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The GCC 11th Industrialists’ ConferenceGCC Petrochemical Sector: Vision for 2020
Abu Dhabi: 20-21 January,
2008 Intercontinental Hotel
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Saturday 19 January , 2008 |
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Early registration, and delivery of conference documents. |
19:00 – 22:00 |
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Sunday 20 January, 2008 |
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Reception, registration, and delivery of conference documents. |
08:00 – 09:00 |
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National Anthem. |
09:00 – 10:30 |
Exhibition Tour and Tea Break |
10:30 - 11:00 |
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Plenary Session: Chairman: Secretary General, Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting GCC Petrochemical Sector – A Vision for 2020. Speaker : Dr. Andrew Spiers, Sr.VP, Nexant Chem Systems, UK. |
11:00 – 11:30
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Interaction with Ministers: Chairman: H.E. Minister of Finance and Industry, UAE. Discussion with GCC Ministers of Industry |
11:30– 12: 30 |
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Prayer & Lunch Break Conference Lunch Hosted by Ministry of Finance & Industry |
12:30 - 14:00 |
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First Session:
Chairman: (TBA)
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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 |
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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 |
14:30 – 14:50
14:50 – 15:30 |
Discussion on Papers Presented in First Session |
15:30 - 15:45 |
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Closing – First Day |
15:45 |
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Monday 21 January 2008 |
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Keynote Address: Mr.Joseph E. Stiglitz (Nobel Prize Winner in Economics (2001) |
09:00 - 9:45 |
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Coffee Break |
09:45 – 10:00 |
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Second Session: Chariman: Mr. Abdul Aziz A Al Hajri, Chief Executive Officer, Abu Dhabi Polymers Co Ltd |
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Technological Advances & Market Trends |
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Paper {3}: Shaping the Future with Plastics: a Differentiated Approach Speaker : Mr. Harald Hammer, Chief Executive Officer, Borouge Pte Ltd.
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10:00 – 10:20 |
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Paper {4}: Petrochemical Industry – Technological Trends Speaker : Dr. Just Jansz, President, President, Technology Business, LyondallBasell Industries, The Netherlands |
10:20 – 10:40 |
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Paper {5}: What is happening in the Asian Petrochemical Industry? Speaker : Ms.Malini Hariharan, Country Manager – India, ICIS |
10:40 – 11:00 |
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Discussion on Papers Presented in Second Session |
11:00 - 11:15 |
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Tea Break |
11:15 - 11:30 |
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Third Session: Chairman: (TBA). Financing of / Investing in Gulf Petrochemical industry |
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Paper {6}: Financing the Gulf Petrochemical Industry Speaker : Mr. Darren Davis, Managing Director, Head of MENA Project & Export Finance, HSBC Bank Middle East, Dubai
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11:30 – 11:50 |
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Panel Discussion {2}: International Investment in GCC Petrochemical Industry Panelists :
1) Mr. Abdullah Al Hagbani, Secretary General, Gulf
Petrochemical & Chemical Association, Dubai |
11:50 – 12:30 |
Discussion on Papers Presented in Third Session |
12:30 - 12:45 |
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Prayer / Conference Lunch hosted by Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce |
12:45 - 14:15 |
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Fourth Session: Chairman: Assistant Secretary General, Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting Challenges Faced by the GCC Petrochemical Industry |
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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 |
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Paper {8}: Feedstock Availability in GCC - Current Situation & Future Trends. Speaker: Dr. Philip Leighton – Director Petrochemicals, Jacobs Consultancy, UK |
14:35 – 14:55 |
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Discussion on Papers Presented in Fourth Session |
14:55 – 15:15 |
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Concluding Session: Chairman: H.E. Dr. Ahmed Khalil AL Mutawa Secretary General, Gulf Organization For Industrial Consulting. Panel Discussion on Recommendations and Conference Statement
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15:15 – 16:15 |
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Vote of Thanks, Announcements and Adjournment |
16:15 – 16:30 |
- Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany 1998-2006
Gerhard Schröder is the first of a new generation of vibrant German leaders. He took on the newly reunited Germany and boldy ushered the world’s third largest economy into the 21st century.
A charismatic and powerful national figure, Gerhard Schröder was elected Chancellor in 1998. In his seven years in office, Gerhard Schröder did more to modernize Germany’s economy than had been accomplished in decades. Elected to a second term in 2002, Chancellor Schröder increased his country’s influence on a global level by not only taking strong stands on global issues, but also sending German troops to hotspots around the world; this was an enormously bold act that required changing Germany´s Constitution.
Currently Mr. Gerhard Schröder is the Chair of the Shareholders’ Committee in Nord Stream AB (initially registered as the North European Gas Pipeline Company), the company with the mission to create an efficient gas pipeline infrastructure from Russia to Germany via the Baltic Sea. The Shareholders’ Committee headed by Mr. Schröder takes all fundamental decisions and determines the strategy of the company.
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- Recipient of the 2001 Nobel Prize in Economics
- Chief Economist and Senior Vice-President, The World Bank, 1997-2000
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Chairman, U.S. Council of Economic Advisors, 1995-1996
Joseph Stiglitz was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in October 2001 by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Stiglitz, former chief economist at the World Bank, has appointments at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA), the Economics Department of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the Graduate School of Business.
Stiglitz has become influential in the making an evaluation of economic policy in the last decade. He served on President Clinton’s Council of Economic Advisers - first as a member and later as chairman with cabinet rank. He was later named chief economist of the World Bank. Since January 2000, Stiglitz has been a visiting professor at Columbia’s Graduate School of Business and Department of Economics in the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. He plans to locate his new Initiative for Policy Dialogue at SIPA. The Initiative for Policy Dialogue, which is funded with substantial foundation support, aims to provide an alternative to the International Monetary Fund and World Bank for countries in need of sound economic policy advice.
