Downstream Technical Conference Overview

Downstream Technical Conference

The Downstream Technical Conference embodies ADIPEC’s commitment to fostering innovation, accelerating action and promoting collaborative progress towards a sustainable energy future.

About Downstream Technical Conference

As the world navigates a shifting energy landscape, the downstream sector must remain flexible and resilient, while catering for the growing need for environmentally sustainable products. Refinery and petrochemical operators must adopt collaborative and innovative solutions to enhance the efficiency and quality of their value chain operations to keep up with current energy demand.

The conference delivers a platform for downstream leaders, technical experts and innovators to exchange ideas and best practices on the solutions and cutting-edge technologies driving innovation and unlocking market opportunities for investment and growth.

Downstream Technical Conference categories

Join a speaker lineup of 150+ downstream technical experts and engineers as they address the most topical issues in the industry today, while sharing their expertise and knowledge on the technological advances, solutions and strategies needed to advance the energy transition across 11 categories.

Committee members

The Downstream Technical committee helps shape the development of content and sessions. The committee is represented by a group of industry leaders and experts that operate and support the downstream sector. They provide the most pertinent insights that enables the conference to convene the most innovative solutions in the industry.

Commitee Members

Jiří Hájek, MBA

CEO
Chairman of the Board of Directors Orlen UniCRE a.s.

Nadia Al-Hajji

CEO
Petrochemicals Industry Company
Chairman EQUATE Petrochemical Company

Fahmi Al-Shawwa

Founder and CEO Immensa

Dr. Madhukar Garg, FNAE

President R&D Petrochemicals
Reliance Industries Limited

Yves Houilliez

MD Africa & VP Manufacturing Africa
Middle East & Asia TotalEnergies

Alessandro Rosatelli

Managing Director and General Manager Eni Abu Dhabi Refining & Trading Services BV

Commitee Members

Haytham Yehia

General Manager Middle East and Central Asia Shell Lubricants

Dr. Malcolm Cook

Senior Vice President
Chemicals & Process Technologies Middle East & Turkey thyssenkrupp

Thomas M. Boesen

Vice President
Middle East Borealis

Mater Aldhafeeri

Vice President Sipchem

Saeed A. Al Hajri

VP Manufacturing SATORP

Pierre Leretz

Managing Director, Division Manager Process Industries, Southeast Asia New Zealand & Australia Region ABB Group

Commitee Members

Muhammad Sallehuddin B Abd Jabar

General Manager PROCESS Engineering, Group Technology Solution (GTS), Project Delivery and Technology (PD&T) PETRONAS

Fadi Mhaini MSc.

Managing Director - MENA Lummus Technology

Dr. Mostafa AlGuezeri

Managing Director for Gulf, Maghreb, Near East and Pakistan Hitachi Energy

Dr. Mikael Berthod

Head Business Development & Sustainability Growth MEA OMV Refining & Marketing MEA

Dr. Ahmad Salem

Industrial Solutions Regional Director - Africa Baker Hughes

Fred Baars

Senior Process Director Fluor

Commitee Members

Saif Sheikh

Sr. Director of Solution Consulting Aspen Technology

Dr. Rashid Abu Al-Rub

Director, Advanced Digital & Additive Manufacturing (ADAM) Center & Professor, Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering Khalifa University

Arunkumar Ayyalusamy

Director, Lifecycle Services & Commercial Excellence - UAE, Oman, Yemen & Lebanon Emerson

Nada Al Ghamdi

Lead Lab Scientist and Group Leader of Chemical Analysis Group - Research and Analytical Services Department Saudi Aramco

Marcin Jedrzejewski

Partner and Associate Director Boston Consulting Group

Anissa Bendjeriou Sedjerari, PH.D.

R&D Portfolio Manager Kaust Catalysis Center (KCC)

Commitee Members

Maruti Prasad

Superintendent Hydroprocessing Technical Services Department BAPCO

Morgan Allen

Senior Principal Technologist W. R. Grace

Hassan Hussain Al Hosani

Senior Vice President Projects and Technical ADNOC

Manas Sahoo

Chief Industry Executive Advisor – Oil & Gas & Energy | Chemicals SAP Industry Value Engineering, EMEA

The Conferences

Strategic Conference

Decarbonisation Conference

Hydrogen Conference

Finance & Investment Conference

Digitalisation & Technology Conference

Maritime & Logistics Conference

Voices of Tomorrow

Technical Conference

Downstream Technical Conference

Strategic Conference

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Hydrogen Conference

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Digitalisation & Technology Conference

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Voices of Tomorrow

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Technical Conference

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Downstream Technical Conference

The Downstream Technical Conference explored the role of downstream in a rapidly evolving energy landscape, emphasising the importance of circular economies, operational excellence, and energy efficiency.

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