GPCA FERTILIZER CONVENTION

About the convention

The 9th GPCA Fertilizers Convention will be held under the patronage of H.E. Dr. Mohammed Bin Hamad Al Rumhi, Minister of Oil and Gas, Oman, on 18-20 September 2018 in Muscat, Oman.

In line with the GCC’s national visions, transformation strategies and economic diversification drive, the regional fertilizers industry is undergoing a period of change. Feedstock prices, constraints in the supply of gas within the region and increasing competition in markets abroad are forcing the industry to look for new ways to remain competitive by capitalizing on its strengths and seeking new opportunities for collaboration and innovation throughout its value chain. As global trade tensions continue to grow, the industry is exploring new markets both within the GCC and in export regions.

Reflecting on these changes, the convention will be held under the theme “New frontiers and opportunities”. A content-rich agenda will highlight the key role of fertilizers in ensuring food security in a world with rapidly growing population and rising demand for nutrition, promote regional innovations in agriculture and discuss key trade trends from across the globe. Technical sessions dedicated to operational efficiency and environmental sustainability along with a workshop on customer value management will provide further opportunities to share knowledge and best practice on this important industry platform.

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I would like to extend my gratitude to GPCA for organizing the 8th GPCA Fertilizer Convention. The fertilizer industry is a very imp...

H.E. Shaikh Mohamed bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al-Khalifa
Minister of Oil, Kingdom of 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-Mudaifer
President and CEO, Ma’aden

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A few of our 2018 speakers

H.E. Dr. Mohammed bin Hamad Al Rumhi

H.E. Dr. Mohammed bin Hamad Al Rumhi

Minister, Ministry of Oil &... Chairman of the Board of Direc...

H.E. Dr. Mohammed bin Hamad Al Rumhi is the minister of Oil & Gas in the Sultanate of Oman, a post he has held since December 1997. Before he was appo...

Dr. Abdulrahman Jawahery

Dr. Abdulrahman Jawahery

President, GPIC and Chairman, GPCA Fertilizer ...

Born in 1956, he is a Chartered Chemical Engineer with Ph.D, M.Sc. and B.Sc. degrees in Chemical Engineering from the UK, a Chartered Scientist and Chart...

Rakesh Kapur

Rakesh Kapur

Joint Managing Director, IFFCO and President, IFA

Mr. Rakesh Kapur, President of International Fertilizer Association (IFA), is the Joint Managing Director, Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Ltd. (IFF...

Seta Tutundjian

Seta Tutundjian

Director of Partnerships and K... International Center for Bio s...

Ms. Seta Tutundjian is a passionate and result oriented change champion for sustainability, social responsibilities and institutional growth. She has exte...

Dr. Khalid Hussain Al-assaf

Dr. Khalid Hussain Al-assaf

Director, Estidamah Center

Dr. Khalid Al-Assaf is the managing director of the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Development Center (Estidamah). He plays a vital role in establis...

Dr. Dimitrios Dimitriou

Dr. Dimitrios Dimitriou

Managing Consultant, Nexant’s Energy and Chemical...

Dr Dimitrios Dimitriou is a Managing Consultant and heading the fertilizer sector activities of Nexant Limited. He has managed numerous feasibility studi...

Evgenia Apostolopoulou

Evgenia Apostolopoulou

Marketing Executive - Fertiliz... Muntajat

After gaining 10 years’ industrial experience, Evgenia moved to consultancy and in 2010-2016 worked as a consultant on fertilizers. Evgenia works as Marke...

Maria Bezzubova

Maria Bezzubova

Co-founder and COO Anagro

Maria Bezzubova is a co-founder and COO of ANAGRO company, which is an importer and distributor of fertilizers in Turkey and Ukraine. ANAGRO is an innovat...

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Program schedule

  • 08:00 17:00

    Registration

  • 09:00 12:00

    Workshop: Customer Value Mana...

  • 12:00 14:00

    Lunch

  • 14:00 15:00

    Technical session: Operational...

  • 14:00 14:20

    Realization of large scale gre...

    Tobias Birwe

    Head of Sales, Ammonia & U...
    thyssenkrupp

  • 14:20 14:40

    Innovations in Stamicarbon gra...

    Branislav Manic

    Process Engineer,
    Stamicarbon

  • 14:40 15:00

    Open discussion

  • 15:00 15:30

    Networking break

  • 15:30 16:30

    Technical session: Environment...

  • 15:30 15:50

    5 Oceans

  • 15:50 16:10

    Haldor Topsoe

  • 16:10 16:30

    Open discussion

  • 08:00 09:00

    Registration opens and welcome...

  • 09:00 09:10

    Opening remarks:

    Dr. Abdulrahman Jawahery

    President, GPIC
    and Chairman, GPCA Fertilizer ...

  • 09:10 09:30

    Welcome address

    H.E. Dr. Mohammed bin Hamad Al Rumhi

    Minister, Ministry of Oil &...
    Chairman of the Board of Direc...

  • 09:30 10:50

    Session 1: Global trends and ...

  • 09:30 09:50

    Keynote address: Industry lan...

    Rakesh Kapur

    Joint Managing Director, IFFCO
    and President, IFA

  • 09:50 10:10

    Keynote address: food security

    John Baffes

    Senior Economist,
    World Bank (Development Prospe...

  • 10:10 10:30

    M&A Activity within the A...

    Thomas Rings

    Partner, Dubai,
    A.T. Kearney Middle East LLC

  • 10:30 10:50

    Panel discussion and Q&A ...

  • 10:50 11:20

    Networking break

  • 11:20 12:45

    Session 2: Innovations and tre...

  • 11:20 11:40

    Sustainable agricultural solut...

    Seta Tutundjian

    Director of Partnerships and K...
    International Center for Bio s...

  • 11:40 12:10

    Estidamah Center experience

  • 12:10 12:30

    Enhanced crop nutrient content

  • 12:30 12:45

    Panel discussion and Q&A ...

  • 12:45 14:00

    Networking lunch

  • 14:00 15:40

    Session 3: The fertilizers val...

  • 14:00 14:20

    Marketing and agronomics

    Thibault Martinsegur

    Senior Manager,
    Corporate Value Associates (CV...

  • 14:20 14:40

    Logistics & Distribution

    Pablo Ruiz del Real

    Partner,
    Advanced Logistics Group (ALG)

  • 14:40 15:00

    Import & wholesale

    Mike Manning


    Ravensdown

  • 15:00 15:20

    A farmer’s perspective ...

  • 15:20 15:40

    Panel discussion and Q&A ...

  • 19:00 21:00

    Gala dinner

  • 08:00 10:00

    Registration and welcome coffe...

  • 09:00 09:20

    Trade tensions

    Dr. Dimitrios Dimitriou

    Managing Consultant,
    Nexant’s Energy and Chemical...

  • 09:20 10:40

    Session 4: Trends in major imp...

  • 09:20 09:40

    India

    Dr. P. S. Gahlaut

    Managing Director,
    Indian Potash Limited (IPL)

  • 09:40 10:00

    Africa

  • 10:00 10:20

    Latin America

    Mario Barbosa

    Independent Consultant,
    MB Consultoria

  • 10:20 10:40

    Panel discussion and Q&A ...

  • 10:40 11:10

    Networking break

  • 11:00 12:20

    Session 5: Trends in major pro...

  • 11:00 11:20

    USA

  • 11:20 11:40

    Middle East

    Evgenia Apostolopoulou

    Marketing Executive - Fertiliz...
    Muntajat

  • 11:40 12:00

    Black Sea

    Maria Bezzubova

    Co-founder and COO
    Anagro

  • 12:00 12:20

    Panel discussion and Q&A ...

  • 12:20 12:35

    Closing remarks

    Dr. Abdulwahab Al Sadoun

    Secretary General,
    GPCA

  • 12:35 14:00

    Networking lunch

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