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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.

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

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.

Zaid Laftah

Consultant - BCG

He is a core member of the Energy practice in the BCG and a member of the O&G Downstream practice. He has 15+ years of experience in the refining and petrochemicals industries, including commercial, technical, operational and management roles at ExxonMobil and MarshMcLennan. Zaid holds a Meng in Chemical Engineering from University College London (UCL). He also completed an Executive Leadership Programme from London Business School (LBS).

Mohammad Al Hamad

Senior Eng. Technology Support - KNPC

SME

MOHAMMAD AL-HAMAD is an Eng. Sr. Technology Support – Manufacturing Optimization Group (MOG) Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC)

He Graduated as Bachelor in Chemical Engineering from Kuwait University in 2004 and Joined KNPC as Process Engineer in 2005 covering the following tasks:

- Monitoring, troubleshooting, performance evaluation of various process units in Mina Abdulla Refinery

- Catalyst performance monitoring

- Enhancement of unit performance

• Senior Engineer in Manufacturing Excellence Division in MOG in 2014 covering the following tasks:

- Refinery Production Accounting

- Profit Improvement Program

- Product Shipment Customer Satisfaction

- Refinery Performance Analysis

- Industry Benchmarking

• Senior Engineer in Technology Support Division in MOG in 2023 covering the following tasks:

- Handling of Consultancy contract in Supply Chain Planning Tools

- Support Process Engineering in Process Unit Modelling

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

International Sales - Bapco

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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.

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

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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