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The CWC Group is pleased to announce the Strategic Programme for the 2018 Iraq Petroleum Conference, taking place in Berlin, Germany on 27-28 February.
Driving the country’s oil and gas industry for over a decade, the event provides you with direct access to international industry leaders as well as Government representatives who will help make your commercial projects a reality.
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The Most Important Time to Join Iraq Petroleum is Now!
Iraq’s oil and gas industry is coming together to enhance international cooperation, with a strong commitment from the international energy community to support the country’s hydrocarbons sector and re-establish it on the world energy map as the next oil and gas cluster.
Discover the new policies under the visionary leadership of H.E. Jabbar Al Luaibi, Minister of Oil of Iraq for creating favorable investment conditions for businesses to access joint projects with major growth potential in the country. Join us in Berlin on 27-28 February to meet with the leaders of Iraq’s energy sector and discuss the new strategies to drive forward its energy industry.
Spearheading Iraq's Energy Strategy for the Year Ahead
HE Ihsan Abduljabbar Ismaael Al-SaadeMinister of OilMinistry of Oil, Federal Government of Iraq
HE Ihsan Abduljabbar Ismaael Al-Saade
Minister of Oil
Ministry of Oil, Federal Government of Iraq
Mr Ismaael succeeded as the DG of the South Gas Company and brings more than 17 years of experience into the role.
He joined the SOC as an Operation and Shift Engineer at a Gas compressor station, then became a Technical Member in Commercial and Technical Committee at the SOC and afterwards he became the Director of Coordination Office for the Iraqi Ministry of Oil for the South Region. He then made it to Manager for Technical and Coordination in the Department at the SGC and then received the same position at Green Fields Project Department at the BGC. Later on Mr Ismaael made it to the Deputy Director of Project and Engineering Commission at BGC and then became a Member in JMC for Majnoon Field between (2012-2013). Afterwards then he became a member in the Gas Consultant Committee/South Region, before he became the Basra Gas Power and Investment Advisor and Head in Multi Commercial and Technical Committees for the last 10 years. After that position Mr Ismaael became the Basra Gas Company Project Manager between 2013 and 2015. He then became the South Gas Company Director General Assistant from 2015 until 2016 before he joined the South Gas Company as a Director General.
Mr Ismaael graduated with a Chemical Engineering Degree from Basra University in Iraq, achieved and completed a number of training programmes and researched a number of technical papers at the SGC. He speaks both Arabic and English.
Matthew M. ZaisPhD Principal Deputy Assistant SecretaryOffice of International Affairs, US Department of Energy
Matthew M. Zais
PhD Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary
Office of International Affairs, US Department of Energy
Matthew Zais is the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of International Affairs at the Energy Department. Previously, Dr Zais served for two years in the White House as a Director on the National Security Council where, among other responsibilities, he coordinated U.S. interagency efforts to deliver energy independence and advocate for competitive energy markets across the Middle East. Prior to this role, he served for over two decades as a career Army officer and strategist and his experience includes strategic roles in combating weapons of mass destruction (nuclear, chemical and biological), cyber, and Middle East policy. He is the co-author of the two-volume official history of the United States Army in Operation Iraqi Freedom. He previously served as an Assistant Professor of International Relations and American Foreign Policy at the United States Military Academy and is currently an adjunct Professor in the Security Studies Program at the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. Dr Zais holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from the United States Military Academy at West Point and an MPA and PhD (Security Studies) from Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.
HE Matthew H. TuellerU.S. Ambassador to IraqUnited States Embassy, Iraq
HE Matthew H. Tueller
U.S. Ambassador to Iraq
United States Embassy, Iraq
Ambassador Tueller, of the State of Utah, is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service. His other overseas assignments have included Ambassador to Yemen, Ambassador to Kuwait, Deputy Chief of Mission at Embassy Cairo; Political Minister Counselor at Embassy Baghdad; Deputy Chief of Mission at Embassy Kuwait; Political Counselor at Embassy Riyadh; Chief of the U.S. Office in Aden, Yemen; Deputy Chief of Mission at Embassy Doha; Political Officer at Embassy London; and Political Officer and Consular Officer at Embassy Amman. His Washington assignments have included Deputy Director in the Office of Northern Gulf Affairs and Egypt Desk Officer.
Ambassador Tueller holds a B.A. from Brigham Young University and a M.P.P. from Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. He was confirmed by the Senate to be Ambassador to Iraq on May 16. Ambassador Tueller is married to DeNeece Gurney of Provo, Utah and they are parents of five children.
HE Nafaa Abdulsada Ali Al-HmidawiSenior Deputy MinisterMinistry of Electricity, Federal Government of Iraq
HE Nafaa Abdulsada Ali Al-Hmidawi
Senior Deputy Minister
Ministry of Electricity, Federal Government of Iraq
Mr Al Hmidawi holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering and attended a number of courses related to power and energy both in Iraq and abroad, the last in 2016 is the United States program (IVLP) entitled “Increasing Energy Efficiency”, he held several posts and these include Director of Rusafa Operation Department, Director of Control and Communications department, Assistant General Manager of Baghdad Distribution, Director General of Baghdad Electricity Distribution, Director General of Energy Distribution Office, and for the present time Director General of Training and Development Office.
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