Closing Remarks

Dr. Abdulwahab Al Sadoun

Secretary General, GPCA

Agenda
Key Highlights
Acknowledgements

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Weve heard from leading companies and knowledge creators

diverse approaches and many specific examples on:
What works? Examples of Successful R&I

Proven Tools & Processes to Manage R&I

How to Manage R&I Portfolio
Evolution of Technology in Supporting

of Refining and Petrochemicals

Technology Competitiveness through
Global Partnerships

Strategy Development of R&I

Key takeaways
Recipe for future success GCC petrochemical companies:

Overcome Not-Invented-Here syndrome.

Use well balanced project portfolios and diverse research and innovation sources.

Focus on competitive advantages, not solely based on cheap feed stocks. R&I
is playing a pivotal role here.

Emphasize that there is not ONE success model or ONE best practice.

Connect to many competent knowledge creators and harvest the

knowledge relevant for the business (open innovation).

R&I Summit in summary

Pre-conference CEO
Roundtable March 16
Where should top
management focus
to improve
business impact?
Attended by 23
R&I professionals

Session 1:
Impulse presentation on
general R&I issues
Session 2:
Impulse presentation
on R&I culture
issues - The smell
of the place

R&I Summit in summary

19 Speakers

2 Key note sessions

4 Working sessions

R&I Summit in summary - Delegates

250

208

28%

200

163

Substantial growth in
number
of registered delegates

150

100

50

0
2014

2015

R&I Summit in summary Regional spread

250

200

150

32% growth in number

of delegates from
the region

191
144

100

50

12

13

GCC

Europe

N. America

2014

2015

Asia

R&I Summit in summary Delegates from GCC

100

88

90

80

71

70

57

55

60
50
40
30

15

20
10

Bahrain

KSA

Kuwait

2014

Oman

2015

Qatar

UAE

KSA & UAE continue to

send the largest
number of delegates

Student engagement
27 students and professors:

King Saud University (KSU)

Kuwait University (KU)
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
(KFUPM)
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
(KACST)
King Abdullah University of Science and
Technology (KAUST)
Petroleum Institute (PI)

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GPCA Publications
GPCA released and disseminated a publications on the State of Innovation in
the GCC Chemical Industry during the Summit

Thank you to the contributors

Dr. Joachim von Heimburg
Dr. Trevor Hutly
Dr. Michael Bell
Dr. Mohammed Ansari
Dr. Mabrouk Qudarni
From GPCA Team
Nora Ismagilova
Dima Horani
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Key Highlights
Acknowledgements

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Acknowledgements Speakers

Acknowledgements - Committee Members

Acknowledgements Moderators

Subject Expert , MC and Moderator

Dr. Joachim von Heimburg
Innovation Architect and Executive
Advisor

Dr. Mabrouk Ouederni

QAPCO

Dr. Michael Pell

Borouge

Dr. Medhat Tannous

UOP

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Acknowledgments Sponsors

Acknowledgements GPCA Team

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Agenda

Conclusion
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Thank you

We hope to see you for our 3rd R&I Summit

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