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13th Industrialists Conference Agenda
Riyadh 23rd – 25th Safar
1433H, 17th – 19th
January 2012 |
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Monday 22nd Safar 1433H, 16th
January 2012 |
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19:00 – 21:00 |
Registration and delivery of conference
documents |
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First day: Tuesday 23rd Safar 1433H,
17th January 2012 |
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08:00 – 9:00 |
Reception & registration (Riyadh International
Convention and Exhibition Center) |
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09:00 – 10:00 |
Opening Session:
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Recitation from the Holy Quran
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Speech of HE / Mr. Abdulaziz Bin Hamad Al Ageel
/ Secretary General / Gulf Organization for
Industrial Consulting (GOIC) / Qatar
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Speech of HE / Dr. Taufiq Bin Fauzan Al-Rabiah /
Minister of Commerce and Industry / KSA
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Keynote Speaker HE / Professor Vaclav Klaus /
President of the Czech Republic
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Sponsors’ awards |
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10:00 – 11:30 |
First Session:
Open Discussion with their Excellencies
Ministers of Industry in the GCC & Yemen, and
GCC Secretary General
Session Chairman:
Dr. Abdulaziz Ismaiel Daghistani / Chairman /
Economic Studies House / KSA |
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11:30 – 12:00 |
Inauguration of International Exhibition |
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12:00 – 13:00 |
Prayer break |
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13:00 – 14:00 |
Special
Invitation for Lunch Hosted by Riyadh Chamber of
Commerce & Industry |
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14:00 – 15:00 |
Second Session:
Prospects of knowledge-based industries in the
GCC & Yemen
Session Chairman:
Dr. Abdelrazaq Al Faris / Chief Economic
Counselor
/ Economic Policy and Research Center / Dubai
Economic Council / UAE
Speakers:
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Mr. Ahmed Hassan Dhaif / Assistant Secretary
General / Industrial Information and Studies
Sector / Gulf Organization for Industrial
Consulting (GOIC) / Qatar
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Dr. Alfred Watkins / STI Policy Advisor / World
Bank / USA
Session Topics:
1.
Infrastructure requirements and readiness of the
GCC and Yemen for KBI
2.
Supporting institutions for KBI
3.
KBI and industrial development in the GCC and
Yemen
4.
Applied Industrial models in KBI (Business
Models) |
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15:00 -16:15 |
Third Session:
KBI Investment Opportunities Presentations:
Successful Business Models
Session Chairman:
Dr. Haitham Al Qahtani / Executive Director /
Kanoo Consultancy Services / Bahrain
Speakers:
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Mr. Martin Harnevie / CED / Tagmaster / Malaysia
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Mr. Hugo Schär
/ Managing Director / Schär
Engineering / Switzerland
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Dr. Anil Khurana / Partner /
PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) / U.A.E.
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16:20 – 17:50 |
Fourth Session:
Foundations of
KBI
Session Chairman:
Dr. Abdulaziz Bin Mohammed Bin Abdul Rahman Al
Suwailem / Vice President for Scientific
Research Support / King Abdulaziz City
for Science and Technology (KACST)
/ KSA
Speakers:
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Dr. Murat Yalcintas / President / Istanbul
Chamber of Commerce & President, Association of
Mediterranean Chambers of Commerce and Industry
(ASCAME) / Turkey
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Mr. Bob Hodgson / Managing Director / Zernicke
Consulting / UK
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Dr. James Dertouzos / Director / RAND Law,
Business, and Regulation and Dr. Desiree van
Welsum / Research Leader / RAND Corporation /
USA
Session Topics:
1.
Public policies to support
KBI
2.
Innovation models in
KBI
3.
The role of infrastructure |
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Second day: Wednesday 24th Safar
1433H, 18th January 2012 |
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09:00 – 10:30 |
Fifth Session:
KBI
International Experience
Session Chairman:
Dr. Hilal Al Hinai / Secretary General / Oman
Research Council / Oman
Speakers:
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Dr. Suk-in Chang / Director /
Center
for Industrial Economics & Policy Studies/ Korea
Institute for Industrial Economics & Trade (
KIET) / S. Korea
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Dr. Norsaidatul Akmar Mazelan / Managing
Director / THINKPLUS Consulting SDN BHD /
Malaysia
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Prof. Michael Kahn / Independent Consultant /
South Africa
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Mr. Mohamed Al Maskari / General Manager /
Knowledge
Oasis Muscat / Sultanate of Oman
Session Topics:
Various international experiences in planning &
implementation of KBI strategies covering the
experience of Korea, South Africa, Malaysia and
Oman |
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10:30 – 10:45 |
Tea break |
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10:45 – 12:00 |
Sixth Session:
Applications of Advanced Technologies –
Industrial Biotechnology Applications
Session Chairman:
HE Prof. Yahya Almutawakel / University of
Sana’a / Yemen
Speakers:
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Dr. Nimir Osman Elbashir / Visiting Assistant
Professor / Chemical Engineering Program / Texas
A&M University / Qatar
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Dr. Abaigail Barrow / Director / Massachusetts
Technology Transfer Center (MTTC) / USA
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Prof. Moiz Bahkiet / Chairman / Dept. of
Molecular Medicine / Director / Al-Jawhara
Center for Molecular Medicine / Arabian Gulf
University / Bahrain
Session Topics:
The use of
biotechnology
techniques
in:
1.
The
development of
new industrial
products
2.
The development of
manufacturing processes and
synthesis
in medicine, and in
biotechnology |
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12:00
– 13:30
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Seventh Session:
Applications of Advanced Technologies – Energy
Sector and Petrochemicals Processes
Session Chairman:
Dr. Abdulwahab Al-Sadoun / Secretary General /
Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association
(GPCA) / UAE
Speakers:
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Dr. Rafiqul-Gani / Head of Computer Aided
Process Engineering Center (CAPEC) / Technical
University of Denmark / Denmark
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Dr. Gurkan Sin / Associate Professor / Technical
University of Denmark / Denmark
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Dr. Noorhana Bt Yahya / Dean / Faculty of
Science and Information Technology / Universiti
Teknologi PETRONAS / Malaysia
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Dr. Ali Demirci / Professor / The Pennsylvania
State University / USA
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Mr. Sami Hussain Al-Mukhaizeem / Director /
Localization & Clusters Department, New Business
Development / Saudi Aramco / KSA
Session Topics:
The use of advanced
technologies such as ICT, nanotechnology or
biotechnology in:
1. The development of
new
petrochemical products
2. The development of
manufacturing processes and
the synthesis
of
petrochemical products
3. The production of bio-fuel |
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12:00
– 13:30
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Eighth Session:
(in parallel with the 7th Session) :
Applications of Advanced Technologies –
Manufacturing of Advanced Materials
S Session Chairman: Dr. Mariam
Al-Ali Al-Maadeed / Section Head of Materials
Technology / Engineering College / Qatar
University / Qatar
S Speakers:
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Dr. Mohammed Bin Abdul Rauf Bin Hussain /
Director / National Program for Advanced
Materials and Building Systems / King Abdulaziz
City for Science and Technology (KACST) / KSA
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Dr. Osama Awadelkarim / Professor
of Engineering Science and Mechanics
/ The Pennsylvania State University / USA
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Dr. Alan Smith / Managing Director /
AZ-TECH consultancy company
/ UK
Session Topics:
The use of
nanotechnology techniques
or
biotechnology techniques
in:
1.
The manufacturing of
carbon
nano-tube
2.
The manufacturing of
catalysts
3.
Investing
in the areas of
nanotechnology
applications
for the production of
advanced materials
4.
Current trends and
market forecasts
for
nanotechnology
applications for the
production of advanced
materials |
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13:30 – 15:00 |
Prayer Break, Special Invitation for Lunch
Hosted by Saudi Industrial Property Authority
(MODON) |
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15:00 – 16:30 |
Ninth session:
KBI Financing
Session Chairman:
Mr. Hisham Al Razzuqi / CEO / Gulf Investment
Corporation (GIC) / Kuwait
Speakers:
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Mr. Jose Palacin / Chief Innovative Policies
Development Section / UN Economic Commission for
Europe / Switzerland
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Mr. Imad Ghanduor / Managing Director /
CedarBridge Partners / UAE
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Mr. Ibrahim Shoukry / Head
of Direct Investment & Financing Department /
Islamic
Corporation for the Development of the Private
Sector ICD-IDB / KSA
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Dr. Mohamed Nagy Eltony / Director, Industrial
Studies and Policies Department / Gulf
Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) /
Qatar
Session Topics:
1.
Models and tools for non-traditional
funding in the knowledge-based industries
2.
Risks and solutions of investing in
knowledge-based industries
3.
Review of regional experience in
supporting the financing of knowledge-based
industries
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16:30 – 17:30 |
Final session: recommendations and final
communiqué |
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Third day: Thursday 25th Safar,1433 H
– 19th January, 2012
Continuation of the accompanying
international exhibition |
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