The 4th ADRAC will be held May 24th - 26th at ADNEC

Abu Dhabi, UAE - 17 May 2015 - Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has confirmed a panel of experts to lead the research and development (R&D) discussions during the 4th ADRAC Conference & Exhibition, held May 24th - 26th at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC).

"At the fourth ADRAC, we are pleased to welcome the foremost minds on energy R&D to discuss and collaborate with the goal of identifying new solutions for the region's oil and gas challenges. The discussions promise to be a platform to share best practices and develop joint R&D initiatives," said Yasser Al Mazroui, Deputy Director E&P, ADNOC and Chairman, ADRAC 2015.

Featured Speakers & Participants Include:

Yasser Saeed Al Mazrouei, Deputy Director E&P, ADNOC and Chairman, ADRAC 2015

Mohamed Butti Al-Qubaisi, Director of Exploration & Production, ADNOC

Dr. Wafik Beydoun, R&D Division Manager, ADNOC

Rowan Gibson, Global Thought Leader on Business Innovation

Dr. Mario Ruscev, CTO, Baker Hughes

William Coates, Senior Vice President Technology & Marketing, Schlumberger

Dr. Stuart Clayton, VP Hydrocarbon Recovery Technologies, Shell

Mike Phillips, Head of Simulation Systems, McLaren Applied Technologies

Dr. Thomas Hochstettler, President, The Petroleum institute, UAE

Dr. Arif Sultan Al Hammadi, Executive Vice President, Khalifa University, UAE

Dr. Marc Durandeau, SVP, Petroleum Institute

Dr. Michael Bittar, Senior Director of Technology, Halliburton

Bob Stembridge, Senior Patents Analyst, Intellectual Property, Thomson Reuters

Dr. Aydin Babakhani, Director of Rice Integrated Systems and Circuits Laboratory, Rice University

Dr. Khaled Nabil Salama, Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

As part of the ADRAC program, a Chief Technology Officers (CTO) summit will be held on May 25th to introduce a debate "How Can Innovation from Other Industries Play a Key Role in Enhancing Performance in the Energy Sector?" As the technological challenges of the industry are mounting, crossover technologies from other sectors such as aerospace, automotive, and even medicine are making their way into the oil and gas sector, providing new solutions and applications that in turn help drive efficiencies, boost productivity and optimize performance.

There are more than 60 challenges that ADRAC aims to address by creating a unique platform where work-in-progress research and new ideas can find their way to future deployment or trial in real-field applications. For more information about the ADRAC program, please visit www.adrac.info.

About ADRAC
Abu Dhabi International Research and Development Conference & Exhibition (ADRAC) is the first dedicated International Research & Development Conference and Exhibition in the Middle East for the Oil & Gas sector.

Held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, from May 24 - 26 2015, the event will gather the foremost minds on energy R&D from Academia and Industry with a scope of facilitating knowledge exchange and collaboration to identify new turnkey solutions for the Oil & Gas industry's challenges.

Hosted by Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), the 4th ADRAC three-day program focuses on the latest R&D findings, strategies and initiatives in the Energy world. Driven by an Exhibition from Academia to Industry, a CTO Summit with world-renowned leaders, International speakers, 20+ posters and 46 technical sessions selected by almost 100 subject matter experts, ADRAC will be THE place for knowledge exchange and the driving force behind future R&D initiatives in Oil & Gas Industry.

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