1700 - 1800
Registration
1800 - 1830
Exhibition Inauguration & Tour by Conference Patron

H.E. Eng. Abdullah bin Ibrahim Al-Saadan
President - Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu (RCJY)
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
1830 - 1835
Holy Quran & MC Opening
1835 - 1840
Welcome Speech by Royal Commission for Jubail

Saeed Al Shehri
Director - Industrial Security & Safety
Royal Commission for Jubail
1840 - 1850
Keynote Address

H.E. Mohammed Bin Al Habdan
Secretary General
HCIS
1850 - 1855
JAMA’A Film
1855 - 1915
Recognition of Official Sponsors & Partners
1915 - 1930
Prayer
1930 - 2030
Gala Dinner
0800 - 0900
Registration
0900 - 0910
MC Opening, Safety Moment & Opening Ceremony Synopsis Video
0910 - 0920
Welcome Speech by JAMA’A Chairman

Khalid Khaleel
Chairman
JAMA’A
0920 - 1020
Keynote Address

Deputy Chief Jeff Dulin, (Ret.)
Strategic Advisor
International Association of Fire Chiefs

Anas Alzaid
Director - MENA Region
NFPA
1020 - 1145
Leadership Panel Discussion - 01
Theme - Emergency Response & Impact on the Business
The actions taken in the initial minutes of the emergency are important. Preparing ourselves in advance about the potential risks and emergency scenarios can help to prepare response plan and develop business accordingly. Business and industry can limit to destruction if planned ahead. It is an executive management driven process, so leaders are an important component of the whole system. The session targets to talk about the importance of the emergency response plan in organizations for the sustainable business. During the session, the leaders will talk about the experiences and best practices they have adopted in driving the continuity plan and fostering its integration in the organization’s strategic and day-to-day management ethos.
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Panel Moderator
Paul Michael Kudray
Head of Resilience
Royal Commission for Jubail
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Khalid Khaleel
Chairman
JAMA’A -
Richard Reed
Head of Corporate Crisis & Continuity Management
Saudi Aramco -
Anas Alzaid
Director - MENA Region
NFPA -
Ahmed Khalil
HSE Director
BAPCO -
Abdulrahman D. Al-Zayedi
Manager-EHSS
TASNEE
1145 - 1215
Coffee/Networking Break
1215 - 1400
Technical Session 1
Emergency planning can be defined as the process of preparing systematically for future contingencies, including major incidents and disasters. When preparing a community for an incident, creating plans for identified risks and implementing mitigation measures is key. Preparing before an emergency incident plays a vital role in ensuring that employers and workers have the necessary equipment, know where to go, and know how to keep themselves safe when an emergency occurs. The session will cover aspects of effective planning and preparedness.
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Session Chair
Nasser Subaey
JAMA’A Coordinator
JAMA’A -
Session Coordinator
Fahad Ali Al Hasoon
Vice Chairman, JAMA’A
Fire Chief, MA’ADEN
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Surendra V Mahakalkar
Lead Engineer
SABIC
Topic: Learning from Process Safety Incidents, Pre Incident Plans Implementation in SABIC, Emergency Response Plan Requirement -
Deputy Chief Jeff Dulin, (Ret.)
Strategic Advisor
International Association of Fire Chiefs
Topic: The use of Geographic Information Systems GIS In Crisis Response -
Mohamed Ahmed Al Hashemi
Safety & Environment Superintendent
GPIC -
Ashley Price
Vice President
Fire Science Academy
Topic: Training Leadership For Emergency Response Preparedness
Business Resilience and Recovery aims to ensure that we have the right skills in place to cope with major or catastrophic events. There is need to identify the right plan for the disruptive event and mitigating its effects. This session will address resilience plans and recovery mechanisms.
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Session Chair
Abdullah Ghamdi
Assistant Coordinator
JAMA’A -
Session Coordinator
Ibrahim Al-Khalifi
Fire Chief
MA’ADEN Phosphate
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Paul Michael Kudray
Head of Resilience
Royal Commission for Jubail
Topic: Business Resilience & Recovery: A Crisis of Leadership? – A new way forward -
Samah Al Hamad
Superintendent Business Resilience Management
BAPCO
Topic: BAPCO Business Resilience Journey -
Richard Reed
Head of Corporate Crisis & Continuity Management
Saudi Aramco
Any material or chemical which is a risk to the public safety or environment are HAZMAT. With many thousands of chemicals in commercial use worldwide, there is the ever-present risk of accidental release. This session will invigorate a dialog between the regulators, community and industry.
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Session Chair
Fahad Ali Al Hasoon
Vice Chairman, JAMA’A
Fire Chief, MA’ADEN
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Henry Ludick
Senior Trainer (SFTC)
SABIC
Topic: NFPA 472 / NFPA 1071 Changes to the standard -
Saud Abduljaleel Alabdulwahid
Fire and Safety Instructor
Jubail Industrial College
Topic: HAZCOM Awareness
1400
Networking Lunch
0800 - 0900
Registration
0900 - 1000
Leadership Panel Discussion 2
Theme - Lessons Learnt from Global Disasters & Incidents – Challenges & Opportunities
The increased number of disasters and incidents has been recorded in recent years on a global basis which is increasing concerns among the stakeholders. The relative frequency and severity of these incidences provides ample reasons to study and discuss about their challenges and opportunities in creating a sustainable future. The lessons learnt by the first responders provide a greater opportunity to fire and safety stakeholders to develop focused plans for preparedness, recovery and mitigation. The session will talk about the live experiences and case studies to examine the real causes and challenges. This high level panel will explore how these practices can aid in achieving business excellence
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Panel Moderator
Eid S. Al-Juaid
General Manager - HSSE
Sipchem
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Dr. Ammar Magrabi
Saudi Civil Defense
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Ayssar Hanza
Risk Engineering Director
Ace Energy Group -
Deputy Chief Jeff Dulin, (Ret.)
Strategic Advisor
International Association of Fire Chiefs -
Mozher N. Al-Qahtani
Fire Operations Superintendent
Saudi Aramco -
Eric LaVergne
President
JCI/Williams Fire & Hazard Control
1000 - 1030
Coffee/Networking Break
1030 - 1145
Technical Session 2
Technology have become integral to modern living & critical for business to embrace to stay ahead of the curve. The impact of technological advancement also extend to risk management & organizations must increase their leverage of technology to keep pace with the rapidly changing risk landscape. The session will touch on various aspects of technology innovations with an emphasis on how the power of technology can be harnessed to bring impactful changes to risk management & strengthen second & third line of defence.
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Session Chair
Fahad Al-Shlagi
Senior Manager – EHSS
Arrazi, SABIC JV
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Dennis L. Smith
Senior Solutions Engineer
LION
Topic: Cancer in the Fire Service -
Abdullah Melhem
Head of Sales
Siemens Ltd
Topic: Using IoT and AI to Enhance Safety and Security Applications in Smart Cities -
Erasmus M. Acquah
Senior Product Manager, Industrial Products
Elkhart Brass
Topic: Remote Control Fire Monitors
Codes, Standards & Policies are an attempt by an industry or profession to self regulate by establishing minimal operating, performance, or safety criteria which is developed by specific industries to describe widely accepted standards of care and operations for certain practices. It is a set of rules prescribing minimum requirements to prevent fire and explosion hazards arising from storage, handling, or use of dangerous materials, or from other specific hazardous conditions.
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Session Chair
Auf Al Nahdi
Fire Safety - Instructor
Jubail Industrial College -
Session Coordinator
Abdul Rahman Al
Hamoud
RC
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Ahmed Hasan
General Manager - Technical Affairs
Royal Commission for Jubail -
Zahi Daher
Sales Manager – Fire & Life Safety Division - UL MENA
Underwriters Laboratories (UL)
Topic: An overview of the Testing and Certification Requirements for Fire Safety Products -
NFPA
Emergency response is the phase of the disaster-management cycle that often attracts the most attention and resources, cyclical process, involving repeated assessment, planning, action and review, to respond appropriately to needs and capacities as they evolve. It starts with an initial assessment and may be triggered spontaneously by the disaster event, or officials may authorize the mobilization of people and resources. The session will discuss best practices in emergency response.
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Session Chair
Ibrahim Al-Khalifi
Fire Chief
MA’ADEN Phosphate -
Session Coordinator
Fahad Ali Al Hasoon
Vice Chairman, JAMA’A
Fire Chief, MA’ADEN
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Nasser Subaey
JAMA’A Coordinator
JAMA’A
Topic: Introduction to JAMA’A -
Saeed Al Marri
Fire Chief
SATORP
Topic: Response to Hazardous Chemical Incidents -
Abdulrahman Hesham Souka
KSA Team Leader & Principal Safety Engineer
Risktec Solutions
Topic: Using Consequence and Risk Assessments as Best Practices for Effective Emergency Response -
Majed Fahad Almarri
Fire and Explosions Engineer
Saudi Aramco
Topic: Ultimate Readiness: No Room for Luck!
1145 - 1215
Coffee/Networking Break
1215 - 1330
Technical Session 3
Fire services competency is a management tool for implementing practical actions to improve fire safety at the workplace. Competency refers to the proficiency of the employee to efficiently perform his or her job. The session will discuss the core competencies like skill sets, physical and technical expertise, public service, communication and team work.
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Session Chair
Fahad Al-Shlagi
Senior Manager – EHSS
Arrazi, SABIC JV
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Ayesh G Shammari
Fire Engineer
Saudi Aramco
Topic: Automatic Fire Protection for High Value Facilities -
Omar Alzahrani
Product Development Engineer
Fire & Hazard Control
Topic: Handling Pressurized Flammable liquids and Pressurized Gas Fires-New Technology & Local Manufacturing for Portables. -
Paul Holland
Executive Manager - Design & Development
Al Elm
Topic: Fire Service Operational Assurance -
Eric LaVergne
President
JCI/Williams Fire & Hazard Control
Topic: Lessons Learned from 36 years of fire fighting
With the prime objective of prevention, there is need to find the causes of an accident and taking steps to control or eliminate it can help prevent similar accidents from happening in the future. Work environment, job constraints, and supervisory or worker experience can all play a part. Subject matter experts from the industry will try to find the cause of these accidents and work on the possible preventive measures.
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Session Chair
Eisa Al Thobiyani
Director – Fire
SADARA -
Session Coordinator
Abdullah Ghamdi
Assistant Coordinator
JAMA’A
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Ayssar Hanza
Risk Engineering Director
Ace Energy Group
Topic: Leadership in preventing incidents and succeeding to learn -
AbdulAziz Al Ghamdi
President & CEO
REC
Topic: Implementation of Effective Root Cause Analysis
Inspection and testing helps adapt and maintain a reliable fire protection system. The session experts will provide comprehensive structural and technical fire protection solutions, assisting in the planning, development, maintenance and documentation of a functional and reliable fire protection plan.
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Session Chair
Humoud Al Soufyani
Fire Section Head
Sipchem -
Session Coordinator
Majed M Sharahili
Fire Manager
Saudi Kayan
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Auf Al Nahdi
Fire Safety - Instructor
Jubail Industrial College
Topic: Educational Role in Inspection & Testing of Fixed Fire Protection Systems -
NFPA
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Zahi Daher
Sales Manager – Fire & Life Safety Division - UL MENA
Underwriters Laboratories (UL)
Topic: Emergency Vehicle & Equipment Testing and Inspection Programs
1330 - 1400
Closing Remarks & Outcomes of the Conference
1400
Networking Lunch