Conference Program


1 Day

08:30 AM - 09:00 AM

Registration & Welcome Coffee & Tea

09:00 AM - 09:30 AM

Official Opening & Awards Ceremony

09:30 AM - 09:50 AM

Keynote Speech from H.E. Dr. Rashid Alleem

H.E. Dr. Rashid Alleem

Chairman

Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority (SEWA)

09:50 AM - 10:10 AM

Keynote Speech from Dr. Alaa Ashmawy

Dr. Alaa K. Ashmawy, P.E.

Dean, School of Engineering

American University in Dubai (AUD)

10:10 AM - 10:50 AM

Keynote: Managing Real Estate Projects at Crisis Times / Times of Uncertainty

Eng. Mahmoud Hesham ElBurai

Civil Servant, Goodwill Ambassador, SDGs Leader

FIABCI - The International Real Estate Federation

10:50 AM - 11:20 AM

Networking Coffee Break

11:20 AM - 12:00 PM

Keynote: Unleashing the Potential of 4D & 5D BIM with the Help of AI (Artificial Inteligence)

Danilo Arba

Senior Planning Manager

Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield

12:00 PM - 12:40 PM

Keynote: Risk Assessment and Allocation in Road Design and Construction Projects

Dr. Imad Ismael

Traffic / Transportation Manager

Dar Al Handasah

12:40 PM - 01:40 PM

Networking Lunch

01:40 PM - 02:20 PM

Innovation in Project Controls

Eng. Maged Sayed Amin Elhawary

Controls Director

ASGC

02:20 PM - 03:00 PM

Value Engineering in Challenging Market Conditions

Eng. Sameer Daoud

CEO

MECIC Contracting LLC

03:00 PM - 03:30 PM

Networking Coffee Break

03:30 PM - 04:10 PM

PPP – Is it the Right Solution for My Project?

Eng. Konstantinos Kanellaidis

Senior Manager | Infrastructure & Project Finance

Ernst & Young

04:10 PM - 04:50 PM

The Performance Gap - what we know versus what we do!

Flemming A.D. Røntved

Certified Speaker, Coach - The John Maxwell Team

ESQL World

04:50 PM - 05:00 PM

Q & A + Raffle Draw

2 Day

08:30 AM - 09:00 AM

Welcome Coffee & Tea

09:00 AM - 09:40 AM

Strengths and Weakness in Construction Claims

Haya S. Saleh

General Manager / Founder

MESC Construction Management

09:40 AM - 10:20 AM

Decision Analysis Tools for Risk Management

Dr. Ibrahim Bakry

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN DUBAI (AUD)

10:20 AM - 11:00 AM

Using BIM in Reducing Risk & Managing Cost

Eng. Hassan Helmy

Regional Manager

Autodesk

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Networking Coffee Break

11:30 AM - 12:10 PM

Lean Construction

Samer Abu Daqqa

Cost Control Manager

Engineering Contracting Co. LLC

12:10 PM - 12:50 PM

Rethinking Construction: How Can Payment Systems Play a Role in Enabling Performance?

Professor Ammar Kaka

Provost

Heriot Watt University Dubai Campus

12:50 PM - 01:50 PM

Networking Lunch

01:50 PM - 02:30 PM

Cost Reduction in Construction Projects

Omar Joudeh

Engineering Expert

Expert

02:30 PM - 03:10 PM

Leading Cost & Risk in Construction Projects

03:10 PM - 03:40 PM

Networking Coffee Break

03:40 PM - 04:20 PM

Managing Risk in Mega Projects

Dr. Maged F. Hanna, PfMP, RMP, PMP, CRMA

Conference Chairman - Managing Director & CEO

SELEM DMCC

04:20 PM - 05:00 PM

Closing Remarks, Raffle Draw & Group Photo + Distribution of Certificates