Event Report | Programme | Speakers | Sponsorship and Media Partners

Simultaneous, rolling presentations took place on the main stand

The objective of EIConnect Middle East was to provide a forum for major global operating and contracting companies from the oil, gas and power industries to present supply opportunities to a large number of potential suppliers.  The EIC was proud to arrange a superb group of presenters from 15 premier companies operating in the Middle East: Saudi Aramco, Qatar Petroleum, ADCO, Kuwait Oil Company, BP, Shell, Worley Parsons, Foster Wheeler, Shaw Stone & Webster, Technip, CB&I, Petrofac, VECO International, Siemens Power and International Power. 

Five simultaneous presentations were held on the hour, every hour, throughout each half-day session over the 1 1/2 day period, enabling delegates to select the presentations most pertinent to their business.  The ever-popular One-2-One meetings were held when the speakers were not on the main stand.

One-2-One meetings - a popular feature of the EIConnect format

EIConnect (Middle East) expands on the success of EIConnect04 and EIConnect06, both held in London. The dynamic Middle East region was chosen for the setting of this innovative Supply Chain Conference.

The event was held under the patronage of His Excellency Doctor Abdul-Hussain Ali Mirza, Minister of State – Bahrain, and Chairman of the National Oil & Gas Authority.  It also received the endorsement of the UK Trade and Investment, the British Government’s export support arm.

Speakers and delegates alike clearly benefited from the quality of the information exchange:

Johan Hansson – Siemens Power (speaker)
Thanks for a very good event and excellent administration.  Excellent networking – highly exceeded my expectations.  It was one of the best networking events I have attended.

Martyn Johnson – Shipham Valves (delegate)
EIConnect ME was excellent for Shipham Valves, some great contacts and project information gained; a well organised event all-round.  I would definitely participate again.

Brian Hughes – LV Shipping (sponsor)
May I congratulate you and your team on a very, very useful and well organised event in Bahrain.

Phil Wood – CMP Products (delegate)
This was our first visit to an EIConnect and we found the format and quality of attendees to be excellent. Seldom can you expect to achieve so much in such a short space of time.

Stefano Raciti – Veco (speaker)
I wish to thank you again for the great experience with EIConnect ME and to congratulate you for the excellent work done. Look forward to the next one!

The EIC wishes to thank the Sponsors and Media Partners of the event:
Platinum Sponsors – Alderley plc, UKTI
Silver Sponsors – Corrotherm Ltd, Hi-CAD Technical Services Ltd, Industrial Academy, LV Shipping Ltd
Media Partners – APRC, Energy International, Energy Institute, EnergyMe.com, IIR, ITP, PennWell, Reflex Publishing
Online Sponsor – Zawya.