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Closing remarksDr. Abdulwahab Al-Sadoun, Secretary General, GPCA
• GCC Key R&I indicators
• Summit by the numbers
• Acknowledgements
• 2018 events calendar
Agenda
Capitalizing on innovation: A growth imparative
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%.
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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%
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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
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• 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
Capitalizing on innovation: A growth imparative
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
Capitalizing on innovation: A growth imperative
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
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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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2018 GPCA events
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