• CERAWeek
  • March 18 - 22, 2024

Bashir Dabbousi

Saudi Aramco

Director, Technology Strategy & Planning

Bashir is the 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 and Development Center. Bashir has received 22 US patents and co-authored many publications in refereed journals, including one that has been cited more than 5000 times. Bashir was a member of the Global Future Councils on the Advanced Materials and Advanced Energy Technologies at the World Economic Forum. He 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 a 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

Monday, 11 March

  • 07:30pm - 09:00pm (CST) / -

    Investment Strategies in a Low-Carbon World

    Panel Climate/Environment/Sustainability Finance/Trading/Risk Management

    The idea of an energy transition to a low-carbon world has now gone mainstream. The combination of concern about the risks of climate change and focus about new clean technologies has captured the public attention, the interest of the general press, and some of the political dialogue in almost every country. For companies in the energy business, this has brought pressure in the form of shareholder resolutions, and calls for divestment from fossil fuels. This pressure is coming from major investors. Is money moving into low-carbon investments? Will the shift in sentiment constrict ability to invest in oil and gas and lead to higher prices? How should companies respond?

Wednesday, 13 March

  • 11:30am - 12:30pm (CST) / -

    The New Energy Transition: Opportunities in clean tech?

    Panel Technology/Innovation Gas

    Recent years have seen integrated oil companies and utilities investing heavily in a range of clean technologies, including renewable power, EV charging, power storage, biofuels, and CCUS. The new energy transition brings new opportunities, but also challenges to existing business models and pressure to increase company sustainability. What will be the impact of these investments on company strategy, technology development, and the move to a low-carbon, global energy system?

  • 02:00pm - 03:00pm (CST) / -

    What Does the Hydrogen Transportation Economy Look Like?

    Panel Gas Transportation/Mobility

    Hydrogen is gaining attention as a low-carbon energy carrier with applications in industry, power generation, homes, and transportation. While the costs of hydrogen in transportation are high, the transport sector could allow for the fastest development of the use of hydrogen in niche areas (HGV, ports). Policy incentives to encourage this could provide for a significant step to lower emissions.