The 2nd annual U.S. – Saudi Business Opportunities Forum is a high-level gathering of senior officials and business leaders from Saudi Arabia and the United States. This three-day forum will explore opportunities for greater economic collaboration between the two nations as well as provide an unparalleled business networking environment.

2010 US-SAUDI BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FORUM

APRIL 27-29 | CHICAGO, ILLINOIS

ATLANTA, GA

MAY 23-25, 2011

Ibrahim Babelli

Career record:

1. Executive Director of the National Industrial Development Program: April 2009 – Present

2. Senior Consultant at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry: May 2007 – April 2009

3. Project Manager and Senior Research Scientist at Schlumberger: May 2005 – April 2009

4. Research Scientist at Schlumberger: September 2002 – April 2005

5. Associate Research Professor at King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology: September 2001 – September 2002

6. Head – Safety and Energy Division at the Atomic Energy Research Institute – King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology: September 1996 – August 2001

Education

Purdue University, Ph.D. Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer: 1996

Purdue University, M.S. Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer: 1993

King Saud University, B.Sc. Mechanical Engineering, 1988

Publications

More than 20 refereed papers, several books, many conference papers, and a host of invited lectures

Patents

Two patents in the oil and gas field

Languages

Arabic, English, and French