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10th Edition | 24-26 September | Kempinski Hotel Muscat, Oman

A NEW ERA FOR THE AGRI-NUTRIENTS INDUSTRY

PLATINUM GOLD SILVER BRONZE ASSOCIATE

With the industry now engaging in consolidation, the fertilizers sector is gearing up for a transformative, higher value-added future. To ensure its sustainable growth, GCC fertilizer producers must innovate new products and business models. Diversifying their portfolios by developing enhanced quality products and capitalizing on opportunities that arise in key emerging markets will be crucial.

Held under the theme ‘Transformation: A New Era for the Agri-nutrients Industry’, the 10th GPCA Fertilizer Convention will be held on 24-26 September 2019 at Kempinski Hotel Muscat, Oman.

www.gpcafertilizers.com | sales@gpca.org.ae | +971 4 451 0666 ext. 122 or 103

The convention aims to discuss and debate subjects of great industry significance such as, disruptive technologies, digitalization, integration, future opportunities in agri-nutrients and many more which are aimed at supporting collaboration along the value chain and fostering food security. The 10th edition of this prestigious event will focus on driving value through innovation to create strong growth for the agri-nutrients industry. Workshops focused on human capital and technical sessions on environmental stewardship, ammonia methanol co-production, green ammonia and supply chain challenges will provide further opportunities to learn about best practices from the region and globally at this important industry platform.

Key speakers include:

Dr. Abdulrahman Jawahery

President, GPIC and Vice Chairman, GPCA

Dr. Ismahane Elouafi

Director General, ICBA

Khaled Mohammed Al-Aboodi

MD, SALIC

John Baffes

Senior Economist, World Bank

(Development Prospects Group)

Nasser Alkhalaf

MD, Agrico

Samir Al-Abdrabbuh

EVP – Agri-Nutrients, SABIC and Vice

Chairman, Fertilizers Committee, GPCA

Who should attend?

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• Middle and senior level executives from companies involved in fertilizer production in the GCC region and countries in the vicinity such as Jordan, Iran, India, Pakistan, Egypt, Morocco, etc.

• Retailers, traders and distributors

• Farmers associations and cooperatives

• Blenders

• Consultants

• Technology providers

• Research institutes

• Regional regulators

• NGOs

• Ports and logistics service providers

Join us for the 10th GPCA Fertilizer ConventionThe GPCA Fertilizer Convention is the premier platform for the fertilizer value chain to come together to share best practices, learn about the latest trends in fertilizer trade and technological advancements from a world-class speaker line-up and enjoy unrivalled networking opportunities with regional and global leaders.

Each year industry experts, thought leaders and high level officials from the GCC and beyond come together to connect, expand their

Strategies for new growth

Key topics

Food security

Technology trends and disruptions

Market trends in the fertilizer industry

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knowledge and share insight into the latest trends driving growth in the fertilizer market.

Delegates will have the exclusive opportunity to hear from CEOs and C-level executives of some of the region’s most successful fertilizer companies, as well as market leaders, government officials and experts from leading international organizations.

Producing enhanced quality fertilizers

What do people say about the GPCA Fertilizer Convention?

“I am extremely pleased that GPCA has selected Muscat to host this event focusing on the challenges facing the fertilizer industry and the need for us to collaborate and network, work harder on research and technologies, and exchange best practices and ideas for the good of this planet.”

H.E. Eng. Salim Al-AufiUndersecretary, Ministry of Oil and Gas, Oman

I would like to extend my gratitude to GPCA for organizing the 8th GPCA Fertilizer Convention. The fertilizer industry is a very important part of the GCC chemical industry, and this is a significant portion of what GPCA does.

H.E. Shaikh Mohamed bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al-KhalifaMinister of Oil, Bahrain

“I very much enjoyed participating in the 8th GPCA Fertilizer Convention, and would like to congratulate GPCA for delivering another world class event.”

Khalid Al-MudaiferFormer President and CEO, Ma’aden

“The GPCA Fertilizer Convention is the go to place to meet with producers in the Gulf region but increasingly there is more and more international presence at the conference which is fantastic. The quality of the program this year looks extremely diverse and the focus on innovation is both timely and very welcome.”

Charlotte HebebrandDirector General, IFA

2019 speakers

2018 attendees include:

• A.T. Kearney Middle East LLC• Abu Qir Fertilizers Co• ADNOC Fertilizers• Advanced Logistics Group• AFA• AGLUKON Spezialdunger GmbH

& Co. KG• Agriculture and Fisheries• Agrifert Liven International Pte.

Ltd• Agrisoil • Al Roya• Arab Potash• Arabia CSR Network• Argus Media Limited• Arrmaz• Association of Omani Farmers• Bagtech• Bahrain Polytechnic• Borouge• Casale SA• CNBC Oman• College of Agricultural and Marine

Sciences• College of Economic and Political

Science• College of North Atlantic Qatar• Compagnie Indo Francaise De

Commerce Pvt. Ltd.

• Corporate Value Associates• Customer Value Management GmbH• Dhofar University • Duqm Refinery and Petrochemical

Industries Company LLC• Estidamah Center at SABIC• EuroChem Group, North America• EuroChem Trading GmbH• Eurotecnica Contractors and Engineers

SpA• FERTIAL SPA• GPIC• H20 Biofouling Solutions B.V• Haldor Topsoe International A/S• IFFCO• IHS• Independent Consultant• Indian Potash Limited• International Fertilizer Association• KAU• KAUST• KBR• KFUPM• Kisan International Trading FZE• Koch Fertilizer International• KSU• Lakshmi Venkateswara and Co• Ma’aden

• Maaden Phosphate Co. (MPC)• Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries• Ministry of Oil and Gas, Oman• Ministry of Tourism• Muntajat• Muscat Daily • Neelam Aqua and Speciality Chem • Nexant • NIIK (R&D Institute of Urea)• OCP Group• Oman Daily Newspaper• Oman Food Investment Holding

Company• Oman News Agency - Ministry of

Information• Oman Oil Company• Oman TV• OMIFCO• Petrochemical Industries Company• Phoenix Vision Consultant Group• Port of Duqm• PT Pupuk Indonesia• QAFCO• Qatar Petroleum • Ravensdown• RawTrade International FZE• SABIC• SAFCO/SABIC

• SAIPEM• Salalah College of Technology• Salalah Methanol Company LLC• Schoeller-Bleckmann Nitec GmbH• Sohar Sulphur Fertilizers• SouthStar• Stamicarbon• State Audit Institute• Sultan Qaboos University• Sur College of Applied Science• Takamul Investment Company• The Fertiliser Association of India• The National Initiative for Agricultural

and Development • thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions AG• thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions Qatar

WLL• thyssenkrupp Middle East and Africa • Toyo Engineering Corporation• Trammo SARL• University of Bahrain• WAF• World Bank (Development Prospects

Group)• YARA Switzerland

• Dr. Abdulrahman Jawahery President, GPIC and Vice Chairman, GPCA

• Samir Al-Abdrabbuh EVP – Agri-Nutrients, SABIC and Vice Chairman, Fertilizers Committee, GPCA

• John Baffes Senior Economist, World Bank (Development Prospects Group)

• Dr. Ismahane Elouafi Director General, ICBA

• Dr. Johannes Franz Process Engineer, Innovation and Sustainability Fertilizer and Methanol, ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions AG

• Oliver Hatfield VP, Business Development, Argus Media

• Nasser Alkhalaf MD, Agrico

• Prof. Marianne Roux Co-Founder, Roux Global Transformation

• Khaled Mohammed Al-Aboodi MD, SALIC

• Moid Mohammed Associate Partner, McKinsey & Company

• Thomas Heinrich Senior Consultant, Energy and Chemicals Advisory, Nexant

• Abdulelah Al-Ghanem Senior Specialist, Organizational Effectiveness, Ma’aden

• Rana Al-Babtain Manager CoE, Ma’aden

• Rene Thumbran Director, Leadership Development and Organizational Effectiveness, Ma’aden

• Tim Lyng Sønderby Licensing Manager, Haldor Topsoe

• Dr. Volkmar Pflug VP, Energy Consulting, Siemens AG

• Imthiyas Mohammed Karamal Supply Chain Manager, Muntajat

ProgramDay 0: Tuesday, 24 September 2019

08:00 – 09:00 Registration and welcome coffee

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Workshop: Human capital – Making the workforce ready for the future

09:00 – 09:10 Opening and welcome remarksRene Thumbran, Director, Leadership Development and Organizational Effectiveness, Ma’aden

09:10 – 10:00 New world of HR and what it means for HRProf. Marianne Roux, Co-Founder, Roux Global Transformation

Adaptive HR

10:00 – 10:20 How to transform HRProf. Marianne Roux, Co-Founder, Roux Global Transformation

10:20 – 10:40 Ma’aden case studyAbdulelah Al-Ghanem, Senior Specialist, Organizational Effectiveness, Ma’aden

10:40 – 11:00 Panel discussion and Q&A

11:00 – 11:30 Networking break

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Diversity and inclusion

11:30 – 11:50 The latest thinking in D&I and how it can be applied in the GulfProf. Marianne Roux, Co-Founder, Roux Global Transformation

11:50 – 12:10 Ma’aden D&I strategy case studyRana Al-Babtain, Manager CoE, Ma’aden

12:10 – 12:20 Panel discussion and Q&A

12:20 – 12:30 Wrap up and closureRene Thumbran, Director, Leadership Development and Organizational Effectiveness, Ma’aden

12:30 – 13:30 Networking lunch

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Technical workshops

13:30 – 13:50 Environmental stewardship

13:50 – 14:10 Ammonia – methanol co-production – environmental benefitsTim Lyng Sønderby, Licensing Manager, Haldor Topsoe

14:10 – 14:30 Green ammonia production via water hydrolysis and implications on the fertilizer industry Dr. Volkmar Pflug, VP, Energy Economic, Siemens AG

14:30 – 14:50 Supply chain challenges in the agri-nutrients industryImthiyas Mohammed Karamal, Supply Chain Manager, Muntajat

14:50 – 15:10 Panel discussion and Q&A

Day 1: Wednesday, 25 September 2019

08:00 – 09:00 Registration and welcome coffee

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09:00 – 09:10 Opening remarksDr. Abdulrahman Jawahery, President, GPIC and Vice Chairman, GPCA

09:10 – 09:30 Inaugural address: The future of food security in GCC

Session 1: Strategies for new growth

09:30 – 09:50 Keynote address: Creating value through innovation and horizontal integration in the agri-nutrient industrySamir Al-Abdrabbuh, EVP – Agri-Nutrients, SABIC and Vice Chairman, Fertilizers Committee, GPCA

09:50 – 10:10 Becoming a differentiated solution provider in the agri-nutrient industry

10:10 – 10:30 Panel discussion and Q&A

10:30 – 11:00 Networking break

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Session 2: Food security

11:00 – 11:20 The role of GCC in strengthening global food securityDr. Ismahane Elouafi, Director General, ICBA

11:20 – 11:40 Ensuring long term food security in the GCCKhaled Mohammed Al-Aboodi, MD, SALIC

11:40 – 12:00 Panel discussion and Q&A

12:00 – 13:30 Networking lunch

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Session 3: Technology trends and disruptions

13:30 – 13:50 Optimization of fertilizer plants by digitalization and automation Dr. Johannes Franz, Process Engineer, Innovation and Sustainability Fertilizer and Methanol, ThyssenKrupp Industrial Solutions AG

13:50 – 14:10 Predictive agronomic model to generate precise crop pricesMoid Mohammed, Associate Partner, McKinsey & Company

14:10 – 14:30 Using big data and data analytics for improved applications of fertilizers in farms

14:30 – 14:50 Technological disruptions and the impact on the agri-nutrient industry

14:50 – 15:10 Panel discussion and Q&A

15:10 – 15:30 Networking break

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19:00 – 21:00 Gala dinner

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Day 2: Thursday, 26 September 2019

08:00 – 09:00 Registration and welcome coffee

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09:00 – 09:20 Keynote address: Prospects and interaction of energy, fertilizer and agricultural marketsJohn Baffes, Senior Economist, World Bank (Development Prospects Group)

Session 4: Market trends in the fertilizer industry

09:20 – 09:40 Highlighting the supply and demand trends to balance the link between fertilizer and crop prices

09:40 – 10:00 Mapping fertilizer trends in major import markets Thomas Heinrich, Senior Consultant, Energy and Chemicals Advisory, Nexant

10:00 – 10:20 Mapping fertilizer trends in major producing regionsOliver Hatfield, VP, Business Development, Argus Media

10:20 – 10:40 Panel discussion and Q&A

10:40 – 11:10 Networking break

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Session 5: Producing enhanced quality fertilizers

11:10 – 11:30 Developing improved fertilizer application methods to increase productivity and crop yieldsGrace Chilande, Fertilizer Market Specialist, IFDC

11:30 – 11:50 Ensuring sustainable agriculture in hot climateNasser Alkhalaf, MD, Agrico

11:50 – 12:10 Panel discussion and Q&A

12:10 – 12:25 Closing remarksDr. Abdulwahab Al-Sadoun, Secretary General, GPCA

12:25 – 13:55 Networking lunch

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*Please note the speakers and topics were confirmed at the time of publishing; however, circumstances beyond the control of the organizers may necessitate substitutions, alterations or cancellations of the speakers and/or topic.

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Conference venue – Kempinski Hotel Muscat, Oman

Make amazing memories at the Kempinski Hotel Muscat; experience the unbeatable mix of local traditions and world-class European luxury. Located in the beautiful and modern community of Al Mouj, Muscat, close to exciting retail and dining facilities, marina, stunning coastline and conveniently located 20 minutes from Muscat International Airport, the 5-star hotel is an unparalleled luxury destination in the capital of Oman.

Why sponsor

To find out more about the sponsorship and exhibition opportunities at GPCA events, please contact:

Fiza KhanEmail: Fiza@gpca.org.ae, tel no: +971 4 451 0666 ext. 122

Package Members Non-members

Single space $4,000 $5,500

Double space $7,000 $8,500

Exhibition space:

Our single exhibition package includes:

• 3x2sqm exhibition stand space• Logo branding visibility• Invitation to all social programs• Complimentary half page advert in delegate book• Complimentary registration for one delegate and two exhibitor passes

To upgrade your exhibitor pass to a conference pass, the cost is:

• GPCA member: USD 600• Non-GPCA member: USD 750

Sponsors

Sponsor and position your brand as a key industry player and give your organization maximum exposure to an audience of top decision makers by utilizing a sponsorship package at the 10th GPCA Fertilizer Convention. Choosing to be a sponsor at the GPCA Fertilizer Convention brings you the benefits of supporting a leading industry event with a track record of attracting a high quality professional audience. Sponsorship will reinforce your company's message, raise brand awareness, and help your business stand out from the crowd. It will also provide an exclusive opportunity for

companies to demonstrate real leadership in the region. In addition to gaining access to registered delegates including CEOs, MDs, product managers, head traders, consultants and other senior executives, sponsors enjoy regular advertising to our targeted industry contacts worldwide in our pre-convention promotions.

Contact the GPCA sales team at sales@gpca.org.ae to learn more about the different types of sponsorship packages available. Bespoke packages can be tailored to meet your specific budget and business objectives.

List of sold sponsorship packages

Platinum sponsor

Gold sponsor

Silver sponsor

Bronze

Delegate bags

Lanyard

Corporate gift and branding

Stationery

GPCA Conferences app and mobile charging unit AVAILABLE

Event guide/pocket program AVAILABLE

Branding AVAILABLE

Bespoke packages (on request) AVAILABLE

All sponsors will have a complimentary stand space at the event.

OMIFCO

SABIC

GPIC

MUNTAJAT

QAFCO

SABIC

QAFCO

OMIFCO

REGISTRATION FORMPlease complete this form and send back to registration@gpca.org.ae or contact Salman Khan at Tel : +971 4 451 0666 ext. 103

Registration feeType Early bird rate (valid until 26 July 2019) Standard rate

GPCA members $900 $1,100

Non-GPCA members $1,200 $1,400

Academia $400 $400

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Account Name: Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemical Association

Bank: Mashreq Bank

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IBAN# AE290330000010448470645

SWIFT Code: BOMLAEAD

Address: Riqqa Branch, Deira, P.O. Box 5511, Dubai, UAE

Terms and Conditions

1. Registration can only be confirmed upon receipt of payment or proof of payment.2. Please transfer the full invoice amount. All bank charges are to be borne by the sender.3. For any cancellation, please notify us within 7 days from the receipt of the invoice. Any cancellation made

after 7 days shall not be accepted hence the invoice has to be settled. 4. Any registration cancellation must be notified in writing. Telephone cancellations will not be accepted.5. A delegate who is not able to attend the conference for whatever reason, has the right to nominate another

person to take part in the conference on his/her behalf at no extra cost.

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