First Session: Chairman:  (TBA)
Role of GCC in the Global Petrochemical Sector

Paper {1}:  The GCC Petrochemical Industry – A New Frontier in the Global Industry

Speaker :   Dr. Abdulwahab A Al Sadoun, President, PetroBaas, KSA

14:00 – 14:30

Paper{2}:  Development Trends in the Petrochemical Industry in GCC.

Speaker : Dr. Nurallah (Noor) Jivraj – Sr Consultant, Jacobs Consultancy, UK

Panel Discussion {1}:  Competitiveness of the GCC Petrochemical Industry
Panelists : 
1)    Dr Philip Leighton – Director Petrochemicals, Jacobs Consultancy, UK
2)    Mr. Abdulrehman Al Jawahery, General Manager, Gulf Petrochemical Industries Co. (BSC), Bahrain
3)    Mr. Abdullah Al Hagbani, Secretary General, Gulf Petrochemical & Chemical Association, Dubai
4)    Mr. Ali Hassan Al Sidiky,Director, Downstream Ventures, Qatar Petroleum, Qatar
5)    Dr. Just Jansz, President, Technology Business, LyondallBasell Industries, The Netherlands
 

14:30 – 14:50

14:50 – 15:30

Discussion on Papers Presented in First Session

15:30 - 15:45

Closing – First Day

15:45

Monday 21 January 2008

Keynote Address: Mr.Joseph E. Stiglitz (Nobel Prize Winner in Economics (2001)

09:00 - 9:45

Coffee Break

09:45 – 10:00

Second Session: Chariman: Mr. Abdul Aziz A Al Hajri, Chief Executive Officer, Abu Dhabi Polymers Co Ltd

Technological Advances & Market Trends

Paper {3}: Shaping the Future with Plastics: a Differentiated Approach 

Speaker : Mr. Harald Hammer, Chief Executive Officer, Borouge Pte Ltd.

10:00 – 10:20

Paper {4}: Petrochemical Industry – Technological Trends 

Speaker : Dr. Just Jansz, President,  President, Technology Business, LyondallBasell Industries, The Netherlands

10:20 – 10:40

Paper {5}:  What is happening in the Asian Petrochemical Industry?

Speaker :   Ms.Malini Hariharan, Country Manager – India, ICIS

10:40 – 11:00

Discussion on Papers Presented in Second Session

11:00 - 11:15

Tea Break

11:15 - 11:30

Third Session:  Chairman: (TBA).

Financing of / Investing in Gulf Petrochemical industry

Paper {6}: Financing the Gulf Petrochemical Industry

Speaker : Mr. Darren Davis, Managing Director, Head of MENA Project & Export Finance, HSBC Bank Middle East, Dubai

11:30 – 11:50

Panel Discussion {2}: International Investment in GCC Petrochemical Industry 

Panelists :    

       1)    Mr. Abdullah Al Hagbani, Secretary General, Gulf Petrochemical & Chemical Association, Dubai
2)    Mr. Phil Parker, -  GM – New Business Development, Shell, Qatar
3)    Dr. Mohammad Fatemi, President & MD, Middle East Petrochem Engineering & Technology, Dubai  
 

11:50 – 12:30

       Discussion on Papers Presented in Third Session

12:30 - 12:45

Prayer / Conference Lunch hosted by Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce

12:45 - 14:15

Fourth Session: Chairman: Assistant Secretary General, Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting

Challenges Faced by the GCC Petrochemical Industry

Paper {7}: Foster Wheeler in the Middle East - An Example of Flexible Strategic Management.

Speaker :  Mr. Giancarlo Cotone, Sr Vice President - Middle East, Foster Wheeler International.

14:15 – 14:35

Paper {8}:  Feedstock Availability in GCC - Current  Situation & Future Trends.   

Speaker: Dr. Philip Leighton – Director Petrochemicals, Jacobs  Consultancy, UK 

14:35 – 14:55

Discussion on Papers Presented in Fourth Session

14:55 – 15:15

Concluding Session:

Chairman: H.E. Dr. Ahmed Khalil AL Mutawa

Secretary General, Gulf Organization For Industrial Consulting.

Panel Discussion on Recommendations and Conference Statement

15:15 – 16:15

Vote of Thanks, Announcements and Adjournment

16:15 – 16:30