Day 1: Monday, 26 September 2022

08:00 – 08:55

Registration and welcome coffee

Registration sponsor:

08:55 – 09:00

Welcome by Emcee and curtain raiser

09:00 – 09:10

Welcome remarks

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Dr. Bob Maughon

Executive Vice President, Sustainability, Technology & Innovation and Chief Technology and Sustainability Officer, SABIC, and Chairman, R&I Committee, GPCA

Plenary session: Building an innovation culture to drive sustainable value

09:10 – 09:30

Plenary address 1: Role of regulators in enabling a globally competitive chemical industry

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Abdulmohsen Almajnouni

Advisor to the President, KACST and Member, Core Development Team, RDIA

09:30 – 09:50

Plenary address 2: Learnings from industry – academia collaboration

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Dr. Kevin Cullen

VP of Innovation, KAUST

09:50 – 10:10

Panel discussion and Q&A

Session 1: Industry-academia collaborations – Success stories

10:10 – 10:25

Success story 1: SABIC’s collaboration with the University of Bradford

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Dr. Ajay Taraiya

Chief Scientist, Pipe & Foam, Petrochemicals, SABIC

10:25 – 10:40

Success story 2: OQ’s collaboration with the Sultan Qaboos University

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Dr. Ammar Al Ojaili

Vice President, Innovation, OQ

10:40 – 11:00

Panel discussion and Q&A

Moderator:
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Dr. Farhan Al-Shahrani

Head of Strategic Innovation Partnership, KAUST, and Vice-chairman, R&I Committee, GPCA

11:00 – 11:30

Networking break

Sponsored by:

Session 2: Clean energy transition: Its role in shaping the future of businesses

11:30 – 11:50

Circular carbon

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Dr. Mario Ruscev

EVP and CTO, TAQA (Industrialization & Energy Services Company)

11:50 – 12:10

Green fuels and new technologies for energy & transportation

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Linda Shi Cheng

Sr. Director for Regional R&D, Honeywell UOP

12:10 – 12:30

Hydrogen and future technology trends

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Dr. Christian Renk

Head of Technology, Innovation & Sustainability Fertilizer & Methanol, Uhde

12:30 – 12:50

Panel discussion and Q&A

12:50 – 14:10

Networking lunch and prayer break

2nd GPCA Innovation Competition

14:10 – 15:25

Category 1: Undergraduate students’ presentations

15:25 – 16:40

Category 2: Postgraduate students’ presentations

16:40 – 16:45

Closing remarks from the Emcee

19:00 – 22:00

Gala dinner and award ceremony of the 2nd GPCA Innovation Competition

Sponsored by:

Day 2: Tuesday, 27 September 2022

08:00 – 08:55

Registration and welcome coffee

Registration sponsor:

08:55 – 09:00

Welcome by Emcee and recap of day 1

09:00 – 09:20

Welcome remarks

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Dr. Moayyed Al- Qurtas

Advisor, R&I Committee, GPCA

09:20 – 09:40

Plenary address: Learnings and innovations from the medical industry during the pandemic

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Dr. Abdelali Haoudi
Head R&D Strategy and Business Development; Managing Director, Medical Biotechnology Park, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC)

09:40 – 09:50

Q&A session

09:50 – 10:40

Masterclass: Shifting to new circular business models – Growth opportunities for the chemical Industry

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Dimitri Daniels

Leader, Circular Economy Business EUR, SABIC

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Dr. Jihane Ball

Corporate Director for Circularity, Dow

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Thales Crivelli

Sustainability Manager, Borouge

Moderator:
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Dr. Mabrouk Ouederni

Product Development & Innovation Manager, QAPCO

10:40 – 11:00

Building a research and innovation culture in public and private organizations

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Dr. Sayeed Mohammed

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Georgetown University in Qatar

11:00 – 11:10

Q&A session

11:10 – 11:30

Networking break

Sponsored by:

Session 3: New technologies to catalyze the drive towards net-zero carbon

11:30 – 11:50

Catalyzing the transition to net-zero

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Alberto Giovanzana

Chief Commercial Officer, Catalyst Technologies, Johnson Matthey

11:50 – 12:10

Low-carbon technologies for net-zero

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Dr. Saumitra Saxena

Research Scientist, KAUST

12:10 – 12:30

Panel discussion and Q&A

12:30 – 12:40

Closing remarks

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Dr. Abdulwahab Al-Sadoun

Secretary General, GPCA

12:40 – 14:00

Networking lunch and prayers

26 September 2022

Day 1: Monday, 26 September 2022

08:00 – 08:55

Registration and welcome coffee

Registration sponsor:

08:55 – 09:00

Welcome by Emcee and curtain raiser

09:00 – 09:10

Welcome remarks

null
Dr. Bob Maughon

Executive Vice President, Sustainability, Technology & Innovation and Chief Technology and Sustainability Officer, SABIC, and Chairman, R&I Committee, GPCA

Plenary session: Building an innovation culture to drive sustainable value

09:10 – 09:30

Plenary address 1: Role of regulators in enabling a globally competitive chemical industry

null
Abdulmohsen Almajnouni

Advisor to the President, KACST and Member, Core Development Team, RDIA

09:30 – 09:50

Plenary address 2: Learnings from industry – academia collaboration

null
Dr. Kevin Cullen

VP of Innovation, KAUST

09:50 – 10:10

Panel discussion and Q&A

Session 1: Industry-academia collaborations – Success stories

10:10 – 10:25

Success story 1: SABIC’s collaboration with the University of Bradford

null
Dr. Ajay Taraiya

Chief Scientist, Pipe & Foam, Petrochemicals, SABIC

10:25 – 10:40

Success story 2: OQ’s collaboration with the Sultan Qaboos University

null
Dr. Ammar Al Ojaili

Vice President, Innovation, OQ

10:40 – 11:00

Panel discussion and Q&A

Moderator:
null
Dr. Farhan Al-Shahrani

Head of Strategic Innovation Partnership, KAUST, and Vice-chairman, R&I Committee, GPCA

11:00 – 11:30

Networking break

Sponsored by:

Session 2: Clean energy transition: Its role in shaping the future of businesses

11:30 – 11:50

Circular carbon

null
Dr. Mario Ruscev

EVP and CTO, TAQA (Industrialization & Energy Services Company)

11:50 – 12:10

Green fuels and new technologies for energy & transportation

null
Linda Shi Cheng

Sr. Director for Regional R&D, Honeywell UOP

12:10 – 12:30

Hydrogen and future technology trends

null
Dr. Christian Renk

Head of Technology, Innovation & Sustainability Fertilizer & Methanol, Uhde

12:30 – 12:50

Panel discussion and Q&A

12:50 – 14:10

Networking lunch and prayer break

2nd GPCA Innovation Competition

14:10 – 15:25

Category 1: Undergraduate students’ presentations

15:25 – 16:40

Category 2: Postgraduate students’ presentations

16:40 – 16:45

Closing remarks from the Emcee

19:00 – 22:00

Gala dinner and award ceremony of the 2nd GPCA Innovation Competition

Sponsored by:
27 September 2022

Day 2: Tuesday, 27 September 2022

08:00 – 08:55

Registration and welcome coffee

Registration sponsor:

08:55 – 09:00

Welcome by Emcee and recap of day 1

09:00 – 09:20

Welcome remarks

null
Dr. Moayyed Al- Qurtas

Advisor, R&I Committee, GPCA

09:20 – 09:40

Plenary address: Learnings and innovations from the medical industry during the pandemic

null
Dr. Abdelali Haoudi
Head R&D Strategy and Business Development; Managing Director, Medical Biotechnology Park, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC)

09:40 – 09:50

Q&A session

09:50 – 10:40

Masterclass: Shifting to new circular business models – Growth opportunities for the chemical Industry

null
Dimitri Daniels

Leader, Circular Economy Business EUR, SABIC

null
Dr. Jihane Ball

Corporate Director for Circularity, Dow

null
Thales Crivelli

Sustainability Manager, Borouge

Moderator:
null
Dr. Mabrouk Ouederni

Product Development & Innovation Manager, QAPCO

10:40 – 11:00

Building a research and innovation culture in public and private organizations

null
Dr. Sayeed Mohammed

Adjunct Assistant Professor, Georgetown University in Qatar

11:00 – 11:10

Q&A session

11:10 – 11:30

Networking break

Sponsored by:

Session 3: New technologies to catalyze the drive towards net-zero carbon

11:30 – 11:50

Catalyzing the transition to net-zero

null
Alberto Giovanzana

Chief Commercial Officer, Catalyst Technologies, Johnson Matthey

11:50 – 12:10

Low-carbon technologies for net-zero

null
Dr. Saumitra Saxena

Research Scientist, KAUST

12:10 – 12:30

Panel discussion and Q&A

12:30 – 12:40

Closing remarks

null
Dr. Abdulwahab Al-Sadoun

Secretary General, GPCA

12:40 – 14:00

Networking lunch and prayers