Conference Program

Day 2 — 05 November, 2026

9:00 AM
11:00 AM
technical Main Conference Hall

Session 5: AI & Smart Fertilizer Plants

Simulation, artificial intelligence and real-time monitoring. Moderated by: Mohamed Nasser, Process Engineer, Arab Fertilizer Association

Moderator

MO

Mohamed Nasser

Chemical Engineer

Speakers

SE

Sebastian Eckstein

Product Lead, Industrial AI

Navigance

SV

Svenja Horn

Department Manager CPC

Steinmüller Engineering GmbH

TA

Tarang Bulchandani

Senior Research Engineer

ITT Flow Technologies

MA

Martin Wolfgang Pieper

Senior Process Engineer

TKUFT — Uhde Fertilizer Technology

10:00 AM
11:00 AM
Meeting Meeting Room (by invitation)

Economic Committee

Committee & Working-Group Meeting — by invitation.

11:00 AM
11:30 AM
break Exhibition Hall

Coffee Break & Final Exhibition Viewing

Exhibition closes 12:00 PM.

11:30 AM
12:00 PM
technical Main Conference Hall

Session 6: Process Safety Management (PSM)

Management system · operator competence. Moderated by: Moderator to be confirmed

Speakers

SA

Salman Alfaraj

Senior Manager

SABIC Agri Nutrients

12:00 PM
1:00 PM
presentation Main Conference Hall

Market Outlook Session: Global Fertilizer Outlook — Market Dynamics & Trade

The closing outlook — the last technical word of the congress. Moderated by: Moderator to be confirmed

Speakers

IL

Ilya Motorygin

GG Trading

1:00 PM
1:30 PM
ceremony Main Conference Hall

Closing Session

Closing of the 38th AFA International Technical Conference & Exhibition. Moderated by: Sameer Eish, Marketing Supervisor, Arab Fertilizer Association

Moderator

SA

Sameer Eish

Speakers

CH

Chem. Saad Abou El Maaty

Secretary General

Arab Fertilizer Association

1:30 PM
2:30 PM
lunch

Farewell Light Lunch

End of the 38th AFA International Technical Conference & Exhibition.