Meet the Leaders of Basra's Oil, Gas & Infrastructure Industry
Senior Deputy Minister Ministry of Electricity, Federal Government of Iraq Deputy Minister of Transmission and Distribution Affairs, Ministry of Electricity (MoE) / Federal Government of Iraq BSc. In Electrical Engineering from the University of Salah el Din-IRAQ Employment record: 1. Started as an Engineer at the State Directorate of Baghdad Electricity Distribution (1986 – 2000) and take several responsibilities during this period. 4. Assistant of Director General in State Company of Baghdad Electricity Distribution (2000 – 2003). 5. Director General of State Company of Baghdad Electricity Distribution (2003). 6. Director General of State Directorate of Rusafa Electricity Distribution (2003-2008). 7. Director General, Energy Distribution Office-MoE HQ (2008-2016). 8. Director General, Training and Development Office-MoE (2016-2018). 9. Director General, State Company of Baghdad Electricity Distribution -MoE (2018). 10. Deputy Minister of Energy Transmission and Distribution Affairs (2019). Attended many training courses inside and outside Iraq (Network Planning, Control/Operating Devices for Substations and Control Centers, Leadership Training Program). Awarded many letters of appreciations from different Ministries, Local and International Agencies and Governmental authorities. First Deputy Governor of Basra Governorate of Basra, Federal Government of Iraq Mohammed Taher al-Tamimi holds a Bachelor of Electricity Engineering from the University of Basra and Master's in Business Administration Mini Certificate - Turkey – Antalya. He is the First Deputy Governor of Basra since 2013, he held several positions including the Resident Engineer responsible for the implementation of projects, departments at the faculties of the University of Basra- Engineering Section - presidency of the University Al Basra 2003-2005, became responsible for the Division- Basra Electricity Distribution Directorate 2009-2010 as well as for the Electricity Distribution Directorate north of Basra 2012 – 2013. Mohammed attended a number of international Conferences outside Iraq including the representation of the province of Basra in the workshop with the Federal Republic of Germany regarding the benefit from the experience of Germany in the transfer of powers, the workshop for the development of industrial cities by the UNIDO- United Nations in Italy. He handled several portfolios including; electricity, services portfolio, legal and general administration of municipalities. Head of the Energy Committee Basra Council, Federal Government of Iraq Member of the Basra Council and the head of the Oil & Gas Committee for the elected local council – 2013-2017- Mr Al Fares holds a University degree in law from the University of Basra, and has extensive experience for more than 10 years in strategic planning and projects case studies; with Iraqi international laws; and has extensive experience in dealing with the international companies working in Iraq. He has worked and helped the Basra community with a number of projects, participated in a number of workshops and training programmes both locally and internationally and has participated in a number of local and international conferences. Country Manager BP Iraq Zaid Elyaseri is responsible for managing BP’s business integration in Iraq and is responsible for working with key energy officials in Iraq. BP is the lead contractor for developing Rumaila oil field, Iraq’s largest field. Zaid has held various central and regional finance/commercial roles and was involved in setting up business processes for Rumaila. Prior to working at BP, Zaid worked for KPMG UK and has headed advisory and risk positions in the Middle East. In 2014, Zaid took up the position of BP Iraq Deputy Country Manager and in 2015 was appointed as BP Iraq Country Manager. Expert Ministry of Electricity, Federal Government of Iraq Mohammed Hashim Jaafar Al-Araji gained a B.Sc of Electrical Engineering in 1977; and in 1979 became Assistant Engineer, Directorate of Electricity Distribution Maysan. Between 1979 and 2003 he held several positions – Engineer, Official Implementation of the Projects; Senior Engineer, Technical Officer; Chief Engineer, Deputy Director; Director; and Expert- Director. In 2006 he became Deputy Director, Electricity Distribution in the South; and in 2009, Export-General Directorate of Training and Development – in 2011 he was promoted to Director of Experts. Some of Mr Al-Araji’s outstanding achievements include the design and implementation of the lines of modern lighting, electrical networks and the implementation of the lighting within the campaigns of modern reconstruction of Basra, FAO, Uzayr and Ali-alsharqi cities. Chief of Experts Iraq National Security Advisory, Federal Government of Iraq Federal Government of Iraq, Aamer Al Moswi holds a Master of Law, General Section, and Constitutional Law from the College of Law at Al-Mustansiriyah University. He also holds a Masters of Strategic Planning from the National Defense College in Iraq as well as a Bachelor of law from the College of Law at Al-Turath College in Baghdad, Iraq. From 2006 to 2009 Mr Al Moswi was the Chief of Staff and National Security Advisory in Iraq as well as a Member of the committee that wrote the Iraqi National Security Strategy from 2007 to 2014. From 2010 to present he has been the Chief of Experts and National Security Advisory in Iraq. In February 2015 he became a Member of the Scientific Committee at the AL-Nahrain Center for Strategic Studies and National Security Advisory in Iraq. In July this year Mr Al Mousawi became a Member of the security team responsible for the preparation and comprehensive reform of the national strategy of the security sector in Iraq and has conducted extensive research papers covering Iraq’s defense plans. Director General's Assistant for Administration Basra Oil Company, Ministry of Oil, Federal Government of Iraq Salah Mahdi holds a BSc in Civil Engineering from the University of Basra, a BA in English Literature from the University of Basra and a High Diploma in the Economics of Energy Sciences. He has more than 3O years of experience as a Civil Official in the SOC. He is a member of: the Iraqi Engineers’ Union, the Iraqi Translations Association, and the Iraqi Economists Society. Mr Hasani is a Judical Expert authorized by Federal Basra Court. He is the former Chairman of JMC of Exploratory Block 10, former Chairman of JMC (Alternate) of Western Qurna 1 Oilfield and former Chairman of JMC of Rumaila Oilfield. Head of Licensing & Contracts Basra Oil Company, Ministry of Oil, Federal Government of Iraq Naser is Mechanic Engineer graduated in 1981 from Basra University. He has been working on upstream sector since 1985. Most of Naser’s career is in drilling but he also worked in operations. He was a manager of Iraqi Drilling co. South branch from 2003 to 2008. Ha has experience in operating and maintenance of various types of rigs. Currently he holds a position of Head of Licensing Contracts in Basra Oil Company. Advisor for Energy, Governorate of Basra Federal Government of Iraq Munther Nima Hashem, current Governorate of Basra Energy Advisor, holds a BSC in Electrical engineering from the University of Basra, and has held various posts and responsibilities, including responsibility for the execution of a number of construction and infrastructure projects as well as for nearly 300 projects in electricity transmission and distribution.
Former Director General South Gas Company, Basra, Ministry of Oil, Federal Government of Iraq Ali Khudier Al Saady is Chairman of the Joint management committee meeting, with over 40 years of extensive experience in oil and gas industry, responsible for approving the BGC annual production plans and signing for approval on Tenders/ purchase orders $ 5 m, nominating the BGC Deputy Manager and the O&M Committee Managers from SGC share. As the Director General of the South Gas Company – Ministry of Oil Presenting the Ministry of Oil at international meetings, approving the company annual plan for OLM and directing the SGC production activities. Major achievements included the re starting the KAZ LPG / NGL plant after 5 years shutdown, increase LPG production daily rate from 900 to 2600 ton / day. Refurbishment and starting the dry gas compressor at KAZ after 27 years shutdown, this compressor added 100 ton / day of LPG and 65 MMSCF/D of dry gas to the network, establishing Basra Gas Co. with Shell and Mitsubishi and west Qurna Oil Fields, recruiting more than 2000 Iraqi nationals, put the plans for the gas utilization project and minimizing new NGL plant in N. Rumail Artawi field. Managing Director MFL Finance Limited Raed was born to a business family with ancient roots in Basra. The family however left Basra for the UK in the late 1970’s to exploit multinational business and economic opportunities. Under the stewardship of Raed, the family business has expanded and grown significantly. Raed obtained his BSc and MSc degree from City University in London. He expanded the family business activities in Basra during 2003. Raed has established a very successful business portfolio with multinational companies such as RSK, DYNASAFE BACTEC, Lahmeyer, BB Energy, WPE British Water Company and others. Among services afforded are local support, contacts in all aspects, logistics, representation, procurement, banking expertise including payroll, lending and other related functions. Also 20 years ago, Raed established a finance company in the U.K. called MFL Finance Limited. this is one of the largest finance companies in the U.K. for real estate lending and project finance with over $2 billion of lending during 2018. MP & Iraq Former National Security Advisor Federal Parliament of Iraq Dr Mowaffak al Rubaie is a neurologist by profession from Britain. He founded and operated several entrepreneurial commercial firms in Britain until 2003 when he became a member of the Governing Council. He served three administrations as NSA (2004-2009) until he became a Member of Parliament (2009-2018). He authored five books & hundreds of articles covering human rights, reconciliation, Federalism, a modern understanding of Islam; and respect for moderation, and rejection of extremism and terrorism. Dr Rubaie was awarded (2009) the Peace Prize of the Foundation for Relief and Reconciliation in the Middle East in recognition of his efforts for respect for human rights and reconciliation in Iraq. He was awarded the Dr. Jean Mayer Award (2012) at The Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy at Tufts University Boston, MA. He was EPIIC INSPIRE Fellow at Tufts University Global Leadership 2012 & Senior Statesman in Residence at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts and an INSPIRE Fellow at the Institute for Global Leadership Tufts University (2014). Senior Advisor to the University of California The Berkeley Program on Entrepreneurship and Development in the Middle East. Senior Advisor at the Middle East Strategy Task Force at the Atlantic Council.
Deputy Director General for Iraq Water Transportation Ministry of Transportation, Federal Government of Iraq Member of the Oil and Gas Committee Federal Parliament of Iraq Mrs Fatima Al-Zerkani is a chief chemist, and member of Iraqi parliament and member of oil, energy and natural resources committee. She completed her graduation in 1991 and got B.Sc. in chemist from chemistry department, college of science, university of Basra. She joined South Oil Company in 2000 as chemist, and was working in research and quality control department, and gradated till she got chief chemist degree. In 2010 she elected as a member in Iraqi parliament, and member of oil, energy and natural resources committee. And in 2014 she was elected again as a member in it. She edited many researches especially in chemical and radioactive pollution. She has participated actively in many oil and gas industry events which were held inside and outside of Iraq. Prime Minister Senior Economic Advisor for Oil, Gas & Infrastructure Federal Government of Iraq Head of the Commissioners CMC, Federal Government of Iraq Dr Ali Naser Al Khwailidi is chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Iraqi Regulatory Commission of Media and Communications. Dr Ali holds a Doctorate degree (PhD) in Telecommunications Engineering from the University of Brunel, UK, and a Master's degree in Network Engineering from the University of London (South Bank), UK. He is a Member of the U.S. Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), a Member of the British Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), and a Member of Al-Kindy Society of Engineers. Dr Ali continues to be involved in the academic development of mobile and wireless communications. He is a Member of a working group (WNCG) at University of Brunel in research process in the telecommunications sector concentrating on 3G and 4G systems. He has represented Iraq in a number of international conferences and is also an accomplished author of researches and a book. He published a number of technical articles in the Iraqi Ministry of Communications (ITPC) and Communications, Media and Communications (CMC) magazines. Chairman of the Board Petroleum Administration Mr. Wissam Zahabi, Chairman of the Board of directors as of 4 December 2015 and Head of Economic and Financial Department at the Lebanese Petroleum Administration. He was working as an Energy Advisor at the office of the Prime Minister in Beirut. He was actively involved in the energy sector; he was part of the team that drafted the petroleum policy, the offshore petroleum law and the petroleum activities regulations. He has been involved with all aspects of energy chain (Hydrocarbon Strategy, gas infrastructure, LNG project, feasibility study of the refinery, gas sales agreements). Wissam followed up on the Electricity sector and securing petroleum products to the thermal power plants. He has a master degree in engineering from the AUB and an MBA in Finance from HEC Montreal and has publications on Energy resource allocation using multi-objective goal programming. Director Crystol Energy Ltd Dr Carole Nakhle is the founder and CEO of Crystol Energy, an advisory, research and training firm based in London. An Energy Economist, she specialises in international petroleum contractual arrangements and fiscal regimes; upstream oil and gas regulations; petroleum revenue management and governance; energy policy, security and investment; and world oil and gas market developments. With a unique breadth of experience, she has worked with oil and gas companies (NOCs and IOCs), governments and policy makers, international organisations, academic institutions and specialized think tanks on a global scale. She is a regular contributor to Geopolitical Intelligence Service on energy matters, a program advisor to the Washington based International Tax and Investment Centre and a Member of the Executive Sessions on the Political Economy of Extractive Industries at Columbia University. She is also involved in the OECD Policy Dialogue on Natural Resource-based Development and is active on the Advisory Board of the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI). She acts as a Visiting Lecturer at the Blavatnik School of Government at Oxford University, The Graduate School of International and Development Studies in Geneva, Saint Joseph University in Beirut and the University of Surrey in the UK. Dr Nakhle also founded the not-for-profit organisation ‘Access for Women in Energy’ in 2007, with the aim of supporting the development of women within the energy sector. She has published two widely acclaimed books: Petroleum Taxation: Sharing the Wealth published in 2008 and re-printed in 2012, and used as primary reference in leading universities and industry training courses; and Out of the Energy Labyrinth (2007), co-authored with Lord David Howell. She is currently working on a new book: Petroleum Fiscal Regimes and Wealth Management. Dr Nakhle has worked on energy projects in more than 40 countries and has been on exploratory visits to the Arctic and North Sea. She is also fluent in Arabic, English and French. Deputy Director General South Gas Company, Ministry of Oil, Federal Government of Iraq Mr Hamid Abdulrahman Hussain obtained his Bachelor of Chemistry Science in 1978. He currently is the Associate Director General of the South Gas Company. He began his career in 1979 in the Basra refinery/reproduction department. He then moved to the gas facility in 1984 holding the position of Director of Production department. He participated in the project for the development of gas production associated with the plans as Director of the production department and the engineering department and planning. He participated in the development and modernization of programs and plans for gas production in the South Gas Company plants. He also participated in a number of committees for the Oil Ministry inside and outside of Iraq, for the production, development and rehabilitation of gas facilities and the sustainability of its production and a reduction of waste is currently happening. Minister of Communications, Senior Advisor Ministry of Communications, Federal Government of Iraq Dr Nadhim Lafta Khshjwri has more than fifteen years’ experience in the mobile network industry, having worked in the design, planning and installation of more than three thousand radio sites in Europe and the Middle East. Dr Khshjwri specialises in communications security, project management, planning and improving the modeling of a network and in 2G, 3G and HSDPA. He also has experience working on solutions for coverage in the interior of buildings, alongside practical experience in the standards of 3GP etc. He has held a number of posts including; Associate Dean for Al Iraq University in Basra, Head of Communications Department and has worked for the Media Commission in Baghdad. Between 2007 and 2014 he was a technical Adviser for Nokia Siemens (Middle East), with projects in the UAE, Bahrain and Iraq. Between 2005 and 2007 he worked as a consultant for NEC Ltd in the UK. Between 2003 and 2005 he worked for Vodafone being responsible for improving the third-generation UMTS modeling. Between 1999 and 2004 he worked for ITT Communications in Canterbury, UK. Then between 1996 and 1999 he worked for Al-Furqan Foundation as the Director of the Electronic Network. He graduated in Electronics & Communications from the University of Kent, UK, holds a PhD in Philosophy and an MSC from the University of Greenwich, UK. In 1996 he received his BSC from the University of Greenwich, UK in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. In 2000 he became a Member of the Institution of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (MIEEE) and is also a Member of the Institution of Electrical and Electronic Engineers and a member of Engineering and Technology MIET. Senior Vice President, Strategic Analysis for Business Development Support ENI Lapo Pistelli, 52 years, Senior Vice President at Eni for Strategic Analysis and Business Development, former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Member of Parliament (1996-2015). He has visited many different countries in different capacities (monitoring elections, giving lectures, networking with leaders of progressive parties). He cooperates with various progressive think tanks in Europe and in the US. Pistelli earned a Master in Political Science in Florence and he is there visiting professor at the Bing Overseas Studies of Stanford University. He publishes regularly on issues related to European and international affairs. Expert and Head of Technical Committee of Petrochemicals Ministry of Industry & Minerals, Federal Government of Iraq Dr.Mahdi H Haleem is expert in the field of rubber and plastic in the Ministry of Industry and Minerals (MIM)since many years.He received his PhD from UK in polymer technology in 1990. Now his main interests focused on oil ,best quality Iraqi gas and down stream industries which Iraq tries to revive. The main present pressing objectives is to mitigate challenges of resuming of present and promotion of new petrochemicals through joint work with top IOCs. Dr Haleem has also been in charge of mixed stock industries of 15 medium scale companies. He was a former DG of the Research And Development Institute of MIM ,has many publications in technical studies and also supervised Master&PhD's in the field of polymer technology in Iraqi Universities . Managing Director for Near East & Iraq ABB Mr Loay F. Dajani is Managing Director of ABB Jordan, Iraq, and Lebanon. Mr Dajani held several positions in Gulf including: Chief Financial Officer for cluster countries in ABB UAE; Finance Director in Saudi Arabia; he has diversified experience in Audit as a Senior Auditor in Ernst & Young, Amman as well as accounting experience in Washington DC. Mr Dajani holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from the University of Jordan, a Master of Science in Administration (MBA) from Central Michigan University, USA, and a certificate of Public Accounting from California Board of Accountancy. Advisor Iraq National Security Advisory, Federal Government of Iraq Mr Saeed Al Jayashi is currently the chairmen of national cell for psychological operations in the National Security Council, and an active member of the prime minsters’ military media team. Mr Al Jayashi served as a member of the drafting committee for Iraqi national security strategy. In addition to his responsibilities in the NAC, he is the coordinator of establishing Intel cells at Baghdad Operations Center (BOC), he is also the director of counter VBIEDs office in Baghdad. Mr Al Jayashi has a Diploma in Aircraft Engineering from the Iraqi Air Force Technical Institute. He also studied Crisis Action Cell Studies at the NATO Training School in Germany and Government Strategic Studies from the Defense Academy in the United Kingdom. QHSE Consultant Royal Crown for Training Technology Ghufran Qadri; is serving as Training Director at Royal Crown for Training Technology, Turkey. He has more than 13 Years experience in Occupational Safety & Health Training and Consultancy to develop a competency and skill set among the employees, company's delegates and fresh students to perform effectively and efficiently in their work place and behave safely. He is not only approved Instructor and Trainer to train countless Health & Safety Issues awarded by the Internationally Recognized Course Awarding Bodies like NEBOSH UK, IOSH UK, IADC USA, OSHAcademy USA, IASP / NASP USA, High field - UK, IBOEHS USA but also licensed to provide Health & Safety Management Safety Consultancies to International Companies in Turkey, Iraq, Iran, China and Pakistan. Mr. Ghufran Qadri is certified Auditor, Consultant & Trainer on Quality, Food, Environment and Occupational Health & Safety Issues and providing methodological strategic solutions in the fields of ISO, BS and NFPA Standards. He started his career as Rescuer / Fire Officer in Asia's largest Industrial and Explosive Manufacturing Unit of Military Defense and developed himself as Consultant / Trainer of important issues in Oil & Energy, Construction industries. Mr. Ghufran Qadri strived to grow faster and proved himself as leader of the systems with highest aim of success; In his career, he is very much contented to produce QHSE Clones in shape of students not in hundreds but in thousands… Commissioner, Member of the Board CMC, Federal Government of Iraq Dr Sarcote Namiq holds a Bsc in electricity engineering from the university of of Baghdad from 1976, a phD from the university. of Loughborough, UK from 1987. He has been the Commissioner in CMC of Iraq since 2009. Before that he worked in the University of Baghdad, Electronic & Com. engineering department as an assistant professor and Head of the department from 1996 to 2002 he worked with Electronic Industry Company as a Consultant, Designing and implementing PABX. He also worked with System Company and Ministry of Electricity in SCADA system projects. Senior Telecommunications Consultant Diginets Consultancy Services Kassim Al Hassani has been a Senior Telecommunication Consultant since October 2011. Kassim was Director General for ITPC (Iraqi Telecommunication & post Company) since 2009 and Director General for SCIS (State Company for Internet Services) since 2006. He has previous experience as a consultant in the field of Communication and Broadcasting for BTCellnet, Cable and Wireless, T-Mobile, NTL and Ericsson and was also Systems Manager for Associated Press Television (APTV), Reuters and Channel 5. He worked with top consultancy firms such as Cap Gemini, Deloitte & Touché and Hays Consulting. Mr Al Hassani holds an MA in Communications Policy and Postgraduate in Telecommunication Regulations from Westminster University in UK. He is currently in the final stages of his Phd in Wireless Communications. Chief Operating Officer Energy Group Mr. Germanos is the COO of ENERGY GROUP which consists of four companies: MBH (Maschinenbau Halberstadt GmbH), a renowned German Generating Sets Assembly Company) - FSA (H. Cegielski – Poznań S.A.), a prominent Polish Generators Manufacturing Company and a Licensee of MAN B&W - SPP (Solution Power Partner SAL Offshore), a Lebanese offshore Power Plant EPC Contracting Company serving the Middle East, Africa and CIS regions, and the distributors of GE Engines - CES (Clean Energy Solution SAL), a local Lebanese Power Plant EPC Contracting and Renewable Energy Company. In his role of day-to-day leadership and general management of the ENERGY GROUP’s four companies, Mr. Germanos has guided the group for more than nine years to become a regionally respected organization, and a key player in the power generation industry, namely throughout the Middle East. Prior to joining Energy Group, Mr. Germanos has held various executive and managerial positions with blue chip contracting companies for twenty five years in the USA, working on the design, construction, commissioning and operation & maintenance of large industrial projects and combined cycle power plants. Mr. Germanos holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from Lowell University in the USA. Managing Director & CEO Mena Nets FZE, GVF Mazen Nassar is the Managing Director and CEO of Mena Nets, established in 1955. Since the early 1980's, Mazen has been actively managing system integration, distribution and training for Mena Nets. Today, he operates its seven products lines out of the Dubai offices and warehouses. Throughout the past 4 decades, he successfully completed many broadcast, broadband, voice and training projects in the Levant, West Asia, Middle East, Arabian Gulf, North and Central regions. He is also the CFO for the Sony World and broadcast products and for the repair service center in Lebanon. Mazen earned a BS from New York and a master degree in 1986 on satellite TV. Later, he worked for Price Waterhouse in Toronto and completed the qualifications for the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants. He also served as a university instructor teaching various courses at AUB, BUC, Becker CPA and others and is currently the GVF master instructor for the Mena region. Mazen has spoken at various conferences in USA, Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East about a range of satellite industry topics such as GVF, RFI, training, markets, etc. Mazen conducts the pre-scheduled HOST training sessions following CABSAT and Gitex exhibitions or by appointment all year around at Mena Nets’ offices in Dubai. He also provides customized training for group trainees in their own country. Head of Training EU-Iraq Energy Centre Andreas Becker is Head of Training of the EU-Iraq Energy Centre (EUIEC) and a member of the Roland Berger Competence Center "Civil Economics, Energy and Infrastructure". Andreas has been involved in the conception and the set-up of the EUIEC since the beginning of the project. Prior to joining Roland Berger, Andreas worked for several European research and training initiatives as well as a Brussels-based start-up. He holds a dual M.A. in Political Science and Public Policy from Sciences Po Paris and was a visiting fellow in Middle Eastern Studies at the University of California, Berkeley. Advisor ELARD Group Ricardo Khoury is an environmental Engineer with nearly 20 years of experience who has worked for more than 12 years delivering environmental and HSE services to the oil and gas sector. As the Managing Partner and Head of the environmental division at ELARD consultancy group, he regularly provides environmental/HSE advice and consultancy services to governments, international oil companies, national oil companies, and FEED and EPC contractors. Some of his clients include the Ministry of Economy in Montenegro, Ministry of Oil in Iraq, the Lebanese Petroleum Administration, ADNOC in Abu Dhabi, Qatargas, Saudi Aramco, Technip Italy, Samsung Engineering and Foster Wheeler UK. Ricardo Khoury has worked with 20 countries on three continents and has in-depth knowledge of environmental requirements at all stages of the oil and gas development cycle with significant experience in upstream, midstream and downstream phases of oil and gas E&P. International Division Director RSK Environment LLC Dr Upton has a PhD in geology and hydrogeology and over 30 years experience in environmental management, due diligence and risk based site remediation. Dr Upton has worked throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East (EAME) working with the upstream and downstream arms of International Oil and Gas Companies and large petrochemical companies. Recently Dr Upton has managed RSK’s corporate remediation management programmes for BP, Shell and Total across the EAME region addressing soil and groundwater impact from refineries, distribution and retail networks. Dr Upton’s experience in Iraq is based on the risk assessment and remedial design work delivered on behalf of the Rumaila Operating Organisation where he was responsible for developing the design and implementation procedures and processes for the Rumaila field Priority Sites Remediation programme, which aims to reduce the impact associated with past produced water management practices. Senior Chief Engineer South Oil Company, Ministry of Oil, Federal Government of Iraq Mohammed Sadik Faiz is Senior Chief Engineer and Consultative Expert in reservoir engineering and petroleum fields development at South Oil Company in Iraq. He has a long history with the company that he joined in 1987 as downstream engineer till 1990, since then he is the upstream engineer till now. Before that he worked at Ground Water Company/Ministry of Irrigation/Iraq from 1985-1987 as drilling engineer and drilling and geology department head. He holds B.Sc in petroleum and mining engineering which he earned from college of Engineering/University of Baghdad in 1981. He has edited and published tenths of studies, researches and technical reports in upstream subjects, and participated actively in many oil and gas upstream industry events which were held inside and outside of Iraq. Business Development Manager Al Busttan Mr Atilla Eren, Business Development Manager, brings significant management, operations, sales and marketing experience to his position. Immediately before starting the Albusttan development projects, Mr Eren worked as consultant for Boag, Dutch Project Management company and act as Chief Strategy and Business Development Officer for a prime contractor developed specific construction programs for key EPC clients, such as Fluor and KBR. He is the Cofounder of Maersk Supply Chain organization in Istanbul as well as Cofounder of UTi Worldwide, Balkans and Central Asia region. He has a BA in Political Science, University of Inonu. ILF Abu Dhabi Managing Director & ILF CSSP Project Director Mr Singh has joined ILF on 1st February 2014 as Managing Director. He was educated at the City University London where he gained a BSc (First Class Honours) in Mechanical Engineering and later gained his MBA from Henley Management College in 2004. Mr Singh has a long and successful international track record in the business development and project management of large scale projects in the Oil and Gas sector in addition to considerable experience in corporate management. Executive Director Iraq Energy Institute (IEI) Luay al-Khatteeb is the founding director of the Iraq Energy Institute, co-founder of Iraq Heritage, nonresident Fellow at the Center on Global Energy Policy (Columbia University-SIPA), and honorary advisor to the Federal Parliament of Iraq on Energy and Economy. His past experience spans over twenty years in business development and public policy with executive capacities as director and senior advisor to various international oil companies, commercial banks and management consulting firms. In addition to his professional commitments, al-Khatteeb is an active participant and contributor to the Brookings Institution (as a former foreign policy fellow), Chatham House, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and the Revenue Watch Institute. He is a frequent commentator in mainstream media on issues related to energy security, regional economy, and politics in the Middle East. His writing has appeared in Foreign Affairs, The New York Times, The Huffington Post, Al-Monitor, CNN, MEES, the Petroleum-Economist, About-Oil by AGI, The Oil & Gas Year and The National. Director of Planning Governorate of Basra, Federal Government of Iraq Walaa Abdulkareem Obaid Salim has been a Mechanical Engineer since 2000. He has worked as Head of the Planning Department for the Basra Governorate from October 2015 as well as Head of the Contracts Department for the Basra Government from 2011 to 2014. Mr Abdulkareem worked as an Engineer in the Engineering department for the Basra Government from 2010 to 2011. In addition, between 2003 and 2010 he worked as a Supervisor Engineer in the design department in Ibn Maged Co which is under the Ministry of Industry in Iraq. Head of Agriculture and Water Resources Committee Basra Council, Federal Government of Iraq Jumaah is a Member of the Basra Oil & Gas Committee for the Basra elected local council 2013 - 2017; and holds a degree in Agriculture from Basra. His main activities include looking after the local community organisation and helping to build Basra. President & Chief Strategy Officer VOEX International Asaad Alnajjar is Cofounder, President-CSO of VoEx with the expanded vision of building technologically advanced IP-Cloud based telecom products. Mr Alnajjar has been very active in the research and development of information technology and wireless communications throughout North America, Europe and MENA representing Iraq’s Private Telecom Sector. His work has included extensive research in Multilingual Internet Names, eNum, and IP-Cloud based products, telecom standards and the evolution of communications standards and regulations. Mr Alnajjar is recognized internationally as an innovative revolutionizing force within the communications & telecom industry, his knowledge and opinions on global communications and the future of VOIP & Wireless Mobility have been featured commentary in print and broadcast media. Mr Alnajjar is also founding Member of ABFICT (Arab Business Forum for Information and Communication Technology) including all the Arab GSM providers, Internet Providers, the Arab Ministries of Communications and the Arab League. Gas Proccessing & Energy Consultant ATC Group Dr Salah Al Habib received his education in the United Kingdom and has an Honours degree in Physics from UCL, a PhD in Physics from Imperial College and an MBA from Cranfield Business School. He is the President of ATC, a technology group of companies focused on the energy and technology sectors. He is a well-known international Expert in the field of electrical power generation and distribution as well as energy management and utilization. He has carried a number of prestigious international projects in the field of energy generation and management and fuel optimization studies for governments. His work is primarily focused on the generation and distribution of electrical energy and the utilization and production of complimentary fuel resources. The collection of associated flared gas, the processing and distribution of flared gas to power stations through a pipeline distribution system, virtual pipelines, CNG and LNG. His other area of expertise is in the high technology sector including telecommunications systems, information technology and security systems. He has worked as a Consultant in this field with the leading technology company providers implementing complex projects in the information and technology sectors. Commercial Department - Basra Branch Manager Korek
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H.E. Nafaa Abdulsada Ali Al-HmidawiSenior Deputy MinisterMinistry of Electricity, Federal Government of Iraq
H.E. Nafaa Abdulsada Ali Al-Hmidawi
H.E. Engineer Mohammed Al Tamimi First Deputy Governor of BasraGovernorate of Basra, Federal Government of Iraq
H.E. Engineer Mohammed Al Tamimi
Ali Shadad Al FaresHead of the Energy Committee Basra Council, Federal Government of Iraq
Ali Shadad Al Fares
Zaid ElyaseriCountry ManagerBP Iraq
Zaid Elyaseri
Mohammed HashimExpertMinistry of Electricity, Federal Government of Iraq
Mohammed Hashim
Aamer Al MousawiChief of ExpertsIraq National Security Advisory, Federal Government of Iraq
Aamer Al Mousawi
Salah Mahdi AbdulahDirector General's Assistant for AdministrationBasra Oil Company, Ministry of Oil, Federal Government of Iraq
Salah Mahdi Abdulah
Naser Muhsin MuhanHead of Licensing & ContractsBasra Oil Company, Ministry of Oil, Federal Government of Iraq
Naser Muhsin Muhan
Munther Nima HashemAdvisor for Energy, Governorate of BasraFederal Government of Iraq
Munther Nima Hashem
Ali Khudhier Al-SaadyFormer Director GeneralSouth Gas Company, Basra, Ministry of Oil, Federal Government of Iraq
Ali Khudhier Al-Saady
Raed HannaManaging DirectorMFL Finance Limited
Raed Hanna
M.P. Dr. Mowaffak al RubaieMP & Iraq Former National Security AdvisorFederal Parliament of Iraq
M.P. Dr. Mowaffak al Rubaie
Captain Adnan Mohsin Badr Al WaheedDeputy Director General for Iraq Water TransportationMinistry of Transportation, Federal Government of Iraq
Captain Adnan Mohsin Badr Al Waheed
MP Fatimah Salman Zbare Al-ZerkaniMember of the Oil and Gas CommitteeFederal Parliament of Iraq
MP Fatimah Salman Zbare Al-Zerkani
HE Kadhim Mohammed Jawad Al – HasaniPrime Minister Senior Economic Advisor for Oil, Gas & Infrastructure Federal Government of Iraq
HE Kadhim Mohammed Jawad Al – Hasani
Dr Ali Naser Al KhwailidiHead of the CommissionersCMC, Federal Government of Iraq
Dr Ali Naser Al Khwailidi
Wissam ZahabiChairman of the BoardPetroleum Administration
Wissam Zahabi
Dr Carole NakhleDirectorCrystol Energy Ltd
Dr Carole Nakhle
Hamid Abdulrahman HussainDeputy Director General South Gas Company, Ministry of Oil, Federal Government of Iraq
Hamid Abdulrahman Hussain
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