Day 1 - Tuesday 11 October 2011

8:00 REGISTRATION & REFRESHMENTS 9:00 Welcome from ICIS 9:05 Chairmen’s Opening Remarks 9:15 Middle East economic performance in a multi-speed global economy Is the Middle East part of high-growth Asia or the low growth West? Forecasts for Middle East economies in the wake of the Arab Spring Brad Bourland, Chief Economist & Managing Director - Proprietary Investments, JADWA INVESTMENT 10:00 New global base oil production and its impact on supply/demand balances Impact of the new production on markets How the global supply/demand landscape will change Will the region move to higher quality lubricants because of supply rather than demand? What it means for Group I Geeta Agashe, Vice President, Kline & Co 10:45 REFRESHMENT BREAK 11:15 Synthetic biology to create high performance lubricant base oils Jeffrey Brown, Vice President - Lubricant Products, AMYRIS 12:00 Challenges to engine lubricants in desert, sandy conditions and recommended oil drain intervals (ODIs) in the region As the market upgrades to more modern specifications, can end-users extend ODIs to those practised in other regions, given the extreme local conditions? Mark Wilkes, Lubrizol 12:45 LUNCH

14:15 Base Oil Changeability and impact on Indian Market Dr K Naithani, Director, Business Development , SIDDHARTH PETRO PRODUCTS 15:00 GCC Finished Lubricants specifications and changing emissions requirements in the region Bengt Otterholm, Lubricants Co-ordinator, VOLVO TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION 15:45 REFRESHMENT BREAK 16:15 Off-Road Machinery Trends: Constructing the Future of Lubricants What changes are taking place in off-road machinery and how lubricant suppliers can adapt and perhaps even influence these changes How lubricant demands will change and their effects on oil marketers, additive suppliers and base oil suppliers Speaker from AFTON CHEMICAL 17:00 The shipping of base oils in the Middle East Ronald Soffree, Business Director, STOLT TANKERS 17:45 Close of Day One 18:00 Gala Dinner

Day 2 - Wednesday 12 October 2011

8:45 Chairmen’s Opening Remarks 9:00 New Group III production and market perspective Risto Karppinen , Vice President, Base Oils, NESTE OIL CORPORATION 9:45 Tomorrow’s Fuel Economy and Emissions Challenges: The Role of The Additive Industry Richard Van den Bulk, OEM Liaison Automotive Engine Oils EAME, CHEVRON ORONITE 10:30 ETRO 3: An Innovative Approach in Enhancing Value Sarah Kamarudin, Lube Base Oil Technologist, Petronas 11:15 REFRESHMENT BREAK 11:45 Fundamental drivers of the base oil market Base oil price volatility has been extreme in recent years. How do base oils respond to world energy markets and to base oil supply/demand factors? Will base oil volatility continue, or will markets return to the stability seen in the past? BLAKE ESKEW, Senior Vice President, IHS PURVIN & GERTZ 12:30 PANEL DISCUSSION: The future of Group I base oils Hear expert views on this major issue in the region Have your say and ask questions

13:30 LUNCH AND CLOSE OF CONFERENCE

The organisers reserve the right to change the programme, speakers or venue should circumstances require.