International Conference on Harnessing Technology

Conference Patron

HE Maqbool Ali Sultan, Minister of Commerce and Industry, Oman

Executive Committee

HE Mohammed Al Mahrouqi (Chair) - Chairman, Public Authority for Electricity and Water, Oman
HE Nasser Khamis Al Jashmi - Undersecretary, Ministry of Oil and Gas, Oman
HE Dr Hamad Said Al Oufi - Undersecretary, Ministry of Fisheries
Dr P Mohamed Ali - Vice Chairman, Galfar Engineering & Contracting SAOG & Chairman, Board of Directors, Caledonian College of Engineering, Oman
Mr Saif Al Hinai - Oil Director, North, Petroleum Development of Oman, Oman
Eng Hamed Al Hatmi - Director General, Water Resource Affairs, Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources, Oman
Professor Frank McIntosh - Dean, Caledonian College of Engineering, Oman

Advisory Committee

Mr Saif Al Hinai (Chair) - Oil Director, North, Petroleum Development of Oman, Oman
Mr Ibrahim Al Ajmi - DG of Climate Affairs, Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs, Oman
Dr Saif Al Hiddabi - Assistant Secretary General, Research & Scientific Programs, The Research Council, Oman
Dr Hans Erlings - CEO, Galfar Engineering & Contracting SAOG, Oman
Mr Nick Pattison - CEO, OPAL
Mr Klaus Friedl - Managing Director, Phoenix Solar, Oman
Mr Said Al Shaqsi - CEO, The Shaksy Group, Oman
Dr Abdullah Al Zakwani - Director, Industrial Innovation Center, Oman
Ms Rayan Al Kalbani - Executive Director, Mazoon Environmental & Technological Services LLC, Oman
Mr Pradeep Koppikar - General Manager, Corporate Oil & Gas, Bahwan Engineering Company LLC, Oman
Mr Ahmed Al Harthy - Regulatory Compliance Manager, Rural Area Electricity Company, Oman
Mr Salim Al Harthy - Sr. Manager, Operations & Maintenance, Oman Refineries and Petrochemicals Company LLC, Oman
Dr Salim Al Oraimi - Associate Professor, Civil and Architectural Engineering Dept, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Professor Frank McIntosh - Dean, Caledonian College of Engineering, Oman
Dr Ahmed Al Bulushi - Senior Deputy Dean, Caledonian College of Engineering, Oman
Mr A Nizamuddin Ahmed - Deputy Dean & Registrar, Caledonian College of Engineering, Oman
Professor KP Ramachandran - Associate Dean (PG & Research), Caledonian College of Engineering, Oman
Ms Jenny Walker- Associate Dean (Professional Development), Caledonian College of Engineering, Oman
Professor Shaikh Feroz- Deputy HoD, Chemical & Process Engineering, Caledonian College of Engineering, Oman

International Committee

Professor Nasir El Bassam - Director, International Research Centre for Renewable Energy, Germany
Mr Brant Sangster - Independent Senior Advisor, Energy and Resources , Deloitte, Canada
Professor BKN Rao - President, COMADEM International, UK
Dr D P Kothari - Advisor to Chancellor, Vellore Institute of Technology University, India
Dr M R Srinivasan - Member, Atomic Energy Commission, India
Professor M Sudhakar Rao - Chairman, Centre for Sustainable Technologies & Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, India
Dr Mohamed Abdel Raouf - Program Manager, Environment Research, Gulf Research Center, UAE
Dr Stas Burek - School of the Built and Natural Environment, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK
Professor David K Harrison - Chemical Engineer, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK
Dr Noreddine Ghaffour – Research &Development Project Manager, Middle East Desalination Research Center, Oman
Dr Adel Gastli - Chair of the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Research Group, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman
Dr Hoysall Chanakya - Centre for Sustainable Technologies, Indian Institute of Science, India
Professor B V A Rao - Advisor to Chancellor, Vellore Institute of Technology University, India
Dr M C Majumder - Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, India
Professor Detlef Bahnemann - Head of Nanotechnology and Photocatalysis, Institut fuer Technische Chemie, Germany
Dr J Anthony Byrne - Head of Photocatalysis Research, Nanotechnology and Integrated Bioengineering Centre, University of Ulster, UK
Professor BV Reddy - Professor, Faculty of Engineering, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Canada
Professor K Krishnaiah - Dean, Academic Research, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India
Dr Emilia van Egmond - Senior Lecturer and Researcher, Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands
Professor Nidal Hilal - Director of the Centre for Clean Water Technologies, School of Engineering, Swansea University, UK
Dr Ahmed Al Naamany – Assistant Director for Academic Affairs, Arab Open University, Oman
Dr Ali Al Alawi - Petroleum Development of Oman, Oman
Dr M Ramaswamy - Technical Expert, Office of His Excellency, Head of Royal Estates, Diwan of Royal Court Affairs, Oman
Dr Abdelkader Tami - Associate Professor, Sohar University, Oman
Dr Hussein A Kazem - Assistant Professor, Sohar University, Oman
Professor Detlef Bahnemann- Head of Nanotechnology and Photocatalysis, Institut fuer Technische Chemie, Leibniz University Hannover, Germany.
Professor Syed Mohd. Rizwan, Head of Department, Mathematics and Statistics, Caledonian College of Engineering, Oman