5 - 9 April 2026
Oman Convention & Exhibition Centre
Muscat, Oman
Senior Water Management Engineer - Petroleum Development Oman
Mundhir Al-Battashi is a Senior Process Engineer with over 15 years of expertise in the oil and gas industry. He holds a Master’s degree in Process Engineering from Sultan Qaboos University and has been a key contributor to Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) since 2010.
Throughout his tenure at PDO, Mundhir has taken on diverse and strategic roles, including Concept Engineer, Process Optimization Engineer, and Senior Water Management Engineer. He handled major projects such as:
Senior Water Management Engineer - PDO
Strategy and Business Development Manager - Enerflex
Senior Water Management Engineer - PDO
Is'haq Al Kindi holds a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering and a master's degree in Chemical and Environmental Engineering from the University of California, Riverside. He joined PDO in 2016 as a Process Concept Engineer with the Water Management Team, demonstrating his interest in the field by leading a strategic water sourcing and sustainability project. Subsequently, in 2019, he moved to to another role in PDO's Front End Engineering Design (FEED Office), where he spent five years supporting the process design of various oil and gas projects. Towards the end of 2023, he took on a senior role in PDO's Water Management Department, where he has been supporting water treatment developments, deployment of new technologies, providing operations support, and optimizing the performance of produced water facilities. With over eight years of accomplished experience in the industry, Is'haq has consistently contributed to the advancement of water management in PDO. In 2024, he also obtained his MBA, enhancing his commercial background and broadening his expertise in the industry.
Managing Director - H2O Biofouling Solutions B.V.
Harry Polman is owner and Managing Director of the company H2O Biofouling Solutions B.V. With more than 30 years of experience in the field of biofouling control in intake (cooling) seawater systems, Mr. Polman is recognized as an international expert in the field of Biofouling control and defining biofouling control strategies for both existing and new to build utilities. He has authored or co-authored several international papers, book chapters and consulted in more than 250 Biofouling related projects worldwide (e.g. Oman). Mr. Polman developed the biofouling control technologies Pulse-Chlorination® and EcodosingTM and has an expertise in testing new products and technologies for seawater treatment.
Associate Professor - Manipal Academy of Higher Education
PhD candidate - Sultan Qaboos University
PhD Researcher - University of Debrecen
Student - National university of science and technology
Assistant Professor A’Sharqiyah University - Member Of Oman Water Society
Head of Applied Chemistry Section - University of Technology and Applied Sciences – Muscat
