, Chief Executive Officer of
Sahara Petrochemicals Company, KSA
Engr. Bahamdan obtained his Master's Degree in Engineering
from California State University, USA in 1983 and Bachelor's
Degree in Electrical Engineering from Evans Avail Pan Diana
University, USA in 1980. Engr. Bahamdan was appointed as
Chief Executive Officer Sahara Petrochemicals Company in
mid of 2015. He also served as Executive President of Sahara
Petrochemicals Company from 2009 till mid of 2015. He also
served as President of AL WAHA Petrochemicals Company from
2006 till 2009.  He was Vice President for Technical
Affairs and Planning of Sahara Petrochemicals Company from
2005 till 2006. He also served as Director of Engineering and
Project Management at SABIC from 2001 till 2005. Before that,
he worked at Jubail Petrochemical Company (Kemya) as Manager
of Operations Control from 1997 till 2000 and in the Department
of Control Systems and Electrical Engineering from 1983 till 1997.
Fuad Mohammed Mosa, GM Technology KSA &
Emerging Economies, Technology & Innovation,
SABIC, KSA
Fuad Mosa has a Bachelor degree in chemical engineering
from KFUPM in Dhahran in 1995, Master Degree in chemical
engineering from KSU in Riyadh in 2006 and MBA degree from
Thunderbird School of Management in Arizona, USA in 2013.
He has over 19 years of experience in deferent fields related to
petrochemical industry starting from operational to an extensive
experience in research and development area working in the
Process development and design phases of small and large scale
olefin catalyst production and chemical process. He also Lead
various activities from lab scale and set scale-up programs for
improved and new developed catalyst and processes. In 1999,
he has been assigned as a leader for commercialization of the 1st
olefin catalyst (Sab-Cat-1) developed at Sabic technology center
and in 2002 as a Technology Project Manager for developing,
engineering, start-up of new Sabic breakthrough technology
to produce linear alpha olefin (Alpha-Sablin) which was fully
commercialized in Jubail in 2008. In 2009, he has been assigned
to manage the department of chemical technology development
at Sabic technology center in Riyadh. In Jan, 2012, he was
assigned as a Director for Global Technology Management under
Chemical Strategic Business Unit to steer Sabic technological
strategy and roadmap for feedstock and intermediates
production. In 2013 he has been promoted to an executive
level within Sabic as a General Manager for Global corporate
programs and Research & Innovation Centers. In 2014, he has
been promoted as GM Technology KSA & Emerging Economies
to lead Sabic technology centers and initiatives in local and non-
developed countries in the world. He contributes in more than
35 patents during his years of experience and he published many
papers and presents others in many international conferences
Rispoli Giacomo, Executive Vice President, Portfolio
Management & Suplly and Giacomo Rispoli holds a
degree in Chemical Engineering.
He joined eni refining & marketing Division in 1986, after
spending five years working as process engineer. Currently, he
is the EVP of Portfolio Management & Supply and Licensing.
From 2014 to May 2015 he was EVP of Industrial Project Initiatives
and Asset Portfolio Development. From 2010 to July 2014 he
was EVP of Research, Technological Development & Projects.
He was responsible for the implementation of the first EST (Eni
Slurry Technology) industrial unit in the world, in eni Sannazzaro
refinery, started up on October 2013. He was also responsible
of biofuels development projects, as the conversion of the
Venice petroleum refinery into Green Refinery which started
up the biofuels production on May 2014. From 2006 to 2010, as
R&D Director he has led the development of the EST and other
innovative technologies. From 2004 to 2006, he has been the
President and CEO of the Eni Gela Refinery (Sicily) and from 2001
to 2004, he has been the Venice Refinery Manager.
Vinayak Marathe, Senior Vice President, Reliance
Technology Group, India
Currently working as Sr. Vice President in 70b$ company
Reliance Industries Limited. Heading the “Planning and Strategy”
function of Reliance Corporate Technology group and R&D
function. Current role also involves Business Transformation
drive for entire Technology and R&D functions. Total 34 years
of experience in Petrochemical Industry in the areas of plant
operation, new grass root projects, operation excellence,
product development, plant economics, technology selection
& development, industrial relation, planning & strategy (5 years
technology plan, asset renewal plan, energy management etc.)
and business transformation.
Frank B Serafini, MENA Senior Adviser, Shell EP
International LTD, UAE
FRANK B. SERAFINI - MIDDLE EAST EXECUTIVE COACH - PMP
& LEAN Master & Six Sigma Master Black Belt. Thirty years
in international energy and project management. Executive
Performance Manager & Senior Project Director for multi-
$billion ventures. Specialist in Business Improvement for heavy
industry/manufacturing, including Lean & Six Sigma; and end-to-
end project execution for new facilities. Senior Advisor - Global
Operations Excellence, covering the Eastern Hemisphere,
including 5 years in EU & 18years in the Arabian Gulf. In 51
countries, most contributions have been for super-major IOCs,
plus five years as SVP and Quality executive in General Electric
and Bank of America, and five years international trade, economic
development and capacity building with USA government at the
Pentagon, in Afghanistan, and in post war Kuwait, Liberia & Iraq.
Teach Project Management and Quality Systems at super-major
NOCs, the United Nations, US Army War College, and US Army
Staff & Management College.
Saroj Panda, PhD, Technical Services Division,
Research & Development Center, Saudi Aramco, KSA
Dr.SarojPandaisworkingasascientistinResearch&Development
Center, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia. His current role involves
the characterization of fossil fuels and analysis of fuel additives
and oilfield chemicals to support downstream and upstream
activities. He has published 15 peer-reviewed publications and
presented more than 25 technical presentations at international
conferences on comprehensive characterization of crude oil and
refined products using innovative analytical methods. He holds
a Ph.D. degree in the characterization of fossil fuels from the
University of Muenster, Germany. He has also a Master degrees
from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi in analytical chemistry.
Before joining Saudi Aramco in 2009, he was a postdoctoral
fellow at Max-Planck Institute of Coal research, Muelheim,
Germany. During his Ph.D. and post-doc tenure, he was working
on various petroleum characterization related research projects
in collaboration with Shell Global Solutions, Syncrude, IFP and
Saudi Aramco.
Rayan Qutub, CEO, Industrial Valley King Abdullah
Economic City (KAEC), KSA
Rayan Qutub is Chief Operating Officer and Head of Industrial
Valley at King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC). He has more
than 19 years of Industrial, Business Development, Marketing,
Acquisition, Real-Estate, Education, Healthcare and Regulations
Development experience gained from reputable companies
such as Emaar, Unilever and Savola. In his current capacity
with KAEC, Rayan is leading th e Industrial and Logistics Valley;
a 64 km2 state of the art Industrial and value-added Logistics
hub that will be contributing to the job creation and economic
development of Saudi Arabia. During his time with KAEC, Rayan
was responsible for the development of the Haramain District,
Residential Communities, Education and Healthcare including
the construction and operation of KAEC’s first world class
school; The World Academy. Prior to joining KAEC, Rayan worked
with Unilever International for ten years with his last post as the
Marketing Director, Head of Mergers and Acquisitions in the
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Middle East. In his capacity, Rayan has managed to successfully
launch and grow Unilever’s largest business globally “Foods” in
Arabia and to attain more than 10 global and local growth awards.
Rayan is a member of Minaret Business Organization (MBO);
Jeddah’s leading distinguished business leaders organization.
Moreover, in 2012 he was nominated to join the “Young Arab
Leaders Organization” that aims to galvanize 500 of the most
accomplished,result-orientedindividualsfromtheregionwhoare
active in improving the state of the Arab world. Rayan graduated
with a degree in Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
with honor and attended several Executive Education Programs
in leadership, real estate and economic development with top
Universities such as Oxford, Harris and Harvard.
Eng. Ihab Yahia Abdel Kader Ahmed, Marketing
Research Department Head, Sidi Kerir Petrochemicals
Co. (SIDPEC), KSA
Engineer. Ihab Yahia is a chemical engineer graduated form
Alexandria University - Chemical Engineering Department.
Before joining Sidi Kerir Petrochemicals Company (SIDPEC Co.)
he spent a couple of year in various industrial field related to
chemical process operation engineering which helped him
to begin his career as Process Engineer in the Polyethylene
HDPE&LLDPE (PE plant) in SIDPEC for about 5 years. He has been
nominated to join SIDPEC`s Marketing team in January 2005,
Now he is Marketing research section head.
Awadh Al-Maker, Executive Vice President,
TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION, SABIC
HEADQUARTERS, KSA
Before his present assignment, Mr. Al-Maker was the Executive
Vice President, Manufacturing, and earlier held several positions
in SABIC and its manufacturing affiliates. He joined SABIC’s
manufacturing affiliate in Jubail, Kemya, in August, 1989 where
he held various posts at different times, last of which was General
Manager, Manufacturing. Early 2003, he moved to Ibn Rushd in
Yanbu as General Manager for a year, and was elevated to the
post of President in 2004 with the specific goal of bringing in
change for sustainable profitability. vIn November, 2009 he
was appointed Manufacturing Vice President for Yanbu, leading
the new organization and working with the area sites and the
Sinopec SABIC Tianjin Petrochemical Company to establish the
new Manufacturing concept. In November, 2012 he moved to
business as Polypropylene Business Vice President. In August,
2013 the PET Business Unit was added. Mr. Al-Maker graduated
as Chemical Engineer in 1989 from the King Saud University,
Riyadh.
Aref Al Awadi, Senior Specialist Business Process
Development, Petrochemical Industries Company,
Kuwait
Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt certified by the Six Sigma
Academy. June 2009 Project Management Professional certified
by Project Management Institute. August 2012. Responsible for
providing training and coaching to Lean Six Sigma project leaders
along with the overall planning and deployment of the cultural
transformation initiative in the company. Provided Coaching to
over 500 successful projects. Provided Teaching for 10 waves of
Lean Six Sigma Project Leader Training Lead a successful Lean
Six Sigma deployment initiative that delivered the following:
> Over 175 million dollars financial savings to PIC.
> Over 570 successfully completed improvement projects.
> Over 100 trained Lean Six Sigma Project Leaders.
Dr. Fayez Ahmad Albadri (PhD), Advisor (ERP -Assets
-Risk), ADMA-OPCO, UAE
Dr. Fayez Ahmad Albadri is ERP Advisor (Project Quality and
HSEQ) at ADMA-OPCO, with responsibility for the design,
development and configuration of Enterprise Oil & Gas Asset
Management and HSEQ applications and Tools to integrate
business functions and automate functional and cross-functional
business processes within ADMA-OPCO Oil & Gas upstream
and downstream operations. Prior to joining ADMA-OPCO, Dr.
Albadri worked at several organizations in UK, Australia and the
Middle East as Asset Management Engineer at City of Melville -
Perth, Senior Asset Management Planner at Water Corporation
Western Australia, CMMS Consultant at UAE Oil & Gas companies
including ADNOC, FERTL, ZADCO, and as EAM Consultant at Abu
Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA). Dr. Albadri has
enjoyed a challenging yet rewarding career that has extended
over nearly two and a half decades that has culminated in a rich
practitioner and academic experience. His first technology-
based solution implementation experience at City of Melville, 23
years ago has triggered a great interest in technology solutions
supporting asset management and related disciplines such as
risk management and project management. Professionally, Dr.
Albadri has translated this interest into active engagement in
numerous asset management initiatives, projects, training and
affiliation to Asset Management, Risk Management and Project
Management reference groups, forums and conferences.
Academically, Dr. Albadri has lectured or supervised literally
thousands of professionals and graduate students, and
managed the publication of several research papers and four
books. Dr. Albadri received a Diploma in Technology in 1979
(Bradford College), a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering in 1985
(University of Westminster), Graduate Certificate in Computer
Instructional Design in 1994 (Edith Cowan University), a Masters
in Intelligent Information Processing Systems 1996 (University
of Western Australia) and a Doctorate in Management 2006
(Macquarie University) He also has multiple certifications in
project management, risk management, information systems
and instructional design.
Dr Aaron Akah, PhD, CEng, CSci, CChem, MIChemE,
MRSC, Research Engineer, Chemicals R&D Division,
Research and Development Centre, Saudi Aramco,
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Aaron joined Saudi Aramco in 2013 and works with the Chemicals
R&D Division, at the Research and Development Center. Since
joining the Chemicals R&D Division, Aaron has been investigating
and developing novel catalysts for the direct cracking of crude
to chemicals, in which some refinery steps are bypassed. He
has research and development experience in synthesis and
post-synthesis modification of catalytic materials (such as
zeolites, mesoporous materials, and modified alumina), catalyst
characterization and evaluation. Prior to joining Saudi Aramco,
Aaron worked as a Lecturer at the University of Manchester, where
he lectured on Petroleum Engineering and Chemical Engineering
Courses. His research at Manchester University was centered
on catalyst development for waste valorization as a strategy for
waste management. He researched and developed techniques
for the conversion of plastics waste to useful petrochemicals,
improving cold flow properties of biodiesel, production of
petrochemicals from biodiesel and ammonia remediation in
waste streams. Aaron holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering,
MSc in Physical Chemistry/Petroleum Engineering and a BSc in
Chemistry/Chemical Engineering. He is a Chartered Engineer,
Chartered Chemist, Chartered Scientist, Chartered Member of
the Institution of Chemical Engineers, and a Member of the Royal
Society of Chemistry.
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