Dr. Almohannad Alhashboul Alghamdi serves as the CCUS FA champion in the Reservoir Engineering Technology Division (RETD) of EXPEC ARC. He possesses a Ph.D. in Petroleum Engineering with a specialization in CCUS and Circular Carbon Economy from Heriot-Watt University, where he also earned his M.S. in Petroleum Engineering. Dr. Alhashboul joined RETD in July 2014, following the completion of his B.S. in Petroleum Engineering from Texas Tech University.Notably, he led the Uthmaniyah CCUS (CO2-EOR) demonstration project, which garnered 15 international awards. Additionally, Dr. Alhashboul emerged as the winner of Saudi Aramco's inaugural corporate-level hackathon challenge in the area of Circular Economy in 2023. He was appointed as a member of the CCUS Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) to develop a CCUS curriculum for Saudi Aramco's Upstream Professionals Development Center.Throughout his career, Dr. Alhashboul has received numerous recognitions from upper management for his exceptional work in CCUS and decarbonization. He has delivered over 30 presentations, encompassing analysis results, knowledge-sharing sessions, and progress reports, to diverse audiences, including managers, directors, presidents, and CEOs. Furthermore, he has chaired and given keynote speeches at several international events and workshops, solidifying his position as a renowned expert in his field.

Chiara Cavalleri is a Petrophysics Advisor at SLB, located in Saudi Arabia. She currently provides technical support to wireline logging, formation evaluation, well data interpretation for the Reservoir Performance Division with a focus on advanced technology, multi-discipline workflows, and integrated solutions. After a few years of field experience in open hole and cased hole logging, she joined the petrophysics team and became a petrophysics expert taking different technical positions in West Africa, Europe, and Southeast Asia before moving to Middle East. Chiara holds a master’s degree in environmental engineering from the University of Pavia (Italy). She authored and co-authored several technical publications related to formation evaluation for Oil & Gas, UGS, CCS, and geothermal.

Prof. Mohammad Abu Zahra is a global expert in carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS), decarbonization and clean energy, with over 20 years of experience in research, industry, and policy development. He currently serves as the Head of the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region at the Global CCS Institute, where he leads efforts to accelerate the deployment of large-scale CCUS projects and supports governments and industries in developing carbon management strategies.

Prof. Abu Zahra is also a member of the United Nations Council of Engineers for the Energy Transition (UN CEET), an independent advisory body to the UN Secretary-General that provides technical expertise to advance global net-zero goals. His contributions to the UN CEET are aimed at shaping international policies on carbon management and sustainable energy solutions.

Prior to joining the Global CCS Institute, Prof. Abu Zahra served as a faculty member at Masdar Institute and Khalifa University from 2011 to 2022, where he established the first research group in the Middle East and North Africa dedicated to carbon capture technologies and co-founded the RICH Center (Research and Innovation Center on CO₂ and Hydrogen), a multidisciplinary hub for advancing carbon and hydrogen technologies. During his academic tenure, he supervised over 30 MSc and PhD students, published more than 150 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, and technical papers, and delivered over 250 presentations at high-level local and international conferences.  In addition to his academic contributions, Prof. Abu Zahra also served as Carbon Capture Project Manager at the International Energy Agency Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme (IEAGHG) and as a Senior Process Engineer at  The Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), where he was actively involved in pioneering carbon capture projects and integrated energy systems.

Prof. Abu Zahra holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from the University of Jordan, a Master’s in Process Design and Development from the University of Twente, and a PhD in Chemical Engineering-Process and Energy from Delft University of Technology.