Manama : The first Gulf Chemistry Association International Conference and Exhibition (GCA 2022), held under the patronage of Oil and Environment Minister, Special Envoy for Climate Affairs, Dr. Mohammed bin Mubarak bin Daina, kicked off here today.
Acting Undersecretary of the Oil and Environment Ministry, Faihan Mohammed Al-Faihani, opened the conference, themed “Role of Chemistry in Sustainable Energy for Oil and Petrochemical Industries”.
GCA 2022 is co-orgnised by the Gulf Chemists Union (GCU) and the Saudi Arabian International Chemical Sciences Chapter (SAICSC), in association with Bahrain’s Oil and Environment Ministry.
Undersecretary Al-Faihani conveyed greetings from Oil and Environment Minister to all participants, sponsors and speakers from all over the world, noting that the event consolidates the petrochemical industry in the Middle East region, as it provides the best technology in the global chemical industries. He added that holding specialised events would enable the kingdom to continue preparing specilised competencies in the chemical industry.
He commended the efforts exerted by the organising committee to organise the first edition of this global event, confirming the distinguished and innovative endeavours of the government to improve services and provide facilities to attract mega events in various fields, which confirms the kingdom’s pioneering status as one of the favourable platforms to host international and regional conferences.
He indicated that GCA 2022 an international forum for leading manufacturers, academicians, researchers, engineers, young scientists, students and business giants to ensure the maximum interaction and to present better data, knowledge and cutting-edge technologies for the improvement of the world chemical industries considering the global chemistry and environment challenges.
He added that a number of key topics will be discussed during the event, including the Fourth Industrial Revolution (IR 4.0), Carbon Management, Clean and Renewable Energy, Environment and Waste Management, Laboratory Operational Excellence and Industrial Chemistry, among others.
He pointed out that the world is currently facing many economic, climatic and geopolitical challenges that affect various industrial, agricultural and commercial sectors, hence the need human cadres who are specialised in the field of sciences, and capable of coming up with innovative, distinguished and flexible solutions to enhance productivity and improve competitiveness in markets in order to support long-term economic development achieve prosperity and sustainable economic growth.
He added that the conference featured a number of integrated programmes and activities, including seminars, short courses, specialised youth events, and special programmes for empowering GCC women who are capable of excellence and creativity in the field of science, in addition to the “Chemathon” competition for presenting the research of talented university students in all GCC countries.
He expressed his thanks and appreciation to all those who contributed to the success of this international conference, wishing everyone success in serving the field of chemistry.
Undersecretary Al-Faihani also inaugurated the exhibition held on the sidelines of the conference.
More than 30 specialised companies from Bahrain and many countries participated in the exhibition, and showcased the latest modern technology and studies in this important industrial field.
