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Opening Remarks Palm Hall
Nasser A. Abanmi
Former President , SABIC - KEMYA
Tor Fjaeran
Manager Investment Arena, Equinor
Keynote Speech Palm Hall
Adapting to the Shifting Dynamics of the Global Energy Landscape
Ahmad A. Al Sa'adi
Senior Vice President, Technical Services, Saudi Aramco
WPC Downstream, Global Leadership Panel - The Future of Refining and Petrochemicals Palm Hall
Pedro Miras Salamanca
President, World Petroleum Council (WPC)
Suleyman M Ozmen
Sr. Consultant, Independent
Dr. Madhukar Garg
President Refining & Petchem R&D, Reliance Industries Ltd
Coffee Break Exhibition Hall
Technical Sessions- 3
Debottlenecking: Exploiting Opportunities to Boost Performance Al Seef
Dr. Ayuba Adesina
Lead Process Engineer, SABIC
Optimizing Value Through Converting Residuum Into Clean Fuels or Petrochemicals
Dr. Julie Chabot
Chevron Fellow, Chevron Lummus Global (CLG)
Constant Feed Composition and Performance Analysis Increases Pygas Run Length
Faisal Al Ashour
Process Engineer , Saudi Chevron Phillips (S-Chem)
Modeling and Optimization of Pressure Distillation to Achieve Pharma Grade Tetrahydrofuran Product From Tetrahydrofuran Water Mixture
Vijay Shirpurkar
Process Engineer, Sipchem
Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Al Fanar
Dr. Anissa Sedjerari
R&D Portfolio Manager, KAUST Catalysis Center
Conceptual Design and Energy Analysis of Integrated Gasification and Reforming Technologies for Syngas Production
Hussain Alibrahim
CHE Senior student, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM)
Toward Optimum Design of Industrial Steam and Power Systems
Mana Alowaidh
Engineering Consultant - Energy Systems, Saudi Aramco
Improvements in Residue Gasification Increase Feed Flexibility for Virtually Bottomless Refineries
Simon Cackett
Licensing Technology Manager, Shell Catalysts & Technologies
Digital Transformation Palm Hall
Saifuddin Sheikh
Director - Business Consulting Operations, Aspen Technology
The Role of Process in the Digital Transformation
Norbert Jung
VP Product Management - Process and Simulation, AVEVA
Process Manufacturing Digital Twin to Achieve Operations Excellence
Jim Brigman
Managing Director, Ingenero Inc
Sustaining Crude Quality Specifications by Leveraging IR 4.0 Solution in Midstream Processing
Syed A. Ahmed
Process Engineer, Saudi Aramco
Majed A. Al-Jeshi
Process Engineer, Saudi Aramco
Lunch Break Exhibition Hall
Technical Sessions- 3
Revolutionary Technology Al Seef
Dr. Nasiru Tukur
Engineering Consultant, Saudi Aramco
Novel Catalytic Cracking Technologies for Producing More Low Carbon Olefins and Light Aromatics
Jinquan Zhu
R&D Senior Engineer , Research Institute of Petroleum Processing, SINOPEC
Digital Transformation - Using Simulation and Engineering Data with Analytical Sciences to, not only turn Data into Information, but also to Drive the Process
Roy Calder
Oil and Gas Industry Principal - New Energies, AVEVA
Innovations in Catalysts and Processes for Refining Applications
Dr. Theo Maesen
Director CLG R&D, Chevron Lummus Global (CLG)
Debottlenecking: Exploiting Opportunities to Boost Performance Al Fanar
David Renolayan
Technology & Process Engineering Lead Domestic Refining & NGL Fractionation, Saudi Aramco
Mitigation of Hydrate Formation in Module 5 De-Ethanizer Overhead System at Yanbu NGL Fractionation Department
Hae Yong Noh
Senior Chemical Engineer, Saudi Aramco
Ibrahim N Nashri
Chemical Engineer, Saudi Aramco
Optimal Process Design Approaches for Diesel Hydrotreater Unit Revamps
Muhammad Ilyas
Technology Licensing Manager , Topsoe
Unlocking Potential of a Resid Hydroprocessing Unit Through Reactor Internals – A Case Study
Abdullah Mandani
Senior Process Engineer, Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC)
Mohammed Benchekchou
Director, Shell Catalysts & Technologies
Mohammed Fahad Ajmi
Senior Operations Engineer, Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC)
Dilipkumar Thakur
Shell Catalysts & Technologies
Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Palm Hall
Utility Steam System Energy Optimization Best Practices at Khurais Crude Processing Facilities
Abdullah Malki
Gas & Shipping Lead Engineer, Saudi Aramco
Energy Performance Indices (EPIs) – Self-Benchmarking for Continual Improvement; a Statistical Approach
Ahmed Aseeri
Founder & CEO, Gulf Advanced Process Technologies Co. (GAPTECH)
Satish Mantri
Process Engineer, Sipchem
Energy Efficiency Improvement Initiatives in KNPC MAA Refinery
Vijayaraghavan Ganeshkumar
Process Engineer, Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC)
Technical Sessions- 3
Debottlenecking: Exploiting Opportunities to Boost Performance Al Seef
Shahid Azam
Chief Scientist, Functional Chemicals, SABIC
De-Butanizer Tower Bypass Facility
Fahad Alsaad
Manager, Process Engineering, SABIC - KEMYA
Ethylene Unit Reboiler Fouling Improvements
Rawaf Alrawaf
Superintendent - Proc. Eng. SCP/JCP SPCO, Saudi Chevron Phillips (S-Chem)
An Innovative Approach in Re-energizing Internal Profit Improvement Programs (PIP)
Ahmed Altarkeet
Snr Manufacturing Excellence Engineer, Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC)
Azhari Dafaalla
Senior Staff Consultant , KBC (A Yokogawa Company)
Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Al Fanar
Dr. Oki Muraza
Associate Professor, Center of Research Excellence in Nano-technology, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM)
Energy Optimization in Air Separation Units (ASU) Using Advanced Process Control (APC)
Carlos Gonzalez
Lead Process Control Engineer, SABIC
Solid Slurry Stream Processing and Recovery Using Thin Film Evaporator Technology
Majed Mulla
Process Engineer , Saudi Chevron Phillips (S-Chem)
Energy Real-Time Optimizer - Steam & Condensate Balance
Youngghee Jang
Energy Engineer, Saudi Aramco
Digital Transformation Palm Hall
Ayman Salamah
General Sales Manager , W.R. Grace & Co
SAMREF FCC DMC Controller Revamp
Safi M AlBuhairi
Senior Process Control Engineer , Saudi Aramco Mobil Refinery Company Ltd. (SAMREF)
Combining the Power of Digital Twins With Cloud-Based Collaboration
Saptarshi Bhowmick
PSS Department Manager, Yokogawa MEA
Improving Distillate Products Quality Using IR 4.0 Digital Solutions
Abdelghani Daraiseh
Sr. Engineering Consultant, Saudi Aramco
Shahreyar Khan
Engineering Specialist - Process & Control Systems Department, Saudi Aramco
Coffee Break Exhibition Hall
Opening Ministerial Session Palm Hall
Tor Fjaeran
Manager Investment Arena, Equinor
His Excellency Shaikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa
Minister of Oil, Kingdom of Bahrain
His Excellency Elnur Soltanov
Deputy Minister of Energy, Republic of Azerbaijan
Dr. Sun Xiansheng
Secretary General, International Energy Forum (IEF)
WPC Downstream, Panel Discussion - Digital Transformation Strategies in Downstream Palm Hall
Milton Costa Filho
Secretary General, IBP - Brazilian Petroleum, Gas and Biofuels Institute
Norm Gilsdorf
Senior Vice President, Honeywell Global High Growth Regions, Honeywell
Rob Howard
Senior Director - Enterprise Solution Consulting, Aspen Technology
Mohammed Al-Habib
Regional Energy Transition Executive Director - MENATI, Baker Hughes
Coffee Break Exhibition Hall
Exhibition Inauguration Hall 1
His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa
Prime Minister, Kingdom of Bahrain (invited)
Gala Dinner Gulf Hotel
His Excellency Shaikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa
Minister of Oil, Kingdom of Bahrain
June Wispelwey
Former CEO and Executive Director (retired), American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)