MEPEC - Middle East Process Engineering Conference & Exhibition
aBOUT mepec
MEPEC is the definitive event in the Middle East for process engineering, offering a platform for leaders to engage with the dynamic challenges and promising opportunities within the field. Designed to be a forum for the exchange of cutting-edge ideas, technologies, and the sharing of experiences and best practices among peers, it's a driving force toward a more efficient, secure, and prosperous process engineering industry. Additionally, it serves as a crucial junction where industry connects with academic institutions and research and development centers, fostering collaboration under a single roof. With a core focus on pivotal industries, such as oil, gas, petrochemicals, and utilities, MEPEC is at the forefront of shaping the future of process engineering.
MEPEC 2024 Theme:
Digitalizing Process Engineering for a Sustainable Future
MEPEC 2024 AIChE Official Announcement
Executive Speakers & Panelists
Prof. Abdulrahman Al Lily
Vice President for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, KFU - King Faisal University
Ahmad Al-Abdrabbuh
Senior Executive Vice President & Board Director, Yokogawa MEA
Dr. Ali Abdullah Al-Meshari
Senior Vice President, Technology Oversight and Coordination, Aramco
Bart Boesmans
Chief Technology Officer, ACWA Power
Bassam Al Bokhari
CEO, EnergyTech
Bryan Glover
Chief Growth Officer & CTO, Honeywell
Dr. Darlene Schuster
Executive Director & CEO, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
Dr. David Dixon
Professor, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
Ebubekir Koyuncu
Chief Executive Officer, Air Products Qudra
Elise H Nowee
President, Shell Catalysts & Technologies
Ernesto Occhiello
EVP, Technology and Innovation, SABIC
Fabien Lundy
EMEA Commercial VP, Axens
Hassan Hussain Al Hosani
Senior Vice President Projects and Technical, ADNOC Refining
Dr. Khalid Al-Qahtani
Senior Vice President, Engineering Services, Aramco
Dr. Kian Mossanen
CIO and SVP, Siemens Energy
Lada Kurelec
General Manager Polymers Technology & Innovation, SABIC
Leon de Bruyn
President and CEO, Lummus Technology
Mahdi F. Aladel
Chief Executive Officer, Aramco Ventures
Mariano Delpozo
VP, Engineering & Technical Services, SATORP
Menahi Al Utaibi
Vice President of Manufacturing, Saudi Aramco Jubail Refinery Company (SASREF)
Norinao Sato
President and CEO - Saudi & President and CEO - Middle East and Africa, Yokogawa
Norm Gilsdorf
CEO, Plant.Digital
Dr. Rajesh Gattupalli
Vice President & General Manager, Honeywell UOP
Saad H. Binmatlig
President & CEO, Yanbu Aramco Sinopec Refinery Co. (YASREF)
Tim McMinn
Vice President Process Engineering & Products, ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company (EMTEC)
Wail A. Al Jaafari
Executive Vice President Technical Services, Aramco
Walid A. Al Naeem
Vice President & Chief Engineer, Aramco
MEPEC 2024 Technical Speakers
Aadesh Harale
Research Science Specialist, Aramco
Abdul Gani Abdul Jameel
Assistant Professor, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM)
Abdulaziz Alkhalid
Process Specialty Engineer, Fluor Corporation
Abdulmohsen Alnafea
Associate Engineer, Aramco
Abdullah Alghazal
Process Optimization Engineer, Aramco
Abdullah Alhumaid
Associate Engineer, Aramco
Abdullah Bahamdan
PhD Candidate, Imperial College London
Abdulsalam Ali
Process Engineer, Aramco
Abdulaziz Al Qubali
Project Engineer, Aramco
Adam Kadhim
Product Line Director, Topsoe
Ahmad Al-Ansari
Polymer Process Manager, YANPET
Ahmad Al Ghamdi
Senior Researcher, SWCC
Ahmed Aladwani
Process Engineer, Petro Rabigh
Ahmed Alhajaj
Assistant Professor, Khalifa University
Amr Ahmed
Researcher, SWCC
Anfal Al-Shezawi
Process Engineer (Student), International Maritime College of Oman
Alaa Albasry
Associate Engineer, Aramco
Alaa Aljassim
Process Engineer, Aramco
Ali Aldossary
Engineering Specialist, Aramco
Ali Altayeb
APC Engineer, Aramco
Almuhannad Basuni
Advanced Process Control Engineer, Saudi Aramco Mobil Refinery Company Ltd. (SAMREF)
Ariel Gursida
PhD Candidate, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM)
Arun Goel
Concept Solution Engineering Manager, SLB
Arun Kumar Thalondan Poyithaya
Business System Analyst, Aramco
Bassam Alhamad
Assistant Professor, University of Bahrain
Burri Harsha Vardhan Reddy
Senior Data Consultant, Artificial Intelligence Global Company (AIGC)
Chang-Ha Lee
CEO & Professor, DogWoodAI & Yonsei University
Cristian Spica
Senior Application Engineer, OLI Systems Inc.
Derek Jones
Principal Technology Specialist, Lummus Technology
Emad Fallatah
Staff Engineer, Advanced Process Control, SABIC ARRAZI
Eric Maina
Engineering Manager, MCDERMOTT
Faisal Ahmad Raza
Technical Expert - Process, SLB Saudi Arabia
Faisal Baksh
Principal Consultant, AspenTech
Fatimah Alhassan
Student, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM)
Fatima Janahi
Associate - Senior Process Engineer, Bapco Refining
Ghalya Alabdulla
Chemical Engineer, Texas A&M University at Qatar
Graeme MacAulay
Technical Service Manager, W.R. Grace & Co
Helmi Qosim
Reliability Engineer, PT Pupuk Indonesia (Persero)
Hesham Alsubait
Engineering Specialist, Aramco
Hussain Abualsaud
Process Engineer, Aramco
Ibrahim Sedie
Olefins Process Engineer, SABIC
Jai Chainani
Senior Process Control Engineer, Aramco
Jan Reneteau
Managing Director, NECTIS
Jesper Poulsen
Licensing Manager, Topsoe
John Philip Marshal
Process Engineer, SLB
Jose De Barros
Vice President, Ethylene Business Group, Lummus Technology
Joseph Ibrahim
Managing Director, Axens
Joud Al Jalaoud
Data Scientist, Aramco
Khalid Ghazal
Technical Process Engineering (Sulfur & Amine Specialist), Saudi Aramco Mobil Refinery Company Ltd. (SAMREF)
Khalid Nadhem
Senior Process Engineer, Bapco Refining
Leonardo Cotrufo
Lead Engineer, Aramco
Lujayn Alsayoof
Economic Optimization Specialist, Bapco Refining
Majed A. Al-Jeshi
Process Engineer, Aramco
Majed Aldalbahi
Digital Transformation Lead, Aramco
Mahmoud Elsayed
Lead Process Engineer, SABIC
Mamoun Al-Rawashdeh
Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University at Qatar
Manar Al Attar
Process Engineering Student, International Maritime College of Oman
Marc Elia
Regional Sales Manager, Axens
Mashhor Aljabrine
Senior Engineer, Aramco
Massimo Capra
Process Service Manager, Aggreko
Mazen Alzahrani
Aramco
Mazin Tamimi
Lab Scientist, Aramco
Miguel Ángel de Carvalho Servia
PhD Candidate, Imperial College London
Mohamed Abouzid
Process Engineer, TASNEE
Dr. Mohammed A Alsaeed
Engineering Consultant, Aramco
Mohammed Alwani
Engineer, Aramco
Mohamed Moinuddin
Process Engineer, SLB
Mohamed Nassar
MENA -Tech Sales Process Twin & APM, SLB
Mohammad Albuzaid
Organizational Development Consultant, KANZ
Mohammed Aldossary
Process Engineer, Aramco
Mohammed Almutawa
Process Engineer, SABIC
Mohammad Awwad
Master's Degree Student, KAUST Catalysis Center
Mohammad Rakib
Research Science Specialist, Aramco
Mohammed Dayili
Project Engineer, Aramco
Mohammad Imran Khan
Senior Production Engineer - Ethylene Cracker, Saudi Chevron Phillips (S-Chem)
Mohammed Rustom
Market Development Director - ME Region - Sustainable Technology Solutions, Honeywell UOP
Muhamad Reda Galih Pangestu
Master's Degree Student, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM)
Muhammad Abbas
Engineering Specialist, Aramco
Naseem Al Rashedi
Supervisor Engineer, Aramco
Dr. Nasiru M. Tukur
Engineering Consultant, P&CSD, Aramco
Nidal A Samad
Operations Engineer Specialist, Aramco
Nooh Isa Mualem
Principal Solution Consultant, AspenTech
Noora Alsubaiei
Graduate, Texas A&M University at Qatar
Nour Basha
PhD Student, Texas A & M University
Omar Alabdulwahed
Sr. Industrial Computer Engineer, Aramco
Omar Behar
Post Doctoral, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Omar Naeem
Lead Digitalization & Optimization Engineer, Aramco
Othman Shamrani
Automation & Control Sys. Unit Yanbu Refinery Department, Aramco
Parandhama Gudapati
Lead Business System Analyst, Aramco
Peggy Chan
Technology Engineer, Axens
Prabhas Mandal
Operations Engineer Specialist, Aramco
Pradyut Kumar Dhar
Senior Engineer - Research and Analytical Services Department, Aramco
Prashant Kumar
Senior Business System Analyst, Aramco
Raad Bassam Mulla
DT & Energy Teams Leader - Yanbu Refinery Department, Aramco
Rajib Talukder
Lead Engineer, Aramco
Rakesh Kumar
Lead Engineer, Research & Analytical Service Department, Aramco
Rasha Daadoush
Co-Lead - Aramco Sabic Circular Solutions Technology Integration Team, Aramco
Ratheesh Sureshbabu
Senior Manager, Process Technology, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited
Reema Alamoudi
Associate IT System Analyst, Aramco
Romain Roux
Decarbonization and Consulting Vice President, Axens
Saba Alomari
Student, University of Bahrain
Safi M. AlBuhairi
Staff Process Control Engineer, Saudi Aramco Mobil Refinery Company Ltd. (SAMREF)
Salahdine EL Idrissi
Group Leader, Aramco
Saifuddin Sheikh
Sr. Director – Solution Consulting, AspenTech
Sami Alrashidi
Technology Management Engineer, SIRC Saudi Investment Recycling Company
Saravana Bhavan Baskaran
Engineering Specialist, Aramco
Saravanavel Muthiah Ponnusamy
Process Engineering Manager, SLB
Shashikant Ramsangar
Solution Architect, Aramco
Simon Wohnsiedler
Lead Process Engineer, Aramco
Suresh Kumar Nellore
Process Design Engineer, Chevron Lummus Global (CLG)
Syed Abbas Raza
Lead Process Engineer, Muscat Engineering Consultancy Ltd.
Taseer Seer
Senior Applications Engineer, Siemens
Tim Ballai
Senior Offering Manager, Honeywell H2 & CO2 Solutions , Honeywell UOP
Velmurugan Venkatesan
Superintendent RHC and Projects, Bapco Refining
Waled Bin Howiml
Process Engineer, Aramco
Yasser Al-Goufily
Scientist, SABIC
Ziyad Alshahrani
Process Engineer, Aramco
MEPEC 2024 committee chairs
Wail A. Al Jaafari
Executive Vice President Technical Services, Aramco
Dr. Darlene Schuster
Executive Director & CEO, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
Walid A. Al Naeem
Vice President & Chief Engineer, Aramco
Abdulaziz Al-Ghamdi
Manager Downstream Process Engineering Division Process & Control Systems Department, Aramco
Dr. Basim Abussaud
Faculty, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM)
mepec 2024 committee members
Abdullah S Al Suwailem
Senior VP, Western Region Manufacturing, Aramco
Prof. Abdulrahman Al Lily
Vice President for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, KFU - King Faisal University
Ahmed Hababou
President, Middle East, Egypt and Turkey (MEET) & India, Air Products
Antonio Pietri
President & CEO, AspenTech
Baker Fallatah
Manufacturing Center of Excellence Leader, SABIC
Bart Boesmans
Chief Technology Officer, ACWA Power
Bassam Al Bokhari
CEO, EnergyTech
Bryan Glover
Chief Growth Officer & CTO, Honeywell
Dave Parrillo
Vice President of Research & Development (R&D), Dow’s Packaging & Specialty Plastics and Hydrocarbons
Denis Voloder
Vice President, Transformation of Industry EAD ME, Siemens Energy
Elise H Nowee
President, Shell Catalysts & Technologies
Fayez Al-Anazi
President, Saudi Chevron Phillips (S-Chem)
Joseph Smith
AIChE President-Elect, Missouri S&T University
Khalid Al-Harthi
President & CEO, Saudi Aramco Jubail Refinery Company (SASREF)
Dr. Khalid Al-Qahtani
Senior Vice President, Engineering Services, Aramco
Kirk R. Wilson
President, Flow Control Division, Flowserve Abahsain
Leon de Bruyn
President and CEO, Lummus Technology
Mohammad A. Al Hatlani
President and CEO, SATORP
Saad H. Binmatlig
President & CEO, Yanbu Aramco Sinopec Refinery Co. (YASREF)
Samer Abdulaziz Al-Hokail
President and CEO, Saudi Aramco Base Oil Company - Luberef
Sultan Albigishi
Acting Chief Executive Officer, ADNOC Refining
Quentin Debuisschert
Chief Executive Officer, Axens
Amer Saleem
Advisor SCP JCP, Saudi Chevron Phillips (S-Chem)
Dr. Anas F. Alkhani
Engineering Specialist, New Energies Engineering Division, Aramco
Dr. Anissa Sedjerari
R&D Portfolio Manager, KAUST Catalysis Center
Ashish Abhinit
Sr. Process Engineer Manager, The Dow Chemical Company
Dr. Basim Abussaud
Faculty, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM)
Dr. Belma Demirel
BP p.l.c
Claudia Janse van Rensburg
Regional Marketing Manager, FCC, EMEA, W.R. Grace & Co
Dr. Debalina Sengupta
Program Director, Coastal Resilience, Texas Sea Grant, Texas A & M University
Fadi Mhaini
Vice President & Managing Director, MENA, Lummus Technology
Faisal Ahmad Raza
Technical Expert - Process, SLB Saudi Arabia
Fawaz Sahan
Senior Engineering Consultant, IIoT Leader and Chairman of Instrumentation Standards, Aramco
Dr. Gopal Juttu
Engineering Consultant, P&CSD, Aramco
Gyorgy Szekely
Assistant Professor in Chemical Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)
Haitham Saleh Al-Nazha
Director Process Engineering & Quality Management , Maaden Phosphate Co
Hamzah Issmail Aljumiah
Senior Manager Process Engineering, SABIC ARRAZI
Haroun Al Sadah
Lead Process Engineer, Saudi Aramco Jubail Refinery Company (SASREF)
Hashem Al-Hashem
Leader, GAS & ARRAZI Project, SABIC
Dr. Hayat Abdulla Yusuf
Assistant Professor and PCAP Program Coordinator, University of Bahrain
Joseph Ibrahim
Managing Director, Axens
Justin Canna
Engineering Specialist, Program Development, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
Kelsey Kettelhut
Associate Director, Program Development, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
Kelepile E. Meleloe
Process Engineer, GME Operations Engineering Solutions Department, Aramco
Madi M. Asiri
Process Engineering Sr. Superintendent, SATORP
Dr. Mohamed Bin Shams
Chair and Associate Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Bahrain
Mohammad Mozahar Hossain
Professor, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM)
Mohammed Benchekchou
Director, Shell Catalysts & Technologies
Dr. Nasiru M. Tukur
Engineering Consultant, P&CSD, Aramco
Dr. Nasser Al-Harbi
Sr. Manager, External Collaborations, SABIC
Nihar Gulwadi
Regional Head - MENA, Ingenero Inc
Dr. Ranjit Kulkarni
Global Director – Business Development, Honeywell UOP
Dr. Richard Charlesworth
Executive Director, S&P Global Commodity Insights
Dr. Rohit Patwardhan
Sr. Engineering Consultant, P&CSD, Aramco
Saifuddin Sheikh
Sr. Director – Solution Consulting, AspenTech
Sandeep Goel
Director, Commercial Onshore, MCDERMOTT
Dr. Steve Hall
Independent Industry Consultant
Thabet Abdullah AlGahtani
Sr. Manager, MFG Efficiency, Center of Excellence, SABIC
Tim McMinn
Vice President Process Engineering & Products, ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company (EMTEC)
Dr. S M Zakir Hossain
Associate Professor, Department Of Chemical Engr., University of Bahrain
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