MEPEC is the definitive event in the Middle East for process engineering, offering a platform for leaders to engage with the dynamic challenges and promising opportunities within the field. Designed to be a forum for the exchange of cutting-edge ideas, technologies, and the sharing of experiences and best practices among peers, it's a driving force toward a more efficient, secure, and prosperous process engineering industry. Additionally, it serves as a crucial junction where industry connects with academic institutions and research and development centers, fostering collaboration under a single roof. With a core focus on pivotal industries, such as oil, gas, petrochemicals, and utilities, MEPEC is at the forefront of shaping the future of process engineering.
MEPEC 2024 Theme:
Digitalizing Process Engineering for a Sustainable Future
MEPEC 2024 AIChE Official Announcement
> Process Excellence
Exploit opportunities to boost plant performance or safety
> Decarbonization & Energy Transition
Examine emerging technological innovations enabling reductions in carbon footprint and greater efficiency in energy use
> New Energies
Address alternative energies complementing conventional sources which is the future energy landscape
> Digitalization
Deliberate digital solutions driving process industries towards a more sustainable future
AIChE is a professional society of more than 60,000 chemical engineers in 110 countries. Its members work in corporations, universities and government using their knowledge of chemical processes to develop safe and useful products for the benefit of society. Through its varied programs, AIChE continues to be a focal point for information exchange on the frontiers of chemical engineering research in such areas as energy, sustainability, biological and environmental engineering, nanotechnology and chemical plant safety and security.
Past Editions*
Aadesh Harale
Aramco
Abdul Gani Abdul Jameel
Assistant Professor, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM)
Abdulmohsen Alnafea
Associate Engineer, Aramco
Abdullah Alghazal
Process Optimization Engineer, Aramco
Abdullah Alhumaid
Associate Engineer, Aramco
Abdullah Bahamdan
Imperial College London
Abdulsalam Ali
Process Engineer, Aramco
Abdulaziz Al Qubali
Project Engineer, Aramco
Adam Kadhim
Topsoe
Ahmad Al-Ansari
Polymer Process Manager, YANPET
Ahmed Al Hajaj
Khalifa University
(invited)
Anfal Al-Shezawi
Process Engineer (Student), International Maritime College of Oman
Alaa Albasry
Associate Engineer, Aramco
Alaa Aljassim
Process Engineer, Aramco
Ali Aldossary
Engineering Specialist, Aramco
Ali Altayeb
APC Engineer, Aramco
Almuhannad Basuni
Advanced Process Control Engineer, Saudi Aramco Mobil Refinery Company Ltd. (SAMREF)
Amr Ahmed
Researcher, SWCC
Ariel Gursida
PhD Candidate, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM)
Arun Kumar Thalondan Poyithaya
Aramco
Bassam Alhamad
Professor, University of Bahrain
Burri Harsha Vardhan Reddy
Senior Data Consultant, Artificial Intelligence Global Company (AIGC)
Chang-Ha Lee
CEO & Professor, DogWoodAI & Yonsei University
Clement Salais
Axens
(invited)
Cristian Spica
Senior Application Engineer, OLI Systems Inc.
Debopam Chaudhuri
Principal Process Specialist, Fluor Corporation
Eliot Robin Bruce
Lead Process Engineer, Kuwait Energy Basra LLC
Emad Fallatah
Staff Engineer, Advanced Process Control, SABIC ARRAZI
Eric Maina
Engineering Manager, MCDERMOTT
Essam Bazuher
Aramco
(invited)
Faisal Ahmad Raza
Technical Expert - Process, SLB Saudi Arabia
Faisal Baksh
Solution Consulting, Aspen Technology
(invited)
Fatimah Alhassan
Student, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM)
Fatima Janahi
Associate - Senior Process Engineer, Bapco Refining
Ghalya Alabdulla
Chemical Engineer, Texas A&M University at Qatar
Graeme MacAulay
Technical Service Manager, W.R. Grace & Co
Helmi Qosim
Reliability Engineer, PT Pupuk Indonesia (Persero)
Hesham Alsubait
Engineering Specialist, Aramco
Hussain Abualsaud
Aramco
Ibrahim Sedie
Olefins Process Engineer, SABIC
Jai Chainani
Senior Process Control Engineer, Aramco
Jan Reneteau
Managing Director, NECTIS
Jesper Poulsen
Licensing Manager, Topsoe
John Philip Marshal
Process Engineer, SLB
Jose De Barros
Vice President, Ethylene Business Group, Lummus Technology
Khalid Ghazal
Technical Process Engineering (Sulfur & Amine Specialist), Saudi Aramco Mobil Refinery Company Ltd. (SAMREF)
Khalid Nadhem
Senior Process Engineer, Bapco Refining
Leonardo Cotrufo
Lead Engineer, Aramco
Lujayn Alsyoof
Economic Optimization Specialist, Bapco Refining
Majed A. Al-Jeshi
Process Engineer, Aramco
Mahmoud Elsayed
Lead Process Engineer, SABIC
Mamoun Al-Rawashdeh
Assistant Professor, Texas A & M University
Manar Al Attar
International Maritime College of Oman
Mashhor Aljabrine
Senior Engineer, Aramco
Mazen Alzahrani
Aramco
(invited)
Miguel Ángel de Carvalho Servia
PhD Candidate, Imperial College London
Mohamed Abouzid
Process Engineer, TASNEE
Mohamed Mazhar Laljee
Indian Institute of Technology Ropar
Mohamed Moinuddin
SLB
Mohamed Nassar
MENA -Tech Sales Process Twin & APM, SLB
Mohammad Albuzaid
Organizational Development Consultant, KANZ
Mohammed Aldossary
Process Engineer, Aramco
Mohammed Almutawa
Process Engineer, SABIC
Mohammad Awwad
Master's Degree Student, KAUST Catalysis Center
Mohammad Rakib
Research Science Specialist, Aramco
Mohammed AlDkhayel
Aramco
(invited)
Mohammed Dayili
Project Engineer, Aramco
Mohammed Rustom
Market Development Director - ME Region - Sustainable Technology Solutions, Honeywell UOP
(invited)
Muhamad Reda Galih Pangestu
Master's Degree Student, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM)
Naseem Al Rashedi
Supervisor Engineer, Aramco
Dr. Nasiru M. Tukur
Engineering Consultant, P&CSD, Aramco
Nooh Isa Mualem
Principal Solution Consultant, AspenTech
Nour Basha
PhD Student, Texas A & M University
Omar Alabdulwahed
Sr. Industrial Computer Engineer, Aramco
Omar Behar
Post Doctoral, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Omar Marghalani
Lead Process Safety Engineer, SABIC
Omar Naeem
Lead Digitalization & Optimization Engineer, Aramco
Othman Shamrani
Aramco
(invited)
Parandhama Gudapati
Lead Business System Analyst, Aramco
Pedro M. Santos
Technology Director, Lummus Technology
Peggy Chan
Technology Engineer, Axens
Prabhas Mandal
Operations Engineer Specialist, Aramco
Pradyut Kumar Dhar
Senior Engineer - Research and Analytical Services Department, Aramco
(invited)
Rajib Talukder
Lead Engineer, Aramco
Rakesh Kumar
Lead Engineer, Research & Analytical Service Department, Aramco
Rasha Daadoush
Co-Lead - Aramco Sabic Circular Solutions Technology Integration Team, Aramco
Ratheesh Sureshbabu
Manager, Process Technology, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
Romain Roux
Decarbonization and Consulting Vice President, Axens
Safi M. AlBuhairi
Staff Process Control Engineer, Saudi Aramco Mobil Refinery Company Ltd. (SAMREF)
Saifuddin Sheikh
Sr. Director – Solution Consulting, AspenTech
Saravana Bhavan Baskaran
Engineering Specialist, Aramco
Saravanavel Muthiah Ponnusamy
Process Engineering Manager, SLB Saudi Arabia
Shashikant Ramsangar
Senior Engineer, Aramco
Simon Wohnsiedler
Lead Process Engineer, Aramco
Sultan Alsaif
Technology & Innovation Director, SIRC Saudi Investment Recycling Company
Suresh Kumar Nellore
Process Design Engineer, Chevron Lummus Global (CLG)
Syed Abbas Raza
Lead Process Engineer, Muscat Engineering Consultancy Ltd.
Taseer Seer
Senior Applications Engineer, Siemens
Velmurugan Venkatesan
Superintendent RHC and Projects, BAPCO
Waled Bin Howiml
Process Engineer, Aramco
Yasser Al-Goufily
Scientist, SABIC
Ziyad Alshahrani
Aramco
(invited)
Wail A. Al Jaafari
Executive Vice President Technical Services, Aramco
Dr. Darlene Schuster
Executive Director & CEO, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
Walid Al Naeem
Vice President & Chief Engineer, Aramco
Abdulaziz Al-Ghamdi
General Supervisor, Aramco
Dr. Basim Abussaud
Associate Professor, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM)
Abdullah S Al Suwailem
Senior VP, Western Region Manufacturing
Ahmed Hababou
President, Middle East, Egypt and Turkey (MEET) & India, Air Products
Antonio Pietri
President & CEO, AspenTech
Bart Boesmans
Chief Technology Officer, ACWA Power
Bassam Al Bokhari
CEO, EnergyTech
Dave Parillo
Vice President of R&D, Dow Industrial Intermediates & Infrastructure R&D
Denis Voloder
Vice President, Transformation of Industry EAD ME, Siemens Energy
Elise Nowee
President, Shell Catalysts & Technologies
Joseph Smith
AIChE President-Elect, Missouri S&T University
Khalid Al-Harthi
President & CEO, Saudi Aramco Jubail Refinery Company (SASREF)
Dr. Khalid Al-Qahtani
Senior Vice President, Engineering Services, Aramco
Leon de Bruyn
President and CEO, Lummus Technology
Mohammad A. Al Hatlani
President and CEO, SATORP
Quentin Debuisschert
Chief Executive Officer, Axens
Samer Abdulaziz Al-Hokail
President and CEO, Saudi Aramco Base Oil Company (Luberef)
Amer Saleem
Advisor SCP JCP, Saudi Chevron Phillips (S-Chem)
Dr. Anas F. Alkhani
Engineering Specialist, New Energies Engineering Division, Aramco
Dr. Anissa Sedjerari
R&D Portfolio Manager, KAUST Catalysis Center
Ashish Abhinit
Sr. Process Engineer Manager, The Dow Chemical Company
Dr. Basim Abussaud
Associate Professor, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM)
Dr. Belma Demirel
BP p.l.c
Claudia Janse van Rensburg
Regional Marketing Manager, FCC, EMEA, W.R. Grace & Co
Dr. Debalina Sengupta
Program Director, Coastal Resilience, Texas Sea Grant, Texas A & M University
Fadi Mhaini
Vice President & Managing Director, MENA, Lummus Technology
Faisal Ahmad Raza
Technical Expert - Process, SLB Saudi Arabia
Fawaz Sahan
Senior Engineering Consultant, IIoT Leader and Chairman of Instrumentation Standards, Aramco
Dr. Gopal Juttu
Engineering Consultant, P&CSD, Aramco
Gyorgy Szekely
Assistant Professor in Chemical Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Haitham Saleh Al-Nazha
Director Process Engineering & Quality Management , Maaden Phosphate Co
Hamzah Issmail Aljumiah
Senior Manager Process Engineering, SABIC ARRAZI
Hashem Al-Hashem
Leader, GAS & ARRAZI Project, SABIC
Dr. Hayat Abdulla Yusuf
Assistant Professor and PCAP Program Coordinator, University of Bahrain
Joseph Ibrahim
Managing Director, Axens
Justin Canna
Engineering Specialist, Program Development, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
Kelsey Kettelhut
Associate Director, Program Development, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
Kelepile E. Meleloe
Process Engineer, GME Operations Engineering Solutions Department, Aramco
Madi M. Asiri
Process Engineering Sr. Superintendent, SATORP
Dr. Mohamed Bin Shams
Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Bahrain
Mohammad Mozahar Hossain
Professor, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM)
Mohammed Benchekchou
Director, Shell Catalysts & Technologies
Dr. Nasiru M. Tukur
Engineering Consultant, P&CSD, Aramco
Dr. Nasser Al-Harbi
Sr. Manager, External Collaborations, SABIC
Nihar Gulwadi
Regional Head - MENA, Ingenero Inc
Dr. Ranjit Kulkarni
Global Director – Business Development, Honeywell UOP
Dr. Richard Charlesworth
Executive Director, S&P Global Commodity Insights
Dr. Rohit Patwardhan
Sr. Engineering Consultant, P&CSD, Aramco
Saifuddin Sheikh
Sr. Director – Solution Consulting, AspenTech
Sandeep Goel
Director, Commercial Onshore, MCDERMOTT
Dr. Steve Hall
Independent Industry Consultant
Thabet Abdullah AlGahtani
Sr. Manager, MFG Efficiency, Center of Excellence, SABIC
Tim McMinn
Vice President Process Engineering & Products, ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company (EMTEC)
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