The event offers a rare chance to meet major decision makers in Saudi Arabia’s downstream petrochemical sector, according to the CWC Group.

The key speakers are: Mohammed Ibrahim Al-Suwaiyel, president, KACST; Abdul Aziz bin Mohammed Al-Tuwaijri, president, Saudi Ports Authority; Amr Al-Dabbagh, governor & chairman of the board of directors, SAGIA; Mohamed Al-Mady, vice chairman & CEO, SABIC; Abdulaziz Al-Judaimi, VP Chemicals, Saudi Aramco; Ben Van Beurden, president Chemicals, Royal Dutch Shell James D Mcllvenny, senior vice president, Performance Products and Mega Projects, The Dow Chemicals Company; Azzam Bin Yaser Shalabi, president, NICDP, and James Gallogly, CEO, LyondellBasell.

Organizers described it as a major international event where for the first time, the Ministry of Petroleum, the Ministry of Industry & Commerce and the Ministry of Finance will meet directly with the industry to unite the resources of the Kingdom.