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Speakers Announced for the GDA International Downstream Conference and Exhibition
Experts in the downstream industry come together as panelists at the GDA Conference and Exhibition from 23rd – 25th October at Bahrain International Exhibition & Convention Centre
Dubai, UAE, June 11, 2018: The GDA International Downstream Conference and Exhibition, launched by the Gulf Downstream Association (GDA), is the largest downstream conference and exhibition of the year. Under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Prime Minister, Kingdom of Bahrain, the GDA Conference 2018 will be held from 23rd – 25th October at the Bahrain International Exhibition & Convention Centre in Manama.
The theme of this three-day event is “Towards a Competitive Downstream through Innovation, Collaboration and Technology”. The conference expects to host 4500 attendees and 150 exhibitors, all with the sole purpose of strengthening the downstream industry and capitalizing on the available
opportunities.
Panelists at the Conference: The GDA International Downstream Conference and Exhibition boasts of a high caliber of panelists who are experts in the downstream industry and can offer deep insights into the industry and what the future holds. Panels at the conference include intense discussions regarding the role of innovation, collaboration, and technology in the future of the downstream industry.
Panel Discussion – Future of Fuels: This session will discuss the future of the downstream business with a focus on the products demand, economics, and the outlook. The session will aim to share different opinions from refiners, consumers, technology providers and regulators on the future of downstream. Prominent speakers at this panel include Jean-Jacques Mosconi, Senior Vice President Refining & Petrochemicals, TOTAL; Rebecca Liebert, President & Chief Executive Officer, Honeywell UOP and Suleman A. Al-Bargan, Vice President Domestic Refining & NGL Fractionation, Saudi Aramco.
Panel Discussion – Future of Energy: This session will focus on the future of the energy demand and new technologies that will impact the downstream business. The session will aim to highlight the latest development in the future of the energy mix in the world and in the GCC and its impact on downstream. Prominent speakers at this panel include Dr. Sun Xiansheng, Secretary General, International Energy Forum (IEF).
Panel Discussion – Future of Margins: This session will discuss the future of the refining margins and how to maintain competitiveness in the future environment. The session will provide insights into the characteristics of profitable facilities, integration and upgrade options, digitalization and benchmarking with other regions. Prominent speakers at this panel include Charles J. Reith Jr., Chief Executive Officer, Solomon Associates; Norm Gilsdorf, President Middle East, Turkey, Russia, Central Asia, Honeywell UOP and Mr. Othman Al-Ghamdi, Chief Executive Officer, S-Oil Corporation.
Roundtable – Human Capital: This session will focus on current challenges and best practices in acquiring and developing talent in downstream. The discussion will also highlight the collaboration between Academia, Research and Development with downstream business. Prominent speakers include Dr. Prof. Riyad Yousuf Abdulaziz Hamzah, President, University of Bahrain; Mr. Nooruddin Ahmed, Co- Founder, CERTERO Business Corporation and Mr. Suleyman M Ozmen, Vice President Downstream Licensing (Retired), Shell Global Solutions International.
About Gulf Downstream Association (GDA): GDA is a non-profit organization with the vision to catalyze the strong and sustainable growth of the downstream industry. GDA was established in the Kingdom of Bahrain in August 2016 by the Cabinet decree. The Gulf Downstream Association (GDA) is established by its founding members – Saudi Aramco, Kuwait Petroleum International (KPI), Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO), Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC).
GDA’s mission is to provide a platform for sharing knowledge, experience and best practices. This is achieved by becoming a premier association in the region that connects the downstream companies, technology and service providers, consultants, professional entities, governmental organizations, academic institutions and experienced retirees. GDA is located at Bahrain Financial Harbour, Manama. For more information, contact +973 1711 6000 or visit the association’s website at www.gda.org.bh
For exhibition registration related inquiries, please contact the Sales Team via phone at +971 4427 0739 or email [email protected]. Visit www.gdaconference.org for more information
Leadership Excellence for Women Awards and Symposium (LEWAS) is the co-located event of the GDA Conference
Women in Energy launch the Fourth Annual Leadership Excellence for Women Awards and Symposium
Women leaders in the GCC Energy industry launch the most momentous awards and symposium to honor and empower women.
Dubai, UAE 17 May 2018: Under the patronage of H.E. Shaikh Mohamed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Minister of Oil, Kingdom of Bahrain and supported by NOGA, influential women in the energy industry have launched the fourth edition of Leadership Excellence for Women Awards and Symposium (LEWAS). Under the Chairpersonship of Reem Al Ghanim, HR Leader, Saudi Aramco, the Awards Ceremony will take place on 23rd October 2018 at Four Seasons Hotel, Bahrain Bay and the Symposium, on 25th October 2018 at the Bahrain International Exhibition & Convention Centre.
LEWAS began in 2013 with the objective to Empower, Engage and Elevate women. Since its inception, it has recognized and honored men and women who are not only making a mark in the Energy industry but are also being an advocate for women empowerment in the GCC. LEWAS seeks to address the challenges and opportunities for women leaders in the Oil and Gas industry. Over the years, LEWAS has gathered women leaders and empowered and motivated women them to engage in discussions and panels to address the issue. Currently, in its fourth year, LEWAS is the fore runner in the GCC to honor talented and influential women, address pressing issues, develop new and better opportunities and create long-lasting collaborations and partnerships across the industry and beyond.
LEWAS celebrates and recognizes capable and accomplished women who demonstrate innovation, leadership, and talent, in both academic and business sectors of the energy industry. The Awards ceremony, held on 23rd October 2018 is dedicated to recognizing women and women advocates. The categories include:
Academic Achievement: A young woman, currently in university, majoring in Science or Engineering, in the field of Energy, who displays exceptional leadership, empowerment, and academic achievement.
Academic of Distinction: A female academic professional with 10 or more years of experience in the Science/ Engineering department, in the energy industry, who is known to actively promote the field, as well as engage in research and lectures, including the development of young women in this area.
Rising Star: A young professional woman with 3-5 years of experience in the energy industry with a degree in science or engineering. She is known as a high performer and someone who is recognized for special achievements within her organization.
Leading with Excellence: A professional woman with 5-15 years of experience in the energy industry with a science/engineering background, who has gone above and beyond to demonstrate leadership skills, excellence in corporate performance and communication, and has had a significant impact on organizational performance.
Woman of Achievement: A professional woman, with 15+ years of experience in the energy industry with a science/ engineering background, who has attained a high rank and utilized her position, influence, and expertise to break down gender bias and initiate positive changes for other women in the industry. She is an able leader who not only strives to build a successful career but also significantly impacts the success of other women professionals and entrepreneurs.
Corporate Champion Recognition: A professional gentleman with 10+ years of experience in the energy industry with a science/ engineering background, who has gone above and beyond to develop and support women as professionals and potential leaders. He has demonstrated his strong support for women through a proven track record of support and encouraging change in his organization to fully engage and integrate women.
Corporate Excellence Recognition: An organization in the field of energy that has excelled at initiatives to encourage, advance, hire and retain women through inclusive hiring and development practices, as well as developing and implementing innovative Diversity & Inclusion programs.
The highly anticipated LEWAS Symposium will be held on 25th October 2018. The objective of the symposium is to celebrate women’s achievements, learn from well-respected women, have an opportunity to network, and improve upon knowledge. The symposium covers important topics such as opportunities for women in downstream, recruitment and many more.
LEWAS is a co-located event of the GDA International Downstream Conference and Exhibition. 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.
Self-applications and Peer- nominations for the awards are currently open. To get involved, log on to www.lewa-symposium.org.
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Society of Petroleum Engineers’ International Conference on Health, Safety, Security, Environment, and Social Responsibility from 16-18 April 2018
Society of Petroleum Engineers invite you to attend the Opening Ceremony and Executive Plenary Session of the Society of Petroleum Engineers’ International Conference on Health, Safety, Security, Environment, and Social Responsibility, taking place 16–18 April 2018, at Jumeirah at Etihad Towers, Abu Dhabi, UAE.
COTES Call for Papers now open: Submit your technical abstracts and join the Centres of Technical Excellence (COTES)
Interested in a great opportunity to showcase your technical expertise and solutions in the oil, gas and energy sector?
The Future Energy Africa Exhibition & Conference (FEA 2018) will take place from 1 – 3 October in South Africa at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC2) and will feature on-floor and free-to-attend Centres of Technical Excellence (COTES). The COTES initiative is aimed at furthering the investment into the African oil & gas industry so as to promote free-flowing exchange of knowledge and technical concepts whilst providing an enriched meeting & networking platform.
Set across 3 days and 10 technical categories, the Centres of Technical Excellence (COTES) programme will feature:
- 4,000+ Attendees
- 50+ Technical Speakers
- 30+ Technical Sessions
- 10+ Technical Categories
- 3 Days of Knowledge Exchange
We encourage you to submit your technical abstracts before Thursday 26 April 2018.
Why submit an abstract?
- Share your experiences of successful project management from areas including: execution, engineering, procurement, construction and management in a low price environment
- Present your technical knowledge and skills across E&P, drilling and completions, offshore, downstream & refining, power generation and utilities which have resulted in improved operating performance for your clients
- Showcase best practices and operational excellence that you have been involved in which resulted in positive return on investment for the business
- Introduce your research findings that have the potential to launch new technologies that will revolutionise the industry
- The Centres of Technical Excellence (COTES) are free-to-attend, thus encouraging affordable open exchange of technical concepts and ideas among industry personnel.
2018 COTES technical categories include:
- Upstream Oil & Gas (UOG)
- Operations, Maintenance & Integrity Management in Oil & Gas (OMIOG)
- Downstream & Refining (DR)
- Gas Processing Technology (GPT)
- Floating LNG: Liquefaction & Regasification (FLLR)
- Gas Field Development & Planning (GFDP)
- Power Generation & Utilities (PGU)
- Transmission & Distribution (TD)
- Attracting & Retaining Talent in a Transforming Industry (ARTTI)
- Regional Content (RC)
To learn more about the technical categories and topics download the brochure and follow the easy online submission process.
Submit your abstracts in just 3 easy steps:
- Visit www.futureenergyafrica.com/cfp and complete the 5 minute online submission form before Thursday 26 April
- Choose your technical category, topic and abstract title
- Submit a clear 200-300 word abstract description
Require further information? Contact: [email protected]
To book your stand at the Future Energy Africa Exhibition, contact: [email protected]
PS: please forward details of the abstract submission process to your colleagues and clients so that they may submit abstracts for the opportunity to showcase their technical knowledge and expertise at the FEA 2018 Centres of Technical Excellence (COTES).
Be a part of World Women Wellbeing 2018 Conference & Workshop hosted by Supreme Council for Women & BAPCO
Under the Patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka Bint Ibrahim Al-Khalifa Wife of the King of Bahrain, President of the Supreme Council for Women
World Women Wellbeing
We would like to take this opportunity with immense pleasure and privilege to inform you that the World Women Wellbeing 2018, Conference & Workshop scheduled to be held on 4 – 5 April 2018 at Hotel Ritz Carlton, Kingdom of Bahrain under the patronage of Her Royal Highness Princess Sabeeka Bint Ibrahim Al-Khalifa, Wife of the King of Bahrain and President of the Supreme Council for Women, Kingdom of Bahrain. The conference under the theme of “The Path to Happiness” will be in association with Supreme Council for Women, Kingdom of Bahrain, hosted by Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO).
World Women Wellbeing 2018 (WWW), Conference is a step to understand wellness among women worldwide and it will have a focus on mental, emotional, physical and spiritual wellbeing. Many new and exciting developments in the field of women wellness such as new scientific discoveries, better technologies, food and nutrition breakthroughs will be discussed during the conference.
In order, to make this event successful, we request your esteemed organisation’s support to provide delegate and actively participate at Bahrain’s Premier Healthy Living event the World Women Wellbeing 2018 conference, scheduled 4th & 5th April 2018 at Hotel Ritz Carlton, Kingdom of Bahrain at the earliest.
Kindly find attached the detailed information about WWW 2018 for your kind reference and perusal.
4th – 5th April, 2018
Ritz Carlton Hotel, Kingdom of Bahrain
4th April, 2018 – Wednesday
0800 – 0900 Registration Registration Zone
0900 – 1000 Inauguration of the Conference Plenary Hall
1000 – 1100 Keynote Speeches: Importance of Women Wellbeing
Plenary Hall
Speech 1
H.E. Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa
Minister of Oil Kingdom of Bahrain
Speech 2
Ebrahim Talib
Conference Chairman, WWW 2018 Deputy CE, BAPCO
1100 – 1130 Coffee Break Foyer Area
1130 – 1300
Leadership Panel 1 – Occupational Safety for Women
Plenary Hall
Panel Moderator
Teresa Budworth Chief Executive NEBOSH
Panelists
Sunny Lu
VP & GM of Medical Solutions Telamon Enterprise Ventures, LLC
Dr. Maha Al Shehab
Board Member
Capital Muncipality Council Kingdom of Bahrain
Dr. Karen Russ
Director, Science and Commercial Health & Safety Executive, UK
1300 – 1400 Lunch Break Foyer Area
1400 – 1530 Leadership Panel 2 – Quality of Women’s Life at Work Environment Plenary Hall
Panel Moderator
Dr. Karen Russ
Director, Science and Commercial Health & Safety Executive, UK
Aseel Humoodi
Manager, Talent & Capabilities Development Unit
ADNOC
Dr. Ahmed Al Shatti
Director, Occupational Health Dept. Ministry of Health
Kuwait
Dr. Juliette Lillian Gonzales
Asia Pacilc Leader Integrated Health Services IBM Philippines Inc.
1530 – 1600 Coffee Break Foyer Area
1600 – 1700
Leadership Panel 3 – Managing Challenges at Workplace
Plenary Hall
Panel Moderator
Dr. Ahmed Al Shatti
Director, Occupational Health Dept. Ministry of Health, Kuwait
Panelists
Teresa Budworth Chief Executive NEBOSH
Tiffany Kelly
Founder RoundTable Global, Global Change Ambassador,
Hon President for Education
for Sustainable Development, RSA Fellow
Ebrahim Talib
Conference Chairman, WWW 2018
Deputy CE (Refining & Marketing), BAPCO
1700 – 1730 Closing Remarks and Rafle Draw Plenary Hall
1900 Onward
Gala Dinner
Plenary Hall
About Organiser TM
iCONEX presents to you the highest level of services by partnering for designing and creating Meetings, Interactive training & learning programmes, Conferences & Exhibitions which are enlightening and our team effort ensures it to be memorable too. Working with us is more than use of skills to manage conferences or exhibitions but involves coordinating at par with International Standards. This comes from the passion of the team to execute at the best possible level. iCONEX has a global network of, event organizers, industry insights, expertise, database, knowledge and contacts, backed by the world’s best
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For further information please contact:
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Kingdom of BahrainE: [email protected]
M: +973 3905 0295/+91 8588885839
W: www.worldwomenwellbeing.com
Key Government Officials Speak at the Opening Day of the SPE EOR Conference in Muscat The conference welcomed over 400 international delegates
Muscat, Oman, 26 March 2018 – The 2018 SPE EOR Conference at OGWA opened on 25 March under the auspices of the Ministry of Oil and Gas, Sultanate of Oman at the Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre in Muscat, supported by Petroleum Development Oman and the Oman Society for Petroleum Services (OPAL).
Saleh bin Ali Al Anboori, Conference Chair and Director General of Planning and Studies, Ministry of Oil and Gas, Sultanate of Oman, and Darcy Spady, 2018 SPE President, Broadview Energy delivered welcome addresses.
Darcy Spady spoke about core values which were recently added to the SPE mission, he said, “Technical excellence; thinking globally, no matter where you are in the world SPE wants to provide the same services delivered to SPE members; we want to provide technical value; promote volunteerism and ultimately be sustainable where we are being stewards for the long-term. ”
The opening ceremony was followed by a keynote panel session. The speaker panel featured His Excellency Mohammed bin Hamad Al Rumhy, Minister of Oil and Gas, Sultanate of Oman; Berislav Gašo, Executive Vice President E&P, MOL Group; Raoul Restucci, Managing Director, Petroleum Development Oman, and Alessandro Puliti, Executive Vice President, Reservoir and Development Projects, Eni.
His Excellency Mohammed bin Hamad Al Rumhy said, “The future looks very promising in terms of resources and opportunities to produce more hydrocarbons in the country.” He also complimented the conference theme Staying the Course and Moving to New Frontiers, saying, “I am optimistic that there is an opportunity for the oil price to rise through the remaining year, it is important to stay the course while seeking new opportunities.”
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ADNOC TO BE PRIMARY SUPPORTER OF SOGAT 2018

| I have pleasure in drawing your attention to SOGAT 2018 (www.sogat.org), that focuses on Efficient and Cost Effective Sour Gas Treatment and is taking place in Abu Dhabi next month supported by the ADNOC group. |
| Why choose SOGAT over other regional events? |
| The primary reason is that for 2018 , SOGAT is the only specialized event that ADNOC are fully supporting and are sending a delegation of 200 technical staff to the event. Also we are mounting an extensive media campaign to attract participants more so than before given the recent announcements on the UAE North West sour gas developments. So as a participant this gives you the optimum opportunity to interface with all your peers under one roof. |
| The SOGAT Workshops are to be delivered by the world’s leading experts |
| Not only have the workshop timings been extended for greater in depth understanding but they are more practical in content than previously , provide ample opportunity to share and discuss technical issues that may be impeding your work programme and are delivered by leading trainers beginning with Egbert van Hoorn for the Amine Treatment Workshop |
| The SOGAT conference programme has better and more practical content. |
| Our active and influential advisory committee have individually assisted in selecting the list of presentations in the conference programme and we have also asked them to check all submitted presentation abstracts to ensure the quality of the content is technically appropriate and sales pitch free. |
| and the Conference Presentations are invariably based on relevant case histories. |
| Over 70% of the presentations are from regional operators and the debate on their findings will attract a far superior level and number of interested delegates both locally and internationally. |
| All delegates are encouraged to visit all stands to interface with exhibitors. |
| There will be new exhibitors at SOGAT 2018 and in some cases they will be launching new products dealing with pertinent sour hydrocarbon issues. Also we encourage delegates to visit with exhibitors by giving them an exhibition passport which after discussion with exhibitors they stamp same and it is entered into a prize draw at the end of the event |
| I look forward to your response to this invitation for you and your colleagues to attend SOGAT 2018 given your interest from my previous email and should you have any questions , please do not hesitate to contact us. |
| With kind regards, |
| Neha Malhotra Conference Manager Dome Exhibitions | P.O.Box 52641 | Abu Dhabi, UAE T: +971-2-674-4040 | F: +971-2-672-1217 E: [email protected] | W: www.domeexhibitions.com |
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