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ME-TECH 2026 - Middle East Refining & Petrochemicals Tech Forum

ME-TECH is the GCC’s premier technical conference for the refining and petrochemical industries, connecting energy leaders for almost two decades. The 16th edition in 2026 will host three days of informative sessions, interactive panel discussions, expert seminars, and networking opportunities for industry professionals from the Middle East and beyond. The f…

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38Speakers
24Sponsors
105On the bill · sessions
36Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at ME-TECH, in alphabetical order.
Abdulmajeed Al Sanad
Gas Plant Projects – North & South Gas Increment Development · ARAMCO
Alan Keith Bedell
Director Refining & Petrochemicals MENA · HONEYWELL UOP
Alan Mills
Trainer
Ali AlFaifi
Operation Department Technical Advisor · YASREF
Aramco
Aramco
Colin Chapman
President · Euro Petroleum Consultants
Eid Mejwel
Operational Excellence Division Head (A) · YASREF
Euro Petroleum Consultants
Euro Petroleum Consultants
Ghalib Alafifi
Senior Vice President, Global AI & Digital · BOROUGE INTERNATIONAL
IPCO
IPCO
KBC (A Yokogawa Company)
KBC (A Yokogawa Company)
Khaled H. Qahtani
Director Downstream Digital Solutions · ARAMCO
Khalid Ghazal
Technical Staff Process Engineer (Sulfur & Amine Specialist) · SAMREF
Majed Almutairi
Manager Mega-Projects · ARAMCO
Majed Inad Al Mutairi
Lead Engineer · SAUDI ARAMCO
Mikhail Khvastunkov
Engineering Specialist · ARAMCO
Mohammed Al-Washahi
Head of Energy & Power · OQ
Norm Gilsdorf
Chief Executive Officer · PLANT.DIGITAL
Omar Lara Castro
Lead Engineer Technology & Digitalization · ARAMCO
Richard Charlesworth
Executive Director · S&P GLOBAL
SABIC
SABIC
Samir Al-Jishi
General Manger, Corporate Finance · SIPCHEM
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
WOODPlatinum
KBC (A Yokogawa Company)Gold
PLANT.DIGITALGold
IPCOSilver
MASTERMELTSilver
SHELL CATALYSTS & TECHNOLOGIESSilver
ALFA LAVALBronze
BASFBronze
BECHTBronze
HAVERLY SYSTEMSBronze
HONEYWELL UOPBronze
LUMMUS TECHNOLOGYBronze
SCHRÖDINGERBronze
Spector.aiBronze
S&P GLOBAL COMMODITY INSIGHTSBronze
UNICAT CATALYST TECHNOLOGIESBronze
WIKABronze
AVANTIUM
BERTHOLD
CRYSTAPHASE
INDUSTRIAL SERVICE SOLUTIONS
IST PLATFORM
REZEL CATALYSTS CORPORATION
ZEECO
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Agenda

Selected from 105 sessions on the bill.
  • 08:30

    Morning Seminar hosted by Wood

    Driving excellence in Downstream: What are the critical decisions transforming the Middle East? As downstream operators across the Middle East push toward higher efficiency, lower …

  • 08:30

    Morning Seminar hosted by Wood: Driving excellence in Downstream – What are the critical decisions transforming the Middle East?

    As downstream operators across the Middle East push toward higher efficiency, lower emissions, and greater digital maturity, the quality of decision-making has never mattered more.…

  • 08:30

    SESSION THREE - AI-Driven Innovation in Petrochemicals & Asset Reliability

  • 09:15

    DIGITALISATION & AI PANEL - Unlocking the Full Potential of Today’s Assets

  • 09:15

    DIGITALISATION & AI PANEL – Unlocking the Full Potential of Today’s Assets

  • 09:30

    SESSION SIX - Project Planning, Operational Excellence, Energy Efficiency & Environmental Performance

    Including producer paper from ARAMCO.

  • 10:30

    WELCOME ADDRESS

    Empowering the Future of the Downstream Energy Sector in the Middle East

  • 10:30

    WELCOME ADDRESS: Empowering the Future of the Downstream Energy Sector in the Middle East

  • 10:45

    SESSION FOUR - Process Technology Innovation for Chemicals Growth

    Including producer paper from SABIC and ARAMCO.

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 36 companies show up, and 7 bet on three roles at once?

36 companies. seven are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
7All threespeak · spons · exh
17Sponsoringsponsor only
12Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Wood·IPCO·KBC (A Yokogawa Company)·HONEYWELL UOP·PLANT.DIGITAL·Shell Catalysts & Technologies·S&P Global Commodity Insights

Speakers by seniority

24% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite13%
  • VP-level411%
  • Director / Head of411%
  • Manager / Lead821%
  • Engineer · IC411%
  • Research / Science13%
  • Advisor / Investor13%
  • Other roles1539%

Of 38 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01Aramco7V
  2. 02WoodSp·P3V
  3. 03IPCOSp·S2V
  4. 04KBC (A Yokogawa Company)Sp·G2V
  5. 05YASREF5V
  6. 06HONEYWELL UOPSp·B1V
  7. 07PLANT.DIGITALSp·G1V
  8. 08Shell Catalysts & TechnologiesSp·S1V
  9. 09S&P Global Commodity InsightsSp·B1V
  10. 10ALFA LAVALSp·B
  11. 11AVANTIUMSp
  12. 12BASFSp·B
  13. 13BECHTSp·B
  14. 14BERTHOLDSp
Sponsors by tier
platinum1
4% of 24
gold2
8% of 24
silver3
13% of 24
bronze11
46% of 24
unspecified7
29% of 24
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