Dr. Abdulwahab Al-Sadoun is an expert on the petrochemicals industry and in particular plastic conversion industry with a deep understanding of both the technical and the economic aspects of the petrochemical value chain and its downstream industries.

Dr. Al-Sadoun is a 1990 PhD graduate of the University of London in Industrial Chemistry, Dr. Al-Sadoun started his professional carrier with SABIC as a Senior Researcher in the R&D Center (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) where he worked from July 1990 to October 1995. He then joined the Qatar-based Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC) in January 1996 where he worked as a Petrochemical Expert in the Industrial Projects Department until June 1997. In July 1997, he was appointed Director of the Industrial Information & Coordination Department at GOIC. In November 2001, Al-Sharq Plastic Industries Co. (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) appointed Dr. Al-Sadoun as the Senior Vice President. He was on this position until November 2003. In December 2003, he founded “AWS Industrial Consulting” and acted as its President until December 2004 when he joined the Saudi Arabian General Investment Authority (SAGIA) as the Director-General of the Energy Sector. He was associated with SAGIA until December 31st 2007.

Dr. Al-Sadoun has several Patents and publications. Most of the articles published, in refereed regional and international periodicals, relate to techno-economical analysis pertaining to the Petrochemical Industries in Saudi Arabia and the GCC States.

Mr. Ahmed is a graduate of Columbia University, USA, and received his degree in engineering.  Post graduation Mr. Ahmed has spent time working in various industries and brings a sense of research as well as business development and operations.  Previously part of management at a New York based global enterprise; Mr. Ahmed assembled the operations of this organization.