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

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

11:00 – 11:30

Networking break

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

11:50 – 12:10

Green fuels and new technologies for energy & transportation

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

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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

09:40 – 09:50

Q&A session

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

11:50 – 12:10

Low-carbon technologies for net-zero

12:10 – 12:30

Panel discussion and Q&A

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

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

11:00 – 11:30

Networking break

Sponsored by:

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

11:50 – 12:10

Green fuels and new technologies for energy & transportation

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

09:40 – 09:50

Q&A session

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

11:50 – 12:10

Low-carbon technologies for net-zero

12:10 – 12:30

Panel discussion and Q&A

12:40 – 14:00

Networking lunch and prayers