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Nasiru M Tukur
Nasiru M Tukur
Chairperson
Engineering Consultant P&CSD – Saudi Aramco

Dr. Nasiru Mohammed Tukur is an Engineering Consultant with Saudi Aramco’s Process & Control Systems Department. Dr. N. M. Tukur holds a Ph.D degree in Chemical Engineering from University of Manchester, UK and an MS degree

Dr. Nasiru Mohammed Tukur is an Engineering Consultant with Saudi Aramco’s Process & Control Systems Department. Dr. N. M. Tukur holds a Ph.D degree in Chemical Engineering from University of Manchester, UK and an MS degree in the same specialty from the King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. He has over 28 years of experience in refining, petrochemical as well as academia. Previously taught Chemical Engineering at KFUPM and also worked with SABIC Engineering & Project Management as a Senior Process Engineer in Jubail before joining Saudi Aramco in 2010.
Samuele Bellani
Samuele Bellani
Deputy Chairperson
Principal - Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

Samuele joined The Boston Consulting Group in 2010. He currently works as a Principal in the Dubai office, where he covers all regional markets in the Middle East. He is a core member of the BCG Energy Practice with particular focus on Downstream Oil & Gas activities.

Samuele joined The Boston Consulting Group in 2010. He currently works as a Principal in the Dubai office, where he covers all regional markets in the Middle East. He is a core member of the BCG Energy Practice with particular focus on Downstream Oil & Gas activities. Samuele accumulated over the years significant experience serving refining and petrochemical corporations across different geographies, including Europe, Russia, and the Middle East. He has worked on a wide range of topics, spanning from operational excellence to strategy and business development.

Samuele holds an MBA from INSEAD. He also received Master Degrees in Physics Engineering from the Politecnico di Milano and in Industrial Engineering from the École Centrale Paris as a part of a Dual Degree program.
Bader Al-Mutairi
Bader Al-Mutairi
Eng. Sr. Technology Support – Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC)

Bader al Mutairi is Eng. Sr. Technology Support at Kuwait national petroleum company (KNPC). In which he Provides a comprehensive oil market outlook and analysis to enhance knowledge of energy and oil market dynamics

Bader al Mutairi is Eng. Sr. Technology Support at Kuwait national petroleum company (KNPC). In which he Provides a comprehensive oil market outlook and analysis to enhance knowledge of energy and oil market dynamics to support the development of medium/long term plans and with ultimate goals of finding areas where KNPC and downstream sector can improve its performance. Mr. Bader has 20 years’ process engineering experience in design/operations support related to oil & gas production and processing units in Shuaiba refinery. He earned Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemical Engineering from Kuwait university in 1994.
Mohanraj Subramanian
Mohanraj Subramanian
Associate Director - IHS Markit

Mohanraj has over 18 years of international experience and expertise in downstream oil industry covering both technical and commercial aspects. He is based out of Dubai and works across consulting studies assisting the global oil and gas companies with market study, prefeasibility studies, Operational Excellence, Refining Planning and optimizations, Performance Analysis and Benchmarking.

Mohanraj has over 18 years of international experience and expertise in downstream oil industry covering both technical and commercial aspects. He is based out of Dubai and works across consulting studies assisting the global oil and gas companies with market study, prefeasibility studies, Operational Excellence, Refining Planning and optimizations, Performance Analysis and Benchmarking.

Prior to joining IHS Markit he worked for Essar, Samref and ADNOC in Refinery Planning and Scheduling, Business economics roles and has experience in Refinery Linear programming Model building and optimization.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering & Technology from India and doing his Executive MBA program in SP Jain Global, Dubai.

Gurminder Singh
Gurminder Singh
Director, Technology Licensing- Middle East & North Africa (MENA) - Shell Catalysts & Technologies

Gurminder Singh is the Director, Technology Licensing- Middle East & North Africa (MENA) for Shell Global Solutions based in Dubai. At Shell Global Solutions, he is responsible for Shell’s Refining and Chemicals technology licensing in the MENA region including Shell’s proprietary Reactor Internals.

Gurminder Singh is the Director, Technology Licensing- Middle East & North Africa (MENA) for Shell Global Solutions based in Dubai. 

At Shell Global Solutions, he is responsible for Shell’s Refining and Chemicals technology licensing in the MENA region including Shell’s proprietary Reactor Internals.

He has over 25 years of experience in the hydrocarbon processing industry comprising of technology licensing, conceptual design, feasibility studies and operations for refineries and petrochemical units working with Shell Global Solutions-Malaysia, Foster Wheeler-Singapore, Bechtel-Delhi and Houston, Toyo Engineering Corporation-Japan and Mitsubishi Chemical Plant Engineering Centre-Japan.

Gurminder has a Master’s degree in HSE Technology from National University of Singapore, a Chemical Engineering degree from India and has a Chartered Engineer status in the UK.
Dr. Yasser Boghdadi
Dr. Yasser Boghdadi
Oil Industries Expert - Technical Affairs Department - OAPEC

Dr. Yasser Mohammed Baghdadi Joined the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC), as an oil industries expert, since 2016.Prior to his career at OAPEC, Dr. Yasser was the general manager at the Egyptian Petrochemical Holding Company (ECHEM), since 2011.

Dr. Yasser Mohammed Baghdadi Joined the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC), as an oil industries expert, since 2016.Prior to his career at OAPEC, Dr. Yasser was the general manager at the Egyptian Petrochemical Holding Company (ECHEM), since 2011. He also has a long experience in the petroleum sector, since he worked at Misr petroleum Company, Shell marketing Egypt, and Total Egypt, from the year 1994. He holds a Ph.D. in materials science from Institute of Graduate Studies and Research, Alexandria University.
Abdulla Al Oqab
Abdulla Al Oqab
International Sales - Bapco

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Shuntaro Hara
Shuntaro Hara
Manager, Supply & Trading, Idemitsu Kosan Co.,Ltd, Middle East Office

Shuntaro Hara is a technical manager at Idemitsu Middle East Office with over 10 years of experience in the refining industry, particularly in optimization and profit maximization using linear programming.

Shuntaro Hara is a technical manager at Idemitsu Middle East Office with over 10 years of experience in the refining industry, particularly in optimization and profit maximization using linear programming.
Nouf Al-Najdi
Nouf Al-Najdi
Senior Analyst Merger & Acquisition -  JV's - KPI

A highly accomplished Senior Analyst with 14 years-experience in the business development activities with wide and diversified exposure to the Oil and Gas downstream segments. Equipped with demonstrated history in developing refineries integrated with petrochemical complexes extending to retail stations as part of the full value chain including aviation, lubes, storage and logistics projects from inception all the way towards the Final Investment Decision (FID).

A highly accomplished Senior Analyst with 14 years-experience in the business development activities with wide and diversified exposure to the Oil and Gas downstream segments. Equipped with demonstrated history in developing refineries integrated with petrochemical complexes extending to retail stations as part of the full value chain including aviation, lubes, storage and logistics projects from inception all the way towards the Final Investment Decision (FID). I am proud to say that my role in business development at Kuwait Petroleum International exposed me to deal with colleagues from diverse cultures ranging from Europe, Asia as well as the Middle East where I have managed to represent my Kuwaiti culture and working practices. In our various projects, we worked collectively in a collaborate environment where the mix of cultures only added to the celebration of diversity. I took a leading role in the development of a new petrochemical plant project in Oman with a detailed involvement in the financial and commercial aspects of the project and another leading role in the establishment and development of a retail network in Vietnam (IQ8) which was KPI’s first successful presence in Asia in terms of retail. 

 

I am working currently as a Senior Analyst as part of the Mergers and Acquisitions – Joint Ventures group for the Business Development Department. The current role is to evaluate strategic investments in the business segment which will contribute towards KPI achieving its Strategy and ensure delivery of detailed assessment, cost effective and timely implementation of the agreed investments. I hold a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering and Management Systems from Kuwait University and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Gulf University for Science and Technology. We are now embarking on exploring renewables as part of our contribution towards reducing the carbon foot print and though we are taking modest steps in this respect, nevertheless it is a positive move in the right direction.
Eiman Al Hammadi
Eiman Al Hammadi
Manager, Business Development - ADNOC Refining

Ms. Eiman Al Hammadi Business Development Manager at ADNOC Refining (AR) responsible for the major project feasibility studies and future growth initiatives of the company

Ms. Eiman Al Hammadi Business Development Manager at  ADNOC Refining (AR) responsible for the major project feasibility studies and future growth initiatives of the company. Among other sites, the company operates the world's third-largest single-train refinery in Ruwais  in Abu Dhabi's Al Dhafra region. As an industry specialist with more than 10 years of experience, she began her career at AR in 2012 as a Process Engineer  in Strategic Studies and Business Development Studies Department . Then, 2015 Eiman was appointed as Senior Process Engineer then as a Team leader until he appointed  as Business Development Manager in 2019. In addition to her role , she is the Board Advisory Secretary for AR and member in tender board and recruitment committees.

She holds a BSc in Chemical Engineering from the UAE University in Al Ain , MBA with Distinction with Honor from Abu Dhabi University and as well Diploma in Management and Leadership from Chartered Management Institute (CMI) – UK.
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