MENA Downstream Digital Transformation Conference 2023 | Great Minds Event Management | 5 March 2023 | Sofitel Abu Dhabi Corniche, Capital Plaza Complex - Corniche Rd E - Al Danah - Zone 1 - Abu Dhabi - UAE

The oil & gas industry globally has been undergoing a period of massive transformation, influenced by Covid-19, fluctuating oil prices and the push for Net Zero agenda by 2030.These factors have resulted in even greater emphasis on optimizing production and sustainable operations, accelerating the pace of digital transformation and future technology integrations across MENA’s O&G industry, especially the downstream sector.

MENA’s refineries, petrochemical plants and gas processing plants have been adopting emerging technologies, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and AI-powered technologies in a bid to drive production optimization, profitability, capitalize on emerging opportunities and meet sustainability objectives of their downstream organisations.

It will address the challenges in the implementation and capitalization of emerging technologies and digital solutions by convening C-suite executives and heads of digital transformation, innovation, information technology, operational technology, data management and analytics, maintenance, process automation and cyber security to optimize production and cost efficiency while ensuring security of the digital infrastructure.

2023 Speakers

Maryam Al Shaibani
Vice President – People, Technology & Culture, OQ

Dr. Udo Huenger
Vice President, Middle East, BASF

Fayez Kharbat
Digital Investment and Growth, Senior Consultant, Saudi Aramco

Nofal Al Saidi
Vice President – Business Improvement, OQ

Omar El Sinnary
Manager – Engineering Services (Inspection & Corrosion), ADNOC Gas Processing

Abdullah Y Dhafer
Division Head – Operational Excellence, Saudi Aramco

Mathew George
General Manager- Petrochemicals, Indian Oil Corporation

Bart Cornelissen
Energy, Resources & Industrials Leader – Middle East, Deloitte

Ahmed Al Shandudi
Manager, Information Management & Digital, OQ

Florian Mueller
Senior Partner, Bain & Company

Shakthisena Thiru
Head of Engineering, OQ

Dr. Ebrahim Al Alkeem Al Zaabi
Director, Digital Transformation & Cybersecurity, Government of Abu Dhabi

Santhi Sekhar Choppala
Senior Advisor Operations, Dolphin Energy

Johan Asting
Senior Program Office Manager, Supply Chain Transformation Enablement, Borouge

Dr. Steve Matthews
Integrity Consultancy Manager, Petrofac Asset Solutions

Hamed Al-Abri
Senior New Technology Advisor, Petroleum Development Oman

Muhammad Farrukh Amin
Team Lead - Data & Analytics, BAPCO

Rajendrakumar Meghani
Section Leader, Process Automation, ADNOC Group

Nagaraju Reddicharla
Senior Digital Solutions Specialist, ADNOC

Dr. Jassim Haji
President, AI Society

Satheesh Kumar
Senior Engineer, Borouge

Juan Pedro Bretti Mandarano
Engineer, Data Science and Energy Advisor, Repsol

Fatema Al Qubaiti
Associate Data Scientist, Bapco

2023 Sponsor and Partner

PLATINUM PARTNER:
• OQ

SILVER SPONSOR:
• Jaggaer