Overall Conference Program

Day 1 (1 December) – Onsite

SQU Conference Hall:
09:00-09:30   Opening Ceremony (under the patronage of HE Dr. Mahad, Minister of Labor)

09:30-10:30   Keynote

• Prof. M. Selim Akturk, Dean, Faculty of Business Administration, Bilkent University, Turkiye

10:30-11:00   Coffee Break

11:00-12:30   Panel “INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING & OMAN’S VISION 2040”:

• Salim Ali Al-Harthi. General Manager, Oman Airports Management Company
• Azhar Al Kindi, Chief Operating Officer, Energy Development Oman (EDO)
• Mustafa Al-Balushi, Vice President, Corporate Continuous Improvement, Planning and Performance, OQ

Hormuz Grand Muscat, A Radisson Collection Hotel:

12:30-02:00 Transfer to the Hotel, Lunch & Prayer
02:00-04:00 Technical Parallel Sessions
04:00-06:00 Technical Parallel Sessions

Day 2 (2 December) – Onsite (Hormuz Grand Muscat, A Radisson Collection Hotel)

8:00 – 10:00 Parallel Technical Sessions
10:00 – 1:00 Keynotes:

• Humaid Al Bimani, Functional Process Safety Engineer, Petroleum Development Oman “Managing Cumulative Risk in Process Safety for Oil and Gas Facilities”
• Ziyad bin Abdullah al Harbi, Vice-President of Strategic Planning at Asyad Group
• Prof. Sunderesh S. Heragu, Oklahoma State University, USA.

1:00 – 2:00 Lunch and Prayer Break
2:00 – 4:00 Parallel Technical Sessions
4:00 – 6:00 Parallel Technical Sessions

Day 3 (3 December) – Onsite (Hormuz Grand Muscat, A Radisson Collection Hotel)

8:00 – 10:00 Parallel Technical Sessions
10:00 – 1:00 Keynotes

• Dr. Ali Al Hashmi – General Manager – Omantel General Manager Networks · PhD in operation and strategy management, Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA),
• Dr. Farah Al-Barwani from Oman Environmental Services, Be’ah, (to be confirmed)
• Dr. Azab, KFUPM, Saudi Arabia

1:00 – 2:00 Lunch and Prayer Break
2:00 – 6:00 Social Program (Trip to National Museum, Matrah Souq)
7:00 – 10:00 Conference Awards Ceremony – Gala Dinner