25–26 March, Bahrain
Gulf Safety Forum 2019
Promoting Safe Operations in Industry 25–26 March, Bahrain
27–28 March, Bahrain
OPEX MENA 2019
Operational Excellence in Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals 27–28 March, Bahrain
The Gulf Safety Forum & OPEX MENA 2019
The Gulf Safety Forum 2019 and OPEX MENA 2019 – Operational Excellence in Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals took place from 25–28 March in Bahrain.
The Gulf Safety Forum 2019 brought together key decision-makers from end user organisations, technology developers and service and equipment providers to encourage a better understanding of how the right corporate culture, best practices and latest technologies and innovations can lead to increased safety performance. Examples of the cross industry learning and transfer of technologies and methods beyond industry boundaries were shown and discussed during the event.
The sixth edition of OPEX MENA 2019 gathered major operators from the region to share case studies that outline their challenges, successes and key learnings. Delegates heard from industry leaders, solutions providers and key consultants on the newest tools and techniques that will drive us to even greater levels of operational excellence improvements, allowing companies to innovate in the areas of ‘people’, ‘process’, ‘assets’ and ‘technology’. Latest trends including Cyber Security, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Virtual Reality (VR), Digitalisation, Visualisation, Big Data and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) discussed at the event.
SPONSORS & EXHIBITORS
4Days
60+Companies
75%Operators
40+Speakers
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Key Topics:
- Health and Safety - Contribution to the Bottom Line
- Regulatory Framework in the GCC – The Future Outlook
- Process Safety & Functional Safety – Latest Thinking
- Managing Mature Assets Safely
- Frontiers in Plant Safety – Novel and Distinctive Approaches
- Latest Techniques in Risk Management
- Safety Management in Construction Projects and Turnarounds
- Workforce Involvement & Competence, Safety Measurement/Metrics
- Human Factors, Safety Culture, Leadership Safety Coaching, Behavior based Approaches to Safety
- Is Industry Truly Learning / Creating Effective Learning Environments?
- Managing Occupational Health and Hygiene
- Addressing Off-the-Job Safety
- Crisis Management, Emergency Preparedness, Incident & Accident Investigation
GULF SAFETY FORUM 2019 ADVISORY COMMITTEE
VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE:
Faihan M. Al-Faihani
Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Strategies & International Relations
NOGA
Hasan Al-Fardan
Head - Promotion & Conferences, Strategies and International Relations
NOGA
Ismail Mohamed Hussain
Superintendent - Safety & Occupational Hygiene
BAPCO
Mohamed Khalil Saeed
Director of Safety
ALUMINIUM BAHRAIN (ALBA)
Yasser Abdulrahim Alabbasi
General Manager Manufacturing
GPIC
Marcus Griffin
HSE Excellence Advisor
SAUDI ARAMCO
Mohammad Safar Abbas
Team Leader – HSSE
KGOC
Alan Izzard
Managing Partner
PROCYON GROUP
Mustafa Dafalla
Senior Project Manager
DUPONT
Paul Hill
Associate Consultant – HSE
EURO PETROLEUM CONSULTANTS
GSF SAFETY AWARD 2019
Euro Petroleum Consultants is pleased to announce The GSF SAFETY AWARD 2019 winner SAUDI ARAMCO POWER SYSTEMS.
Presented to the company that demonstrates the best overall achievement in HSE over the last two years, the GSF Safety Award will celebrate the company who has found innovative ways of making lasting improvements to the safety and health of their workers, to the environment and to productivity. By sharing their examples and recognising their achievements, the GSF Safety Award hopes to drive change and promote best practice in safety.
Judges will evaluate projects according to criteria such as management involvement, cultural evolution, performance improvement, innovation and stakeholder engagement.
Companies interested in submitting their nominations are invited to download and complete the GSF 2019 Safety Award Application Form and send it to office@europetro-me.com by 21 FEBRUARY 2019
Key Topics:
- Effective Leadership & Management Systems for Organisational Excellence
- Streamline & Improve your Bottom Line via Organisational Transformation
- Operational Excellence through Work System Improvement
- Leveraging Human Capital for Strategic Change
- Process Performance Optimisation
- Digitalisation and the Fourth Industrial Revolution, Big Data, IIOT, AI, VR
- Establishing the link between Operational Excellence and Sustainability
- Environmental Excellence
- Asset Management, Surveillance & Reliability
- Efficient Start-Ups – Operational Readiness
- Energy Management for increased Efficiency and Stability
- Conduct of Operations (COO)/Operational Discipline (OD)
- Improving Turnaround Efficiency
- Pursuing Supply Chain Excellence
OPEX MENA 2019 Advisory Committee
VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE:
Faihan M. Al-Faihani
Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Strategies & International Relations
NOGA
Hasan Al-Fardan
Head - Promotion & Conferences, Strategies and International Relations
NOGA
Hafedh Al-Qassab
BMP Project Director
BAPCO
Yasser Abdulrahim Alabbasi
General Manager Manufacturing
GPIC
Hassan Al-Alawi
Manager Portfolio Management
NOGA HOLDING
Mohamed Ali Al Haddadi
Manager - Corporate Excellence Department
ADNOC REFINING
Waddah S. Ghanem
Senior Director - Sustainability, Operational and Business Excellence
ENOC
Christiaan van der Wouden
Chief Operation Officer
ORPIC
Norm Gilsdorf
President - High Growth Regions Middle East, Russia, Turkey & Central Asia
HONEYWELL
Omar Al Omar
Operational Excellence Manager
S-CHEM
Abdallah A. Husain
Group Leader - PM-P&SCM OE Support
SAUDI ARAMCO
Saeed Al Hajri
Manager Operations
SATORP
Kevin McQuillan
Senior Consultant
SOLOMON ASSOCIATES
Geoff Fennah
Managing Partner
PROCYON GROUP
Stefan Chapman
Vice President
EURO PETROLEUM CONSULTANTS
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Past Conferences
OPEX MENA 2018 – Operational Excellence in Oil, Gas & Petrochemicals Conference took place on 26-27 March in the Crowne Plaza Bahrain Hotel. On 28-29 March in Bahrain, the representatives from diverse industry sectors including oil, gas, petrochemicals, construction and manufacturing gathered at the Gulf Safety Forum to discuss strategies for continuous improvement of safety procedures as well as share successful case studies and roadmaps towards achieving the goal of zero accidents.
The conferences took place under the Patronage of H.E. Shaikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Minister of Oil, with the support of the National Oil & Gas Authority (NOGA) and Bapco as Principal Sponsor.
Testimonials
Great opportunity to set new trends and interact with professionals in the areas of refinery digitalization, big data analytics and risk management
OPEX MENA 2018 has developed a great wide spread knowledge & expertise on various topics with emphasis on OE. Quality speakers presented wisely their organization strategies with the focus on maximising efficiency, successful initiatives and optimising the benefit of digitalisation
OPEX MENA 2018 provides the latest information on Technology Trends, Industry Direction & Successful Implementations which helps in further enhancement of technology implement and OE in the Oil & Gas Industry
Very good mixture of presentations from both suppliers and operating companies. Very good forum to find out the latest developments in this region
This is one of the most comprehensive conferences that I have attended, most of the things I have learned I will initiate upon my return to work
Multiple aspects of safety in one place
