Iraq's Deputy Minister of Industry and Minerals, Mohammad Abdulaah Al Ani, will address the long awaited Iraq Future Energy 2010 in Istanbul which starts on Monday. The two-day meeting of top Iraqi government officials, IOCs and technical experts, takes place as global companies that have won contracts prepare to start the development of various fields.
Upstream
Day one of the meeting will focus on upstream with high-level speakers including:
His Excellency Thamir Al Ghadhban, Chairman, Advisory Commission to the Prime
Minister of Iraq, Former Oil Minister Dr Abdul Hadi Al Hassani, Vice Chairman of the Oil and Gas Committee, Iraqi Parliament Dr Tahseen Al Shaikhli, Director General and Civilian Spokesman, Council of Ministers,
Republic of Iraq
Downstream
Day two will focus on downstream and the Iraqi Deputy Minister of Industry and Minerals, Mohammad Abdulaah Al Ani, will address the audience on the downstream fertilizer and petrochemical sector in Iraq, highlighting future activities and opportunities in these areas.
More high-level experts in the programme are:
Michael Townshend, President Iraq, BP Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne, Executive Chairman, IBBC (Iraq Britain Business Council) Mounir Bouaziz, Vice President Commercial, New Business, LNG, Middle East and North Africa, Shell EP International Kenneth Fairfax, Minister-Counselor for Economic Affairs, US Embassy, Baghdad Salar Ameen, Vice Chairman, Iraqi National Investment Commission Dr Zheng Xiaowu, Director, Technical Division, China National Petroleum Company (CNPC) Ahmed Mousa Jiyad, Iraq Development Consultant Dr Thamir Al Uqaili, Independent Consultant Iraq Dr Ali Hussain, Independent Oil Consultant, Iraq Dr Mustafa Al Jarrah, Independent Petrochem Consultant and former Director General State Company for Petrochemical Industries, Iraq