CONFERENCE EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN

JUMA AL MASKARI
Vice President - Maintenance
ADNOC Distribution

On behalf of the Executive Steering Committee, We would like to invite you to attend and participate at the Middle East Metallurgy Corrosion & Coatings EXPO as Sponsors, Speakers, Exhibitors, and contributing delegates to make this a truly valuable exchange for the industry. The event is scheduled to take place on 27th – 29th Jan 2026 in Abu Dhabi, UAE, to show itself as an ideal location in the world of business and trade in Middle East.

The upcoming event will gather the technical experts from all over the world
to discuss the latest technology related to Metallurgy Corrosion & Coatings
for the Oil and Gas industry and to network with key industry peers.
The forum will enhance communication and help in exchanging knowledge
between the major stakeholders. MECOC EXPO is the first Metallurgy Corrosion
& Coatings conference in Middle East. The event will feature technologies
from within the GCC and all over the world that will help Oil & Gas Producers,
Power Generators, and other members of the Energy Sector, to enhance
and improve materials, metals, equipments and inculcate better corrosion
management practices.

The upcoming event will also include key service providers and engineers
involved in material & equipment design, standards, corrosion & coating and
asset integrity practices that evolve around the heavy industries in GCC by
providing a new perspective on the technology and engineering expertise
necessary to power a sustainable outcome for the industry.
MECOC EXPO will be a high-net-worth technical conference that will enlighten endusers
and operators as it showcases latest innovations and best practices
that are cost-effective and are setting new benchmarks across the industry.
The conference will provide a platform to connect with both regional and
international experts, focusing on all aspects of production, manufacturing
and processing entities around the world.
We encourage you to participate in the Middle East Metallurgy Corrosion
& Coatings EXPO 2026 in Abu Dhabi and wish you a very successful
knowledge sharing and business networking event.

TECHNICAL CHAIRMAN

Omar El Sinnary

Manager, Engineering Services (Inspection & Corrosion)

Industrial Advisory Committee Member

Saleh Alzahrani

CEO of Sigma Paints
Sigma Paints

Olga Kolevatova

PPG General Manager of the Middle East, Egypt, Turkey, and Caspian Region
PPG

Joey Keasberry

Strategy & Business Development Director
Sofon Industries

Gamal Nassef

Technical Sales Director
ArcelorMittal Tubular Products Al-Jubail

Tony Aslam

Department GM, Steel Green Transformation
Sumitomo Corporation Middle East FZE

NON-METALLIC MATERIALS COMMITTEE

Wael Al Shouly

Head of Discipline Material Engineering
ADNOC Group

Faisal Al habardi

Section Head, Inspection Polymers & SAMA
SIPCHEM

Dr. Mansour Al Elyani

Technical Leader Metallurgical & Corrosion Analysis Group,
SABIC

Oscar Salazar

Engineering Consultant, Non-Metallics,Consulting Services Department
Aramco

Abderrazak Traidia

Composites Development Team leader
Research & Development Center - Aramco

Enzo Savino

Staff Engineer, Non-Metallics
ConocoPhillips

Dr. Faisal Almana

Lead Scientist -Pipe Technology
SABIC

Suleyman Deveci

Manager, Infrastructure Centre of Excellence
Borouge

Claudio Jarreta Neto

Non-metallic Materials Specialist
Petrobras

Ayman Amer

Program Manager - Technology Management and Innovation
Khalifa University

Dr. Hanan Farhat

Materials and Corrosion SME, Technical Manager- Asset Life Optimisation
Wood

Siti Haslina Ramli

Principal Materials, Materials, Corrosion & Inspection (MCI) - GTS
Petronas

I Wayan Eka Putra

Staff Engineer (Pipeline Technical Authority), Upstream Development
Petronas

Taner Serter

Materials & Corrosion Lab Superintendent, Asset Integrity Division M&E Engineering Department
Sadara Chemical Company

Dr. Mohamed Kamal Gaber

Section Head, Pipeline Process Design Sector, Engineering Affairs
PETROJET

Dr Farshad Salamat-Zadeh

Business Development Manager
NIC

Amr Abdelmaguid Mohamed

Senior Specialist Pipeline
ADNOC Onshore

Dr. Yousof Ghazzawi

Lead Scientist
SABIC

Ali Nasser Al-Harbi

General Manager
S-Chem

FUTURE STEEL COMMITTEE

Wael Al Shouly

Head of Discipline Material Engineering, Group Engineering Division
ADNOC Group

Dr. Riaz Khan

Custodian & Discipline Head (Structural Integrity)
Petronas

Dr Prabir Chatterjee

Head - Structural & Civil Engineer
Dragon Oil

Fahad Mahrouqi

Civil Engineering Lead
Petroleum development of Oman

Dr. Mansour Al Elyani

Technical Leader Metallurgical & Corrosion Analysis Group,
SABIC

Kashif Imran

Principal Research & Development-Sustainability
Maaden

Ayman Amer

Program Manager - Technology Management and Innovation
Khalifa University

Dr. Hanan Farhat

Materials and Corrosion SME, Technical Manager- Asset Life Optimisation
Wood

Taner Serter

Materials & Corrosion Lab Superintendent, Asset Integrity Division M&E Engineering Department
Sadara Chemical Company

Suchada Punpruk

Technical Authority Level 2 in material and corrosion
PTTEP Exploration and Production Public Company Limited

Dr Ihsan ulhaq Toor

Associate Professor
King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM)

Muhsen Elhaddad

EFC International Branch Representative
EFC

I Wayan Eka Putra

Section Head Pipeline Advance Material & Installation
Petronas

Maged Saleh

Lead Engineer-Structural
Fertiglobe

Dr. Abdul Shakoor

Research Assistant Professor
Qatar University

Amr Abdelmaguid Mohamed

Senior Specialist Pipeline
ADNOC Onshore

Vikas Jadhav

Lead Welding Engineer
PetroChina

Mehdi Rezaee

Structural Technical Authority
Worley

Dr. Ahmed Reda

Adjunct Research Fellow
University of Western Australia

CORROSION & COATING COMMITTEE

Sulaiman AI-Dughayem

North Area Pipeline Department Corrosion & Quality Group Leader
Aramco

Dr. Faisal Al Abbas

Chairman – Corrosion Control Standards Committee, Saudi Aramco

Dr. Sangki Chi

Engineering Specialist, Vice-chairman of Paints & Coatings Standard Committee
Aramco

Nuha Al Hajeri

Manager of Engineering Services (Inspection & Corrosion)
ADNOC

Abidul Islam

Manager, Inspection & Corrosion Department
ADNOC Refining

Fahad Alabeedi

Corrosion Engineering Specialist
Aramco

Hamad Saeed Al Naqbi

Team Leader, Inspection (I) Engineering
ADNOC Refining

Amro Hassanein

Staff Inspection Engineer
Advanced Petrochemical Company

Muazu Mohammed

Lead Engineer inspection & Corrosion Control
MAADEN

Abdulaziz Aljughaiman

Maintenance Engineering and Contracts Group Leader
Aramco

Dr. Abdelkader Meroufel

Corrosion Researcher
RISE Kimab

Dr. Fatima Saeed Al Mazrouei

Senior Specialist – Corrosion, ADNOC Onshore

Sadeg Bin Saad

Section Head, Plant Technical Support Qurayyah Power Plant Department
Saudi Electricity Company

Khalid M. Al-Hassan

Reliability Maintenance Engineering and Support Unit Supervisor
Aramco

Javed Bashir

Senior Engineer, Cathodic Protection
ADNOC Gas

Salah Al-Salah

Sr Quality Representative
Aramco

Mohamed Shaaban

Metallurgy and corrosion senior engineer
Sadara chemical Company

Karim G Said

Superintendent - Asset Integrity
OQ

Mahendra Mahardian

Corrosion Engineer
Borouge

Dr. Mohamed Kamal Gaber

Section Head, Pipeline Process Design Sector, Engineering Affairs
PETROJET

Hesham ELASHKAR

Senior Corrosion Engineer
ADNOC Onshore

Vibhas_Kumar-
Vibhas Kumar

Manager - Metallurgy & Corrosion
Petrofac International UAE LLC

Gabriel Philani Dube
Gabriel Philani Dube

Department Manager, Materials & Corrosion Engineering
KBR

Dr. Faisal Mohammed Al-Abbas
Dr. Faisal Mohammed Al-Abbas

Sr. Engineering Consultant, Chairman of Corrosion Control Committee
Saudi Aramco

NITIN JAYAPRAKASH
NITIN JAYAPRAKASH

Regional Team Lead- Materials & Corrosion
MCDERMOTT

Narayana Swamy Nallamothu

Technical Authority – Materials & Corrosion
NMDC Energy (formerly NPCC)