Overview

Registration is now open for the 2023 Aberdeen Member Group Annual Dinner.

This extremely popular event is an ideal opportunity to network with colleagues involved in Scotland’s chemical and process industries and other local chemical engineers, entertain clients and reward key staff. The dinner also includes prizes for professional excellence awarded by the Aberdeen Member Group committee.

Awards

This year’s awards will be particularly prestigious, with high-profile figures from the chemical engineering industry attending the dinner and presenting the awards.

The awards for this year are:

• The Chairperson’s Award 
• Best Technical Presentation Award
• Young Chemical Engineer of the Year Award
• Diversity and Inclusion Award

The winners of each award will be decided by a subcommittee appointed by the Aberdeen Member Group, and those shortlisted will be advised in advance of the Annual Awards Dinner.

Guest speaker

Alan Bruce, CEO, Ithaca Energy

Alan joined Ithaca Energy in August 2021 as Chief Operating Officer and in January 2022 assumed the role of Chief Executive Officer. He is passionate about ensuring the safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible operation of the business.

Alan has 20 years of oil and gas experience and, prior to joining Ithaca Energy, he held leadership positions in subsurface, operations, asset management and business planning in the UK, Canada, and Houston with ConocoPhillips.

He is a Chartered engineer and earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Edinburgh and a master's degree in petroleum engineering from Imperial College, London.