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
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
09:30 – 09:50
Plenary address 2: Learnings from industry – academia collaboration
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
10:25 – 10:40
Success story 2: OQ’s collaboration with the Sultan Qaboos University
10:40 – 11:00
Panel discussion and Q&A
Moderator:
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
11:50 – 12:10
Green fuels and new technologies for energy & transportation
12:10 – 12:30
Hydrogen and future technology trends
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
09:20 – 09:40
Plenary address: Learnings and innovations from the medical industry during the pandemic
09:40 – 09:50
Q&A session
09:50 – 10:40
Masterclass: Shifting to new circular business models – Growth opportunities for the chemical Industry
Moderator:
10:40 – 11:00
Building a research and innovation culture in public and private organizations
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
11:50 – 12:10
Low-carbon technologies for net-zero
12:10 – 12:30
Panel discussion and Q&A
12:30 – 12:40
Closing remarks
12:40 – 14:00
Networking lunch and prayers
- 26 September 2022
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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
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
09:30 – 09:50
Plenary address 2: Learnings from industry – academia collaboration
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
10:25 – 10:40
Success story 2: OQ’s collaboration with the Sultan Qaboos University
10:40 – 11:00
Panel discussion and Q&A
Moderator:
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
11:50 – 12:10
Green fuels and new technologies for energy & transportation
12:10 – 12:30
Hydrogen and future technology trends
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
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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
09:20 – 09:40
Plenary address: Learnings and innovations from the medical industry during the pandemic
09:40 – 09:50
Q&A session
09:50 – 10:40
Masterclass: Shifting to new circular business models – Growth opportunities for the chemical Industry
Moderator:
10:40 – 11:00
Building a research and innovation culture in public and private organizations
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
11:50 – 12:10
Low-carbon technologies for net-zero
12:10 – 12:30
Panel discussion and Q&A
12:30 – 12:40
Closing remarks
12:40 – 14:00
Networking lunch and prayers