GDA Conference

23 - 25 October 2018 | Kingdom of Bahrain

Under the Patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister, Kingdom of Bahrain

GDA <br />
International Downstream<br />
Conference & Exhibition<br />
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23 - 25 October 2018
Bahrain International Exhibition & Convention Centre GDA
International Downstream
Conference & Exhibition

2018 Theme: Towards a Competitive Downstream through
Innovation, Collaboration and Technology Read more

23 - 25 October 2018
Bahrain International Exhibition & Convention Centre Get
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Patronage

Under the Patronage His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa Prime Minister,
Kingdom of Bahrain

Conference Chairmen

Conference Chairman Suleman A. Al-Bargan Vice President, Domestic Refining & NGL Fractionation,
Saudi Aramco

Conference Co-Chair Jasem Ali Al-Sayegh Chief Executive Officer,
ADNOC Refining

Technical Committee Chair Khalid Al Hamid Operations Manager, Ras Tanura Refinery,
Saudi Aramco

Technical Committee Co-Chair Hafedh Al-Qassab General Manager, Refining ,
BAPCO

Organizing Committee Chair Ibrahim Nitaifi Manager, Engineering, Jazan Refinery,
Saudi Aramco

Organizing Committee Co-Chair Shukri Al Haddad Manager, Media and Communication,
ADNOC

About GDA International Downstream Conference & Exhibition 2018

The GDA Conference is the leading Middle East strategic platform for Downstream professionals to address business challenges, share best practices & unlock potential opportunities through collaboration and partnerships. Striving towards excellence, this forum aims at engaging regional & international stakeholders across the business, academia & technology providers to capitalize on investment, innovation & growth.

This year's theme is "Towards a Competitive Downstream through Innovation, Collaboration and Technology". The event will be held on 23 - 25 October 2018 at the Bahrain International Exhibition & Convention Centre.

Panelists

Plenary Speaker Bakheet Al-Rashidi Minister of Oil,
State of Kuwait

Plenary Speaker His Excellency Shaikh Mohamed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa Minister of Oil,
Kingdom of Bahrain

Plenary Speaker Dr. Alexander Ritschel Head of Technology,
Masdar - A Mubadala Company

Plenary Speaker Dr. Andrea Lovato Chief Technology Officer,
Acwa Power

Plenary Speaker David M. Johnson President & CEO,
Achates Power

Plenary Speaker David H. Witte Sr. VP & Division Head - Energy & Natural Resources,
IHS Markit

Plenary Speaker François Good Senior Vice President, Refining & Petrochemicals,
TOTAL

Plenary Speaker Jean Sentenac Chairman & CEO,
Axens

Plenary Speaker Mirko Rubeis Partner and Managing Director,
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

Plenary Speaker Norm Gilsdorf President, Middle East, Turkey, Russia, Central Asia,
Honeywell

Plenary Speaker Nooruddin Ahmed Co-Founder,
CERTERO Business Corporation

Plenary Speaker Othman Al-Ghamdi Chief Executive Officer,
S-Oil Corporation

Plenary Speaker Steven McCoskey Vice President, Operations,
Solomon Associates

Plenary Speaker Suleman A. Al-Bargan Vice President, Domestic Refining & NGL Fractionation,
Saudi Aramco

Plenary Speaker Suleyman M Ozmen Vice President - Downstream Licensing (Retired),
Shell Global Solutions International

Plenary Speaker Dr. Prof. Riyad Yousuf Abdulaziz Hamzah President,
University of Bahrain

Plenary Speaker Mr. Tor Fjaeran President,
WPC - World Petroleum Council

Plenary Speaker Dr. Sun Xiansheng Secretary General,
International Energy Forum (IEF)

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Technical Speakers

Technical Speaker Abdelghani Sinno Sr. Construction Consultant- Application Engineer ,
Bentley Systems, Incorporated

Technical Speaker Abdulaziz Al-Duaij IT Manager,
KNPC

Technical Speaker Abdullah Alraddadi Process Engineer,
SAMREF

Technical Speaker Abdulrahman Algwaiz Saudi Aramco

Technical Speaker Ahmad Al-Failakawi Manager, Manufacturing Optimization Group ,
KNPC

Technical Speaker Ahmad A. Almulaifi Manager, IT Group,
Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC)

Technical Speaker Ahmed Al Kubaish Maintenance Engineer,
Saudi Aramco

Technical Speaker Ahmed Ismail Defect Elimination Engineer ,
SASREF - Saudi Aramco Shell Refinery Company

Technical Speaker Alan Gelder VP Refining, Chemicals & Oil Markets, Downstream Global Content Lead,
Wood Mackenzie

Technical Speaker Albara A. Al-Harbi Operation Engineer,
Saudi Aramco

Technical Speaker Ali Mohamed Al-Mansoori Manager, Planning & Supply Chain Department,
ADNOC Refining

Technical Speaker Alok Srivastava Technical Services Manager ,
Advanced Refining Technologies (ART)

Technical Speaker Bilal Abdallah Manager,
Maana

Technical Speaker Cassandra Schoessow Sr. Technical Professional Leader - Process,
KBR

Technical Speaker Daniel Jeyasankar Process Engineer ,
KNPC

Technical Speaker Daniel Rodas Director, Solution Architect,
Baker Hughes, a GE company

Technical Speaker Darren Hughes International Business Development Manager,
Concrete Canvas Ltd.

Technical Speaker Deepak R D Senior Hydrocracking Technical Services Consultant,
Shell Global Solutions International

Technical Speaker Edward Griffiths Technology Manager, K-SAAT & MAX-ISOM,
KBR

Technical Speaker Emilie Rousseau Sales Development Manager,
Axens

Technical Speaker Fadi Mhaini Director, Technology Licensing ,
MCDERMOTT

Technical Speaker Feras Alanazi Engineering Supervisor,
Saudi Aramco

Technical Speaker Gary Brierley Project Development Manager ,
Honeywell UOP

Technical Speaker Dr. Gnana Pragasam Singaravel Catalysis Section Head,
ADNOC

Technical Speaker Gurminder Singh Director, Technology Licensing - MENA,
Shell Global Solutions International

Technical Speaker Hadla S. AlFedaghi Engineer Networks and Security, IT ,
Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC)

Technical Speaker Hannan Bader Mohammad Alqanai Sr. Eng. Environment,
Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC)

Technical Speaker Harbeyah Al-Enezi Process Engineer,
KNPC

Technical Speaker Hassan Abu Al-Saud Process Engineer / ROED Utility Unit,
Saudi Aramco

Technical Speaker Hussain Mohammad Hussain Al-Mutairi Eng.-B,Process,
Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC)

Technical Speaker Iain Mackay COO,
Petrotechnics

Technical Speaker Jorn Veenstra Specialist Pipeline Integrity,
DNV GL – Oil & Gas

Technical Speaker Keshav Nagarhalli Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company SAOC (ORPIC)

Technical Speaker Mahmoud Alkahlout Crude Complex Operation Engineer ,
Saudi Aramco

Technical Speaker Mahmoud Ibrahim Process Engineer , RTR|Refinery Operation Engineering Unit,
Saudi Aramco

Technical Speaker Mohamed Ahmed Hejres Technical Sales & Services Supervisor,
BAPCO

Technical Speaker Mohammed Nabeel Network Security Solution Consultant,
Yokogawa MEA

Technical Speaker Dr. Mohamed Bin Shams Associate Professor,
University of Bahrain

Technical Speaker Dr. Mohammad Shamsuzzoha ADNOC Refining

Technical Speaker Nabeel Haidar Team Leader, IT Enterprise Applications,
KNPC

Technical Speaker Dr. Nicholas Hurley International Technical Director,
j5 International

Technical Speaker Nick Kinnis Business Development,
MCDERMOTT

Technical Speaker Nicolas Menet Consulting Solutions Sales Manager,
Axens

Technical Speaker Prabhas Mandal Engineering Specialist,
Saudi Aramco

Technical Speaker Dr. Pratap Nair President & CEO,
Ingenero Inc

Technical Speaker Qais AlDoub Senior Networks and Security, IT,
Kuwait Integrated Petroleum Industries Company (KIPIC)

Technical Speaker Raj Ghetia Acting Process Specialist,
BAPCO

Technical Speaker Rajan Jawale Product Line Manager,
Chevron Lummus Global

Technical Speaker Rajesh Sivadasan Principal Hydroprocessing Technology Specialist,
Honeywell UOP

Technical Speaker Reda Rashwan Senior Process Engineer,
GAPTECH

Technical Speaker Saptarshi Bhowmick PSS Department Manager,
Yokogawa MEA

Technical Speaker Seheon Choi Advanced Process Control (APC) Engineer,
Saudi Aramco

Technical Speaker Siddig Seedahmed Siddig King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM)

Technical Speaker Simon Cackett Licensing Technology Manager,
Shell Global Solutions International

Technical Speaker Soren Mikkelsen Sales Liaison Officer,
Haldor Topsoe A/S - Main

Technical Speaker Srinivas Badithela Sr. Excellence Engineer, Corporate Support Division,
ADNOC Refining

Technical Speaker Srinivasaiah Kamandahalli Senior Process Engineer,
Saudi Aramco

Technical Speaker Talal Al Rawahi Oman Oil Refineries and Petroleum Industries Company SAOC (ORPIC)

Technical Speaker Velmurugan Venkatesan Process Specialist Hydrocracking ,
BAPCO

Technical Speaker Wasemia Abdullah F Alshammari Process Engineer,
Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC)

Technical Speaker Xander de Jong Principal Process Engineer, R&D,
Q8 - Kuwait Petroleum International Ltd

Technical Speaker Yaming Jin Science Specialist - Refining Development Team ; Chairperson - Technology ( GDA Stream),
Saudi Aramco

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Conference Program

Ministers, global industry leaders, innovators, and change-makers will lead the discussion on the role of innovation, collaboration, & technology in the future of the oil & gas industry.

iPosters Program

A simple, dynamic, and interactive process for authors and visitors to interact and transfer knowledge.

Delegate Registration

Network with over 4,500 participants anticipated to attend. Register pre-event and save USD 200!

GDA TechXperience Workshop

Welcome to the workshop of the future for applied technology in Robotics and 3D printing. Register to attend the workshops at no cost.

YouChemE - Catalysing the Youth

A program dedicated for the young professionals and students at the GDA Conference.

YouChemE Program & Activities

The youth are the catalyst for this industry’s future hence, the program provides a unique opportunity to learn, network, be inspired by successful professionals and be prepared for the workplace.

Reasons to Attend the Conference

Be active in your industry and develop a reputation as an expert to your peers and your clients. Associate with industry specialists, engage in panel discussions, ask questions and hear from global industry leaders.

Letter from GDA Secretary General

Read the letter from the Gulf Downstream Association Secretary General - Audah Al Ahmadi.

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About the Gulf Downstream Association

The Gulf Downstream Association (GDA) was established by its founding members from Saudi Aramco, Kuwait Petroleum International (KPI), Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO), Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC).

GDA is a non- profit organization aiming to bring Downstream players together to further develop the industry and draw benefits from knowledge sharing and best practices.

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Co-Located Event

The LEWAS Symposium was created when a group of women decided there needed to be a forum in the GCC that provided a place to: celebrate women’s achievements, learn from well-respected women, have an opportunity to network, and improve upon knowledge.

This year, the one-day symposium will be held at the Bahrain International Exhibition & Convention Centre on 25 October 2018.

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About GDA International Downstream Conference & Exhibition 2018

Panelists

Technical Speakers

Conference Program

iPosters Program

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GDA TechXperience Workshop

YouChemE - Catalysing the Youth

YouChemE Program & Activities

Reasons to Attend the Conference

Letter from GDA Secretary General

View the Committee Members

About the Gulf Downstream Association

Watch the GDA Corporate Video

Co-Located Event

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About GDA International Downstream Conference & Exhibition 2018

Panelists

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Conference Program

iPosters Program

Delegate Registration

GDA TechXperience Workshop

YouChemE - Catalysing the Youth

YouChemE Program & Activities

Reasons to Attend the Conference

Letter from GDA Secretary General

View the Committee Members

About the Gulf Downstream Association

Watch the GDA Corporate Video

Co-Located Event

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