The Tenth Arab Energy Conference

SPRCEPDI 2026

Under the patronage of the Ministry of Energy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the General Secretariat of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) is organizing the Third Edition of the Symposium on “Pathways to Reduce Carbon Emissions in the Petroleum Downstream Industries (SPRCEPDI 2026)”, to be held on 14–15 October 2026 in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on the sidelines of the 25th World Energy Congress of the World Energy Council, Taking place at the Riyadh Front Exhibition & Conference Center.

H.E. Eng. Khalid Al-Otaibi

SECRETARY GENERAL
OPEC
H.E. Eng. Jassim Alshirawi

Secretary General, International Energy Forum (IEF)
H.E. Dr. Philip Mshelbila

Secretary General, Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF)
GECF
Eng. Fahad Mohammed Alajlan

President, King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC)
KAPSARC
H.E. Eng. Matar Aldhafeeri

Secretary General, Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA)
GPCA
Dr. Ahmed Al Abri

Chief Executive Officer (ASRY)
ASRY
H.E. Dr. Ashraf Abdel Aziz

Secretary General, Arab Union for Sustainable Development and Environment
H.E. Eng. Khalid Mohammed Hamad Almehaid

Deputy Minister for Sustainability and Climate Change Ministry of Energy
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
H.E.Mr. Jarad Daniels

CEO of the Global CCS Institute
Eng. Imaad Makky

OAPEC
Dr. Yasser Baghdadi

OAPEC
Dr. Mohammad Abu Zahra
Eng. Anis Aboulnaga
Dr. Walid Matar
Eng. Salem Alajmi
Mr. Waseem Rasheed
Mr. Anil Singla
Mr. Igor Kostromin
Mr. Barinder J. S. Ghai
Dr. Reza Barati
Dr. Amira Labib
Mr. Salah Mahdy
Dr. Daad Mohamed Fouad
Sh. Moudhi Al Sabah
Dr. Hazem Said
Dr. Mohamed Eid Alserihi
Dr. Evar Umeozor
Dr. Dmitrii Gordeev
Eng. Othman Al-Zahrani
Eng. Jassim Al Shammari
Eng. Othman M. Al-Ghamdi
Dr. Naser Odeh
Ms. Widad Berriche