Dr Wael Ziadat

Dr Wael Ziadat is the Managing Director of R&D at Dhahran Techno Valley Innovation Centre and a Chairman of SPE Drilling Uncertainty Prediction Technical Section. He has a PhD from The University of Manchester (Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering), specializing in Engineering Complex Projects in the Oil & Gas sector. Oil & Gas Business & Technical Expert with over 20 years of experience and a drive toward excellence in project management, AI and digital transformation, and operations optimization. Through International career, he has developed robust experience in engineering, managing, leading and overseeing O&G projects. In addition to monitoring operations across all drilling, completions and production group segments, providing technical expertise and management evaluation have earned him numerous awards from industry organizations