Middle East and North Africa Industrial Gas Conference 2017

Under the theme Partnerships: A Route to Success, gasworld’s Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Conference explored key trends and opportunities in corporate partnerships, from sourcing and supply partnerships, to geographical collaborations.

This conference marked gasworld’s decennial year of hosting industrial gas conferences around the globe and explored how partnerships are becoming an increasingly important factor for the industrial gas industry, as markets become global, product ranges expand, and applications develop.

It was held at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel in Dubai.

Speakers

Richard Boocock President - Middle East, India, Egypt & Turkey Air Products

Mike Huggon CEO Gulf Cryo

Matthieu Giard Executive Vice President Africa, Middle East and India Air Liquide

John Raquet CEO gasworld

Adnan El Osman CEO of Buzwair Holding Qatar Buzwair

Ali Aman Assistant General Manager Brothers Gas

Chris Street Calgaz

Laila Benali Financial & Administration Director Maghreb Oxygene

John Gould Independent Consultant

Rob Cockerill Global Managing Editor gasworld

Phil Kornbluth President Kornbluth Helium Consulting

Sultan Alotaibi General Manager Jacko Gas Company

Naji Skaf Partner Heidrick & Struggles

Markus Wiesner Ph.D. Managing Partner Consulting IMENA Heidrick & Struggles

Kareem Afzal Vice President, Business Development PDC Machines

James Barr Business Analyst gasworld

Agenda

Welcome

Registration

Time: 3:00pm

Welcome Reception

Time: 6:00pm

Sponsors: Buzwair, MEGA

MENA Industrial Gas Conference

Registration & Welcome Refreshments

Time: 8:00am

John Raquet gasworld

Welcome & Introduction

Time: 9:00am

Seifi Ghasemi Air Products

Opening Conference Speech

Time: 9:15am

Sourcing/Supply Partnerships
Mike Huggon, Gulf Cryo

James Barr gasworld

Praxair/Linde: Global Impact

Time: 9:45am

John Raquet gasworld

Share vs. Compete

Time: 10:00am

Chris Street Calgaz

Special Gases- Make vs. Buy

Time: 10:30am

Q&A

Time: 11:00am

Coffee Break

Time: 11:15am

Technological/Safety Partnerships
Adnan El Osman, Buzwair Gases

Kareem Afzal PDC Machines

Strategic Partnerships to Advance Innovation in Small Business

Time: 11:45am

Mike Huggon Gulf Cryo

Improving Safety Culture and Limits

Time: 12:15

Rob Cockerill gasworld

Digitization

Time: 12:45

Q&A

Time: 1:15pm

Lunch

Time: 1:30pm

Afternoon Exhibition Time

Time: 2:45pm

Dinner

Pre-Dinner Drinks Reception

Time: 6:30pm

Gala Dinner

Time: 7:30pm

MENA Industrial Gas Conference

Morning Refreshments

Time: 8:30am

Welcome Day 2

Time: 9:00am

Geographical Collaboration
Ali Aman, Brothers Gas

Phil Kornbluth Kornbluth Helium Consulting

Qatar: Helium Supply Update

Time: 9:15am

Laila Benali Maghreb Oxygene

Morocco & North Africa

Time: 9:45am

Matthieu Giard Air Liquide

GCC+- Geographic Partnerships and Development

Time: 10:15am

Q&A

Time: 10:45am

Coffee Break

Time: 11:00am

Other Essential Partnerships
Sultan Alotaibi, Jacko Gases

Naji Skaf Heidrick & Struggles

Markus Wiesner Ph.D. Heidrick & Struggles

Accelerating Performance

Time: 11:30am

John Raquet gasworld

M&A Activity - Correct Route to Success

Time: 12:10

John Gould Independent Consultant

Cross-border Logistics

Time: 12:40

Q&A

Time: 1:10pm

Lunch

Time: 1:25pm

Afternoon Exhibition Time

Time: 2:30pm

Conference Close

Time: 4:00pm

Jumeirah Beach Hotel

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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