| Pre-Conference : 11 December 2007 |
| 11:00 am |
Registration Opens |
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| 8:00 pm |
Welcome Dinner |
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| Day 1 : 12 December 2007 |
| 9:00-9:10 am |
Official Opening and GPCA Chairman's Address |
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Mohamed H. Al-Mady, Vice Chairman and CEO, Saudi
Basic Industries Corporation, (SABIC), Saudi Arabia |
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| 9:10-9:40 am |
Opening Keynote Presentation: Positioning of the
Middle East, China and India in the Petrochemical
Industry of the Future |
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Mukesh Ambani, Chairman and Managing Director,
Reliance Industies |
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| 9:40-10:00 am |
Successful Strategic Petrochemical Partnerships -
What Will They Look Like? |
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Ray Wilcox, President and CEO,
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company |
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| 10:00-10:20 am |
Morning Coffee/Tea Break |
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| 10:20-10:40 am |
Exploring Downstream Opportunities
Beyond Petrochemicals
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Peter Huntsman, President and Chief Executive Officer,
Huntsman Corporation
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| 10:40-11:00 am |
Talent Management and the Global Challenge of
Attracting, Developing and Retaining Talent in the
Chemical Industry |
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Stephanie A. Burns, Chairman, President and CEO,
Dow Corning Corporation |
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| 11:00-11:45 am |
Panel Discussion |
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Moderator: Lyn Tatum, Group Vice President and Publisher,
Chemical Week
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| 11:45-1:15 pm |
Business Networking |
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| 1:15-2:45 pm |
Luncheon |
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| 2:45-5:45 pm |
Business Networking |
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| 7:00-10:30 pm |
Gala Dinner Safari |
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Day 2 : 13 December 2007 |
| 9:00-9:10 am |
Welcome Address by GPCA Vice Chairman |
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Hamad Al-Terkait, President & CEO, EQUATE |
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| 9:10-9:40 am |
The Importance of Middle East Investment to a
Global Corporate Strategy
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Andrew Liveris, President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman,
The Dow Chemical Company |
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| 9:40-10:00 am |
The Private Sector in the Next Wave of Development in the Middle East |
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Abdulrahman A. Al-Zamil, Director, Al-Zamil Group |
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| 10:00-10:20 am |
Morning Coffee/Tea Break |
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| 10:20-10:40 am |
From Refinery to Polymer: The Case for Integration |
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Steve R. Cornell, Senior Vice President,
Middle East and Asia, Total Petrochemicals |
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| 10:40-11:00 am |
Supply Chain Dynamics: What if...? |
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Volker Trautz, President and CEO, Basell Polyolefins |
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| 11:00-11:45 am |
Panel Discussion |
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Moderator: Robert Westervelt, Editor-in-Chief,
Chemical Week
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| 11:45-11:55 am |
Closing Ceremony |
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| 11:55-1:10 pm |
Business Networking |
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| 1:10-2:30 pm |
Luncheon |
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| 2:30-5:30 pm |
Business Networking |
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