Closing remarksDr. Abdulwahab Al-Sadoun, Secretary General, GPCA

• GCC Key R&I indicators

• Summit by the numbers

• Acknowledgements

• 2018 events calendar

Agenda

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GCC Key R&D Indicators - Investment

In 2016, R&D investment’s share in total chemical sales increased to 0.8%, up

from the historic average 0.6%, but remained below global average of 1.2%.

289

292

380 368

529

729

584

0.5%

0.4%

0.5%0.4%

0.6%

0.9%

0.8%

0.0%

0.1%

0.2%

0.3%

0.4%

0.5%

0.6%

0.7%

0.8%

0.9%

1.0%

-

100

200

300

400

500

600

700

800

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

GCC R&D Investment ($ million) and R&D Intensity

GCC R&D Investment R&D Intensity

GCC R&D

intensity has

substantially

increased from

0.5% in 2010 to

0.8% in 2016

Source: GPCA survey, 2018

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Over the past decade, number of chemical patents granted for the GCC has doubled with total number exceeding 9,600

Source: GPCA survey, 2018

2,050 1,647

1,214 947 1,059

2,118 2,300

3,614 3,864

3,428

2,334

955 871 770 856 830 994 1,306

948 962

1,501 1,717

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

GCC Chemical patent applications (2007-2017)

Patent Applications Patents Received

GCC Key R&D Indicators - Patents

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15,064

20,345

2007 2017

Number of graduates in the field of Science which

includes Chemistry

Saudi Arabia,

92%

Oman, 5%

UAE, 1%

Qatar, 1% Bahrain,

1%

Share, by country

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, UIS online database, 2017

preliminary

Source: Global Innovation Index, 2017

Developing world class R&D capabilities, while acquiring and retaining the right talent would be crucial to ensuring the global competitiveness of this region.

GCC Key R&D Indicators - Talents

This field includes:• Biochemistry

• Physical sciences• Chemistry

• Physics• Mathematics and statistics

• GCC R&I indicators

• Summit key highlights

• Acknowledgements

• 2018 events calendar

Agenda

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Workshop: Industrial revolution 4.0 (IoT, Big Data etc.) and its impact on R&I

Photo

• 110 AttendeesGrowing trends of technology adoption

within the chemical industry

Mehtab Gilani, Associate Partner, IBM GBS

(Chemical and Petroleum)

Case study: How the adoption of

technologies has helped the organisation

enhance the efficiency of their research

Dr. Flor Castillo, Research Fellow, Corporate

Research and Development, SABIC

Digitization can help

enhance

manufacturing &

operational

excellence

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Key takeaways – Day 1

Innovation as a tool for competitive economy creates benefits at both enterprise and national level

To accelerate innovation, companies must foster an innovation culture and strategic partnerships;

invest in open innovation and establish a global presence

Corporate venturing can enable a strategic competitive advantage in future technologies

Plastic packaging and vehicle light-weighing are key drivers for chemical innovation

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Encouraging research and cooperation along the value chain is absolutely crucial to harnessing

innovation

Differentiation is and will continue to be key to for companies to win in the market

Global megatrends such as climate change, sustainability and renewables are generating new

opportunities for chemical innovation

Key takeaways – Day 2

Industry need focus more effort in Innovation to increase the circularity of Plastics products

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5th GPCA Research & Innovation Summit by the numbers

SESSIONS

05ATTENDEES COMPANIES

SPEAKERS ACADEMIA

169 52

22 32

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6th Leaders of Tomorrow –Seminar with focus on R&I

• GCC R&I indicators

• Summit key highlights

• Acknowledgements

• 2018 events calendar

Agenda

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Speakers

Dr. Moayyed I.

Al-QurtasDr. David

Hounshell

Professor Mohamed

Eddaoudi

Charles Vaslet Mehtab Gilani Dr. Flor Castillo

Dr. Volker

TrautzDr. Abdullah Al

Mahruki

Dr. Wei Xu Dr. Thorsten

LoehlPhilippe

DumazetDr. Elie Fayad Dr. Sulaiman

Al-Khattaf

Fahad Al-Sherehy

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Speakers

Bob Maughon Dr. Alfred Stern Dr. Mark L. Hlavinka Dr. Niall Marshal Herrin Hood Dr. Hayder

Zahalka

Roland

Käppner

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Special thanks to Dr. Moayyed Al-Qurtas

18 mins2 mins less

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Moderator

Dr. Alaa-Eldin M. Adris

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Sponsors and exhibitors

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Leaders of Tomorrow valued partners

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Research and Innovation Committee

Dr. Moayyed

Al-QurtasDr. Thorsten

Loehl

Arif Al

Qattan

Mr. Adnan A.

Al-Mahmood

Mundhir

Al Rawahi

Committee Chairman

GPCAGPCA Equate GPIC Orpic

Feras

AlawwadKhalid Mohd

Abdulla

Dr. Hatim

Aldekhiel

PIC QAFCO SABIC

Samir Al-Jishi

Sipchem

Dhafer

Al Braikan

Dr. Mikael

Berthod

ADNOC Refinery

Oliver

Gawad

KPMG

Dr. Hoshiar

Molod

Tasnee

Dr. Imad

Abukhalaf

KAUST

Dr. Medhat

Tannous

UOP

Honeywell

Sahara

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GPCA team

• GCC R&I indicators

• Summit key highlights

• Acknowledgements

• 2018 events calendar

Agenda

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