Manufacturing & Industrialisation Strategic Conference

The 2024 Manufacturing and Industrialisation Strategic Conference will provide key insights on the role of manufacturing in building economies of scale and scope, the interdependencies between the manufacturing and energy sector, and the digital enablers accelerating growth for industrial readiness.

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Manufacturing and Industrialisation Strategic Conference Overview

The dawn of the technological era has redefined manufacturing, bringing with it a new meaning to how we design, produce and distribute goods and materials. As the geopolitical landscape evolves and climate concerns reshape industrial policies, manufacturers are challenged to remain resilient and deliver greater transparency across their value chains.

Manufacturing & Industrialisation Strategic Conference at ADIPEC 2023 convened global industry leaders from public and private sectors to share insights on the role of manufacturing in building economies of scale and scope and the digital enablers accelerating growth for industrial readiness.

ADIPEC 2023 MANUFACTURING AND INDUSTRIALISATION STRATEGIC CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

His Excellency
Omar Ahmed Suwaina Al Suwaidi

Undersecretary

Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT)

His Excellency
Ahmed Jasim Al Zaabi

Chairman

Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED)

His Excellency
Rashed Abdulkarim Al Blooshi

Undersecretary

Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED)

Her Excellency
Raja Al Mazrouei

CEO

Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI)

His Excellency
Abdulla Al Shamsi

Assistant Undersecretary For Industrial Growth

Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT)

Her Excellency
Dr. Farah Ali Al Zarooni

Assistant Undersecretary for the Standards and Regulations Sector

Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT)

His Excellency
Saud Abu Al Shawareb

EVP

Dubai Industrial City

Hatem Dowidar

Group CEO

Ahmed Mohamed Al Naqbi

CEO

Emirates Development Bank (EDB)

Mashal Saoud Al-Kindi

Acting CEO

TA'ZIZ

Dr. Saleh AlHashmi

Director, Group Commercial & ICV

ADNOC

Tariq Al Hashmi

Director of Technology Adoption and Development

Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT)

Helmut von Struve

CEO

Siemens Middle East

Yousif Bin Saeed Al Lootah

CEO

Lootah Biofuels

Amer Kakish

CEO

Ittihad International Investment

Dr. Cori Stewart

CEO

Advanced Robotics for Manufacturing Hub

Abdullah Jarwan

CEO

CNTXT

Fahmi Al Shawwa

CEO

IMMENSA

Dr. Palat Menon

Founder and CEO

AstraGene

Sverre Brandsberg-Dahl

CTO

Microsoft Energy Engineering

Kemal Koeksal

CTO EMEA

C3 ai

Vladimir Arshinov

Group CTO

Emirates Steel Arkan

Rich Morin

COO

Celeros Flow Technology

Koji Nakaoka

SVP

Yokogawa Electric Corporation

Manish Pant

EVP International Operations

Schneider Electric

Rashesh Mody

EVP Business Strategy & Realisation

AVEVA

Thierry Conti

President, Surface Technologies

TechnipFMC

Mathias Schinzel

President, MEA

Emerson

Benjamin Beberness

VP, Industry Business Unit General Manager

AspenTech

Abhay Bhargava

VP & Regional Leader Energy & Environment

Frost & Sullivan

Richard Dean

Presenter

Business Breakfast

Mustafa Alrawi

Acting Managing Director

CNN Business Arabic

Dr.-Ing. Wilderich Heising

Partner and Associate Director
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

BCG

David Sayah

Managing Director and Partner

BCG

Ibraheem Al Zaabi

SVP

ADNOC Technical Academy

Sebastien Grau

Global Industry VP for Process Industries

Rockwell Automation

Hala Gorani

Anchor & Correspondent

Dr. Carole Nakhle

CEO

Crystol Energy

Eithne Treanor

Founder & CEO

ETreanor Media

Haitham Al Subaihi

Acting Executive Director of Business Development & Promotion

Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO)

Amadou Diallo

CEO

DHL Global Forwarding Middle East & Africa

Belgacem Merad

Geozone VP MENA

Weatherford

The Manufacturing & Industrialisation Exhibition & Conference is the ideal platform interlinking energy, manufacturing and technology through facilitating collaborations and sharing best practices that support the lower-carbon, high-growth future that the UAE and world pursues.

His Excellency Omar Al Suwaidi

Undersecretary of the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology

United Arab Emirates

The manufacturing sector is a significant contributor to the global economy, and transforming industrial ecosystems will require substantial investment into advanced manufacturing technologies for greater efficiency, sustainability and growth. Enabling the widescale adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies and promoting domestic production capabilities will strengthen core industries for national economies, and ADIPEC is the prime platform to facilitate forward thinking discussions for shaping sustainable industrial strategies.