7-9 SEPTEMBER 2026 | EXHIBITION WORLD BAHRAIN

Meet the Advisory Board

Our esteemed advisors include senior leaders from some of the strongest organisations in the sector, including ​​​Aramco, BapcoEnergies, OQ8, Honeywell UOP, Versalis, MiRO, OMV, Marathon Petroleum, Vitol, Rafineria Gdańska, Kuwait Petroleum Corporation, Egyptian Refining Company, Essar Oil, WoodMac, BCG, and more.

This powerhouse group ensures #WDF26 is built around your priorities: real operator challenges, real investment decisions, and the technologies reshaping downstream. Their guidance keeps the programme sharply aligned with where the industry is heading next.

Strategic Committee

Abdullah Mohammed Alayyar

Abdullah Mohammed Alayyar

DMD Sustainability, KPC

Abdulrahman Al Maslukhi

Abdulrahman Al Maslukhi

Director, Strategy & Corporate Development, Aramco

Achraf El Ouali

Achraf El Ouali

Associate Director, Boston Consulting Group

Alan Gelder

Alan Gelder

Vice President of Refining & Research, Wood Mackenzie

Andang Pungkase

Andang Pungkase

Head of ESG and Sustainability, Chandra Asri Group

Andreas Krobjilowski

Andreas Krobjilowski

Managing Director, MiRO GmbH & Co. KG

Derek Becht

Derek Becht

Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer, Entara

Dipankar Das

Dipankar Das

Group Vice President & Head of Digital & IT, Marathon Petroleum

Grzegorz Orzeszko 

Grzegorz Orzeszko 

Board Member, Rafineria Gdańska  

Ignazio Arces

Ignazio Arces

Head of Operations, Versalis

James Fox

James Fox

Sales Director - MENA, KBC

Jeffrey van Geloof

Jeffrey van Geloof

Head of Refining, VPR

Marcos Matijasevich

Marcos Matijasevich

Head of Low Carbon Transition, EET Fuels

Mr. Ali A.Karim Alansari

Mr. Ali A.Karim Alansari

SVP – Utilities & Offsites and Acting BMP Start Up Manager, BapcoEnergies

Mr. Sayed Mahmood Al Matooq

Mr. Sayed Mahmood Al Matooq

Acting EVP – Technical Services & Engineering, BapcoEnergies

Ms. Walaa Mohamed Al-Malki

Ms. Walaa Mohamed Al-Malki

Chief of Oil Policies, Ministry of Oil and Environment

Richard A Loew

Richard A Loew

Managing Director – EMEA Market Leader, Pyxis Advisory

Roberto Grillo

Roberto Grillo

Direttore Refining, Kuwait Petroleum Italia S.p.A.

Roberto Rodrigo Alonso

Roberto Rodrigo Alonso

Principal Project Leader Oil & Gas & Digital Expert BCG

Saad Binmatlig

Saad Binmatlig

PC & CEO - Yanbu Aramco Sinopec Refining Company (YASREF) Ltd

Sebastián Passadore

Sebastián Passadore

Executive Adviser - Planning & Performance Management (Refining & Petchem), Aramco

Technical Committee

Adrian Blanck

Adrian Blanck

Senior Vice President, Transformation and Business Excellence, OQ8

Daniel De Castro

Daniel De Castro

Manager Technology Outlook & Strategy - Technology Strategy & Planning Department, Aramco

Daniel Reime

Daniel Reime

Director, Aramco Digital

Hossam Elsaadany

Hossam Elsaadany

Head of Procurement and Contracts, Egyptian Refining Company

Kelvin Halliwell

Kelvin Halliwell

Global General Manager, Petrogenium

Leon Melli

Leon Melli

Sales Director, Honeywell UOP

Mr. Ali Mohamed Jaffar

Mr. Ali Mohamed Jaffar

VP Technical Services Bapco Energies

Ms. Fatema Husain

Ms. Fatema Husain

Acting Manager, Project Development Bapco Energies

Nayef M. Alharbi (MPD)

Nayef M. Alharbi (MPD)

Deputy General Manager of Corporate Planning Yanbu Aramco Sinopec Refining Company (Yasref)

Nitin Kumar Satankar

Nitin Kumar Satankar

General Manager Reliance Jio

Sami Alshuwair

Sami Alshuwair

ICT Principal Enterprise Architect Aramco

Sandor Kovacs

Sandor Kovacs

Operational Excellence Lead - Production ORYX GTL

Shalan Al-Zahrani

Shalan Al-Zahrani

GM, Technical, Projects & Sustainability Saudi Chevron Philips Co.

When & Where

Getting there

Exhibition World Bahrain

Block 1062, Road 6204, Sakhir, Bahrain

🗺️ How to get there

Mon 7 September

  • 13:00 Registration Opens

  • 14:00 Workshops

  • 17:30 – 19:30 Welcome Networking Reception

Tue 8 September

  • 8:00 Registration & Coffee
  • 9:00 – 18:00 Conference
  • 🔒18:00 – 20:30 Gala Dinner – Invite Only 

Wed 9 September

  • 🔒08:20 VIP Breakfast – Invite Only
  • 08:40 Welcome Coffee
  • 09:40 Conference