Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates

تحت رعاية صاحب السمو الشيخ محمد بن زايد آل نهيان، رئيس دولة الامارات العربية المتحدة

Supported by

Sultan Albigishi

CEO

ADNOC Refining

Sultan
Sultan

Mr. Sultan Albigishi is the Chief Executive Officer of ADNOC Refining. He has more than 25 years’ extensive downstream experience in refinery operations, project management, planning and strategy and has spent almost his entire career with ADNOC Refining. He joined the organization as a Process Engineer in 1995 before taking on a range of operational and managerial positions in Process Engineering, Production Planning and Economics, Technical Services, Plant Operations, Strategy and Business Support. Before being appointed to his current role, Albigishi was Senior Vice President for Projects and Technical. Prior to this, he oversaw OMV’s refining operations in Austria, Germany, and Romania as Senior Vice President for Asset Development. He also served as a Board Member at ADNOC’s Technical Academy from 2017 to 2020. Albigishi holds a Chemical Engineering degree from Tulsa University in the United States.

Session Overview
Wednesday, 6 November
12:00
Strategic Conference ICC Hall 12:00 - 13:00
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AI in Downstream: transforming operations and driving efficiency

AI has the power to revolutionise downstream operations and drive advancements in efficiency, innovation, and productivity. Through its implementation, AI can strengthen health and safety practices, optimise inventories and production output, provide predictive maintenance, boost energy efficiencies, improve supply chain management, and enhance internal decision-making processes, driving significant improvements across the downstream value chain. This can help reduce operational costs, increase output, optimise revenues, and improve the carbon footprint of downstream operations. However, maximising these gains requires the adoption of new technologies, the integration of diverse data sources and IT tools, the enhancement of cybersecurity protocols, and the adaptation of the workforce to new operational paradigms. As the potential opportunities in leveraging AI to transform operations, drive efficiency, and unlock growth are far-reaching, how can the downstream industry effectively navigate these challenges to fully realise AI’s transformative potential?

Attendee insights:

Understand how AI is driving innovation, improving efficiency, and creating new opportunities for growth in the downstream energy industry.

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