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Mr. Jitu C. Patel, CPEA, FASSP, is an international HSE consultant who has a BS in Chemistry and an M.Phil in Fuel Science. For 21 years, Mr. Patel has provided health and safety professional services to Aramco, oil and gas producing and processing corporation worth nearly $13 trillion. He also has provided technical training and conducted research for 15 years on fires, explosions, health, safety, and environmental issues at a heavy chemical manufacturing company in the U.K. Mr. Patel has developed and conducted fire and safety seminars for Safety & Fire Prevention engineers and line management of industry operations. He has presented many technical and safety presentations, which are published in international publications. His work has taken him throughout the world serving on such boards and committees internationally in addition to US national and State level organizations.

He is a membership chair of the ASSP International Professional Specialty Executive Board and a member of the BEAC Training & Education Board. He is a Senior Board Advisor to the ASSP Arizona Chapter. He is a founder of many international ASSP Chapters in the Middle East, SE Asia and in India. He is a Director of Global Safety Institute, USA. He is the CEO of the Global safety Consultants, LLC, USA. He is the Chairman of the Global Society of HSE Professionals. He is a Founder Trustee and Co-Chair of J&A Bharat HSE Foundation and J&A Global HSE Foundation.

Namir is a manager based in the United Kingdom. He has over 35 years’ experience in the field of Safety and Loss prevention and has worked for leading International manufacturing Organizations and worked at various positions for GlaxoSmithKline, Kraft Food International, Honeywell and Dailycer. In addition he worked for several EHS consultancies providing consultancy; training services and undertook several projects for various organizations such as Shell, Total oil Marine, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, ADCO, Gasco, Takreer, PetroRabigh, Dallah Human Skills, Qatar Petroleum, KPC, Masterfoods, EON, VDO, Florette, .etc.

Namir has a wide ranging experience in process safety; developed various OSH training and delivered numerous training courses including IOSH training programs and NEBOSH general certificate and diploma programs; fully implemented EHS management systems ISO14001 and OHSAS 18001.
Namir is a Chartered Chemical Engineer with a post graduate degree in Occupational Health and Safety; he is a Chartered Fellow of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH)- UK, member of American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) and an affiliate member of Institution of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA). In addition he is a member of the Birmingham Health, Safety, and Environmental Association (BHSEA).
Since joining the NSC in 2006 he has offered OSH consultancy services and delivered several courses in Health, Safety and Environment and DDC in Europe, Middle East, and N America. In 2011, he was awarded the DDC instructor of the year award for International. In addition, Namir is a DDC 8/6, DDC 4 and Alive @ 25 master trainer and is a certified OSHA General Industry and Construction Master Trainer.

Saud Holds a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from The OHIO state university, USA.
He is certified from AICHE (American Institute of chemical Engineers) as an experts in fields of HAZOP, Risk Assessments and Dust Explosion controls.
He has 13+ Years of multi-Disciplinary experience as Process Engineer, Production Engineer, Operation Manager & currently he is an EHSS Manager in Saudi Kayan.
He has also worked as operation manager at SABIC North America Manufacturing site for long assignment as a part of SABIC CEO Talent Exchange Program.

As Executive Director of HSEQ (Health, Safety, Quality and Environment) at NEOM, Dr. Robert Cooling is charged with protecting the safety, health and well-being of the workforce across one of the world’s largest construction projects and a development that is growing exponentially.

A key part of his wide-ranging occupational health and safety role is the development and maintenance of a robust health and safety strategy at NEOM, and ensuring that the correct governance and assurance is in place to safeguard everyone working across the giga-project’s numerous sites. His mandate also includes the design and implementation of health safety programs, including training and development, to help establish a positive health and safety culture.

Prior to joining NEOM in August 2022, Robert successfully completed a five-year tenure as Vice President of HSEQ at Expo 2020 Dubai, the world exhibition that opened its doors to the public on October 1, 2021. Robert’s achievement in ensuring the success of the Expo was particularly remarkable in view of the additional constraints that the coronavirus pandemic imposed on top of the existing health and safety challenges of an exhibition that attracted 24 million visitors over its six-month run.

Other significant activities Robert has been involved with in the region include working with Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects in a client advisory role that saw him lead a three-year transformation project to integrate health and safety into the planning, design and construction of Dubai’s aviation-related infrastructure.

Prior to that, he was employed in a strategic program management role for Qatar Rail, responsible for establishing HSEQ strategies, policies and plans for rail projects associated with the FIFA World Cup 2022. Before that, he advised on a country-wide occupational health and safety assurance program across electricity generation and distribution assets for the Authority for Public Services Regulation in Oman.

Robert previously worked in the Kingdom offering advice to the Saudi BinLadin Group, which incorporated a review of HSEQ standards and the development of a corporate HSEQ governance framework and management system. His first role in the region saw him acting as a consultant for the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai, leading a health and safety transformation project, including the development and delivery of health and safety training programs across all RTA sectors and agencies.

Robert holds an MBA from London Business School; a Doctorate in Health and Safety Law and a Master of Arts in Health, Safety and Environmental Law from Salford University; and a Bachelor of Science in Safety and Environment from Hull University, all United Kingdom institutions.

Rashed Alharbi joined MA’ADEN in 22021 and has held multiple positions at Ma’aden and SABIC; who has more than 22 years of experience in petrochemicals and minerals processing industry.

Abdulaziz started as one of the homegrown talent at SABIC with a degree of Bachelor of Science in Industrial & Systems Engineering at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM).

While a university student, he has been included in the roster of talented and promising individuals sponsored by SABIC.

He successfully graduated with honors, and started a career at SABIC as a SEED Engineer and was deployed to Petrokemya North (formerly SADAF). Through perseverance, dedication and loyalty towards the work, he climbed up the ladder to his current position.

Recently, he acquired a Master’s Degree with a major in Supply Chain Management (SCM) from KFUPM Business School. The degree was conferred with honors.

Throughout the journey, he gained vast knowledge and expertise related to leadership, team management, human capital development, performance management, assurance, governance and excellence, change management, occupational health and safety, environment management, PSM, security, responsible care, manufacturing processes, supply chain management, operations management, business development, national regulations and international standards related to the petrochemical industry

Ashok Garlapati is a Health, Safety & Environment professional certified with CSP, QEP and CFIOSH (Chartered Fellow of IOSH, UK) and Fellow of ASSP. He has 32 years of experience in HSE consultancy and HSE management in the oil and gas industries. He is also the Lead Auditor of the ISO 14001 and ISO45001 standards and approved as an Global OSHA outreach Trainer. He has extensive experience in implementation of HSE management systems for process industries in line with international standards.
Ashok is a professional member of American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP), and a past president of ASSP’s Kuwait Chapter. He played an important role in the Kuwait Chapter’s establishment, which is ASSP’s largest international chapter. He served as a member of ASSP’s Global Taskforce and supported in establishment of ASSP Chapters in India, UAE, Nigeria, and Pakistan. He received the Charles V. Culbertson Award in 2007, the Region VI Safety Professional of the Year Award in 2010 and the Edgar Monsanto Queeny Safety Professional of the Year Award in 2011. He served as a founding Vice President of ASSP Region IX (Global), which serves all 10 international chapters located around the World including ASSP Egypt Chapter. Ashok volunteering with BCSP as its Ambassador and as a Board member. He has been conferred with ASSP Fellow Honor in June 2020 for his contributions to HSE profession,
Ashok is a member of the International Association for Drilling Contractors’ HSE Committee, Taskforce member of the International Association of Oil & Gas Producers’ Waste Management Committee, member of the International Petroleum Industries Environmental Conservation Association’s (IPIECA) Climate Change Group and International Representative of Offshore Group, IOSH-UK

Mohamed Ali Shukri is an International award-winning speaker, a professional trainer and coach. Mohamed has worked for Aluminium Bahrain Co for 17 years: 10 years in Power Generation and 7 years in Health and Safety management. He has been professionally training for the past 10 years and is currently a trainer specialized in Occupational Health and Safety, Public Speaking and presentation skills, in addition to soft skills training including Leadership, Motivation, Team Building and Customer Services.
With more than 25 years of experience in public speaking, Mohamed has achieved many local, regional and international awards and titles including Two times Bahrain championship (2006 & 2007) and Two times Middle East Championship (2006 –Dubai & 2007-Doha). In August 2006, Mohamed managed to become the First Arab who reached to the World Championship of Public Speaking finals since 1924, and was named as one of the “Top Ten Speakers in the World”.
Mohamed invested this achievement in helping many individuals and groups find their true voice and in teaching them how to effectively and sincerely transfer their ideas and experiences to their audiences.
With a specific mission and passion for health and safety, Mohamed has contributed, and still is, to the enhancement of accident prevention, control and awareness. A holder of NEBOSH (and other certificates), and an expert safety practitioner, Mohamed is devoted to bring the priority and gravity of people’s safety and well-being to the forefront of any Occupational H&S education or endeavor he undertakes.
Power generation, Health & Safety Management and professional training & Public Speaking; these THREE synergized successfully resulting in lasting impact: driving change in challenging workplaces, enhancing buy-in with all levels of employees, thousands of motivated audiences, national and international awards, and clear fingerprints of creativity, inspiration and improvement in whatever he takes and wherever he talks.

Major hamad subah swar/ministry of interior-kingdom of bahrain,
MSc disaster management
Disaster management and emergency planning officer
head of the executive office of the national disaster management committee
Two decades OF EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD OF CIVIL DEFENCE AND MINISTRY OF INTERIOR WORK”

Leading Ma’aden Corporate Industrial Security Function which responsible for developing and implementing Corporate Industrial Security and Crisis Management Programs for Ma’aden group and its affiliates .

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