“To think is to practice brain chemistry.” -- Deepak Chopra (Indian ayurvedic Physician and Author, b.1947)
Thanks to a post to the Petroleum Downstream LinkedIn Group, I ran across the following upcoming conference …
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2nd Annual Global Petrochemicals Technology Conference
Advances in technology can see a growing utilization of methanol, coal, ethanol and CO2 as petrochemical feedstocks, with the ‘green’ factor in ethanol & CO2 usage already fueling interest among corporations to invest in further research and development activities
Key speakers:
Prof. Farid Benyahia, Qatar University
Professor & Head of Chemical Engineering Department, Qatar
Rob Parry, BASF - The Chemical Company
Executive Account Manager, Chemical Catalyst
Dr. Trevor J. Hutley, Saudi International Petrochemical Company (SIPCHEM)
General Manager, Product & Technology Development
Abdullah Al-Saeed, TASNEE Co.
PDH & PP Operations Manager
Ayman Ahmed Kamal Naji, QAPCO
Operations - Polyolefins Specialist
Abdulhadi Al-Ajmi, Equate Petrochemicals
R & D Leader
Dhaval Shah, SABIC Innovative Plastics
Sustainability Program Manager
Harith Al-Qurtas, TASNEE Petrochemicals, Saudi Arabia
General Manager Operations
Pawan K. Bassim Chevron Phillips Chemical Co LP, USA
Global Director Licensing
Randy Hagenson, Chevron Phillips Chemical Co LP, USA
Licensing Manager
Martijn Vogelzang, Lyondellbasell Industries, Germany
Licensing Manager, Europe & AFMEI
Key advisors:
Dr. Trevor J. Hutley, Saudi International Petrochemical Company (SIPCHEM)
General Manager, Product and Technology Development
Kaizad Sunavala, Chevron (USA)
Advisor, Global Refining Design for Reliability
Rob Parry, BASF (UK)
Executive Account Manager, Chemical Catalyst Europe
Abdulhadi Al-Ajmi, Equate Petrochemicals (Kuwait)
R & D Leader
Prof. Farid Benyahia, Qatar University
Professor & Head of Chemical Engineering Department
Dr. Purandar Chakravarty, Essar Oil (India)
General Manager - Technical and Head – Carbon Management
Mahesh Kalawar, Proteus Petrochemicals Pte Ltd (Singapore)
General Manager, Technical Services
Rajeev Pandia, KnowGenix (India)
Chief Mentor
Key topics:
Highlight the future of innovation & technologies in the Downstream industry
Learn more about alternative feedstocks available for petrochemical producers
Discuss trends in effective energy use & adopting cleaner fuels and reducing Co2 emissions
Come up with solutions on successful integration and catalyst development
Take in insight into technological advances & wastewater treatment for petrochemical plants
Who should attend:
Job Titles: Presidents, Vice Presidents, CEO’s / Managing Directors, Head of Strategy, Head of Technology, Director Technical & Technical Managers,
Heads of Catalyst, Head of Olefins, Steam Cracker, Polymer, Chemicals, Project Management Specialists, Head of Operations, Chief Operating Officers, Process Engineers, Plant Managers, Licensors, R&D professionals, Analysts and Consultants, etc.
Industries: Petrochemical Producers, Refineries, Oil and Gas Majors, Renewable Energy Companies, Technology Providers, EPC Companies, Catalyst Companies, Chemical Companies.
Event info:
E: natasha.jiandani@fleminggulf.com Sponsorship info:
E: william.gordon@fleminggulf.com
source: http://www.fleminggulf.com/energy/middle-east/2nd-annual-global-petrochemicals-technology-conference
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I don’t know anything about Fleming Gulf (www.fleminggulf.com) , so you will want to do some due diligence before committing to the conference.
You can begin by searching the names on the speaker list. For example, Googling® Farid Benyahia, Qatar University results in …
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Professor Farid BENYAHIA
Qatar University, College of Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering
Professor Farid Benyahia joined the Department of Chemical Engineering in September 2006 and he is currently the Head of Department.
Previously he held positions of Associate Professor, Professor and Head of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Department at the UAE University (2001-06), Senior Lecturer in Chemical Engineering at Teesside University in the UK (1992-2001), EPSRC Research Fellow in Chemical Engineering at Leeds University in the UK (1989-92) and Research Engineer in the petrochemical industry. Prof. Farid Benyahia obtained his BSc (Hons) in Polymer and Chemical Engineering from the University of Aston in Birmingham (UK) and his MSc and PhD in Chemical Engineering from Newcastle University in the UK. Professor Benyahia is a Fellow of the Institution of Chemical Engineers and a UK registered chartered chemical engineer. He worked extensively on Chemical and Biochemical Reaction Engineering Systems (over 25 years experience) and process design and simulation. He supervised and co-supervised to completion 11 PhD thesis, 15 MSc Projects (mainly in Clean Manufacturing and Environment) and acted as external examiner for 7 MSc's (research) and 3 PhD's in the UK. Prof Benyahia chaired the Research Degrees Committee in the School of Science & Technology of Teesside University (UK) and directed the MSc program in Clean Manufacturing Technology also at Teesside, UK. He is a reviewer for well known international journals in chemical engineering and research grant awarding bodies internationally. Prof Benyahia has carried out consultancy work for UK chemical and waste water industries and UAE industry. He developed an important infrastructure and research program at the UAE and Qatar Universities in soil bioremediation, advanced water treatment using immobilized cell technology (nitrification) in bubble columns, airlift bioreactors, membrane bioreactors and carbon capture and storage by mineralization. He has also been awarded major research grants from JCCP (Japan), in partnership with TAKREER (Abu Dhabi Oil Refining Co) and Nippon Oil Corp (NORI, Japan) to develop advanced refinery oily waste water treatment technologies and an NPRP grant from Qatar Foundation to carry out research and development in CO2 mineralization.
He trained undergraduate students in research methods and practice through 3 UREP grants funded by Qatar Foundation.
source: http://faculty.qu.edu.qa/farid/
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