Held under the patronage of HRH Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince and the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Bahrain, the second edition of the GDA International Downstream Conference & Exhibition, the leading Middle East strategic forum for downstream professionals, will take place from 13-15 February 2023 at Exhibition World Bahrain.
Over three days, 5,000 industry leaders, operators, and service providers will be among many to discuss the latest innovation and technologies, the future of the downstream sector, sustainable solutions, optimisation, margin improvement, and capital efficiency. The conference will also address global business challenges, sharing best practices to unlock potential opportunities through partnerships.
From networking to knowledge exchange, the GDA Conference and Exhibition will spotlight market trends, lessons learned, and best practices to foster excellence and drive advancement through industry collaborations.
Being an internationally recognised association, the Gulf Downstream Association (GDA) serves as a catalyst for the strong and sustainable growth of the downstream industry. In just over five years, GDA has established many structured platforms for collaboration among downstream players – including 65+ operators, technology & service providers, consultants, professional entities, governmental organisations, and academic institutions.
Expert Technical Programme
GDA’s curated programme includes expert workshops, panel discussions, strategic sessions, and technical sessions over six main topics namely:
- Resilience
- Future Growth
- Decarbonisation and Sustainability
- Disruptors
- Human Capital and Talent Management, and
- Digitalisation in Downstream Sector
Also taking place as a side event is the Youth Programme ‘YouChemE’ which will provide the youth with a unique opportunity to network with leading downstream professionals to prepare them for the workplace.
Confirmed Industry Speakers include:
- Yasser Mufti, Senior Vice President – Fuels, Saudi Aramco
- Abdulla Naji Ateya Al Messabi, CEO, ADNOC Refining
- Anthony Wood, Vice President, Consulting, Advisory Services, S&P Global
- Abdul Rahman Yahyaei, CEO, Opal
- Leon De Bruyn, Managing Director Executive, Chevron Lummus Global (CLG)
- Afaf Zainalabedien, Acting Deputy Chief Executive – Corporate Services and Chief Financial Officer, BAPCO
- Fahad Alajlan, CEO, King Abdullah Petroleum Studies & Research Center (KAPSARC)
- Ahmad Al-Abdrabbuh, Senior Executive Vice President & Board Director, Yokogawa MEA
- Nabil A. Al Nuaim, Head of Digital Transformation, Saudi Aramco
- Norm Gilsdorf, Senior Consultant, Honeywell
With the conference less than a month away, some of our key sponsors and exhibitors include Saudi Aramco, KPI, BAPCO, KNPC, ADNOC, OQ, Arabian Fal, CLG & ART, Saudi Aramco Base Oil Company (LUBEREF), Petro Rabigh, S-Oil, Saudi Aramco Jubail Refinery Company (SASREF), Al Yamama, ABIS, Honeywell UOP, Saudi Aramco Mobil Refinery Company Ltd. (SAMREF), Shell Catalysts & Technologies, Topsoe, Yokogawa Middle East & Africa, Axens, Nalco Water An Ecolab Co., W.R. Grace & Co, and Zhejiang SUPCON Technology Co., Ltd among others.
Free to attend exhibition
GDA’s exhibiting companies will showcase technological innovations and solutions for the downstream industry across the industry’s full value chain.
Trade visitors will have three days of complimentary access to visit and network with exhibitors.
Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with global experts in the downstream industry. Register now: www.gdaconference.org/register-now
For more information regarding the event, please email Saher Suthriwala, saher@e3-worldwide.com
ABOUT GDA
The Gulf Downstream Association (GDA) was established by its Founding Companies from Saudi Aramco, Kuwait Petroleum International (KPI), Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO), Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) and Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). GDA is a pioneering, non-profit association and “point of reference” for all downstream players including industry professionals, corporate executives and legislators seeking to foster excellence and drive advancement through mutually beneficial engagement and industry collaboration. The Association was established to aggregate the scattered wealth of knowledge that lies across the global downstream industry in order to accelerate development and serve as a catalyst for strong and sustainable industry growth in the Gulf region and worldwide. GDA takes a leading role in supporting the local, regional and international industry through sharing of knowledge, experience and best practices. For more information, contact +973 1711 6000 or visit www.gda.org.bh.
