• CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Bashir Dabbousi

Saudi Aramco

Director, Technology Strategy & Planning

Bashir is Director of Technology Strategy & Planning at Saudi Aramco. He was Interim Vice President of Research at the King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC), from 2008-2012. He has occupied several administrative and technical positions in Saudi Aramco including Senior Consultant, Strategic Transformation Office and Coordinator of the R&D Division in the Research & Development Center. Bashir has received 22 US patents and co-authored many publications in refereed journals including one that has been cited 4500 times. He was a member of the Global Future Councils on Advanced Materials and Advanced Energy Technologies at the World Economic Forum. Bashir is a member of the Board of Trustees for the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Award (King Prize) honoring inventors and the gifted; a member of the Steering Committee for the Kingdom’s Circular Carbon Economy (CCE) National Program; and a Board member of Research Products Development Company. Bashir was an academic visitor in the department of chemical engineering at Imperial College London. He received a B.S. in Chemistry summa cum laude from the University of California, Berkeley and Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). He completed the Saudi Aramco Leadership Challenge and the Advanced Management and Leadership Program at Oxford University Said Business School.

Sessions With Bashir Dabbousi

Wednesday, 11 March

  • 07:30am - 08:40am (CST) / -

    EVs & Oil: What's the impact?

    Mobility/Transportation Downstream, Midstream & Chemicals

    Shifts in personal car ownership are at the forefront of the energy transition and electrification of the passenger car fleet is one of the main decarbonization pathways in many markets. As battery technology improves and EVs become more cost-competitive, EVs are gaining traction in many markets and with that comes concern about the future of oil demand in the passenger car segment. In which markets will EVs gain share fastest? Is EV adoption scalable? Will EVs bring forward peak demand?

  • 10:30am - 11:20am (CST) / -

    Pathways to Cost-competitive Hydrogen

    Upstream Oil & Gas

    Hydrogen could play a major role in the transition to a low-carbon economy, but only if costs are significantly reduced. While the cost of hydrogen from electrolysis has continued to fall, there is also potential for major reductions along the value chain. How can this potential be turned into reality and how quickly?