GPCA joins hands with nine member companies to empower next generation of industry leaders in the Arabian Gulf region
The one-day, 10th edition of the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA)’s ‘Leaders of Tomorrow’ programme, powered by SABIC and Saudi Aramco recently concluded at the company’s Technical Exchange Centre (TEC) in Dhahran.
Held as part of the 6th GPCA Research and Innovation (R&I) Summit, the seminar focused on the theme ‘R&I in the Digital Age’ and aims to enable knowledge transfer and ‘future proof’ skills building among students engaged in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
The seminar began with a presentation on the petrochemical industry’s challenges and opportunities by Dr. Fahad Al-Sherehy, VP–Technology & Innovation, SABIC, followed by Dr. Salman Fahad Alajmi, Head of Mega Projects and Research and Technology Division, Petrochemical Industries Company (PIC) and Dr. Elie Fayad, Honeywell UOP Manager, Research & Development, based in Dhahran Techno Valley (DTV).
“Research and innovation have been the driving engine behind the success and rapid growth of the chemical industry since its inception, a trend that is set to continue for decades to come,” commented Dr. Abdulwahab Al-Sadoun, Secretary General, GPCA.
