14 October 2019
15 October 2019
16 October 2019

Monday 14 October 2019 | Day 0

09:00 – 16:00

Leaders of Tomorrow program (students only)

Sponsored by:

08:00 – 09:00

Registration and welcome coffee

Sponsored by:

Masterclass A: Process safety

09:00 – 09:20

API’s new initiatives on process safety

Masterclass

Presented by:

Alexa Burr

Director, System Programs, Global Industry Services, American Petroleum Institute

09:20 – 09:40

Operational discipline in maintaining best in class process safety systems

Masterclass

Presented by:

Muhammad Mushahid R. Qureshi

Loss Prevention Engineer, Saudi Aramco

09:40 – 10:00

Transforming process safety culture at your workplace

Masterclass

Presented by:

Ehsan Akhavan

Director, DuPont Sustainable Solutions

10:00 – 10:30

Panel discussion and Q&A

Masterclass

Presented by:

https://gpcasupplychain.com

Jim Fitterling

CEO, Dow Chemical Company

10:30 – 11:00

Networking break

Social networking

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Masterclass B: Circular economy

11:00 – 11:20

Global look at circular economy: Impact on the chemical industry

Masterclass

Presented by:

Dr. Udo Huenger

VP Middle East, BASF

11:20 – 11:40

Global best practices on circular economy

Masterclass

Presented by:

Tony Kingsbury

Director, Sustainability EMEA, Dow Chemical Company

11:40 – 12:00

Regional initiatives in establishing a circular economy

Masterclass

Presented by:

Dr. Waleed Ahmad Al-Shalfan

GM, Technology Petrochemicals SBU, SABIC

12:00 – 12:30

Panel discussion and Q&A

Masterclass

Presented by:

Dr. Waleed Ahmad Al-Shalfan

GM, Technology Petrochemicals SBU, SABIC

12:30 – 13:30

Networking lunch

Social networking

Sponsored by:

19:00 – 21:00

Welcome dinner

Social networking

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Tuesday 15 October 2019 | Day 1

09:30 – 10:25

Registration and welcome coffee

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10:25 – 10:30

Housekeeping announcements

Sponsored by:

SipChem

Session 1: Celebrating the RC journey

10:30 – 10:40

Inaugural address

Conference session

Presented by:

H.R.H. Saud bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud

Eastern Region Province Governor, Saudi Arabia

10:40 – 10:50

Welcome address

Conference session

Presented by:

Eng. Abdallah bin Ibrahim Al-Saadan

President, Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu (RCJY)

10:50 – 11:00

Keynote address

Conference session

Presented by:

Yousef Al-Benyan

Vice Chairman and CEO, SABIC and Chairman, GPCA

11:00 – 11:20

RC – Global value addition

Conference session

Presented by:

Cal Dooley

President and CEO, American Chemistry Council

11:20 – 11:40

Honoring our pioneers

11:40 – 11:50

Exhibition opening ceremony

11:50 – 13:00

Networking lunch

Social networking

Sponsored by:

Session 2: Changing perception through RC

13:00 – 13:40

RC – GCC success story

Conference session

Presented by:

Dr. Abdulwahab Al-Sadoun

Secretary General, GPCA

13:40 – 14:00

Best practices of community engagement

Conference session

Presented by:

Ahmed Kashoub

Director, External Affairs, Salalah Methanol Company

Jassim Darwish

Maintenance Manager, GPIC and Vice Chairman, Responsible Care Committee, GPCA

14:00 – 14:20

Community perspective – Public opinion

Conference session

Presented by:

Manuel Dias

Advisory Business Consultant, AspenTech

14:20 – 14:40

Panel discussion and Q&A

Panel

14:40 – 15:00

Networking break

Social networking

Sponsored by:

Session 3: Regulatory collaboration

15:00 – 15:20

GPCA – GSO collaboration – Success story

Conference session

Presented by:

Dr. Oday Albuhamad

Director of Standards and Metrology, GCC Standardization Organization (GSO)

15:20 – 15:40

EHS&S management of large industrial zones

Conference session

Presented by:

Bernd Schreiber

Partner, Arthur D. Little

15:40 – 16:00

Showcasing innovations of EHS&S of Jurong Island

Conference session

Presented by:

Er Lucas Ng

General Manager, Petrochemical Corporation of Singapore (Private) Limited (PCS)

16:00 – 16:20

Panel discussion and Q&A

Conference session

Presented by:

https://gpcasupplychain.com

Marwan Moubarak

Managing Director, Industrium Group

19:00 – 21:00

Gala dinner

Social networking

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Wednesday 16 October 2019 | Day 2

08:00 – 09:00

Registration and welcome coffee

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Session 4: Models of excellence – Regional success stories

09:00 – 09:20

Opening remarks and recap of day one

Conference session

Presented by:

Khaled Saleh Al-Kharboush

VP IT, SABIC and Chairman, Responsible Care Committee, GPCA

09:20 – 09:35

Environment and resource utilization initiatives and success story

Conference session

Presented by:

Manish Khandelwal

Director – Technical, Farabi Petrochemicals

09:35 – 09:50

Process safety initiatives and success story

Conference session

Presented by:

Jamal AlGhamdi

EH&S Compliance, Sadara

09:50 – 10:05

Occupational safety initiatives and success story

Conference session

Presented by:

Jassim Darwish

Maintenance Manager, GPIC and Vice Chairman, Responsible Care Committee, GPCA

10:05 – 10:20

Panel discussion and Q&A

Conference session

Sponsored by:

10:20 – 10:50

Networking break

Social networking

Sponsored by:

Session 5: RC beyond the fence

10:50 – 11:10

Responsible Care – Road to sustainability

Conference session

Presented by:

Mehtab Gilani

Associate Partner, Chemical and Petroleum, IBM Global Business Services

11:10 – 11:30

Global and regional outlook: Benefits of global harmonized system

Conference session

Presented by:

Mourad Hassan

Responsible Care and Safety Leader, Methanex

11:30 – 11:50

G-SQAS program and initiatives

Conference session

Presented by:

Yousef I. Al Dossary

Lead, EHSS and Sustainability Solids Global SC, SABIC and Chairman, Gulf SQAS Sub-Committee, GPCA

11:50 – 12:10

Panel discussion and Q&A

Conference session

Presented by:

https://gpcasupplychain.com

Steven Demetriou

Chairman and CEO, Jacobs Engineering

12:10 – 12:25

Closing remarks

Conference session

Presented by:

Dr. Abdulwahab Al-Sadoun

Secretary General, GPCA

12:25 – 13:45

Networking lunch

Social networking

Sponsored by:

14 October 2019: Monday 14 October 2019 | Day 0

09:00 – 16:00

Leaders of Tomorrow program (students only)

Sponsored by:

08:00 – 09:00

Registration and welcome coffee

Sponsored by:

Masterclass A: Process safety

09:00 – 09:20

API’s new initiatives on process safety

Masterclass

Presented by:

Alexa Burr

Director, System Programs, Global Industry Services, American Petroleum Institute

09:20 – 09:40

Operational discipline in maintaining best in class process safety systems

Masterclass

Presented by:

Muhammad Mushahid R. Qureshi

Loss Prevention Engineer, Saudi Aramco

09:40 – 10:00

Transforming process safety culture at your workplace

Masterclass

Presented by:

Ehsan Akhavan

Director, DuPont Sustainable Solutions

10:00 – 10:30

Panel discussion and Q&A

Masterclass

Presented by:

Jim Fitterling

CEO, Dow Chemical Company

10:30 – 11:00

Networking break

Social networking

Sponsored by:

Masterclass B: Circular economy

11:00 – 11:20

Global look at circular economy: Impact on the chemical industry

Masterclass

Presented by:

Dr. Udo Huenger

VP Middle East, BASF

11:20 – 11:40

Global best practices on circular economy

Masterclass

Presented by:

Tony Kingsbury

Director, Sustainability EMEA, Dow Chemical Company

11:40 – 12:00

Regional initiatives in establishing a circular economy

Masterclass

Presented by:

Dr. Waleed Ahmad Al-Shalfan

GM, Technology Petrochemicals SBU, SABIC

12:00 – 12:30

Panel discussion and Q&A

Masterclass

Presented by:

Dr. Waleed Ahmad Al-Shalfan

GM, Technology Petrochemicals SBU, SABIC

12:30 – 13:30

Networking lunch

Social networking

Sponsored by:

19:00 – 21:00

Welcome dinner

Social networking

Sponsored by:
15 October 2019: Tuesday 15 October 2019 | Day 1

09:30 – 10:25

Registration and welcome coffee

Sponsored by:

10:25 – 10:30

Housekeeping announcements

Sponsored by:

Session 1: Celebrating the RC journey

10:30 – 10:40

Inaugural address

Conference session

Presented by:

H.R.H. Saud bin Nayef bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud

Eastern Region Province Governor, Saudi Arabia

10:40 – 10:50

Welcome address

Conference session

Presented by:

Eng. Abdallah bin Ibrahim Al-Saadan

President, Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu (RCJY)

10:50 – 11:00

Keynote address

Conference session

Presented by:

Yousef Al-Benyan

Vice Chairman and CEO, SABIC and Chairman, GPCA

11:00 – 11:20

RC – Global value addition

Conference session

Presented by:

Cal Dooley

President and CEO, American Chemistry Council

11:20 – 11:40

Honoring our pioneers

11:40 – 11:50

Exhibition opening ceremony

11:50 – 13:00

Networking lunch

Social networking

Sponsored by:

Session 2: Changing perception through RC

13:00 – 13:40

RC – GCC success story

Conference session

Presented by:

Dr. Abdulwahab Al-Sadoun

Secretary General, GPCA

13:40 – 14:00

Best practices of community engagement

Conference session

Presented by:

Ahmed Kashoub

Director, External Affairs, Salalah Methanol Company

Jassim Darwish

Maintenance Manager, GPIC and Vice Chairman, Responsible Care Committee, GPCA

14:00 – 14:20

Community perspective – Public opinion

Conference session

Presented by:

Manuel Dias

Advisory Business Consultant, AspenTech

14:20 – 14:40

Panel discussion and Q&A

Panel

14:40 – 15:00

Networking break

Social networking

Sponsored by:

Session 3: Regulatory collaboration

15:00 – 15:20

GPCA – GSO collaboration – Success story

Conference session

Presented by:

Dr. Oday Albuhamad

Director of Standards and Metrology, GCC Standardization Organization (GSO)

15:20 – 15:40

EHS&S management of large industrial zones

Conference session

Presented by:

Bernd Schreiber

Partner, Arthur D. Little

15:40 – 16:00

Showcasing innovations of EHS&S of Jurong Island

Conference session

Presented by:

Er Lucas Ng

General Manager, Petrochemical Corporation of Singapore (Private) Limited (PCS)

16:00 – 16:20

Panel discussion and Q&A

Conference session

Presented by:

Marwan Moubarak

Managing Director, Industrium Group

19:00 – 21:00

Gala dinner

Social networking

Sponsored by:
16 October 2019: Wednesday 16 October 2019 | Day 2

08:00 – 09:00

Registration and welcome coffee

Sponsored by:

Session 4: Models of excellence – Regional success stories

09:00 – 09:20

Opening remarks and recap of day one

Conference session

Presented by:

Khaled Saleh Al-Kharboush

VP IT, SABIC and Chairman, Responsible Care Committee, GPCA

09:20 – 09:35

Environment and resource utilization initiatives and success story

Conference session

Presented by:

Manish Khandelwal

Director – Technical, Farabi Petrochemicals

09:35 – 09:50

Process safety initiatives and success story

Conference session

Presented by:

Jamal AlGhamdi

EH&S Compliance, Sadara

09:50 – 10:05

Occupational safety initiatives and success story

Conference session

Presented by:

Jassim Darwish

Maintenance Manager, GPIC and Vice Chairman, Responsible Care Committee, GPCA

10:05 – 10:20

Panel discussion and Q&A

Conference session

Sponsored by:

10:20 – 10:50

Networking break

Social networking

Sponsored by:

Session 5: RC beyond the fence

10:50 – 11:10

Responsible Care – Road to sustainability

Conference session

Presented by:

Mehtab Gilani

Associate Partner, Chemical and Petroleum, IBM Global Business Services

11:10 – 11:30

Global and regional outlook: Benefits of global harmonized system

Conference session

Presented by:

Mourad Hassan

Responsible Care and Safety Leader, Methanex

11:30 – 11:50

G-SQAS program and initiatives

Conference session

Presented by:

Yousef I. Al Dossary

Lead, EHSS and Sustainability Solids Global SC, SABIC and Chairman, Gulf SQAS Sub-Committee, GPCA

11:50 – 12:10

Panel discussion and Q&A

Conference session

Presented by:

Steven Demetriou

Chairman and CEO, Jacobs Engineering

12:10 – 12:25

Closing remarks

Conference session

Presented by:

Dr. Abdulwahab Al-Sadoun

Secretary General, GPCA

12:25 – 13:45

Networking lunch

Social networking

Sponsored by: