Dr. Ahmed Aboudheir is the Chief Executive Officer of Delta CleanTech UAE and the President of Aboudheir Consulting Ltd. Experienced chemical engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the energy industry and research institutions for more than 35 years. Skilled in process design, process optimization, and process troubleshooting in the fields of gas processing, CO2 capture, and chemicals reclaiming and reuse. He has a B.Sc. & M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Industrial Systems Engineering. He is a registered professional engineer with APEGA and APEGS. He has extensive peer reviewed publications in design and optimization of chemical/petrochemical plants, hydrogen production reactors, post combustion capture process, and solvent/glycol reclaiming process.

In April 2006, the Government of Saskatchewan, Canada, awarded Dr. Aboudheir the Commemorative Medal for the Centennial of Saskatchewan. The Medal recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions to society and honors their outstanding achievements. Dr. Aboudheir recognized for his significant contributions in hydrogen production research and community leadership.

His background i n the energy sector, and in particular CCUS, is anchored in the Hydrocarbon industry where he also brings a working knowledge of both reservoir and production engineering. Over the past 10 years, Roy has been consulting clients in various industries on their Energy Transition strategy, supporting the decarbonization of their operating assets / facilities.
Adam Donald is the Global Technical Director for Geomechanics and Wellbore Acoustics with Reservoir Performance Division, SLB, based in Dubai, UAE. He joined SLB in 1998 as a wireline field engineer has held field, technical & management positions in Canada, USA, Norway, Malaysia, France, Romania, and United Arab Emirates. His area of focus has been on applications of wellbore measurements for hydrocarbon extraction within tight gas, unconventional, fractured carbonate, and conventional reservoirs around the world. More recently Adam has been involved with various Carbon Sequestration projects, specifically for site characterization and geomechanics evaluation of potential injection formations. He received his Bachelors in Geological Engineering from University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada (1998) and a master’s in mining engineering from Dalhousie University in Nova Scotia, Canada (2004). Adam holds numerous patents in areas of borehole acoustics and geomechanics and is a registered Professional Engineer in Canada (APEGA 2002). He is an active publishing member of SPWLA, SPE, ARMA and SEG with over 50 industry and scientific articles. https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-donald-9857ab12/

Gen has over 16 years of energy industry experience and in her current role is responsible for positioning Kent as a leading global engineering, consulting and project delivery services company and driving growth in the growing the low carbon and renewables sector across the Middle East and North Africa region.

Prior to joining Kent in May 2022, Gen held various roles with Wood (legacy Amec Foster Wheeler) within the sustainability, growth and development functions across the UK and Middle East regions. A member of the IRENA Alliance for Decarbonisation and Kent Sustainability Council, Gen is a strong advocate for connecting like-minded organisations and finding sustainable and practical solutions that support global energy transition ambitions.

Gen earned a master’s degree in Politics and International Relations from the University of Aberdeen and a second master’s in International Marketing Management from Robert Gordon University.

Roy Dabbous is the Regional Director, MENA of Hatch. Roy Dabbous has over 26 years of professional experience in the global Energy, Mining and Metals industries within both Owner and Consulting companies. With a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical (Major) and Petroleum (Minor) Engineering, he joined Hatch in 2001 and has held several positions comprising of business management, project management and technical roles in various industries. This included work in the Energy (Oil & Gas, Power), Metals (Bauxite, Alumina, Aluminium, Iron & Steel) sectors and related Infrastructure. Based in the UAE for over 15 years, he is the currently the Regional Director for Hatch’s Business for the Middle East and North Africa.

Roy brings a strong background in project execution and engineering with over 17 years of Project and Engineering management on various multidiscipline projects. This has included both multibillion dollar capex projects and a portfolio of smaller sustaining capital projects for clients in North America, Africa and the Middle East.