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OPEX MENA 2022
March 29, 2022 - March 31, 2022

Welcome to OPEX MENA 2022
The goal of many companies is to increase the level of reliability, profitability and integration of processes and assets, to optimise costs and to determine priority projects and directions.
OPEX MENA was launched in 2013 and is a high-level and interactive annual forum that helps organisations in the MENA region to share the current thought leadership approaches and advanced methodologies for improving performance through strategies related to operational excellence and safety.
It is now more important than ever to complete the digital transformation of operations in order to adapt to the new conditions.
OPEX MENA 2022 – a unique event where over 80% of attendees are key specialists and executives from oil and gas end-user companies.
OPEX MENA 2022 Key Topics
HSE Management
Digital Innovation

Disruptive technologies
(AI, AR/VR, ML, RPA, IMO)
Management of change

Asset Integrity,
Reliability & Performance
Business Excellence
Human Capital
Management Systems

New Energy
Circular Economy. Green Energy

OE Leadership,
Culture & Discipline
Operational Risk Strategy
Organisation Effectiveness

Performance
Management & Improvement
Process & Asset Development

Sustainability
& Environmental Excellence
Conference Programme
NETWORKING BREAK: TIME FOR VISITING EXHIBITION & 1-2-1 MEETINGS
OPENING REMARKS
Stefan Chapman, Vice President
EURO PETROLEUM CONSULTANTS
WELCOME NOTE
H.E. Mohammed bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, Minister of Oil
MINISTRY OF OIL BAHRAIN
SESSION ONE – NURTURING AND MAINTAINING YOUR GREATEST RESOURCE: PEOPLE
Human Performance (Psychological Safety) – A Critical Aspect of Operational Excellence
Nathaniel Alli, Field Compliance Coordinator II
SAUDI ARAMCO
Experienced-Based Safety Training – Impactful In-Person Training with Long Lasting Memory Impact!
Matthias Krope, Global EHS Consultant
YOUNGWOO IND.
NETWORKING BREAK: TIME FOR VISITING EXHIBITION & 1-2-1 MEETINGS
SESSION TWO – BUSINESS EXCELLENCE, ASSESSING EXCELLENCE
Business Excellence to Prioritize and Align Organisations during Complex Times
Anthony Becerra, Director
dss+
Enhancing Business Process Effectiveness as the Part of Continuous Improvement Journey in Bapco
Ferry Chang, Business Improvement Specialist
BAPCO
Voovio Offerings for Business Excellence
Stuart Douglas, Vice President of Sales MENA
Voovio
Jaime Aguilera, Founder & CEO
Voovio
NETWORKING BREAK: TIME FOR VISITING EXHIBITION & 1-2-1 MEETINGS
SESSION THREE – HSE PANEL DISCUSSION
The panel of the HSE leaders and consultants will discuss the Safety Strategy as a whole and its aspects such as Risk Management, Culture of Psychological Safety, Contractor and Subcontractor Relations, Management of Change and others
Participants include:
Ahmed Abdullah Hasanain, Director, HS & EHSS Performance
SABIC
Ahmed Khalil, HSE Director
BAPCO
Simon Jones, Director – Solutions Consulting
SPHERA
David Bibby, Director
ISN
NETWORKING BREAK: TIME FOR VISITING EXHIBITION & 1-2-1 MEETINGS