Welcome Dinner Hosted by: ExxonMobil Chemical Company
Day One 3 December 2008
8:00 AM
Registration/Welcome Coffee and Tea/Exhibits
9:00 - 9:10 AM
Official Opening and GPCA Chairman’s Address
Mohamed H. Al-Mady, Chairman, GPCA; Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC)
9:10-9:40 AM
Opening Keynote Presentation Meeting Energy and Feedstock Needs for the Region
Abdulla Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Energy and Industry, Qatar; Chairman and Managing Director, Qatar Petroleum
9:40-10:00 AM
Managing Growth: Where Are the New Global Feedstock Sources?
Jeffrey Lipton, CEO, Nova Chemicals
10:00-10:20 AM
Morning Coffee/Tea Break
Hosted by: Dubai Multi Commodities Centre & Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange
10:20-10:40 AM
The Energy Challenge: Implications for the Middle East and the Global Chemical Industry
Ben van Beurden, Executive Vice President, Shell Chemicals
10:40-11:00 AM
The Financial Crisis: Where Does the Global Chemical Sector Go from Here?
Hassan Ahmed, Managing Director, HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.
11:00-11:45 AM
Panel Discussion: Day One Speakers
11:45 AM-1:15 PM
Business Networking
1:15-2:45 PM
Luncheon
Hosted by: LyondellBasell
3:00 - 5:00 PM
Breakout Sessions Human Resources
3:00 - 5:00 PM
Breakout Sessions Supply Chain
2:45-5:45 PM
Business Networking
7:00 - 10:30 PM
Gala Dinner
Hosted by: Borouge
Day Two 4 December 2008
8:00 AM
Registration/Welcome Coffee and Tea/Exhibits
9:00-9:10 AM
Opening Address
Managing Growth and Competitiveness in a Cyclical Industry
Abdulrahman Jawahery, Board Member, GPCA; General Manager, Gulf Petrochemical Industries Co. (GPIC)
9:10-9:40 AM
The New Trend in China’s Petrochemicals Market
Li Xihong, President/Economics and Development Research Institute, Sinopec
9:40-10:00 AM
The Role of Green Technologies in a Global Chemical Environment
José Carlos Grubisich, CEO, ETH Bioenergia S.A. (ex-CEO, Braskem)
10:00-10:20 AM
Morning Coffee/Tea Break
Hosted by: Dubai Multi Commodities Centre & Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange
10:20-10:40 AM
The Future of Chemicals in the Middle East
Florian Budde, Director, McKinsey & Company, Inc.
10:40-11:00 AM
The Emergence of Iran’s Petrochemical Industry and its Role in Driving Regional Growth
Mohammad Ali Zardbani, National Petrochemical Company (NPC)
