The global downstream industry underwent major shifts due to unprecedented lockdowns, volatile oil and gas prices, and low demand for petrochemical and transportation fuels. These changes prompted today's downstream business leaders to factor in technological innovations, sustainability, and business resilience in their strategies to ensure continued growth.
In this webinar, powered by Energy Connects and ADIPEC 2020, industry experts discussed how to position companies for future business growth and what success would look like in 2021 and beyond. Furthermore, panelists answered a few key questions on how COVID-19 impacted the downstream industry's climate change and sustainability agendas along with what is the role of cost-cutting, digitalisation, value chain localisation, and M&As in repositioning for growth.
CEO and Chairman of the Board of Directors
Unipetrol Centre for Research and Education
Jiří Hájek, with over 7 years of experience in HDS/HCU start-ups and debottlenecking, now serves as CEO, overseeing business plans, ORLEN UniCRE's research, and its integration into the daily operations of companies in the refinery and petrochemical sector in Central and Eastern Europe
General Manager, Petrochemicals
Indian Oil Corporation Limited
Mathew George, General Manager (Petrochemicals) at IndianOil HQ, New Delhi, leads the $2.5 Billion Aromatics & Chemicals Business. He holds a Mechanical Engineering degree, with post-graduations in Finance and Brand Management. Mathew has attended executive programs at Kellogg School of Management and Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, among others. He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, India (FIE) and a Member of the Aeronautical Society of India (MAeSI).
Vice President of Global Marketing for Automotive OEM Coatings at BASF
BASF
Sabrina Platzek is the Vice President of Global Marketing for Automotive OEM Coatings at BASF. She holds a Master of Arts degree from the International School of Management in Germany
Moderator
Partner
Strategy&, part of the PwC network
Frederic Ozeir is a Partner with Strategy& and a member of the firm's Energy, chemicals, and utilities practice in the Middle East. He specializes in corporate strategy development, mergers and acquisitions, and operating model design.
Developing and implementing new technologies to address the successful transition to a low-carbon future.
Continuously integrating technologies into existing energy systems for practical solutions towards a cleaner energy future.
Retrofitting existing assets, leveraging hydrogen, and downstream utilisation of captured carbon dioxide: are the three major contributions of CCUS.
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