The Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) flagship event will take place for the first time in Oman. The forum will address the theme “Industry’s Next Chapter: Driving Sustainable Advancement for Global Progress”, attracting delegates from across the region and globally for knowledge sharing, networking, and collaboration.

The forum will open with Welcome remarks from Eng. Abdulrahman Al-Fageeh, CEO, SABIC and Chairman, GPCA, followed by a Ministerial address from H. E. Salim bin Nasser bin Said Al Aufi, Minister of Energy and Minerals, Oman. H. E. Kamal bin Ahmed Mohammed, President of Electricity & Water Authority (EWA), Bahrain and Chairman of Board of Directors, GPIC, will deliver a special address to the audience in the afternoon on Day 1.

Shaikh Nawaf S. Al-Sabah, CEO, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, and Mulham Basheer Al-Jarf, Chairman, OQ, will participate in a Fireside chat on 3 December 2024, followed by a CEOs Plenary keynotes presented by Jim Fitterling, Chair & CEO, Dow, and Dr. Ilham Kadri, CEO, Syensqo.

Other speakers include:

• Nadia Al Hajji, CEO, PIC
• Yasser Al Abbasi, CEO, GPIC
• Conrad Keijzer, CEO, Clariant
• François Jackow, CEO, Air Liquide
• Ed Sparks, CEO, W.R. Grace
• Robert Wilt, CEO, Ma’aden
• Ahmad Al-Khowaiter, EVP, Technology & Innovation, Aramco
• Thomas Maurisse, Senior VP, Refining & Chemicals, TotalEnergies
• Stefan Koch, Head – Chemical and Advanced Materials Industry, WEF

The forum will discuss themes, from clean energy transition to sustainability, shaping the future leaders, the challenge of feeding the world, the impact of geopolitics on the chemical industry, innovation, and much more.

The event will combine an array of new and improved features including the 2nd GPCA Solutions Xchange Program, taking place from 3-4 December, the 6th GPCA Legacy Award “Al Rowad”, which will take place on 2 December, the 3rd edition of the GPCA Youth Forum being held from 2-5 December, and the inaugural GPCA Startup Nexus, which aims to foster innovation and collaboration by bridging the gap between the start-up ecosystem and the chemical and petrochemical industry in the region.