Forum will take place at the Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, on 26–28 November
The Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association’s 13th Annual GPCA Forum is returning to the Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, on 26–28 November 2018, with an exciting new line-up of speakers set to address the theme of ‘Executing transformation and investing in growth’.
For the first time the forum will be inaugurated by HE Shaikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Minister of Oil, Kingdom of Bahrain, with Yousef Al-Benyan, Vice Chairman and CEO, SABIC and Chairman, GPCA, set to deliver the opening session and welcome address, and keynote speaker Amin Hassan Nasser, President and CEO, Saudi Aramco.
Other distinguished speakers include Musabbeh Al-Kaabi, CEO, Petroleum and Petrochemicals, Mubadala; Mutlaq H. Al-Morished, CEO, TASNEE, and global chemical CEOs – Mark Lashier, President and CEO, Chevron Phillips Chemical Company; Daniele Ferrari, CEO, Versalis and Steven Demetriou, Chairman and CEO, Jacobs Engineering.
“To ensure a steady and sustainable supply of high value chemicals to the world, the GCC industry must invest in innovative technologies, intensify the move towards consolidation to build critical mass, and integrate its refinery and petrochemical operations to maximize the value of the crude oil barrel,” observed Dr. Abdulwahab Al-Sadoun, Secretary General, GPCA.
The Annual GPCA Forum is the biggest and highest profile gathering of chemical industry leaders in the Arabian Gulf, consistently attracting over 2,000 delegates from almost 600 companies in over 50 countries.
