Speakers

Dr. Hasan Karam is the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Borouge International, the world’s fourth-largest polyolefins producer, with access to 13.6 million tonnes per annum of leading global production capacity. Having served as COO of Borouge Plc since May 2023, he has more than three decades of experience in refinery and petrochemical operations including senior roles at ADNOC Refining. Dr. Hasan led the transformation initiatives and drove operational excellence at the world’s largest integrated single-site polyolefin complex, delivering record production levels and utilization rates above nameplate capacity, while improving efficiency across the company’s assets through artificial intelligence and digitalization. Dr. Hasan is a graduate of Chemical Engineering, holding a PhD in Strategic Project Management from SKEMA Business School (France), an Executive MBA from Zayed University and a Master’s degree in Organization Development and Leadership from Abu Dhabi School of Management.