Executive Director of Engineering Affairs- CEO
Sheikh Zayed Housing Programme
United Arab Emirates
H.E. Mohamed Ebrahim Al Mansoori. • Executive Director of Engineering Affairs , CEO at Sheikh Zayid Housing Programme. • Acting Ministry Assistant undersecretary at MOID by 2015 • Director of Execution Department at MOPW 2013 • Director of Southern Zone at MOPW 2008 • More than 20 years of experience in Government Sector. • More than 25 years of experience in Engineering construction field. • Honored & Awarded from Number of Governmental & Privet Authorities and prestigious Agencies. • Member of board of directors for number of entities. • Member of engineering societies locally & internationally. • Active person in social and voluntary work.
Secretary General
Federation of Arab Engineer
IRAQ
Prof. Adil AL Hadithi
Dean, School of Architecture Art and Design
American University in Dubai
Algerian
Dr. M. Nabyl Chenaf is a professor of Architecture and Dean of the school of Architecture, Art and Design at the American University in Dubai. Before that, he worked as the Editor of the Arabic/English edition of l”ARCA magazine of Architecture, Design and Visual Communication. He taught Interior Design, Architecture and Urban Planning since 1989 year of completion of his Ph.D. from Nottingham University - UK. He served as the president of the national committee of pedagogy of town management and urban techniques in Algeria, as well as a member/chair of organizing and scientific committees in several international conferences on Architecture and Urban Planning in the UAE. He is a peer reviewer for research funding institutions and has been regularly involved in research supervision and juries for international competitions in Architecture and Urban Design. Dr. Chenaf designed several buildings and urban settlements including new neighborhoods, rehabilitation of squatters and restoration. Finally, Dr. Chenaf delivers training workshops in town management and planning to senior decision-makers and operators in the field in several countries.
Chief Innovation Officer – Director of Design
Ministry of Infrastructure Development
United Arab Emirates
Anwaar Al Shimmari 18 years’ multi discipline experience in Architecture, urban planning, engineering, and infrastructure has put her in a short listed professional expertise in the region. She worked in Abu Dhabi Government, Dubai Holding, and MOID. She holds a BSc in Architectural Engineering from UAEU and a master degree from AUS in Urban and Transportation Planning. She is a professional mentor and technical judge. Anwaar is the Chief Innovation Officer and Director of Design. She is leading the team of artificial intelligence. She is a board member of SZHP. She has Diploma in Government Innovation and Diploma in Executive Leadership. She has been a finalist in H.H. Prime Minister Medals in 2016.
CEO
3DVinci Creations
USA
Mr. Edouard Baaklini is the Chief Executive Officer of 3DVinci Creations a leading regional Additive Manufacturing (i.e. 3D Printing) Services provider. He is also the CEO of Talent Ivy and Chairman of New Horizons Computer Learning Centers of Lebanon. Edouard started his work building leading edge Gallium Arsenide integrated circuit first as a graduate student and later as a Process Development Engineer with Vitesse Semiconductor in Camarillo, California. Mr. Baaklini later joined Motorola as a Computer Integrated Manufacturing Project Manager where he developed state-of-the-art Enterprise Information Systems. Edouard also worked as a Consultant to Philips Semiconductors in Nejmegen, The Netherlands. Mr. Baaklini is currently an Entrepreneur with businesses in the Middle East and the USA. His business interests span from technology to construction, real estate development and restaurants. Mr. Baaklini holds a Masters of Science degree from Arizona State University in Electrical Engineering with emphasis on Solid State Physics and Integrated Circuit Technologies. Throughout his work in the various technology sectors, Mr. Baaklini has become a seasoned professional in the application of innovative new technologies as well as in the technology skills development and capacity building space.
Business Development Manager
Khansaheb Industries LLC
British
Paul joined Spiralite in the UK in 2007 where he established the business development team and drove UK and global growth, including entry into 11 overseas markets, resulting in the company being included in the 2016 Sunday Times Tech Track 100 index of the fastest growing technology companies. In August 2017 Khansaheb Industries acquired the global rights to Spiralite and Paul moved to the UAE as the Head of Global Business Development.
Clean Energy Technology Key Expert
EU-GCC Clean Energy Technology Network
Morocco, resident in UAE
Dr. Mustapha Taoumi Clean Energy Technology Key Expert EU-GCC Clean Energy Technology Network www.eugcc-cleanergy.net Dr. Taoumi has been leading Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency projects and technology deployment for over 35 years. He has worked with US AID, GIZ (Germany), JICA (Japan) and EU (DGXII) as Project and Programme Manager. He has conducted numerous feasibility and planning studies, building programs and has implemented projects on the ground. He assisted local institutions to develop strategic plans in sustainable energy. He managed numerous seminars and training workshops concerning the use of renewable energy and energy efficiency. Dr. Taoumi was also involved in several initiatives and projects with a regional scope particularly in MENA and Mediterranean regions. Dr. Taoumi held several key positions including Secretary General and Interim Executive Director within the National Renewable Energy Centre (CDER) in Morocco as well as Executive Secretary of the Mediterranean Association of the National Agencies for Energy Conservation (MEDENER- Network)- Spain. Between 2010 and December 2015, as a Regional Programme Officer for North Africa and the Middle East region (MENA) within the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the first global intergovernmental organisation dedicated to all renewables, Dr. Taoumi managed several projects and initiatives across MENA region including the Renewables Readiness Assessment (RRA), assessment of local manufacturing potential in the Arab region and the Pan Arab Clean Energy initiative (PACE). As a Clean Energy Technology Key Expert within the EU GCC Clean Energy Technology Network (an EU funder initiative) since January 2016, Dr. Taoumi managed and coordinated high level events, conferences and training workshops in the field of clean energy technologies. He coordinated the work-programme for the working areas: (i) Renewables Energy (ii) Energy Efficiency (iii) Interconnections and Electricity Market Integration (iv) Carbon Capture and Storage (v) Clean fuels and (vi) climate change as a cross cutting topic. Among other positions, Dr. Taoumi is an active member on several organisations, conferences and networks around the world including the MENAREC Conference International Steering Committee. Dr. Taoumi holds a PhD in Electrochemistry from the Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble (INPG) in France and master's degrees in Electrochemical Engineering and Management Science, he is fluent in English, French, Spanish as well as Arabic.
Regional Sustainability Manager
CEO Engineering Consultancies
India
Anne Mathew is a recipient of many awards including the International Property Awards and MENA Green Building Award for Research. She holds a First class Masters degree (Hons) in Sustainable Environmental Design from the prestigious AA school of Architecture in London. A member of Dubai Business Women Council, she was selected as the Judge at Gulf Sustainability & CSR Awards for 2019 and 2020. A peer reviewer at this year’s Green Build International Conference, she will also be seen at this year’s CSR Egypt as one of the speakers. A firm believer in tackling the region's challenges in sustainability and energy, her passion is addressing environmental needs for positive social impact and economic growth. Over the years, she has developed a niche expertise in developing and executing Strategic Sustainable Initiatives by integrating advanced design, construction, operations and risk management.
Professor & Chair
United Arab Emirates University
USA
https://eng.uaeu.ac.ae/en/departments/arch/profile.shtml?email=kheira.anissa@uaeu.ac.ae
COO 3D Printing
ACCIONA
Spain
Luis Clemente is a Civil Engineer highly committed to the innovation. He’s currently the COO of the large-scale 3D printing area of ACCIONA Construccion in Dubai. Luis graduated as Civil Engineer in 2000 in Venezuela, where he was born. After 8 years working in construction projects as Site engineer and Project supervisor, he moved to Spain to work in the R&D technology center of ACCIONA Infraestructuras. Throughout 4 years he was part of the Implantation area, taking those technologies been developed by the researchers to the sites and projects of ACCIONA. He was the link between R&D and production. The most relevant job done during this period was as Site engineer of the First Stress-ribbon type bridge using carbon fiber cables of the world. After this, he is transferred to the Innovation area of the Corporate Division of ACCIONA. During this period he worked in several innovation projects involving all the companies of the group, applying technologies of Mixed Reality and the development of ACCIONA’s large-scale concrete 3D printing technology that was applied on the flagship project for the construction of the first 3D Printed concrete bridge of the world. Luis has continued his education with a MBA in Sustainable Economy and a Master in Renewable Energies and Energy efficiency.
Associate Professor & Dean, Faculty of Architectur
Canadian University Dubai
USA
Dr. Dekkiche graduated from the Mackintosh School of architecture, university of Glasgow with a Master Degree in Architecture in 1986 and a Ph.D. in 1990 Dr. Dekkiche has been a practicing architect since 1983 with experience in Algeria, UK, and the U.S.A. He taught at two distinguished universities in Algeria in the field of urban design and architecture. Playing a lead role in establishing a postgraduate department, his assignments included being a member of the course board developing curricula and research programs while being a chair of the scientific council of the department of architecture. He then decided to work as an architect on projects in Arizona, California and Illinois as a Project Manager and Lead Designer. After more than two decades of international field practice, Dr. Dekkiche decided it was necessary to return to academia and joined the Canadian University of Dubai as an associate professor to share his technical knowledge and skills by delivering sound and comprehensive design tools to students. Dr. Dekkiche previous positions at CUD include being Chair of research, Program coordinator and currently; he holds two positions, Head of the Department of Architecture and Dean of the Faculty of Architecture & Interior Design. Dr. Dekkiche research interest includes BIM, healthcare, hospitality and educational design with special concerns in passive solar, sustainability and life cycle assessment of building materials. He strongly believes that architecture should be ethical and respecting the environment.
Managing Director
Analytica Management Solutions – ASGC Group
Egypt
Maged El Hawary is a Project Management Consultant with more than 20-year of successful experience in all aspects of Project Management, Planning, Risk Management, Cost Control and Earned Value Management. Maged is currently a Controls Director in ASGC UAE. Started his career as a Planning & Monitoring Engineer in The Arab Contractors Company in Egypt, and then continued as a Planning Engineer with ASTCC UAE. Later on, Maged held several managerial positions in key international companies and was managing major projects in Residential & Commercial, Oil & Gas, and Industrial sectors. He also worked on a consultancy basis with the major consultants and developers, such as Hill International, ECG, DAMAC, DAEP, Al Futtaim, Emaar and other. Being a Guest Lecturer, Dissertation Supervisor in Heriot-Watt University, Member of Industry Advisory Board IAB and President of AACEI-UAE, enriched his experience and exposure. A professional speaker and panelist in many international conferences, lecturer in topics ranging from Project management, cost control, leadership, planning and project integration. Maged has received the following international awards: - Charles Kean for distinguished service award – AACE international 2014 - Team Leader of the Year – 1st UAE PM Conference – SOE -2015. Maged holds BSc. in Civil Engineering- Cairo University- Egypt, MSc. Degree in Construction Project Management from Heriot Watt University. Maged is a Certified Consultant in Construction Management (Egyptian Syndicate of Engineers), Certified Project Management Professional (PMP -PMI/USA), Certified Cost Professional (CCP - AACEI/USA), Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP- AACEI/USA), Earned Value Professional (EVP - AACEI/USA), Registered Expert for CRCICA (Egypt) and Associate Member - ACIARB.
Engineering Expert
Sheikh Zayed Housing Programme
United Arab Emirates
Eng. Abdullah Al Ali
General Manager
Khansaheb Industries
Jordan
A wealth of national and regional experience in managing MEP constructions firms in the GCC region and Middle East for around 20 years, shortlisted as Construction Executive of the Year for the Construction Week Awards 2017. Ayyash, a well-qualified and highly experienced motivated mechanical engineer and business leader, has successfully spearheaded the entry of a highly innovative and disruptive technology into the UAE and GCC markets as The General Manager of Khansaheb Industries , Manufacturing and developing Spiralite insulated energy saving HVAC Ductwork a pioneer green building product. Apart from his strong managerial and team building skills, Ayyash has a strong academic credentials, including a Master’s of Science in Construction Management. and currently member of School of Engineering Advisory Board of American University of Dubai. In July 2017 presented a research paper entitled “Evaluating the Effect of Total Quality Management (TQM) on MEP Construction Productivity in Dubai”. The underlying research was based on a case study in Dubai with quantitative analysis and the paper has made a valuable contribution to the knowledge based around total quality management and productivity.
Assistant Professor
American University in Dubai
Australia
Dr. Mohamad Nassereddine: Ph.D., in Electrical Engineering, Western Sydney University, Sydney Australia M. Eng., in Electrical Engineering, Western Sydney University, Sydney Australia B. Eng., in Electrical Engineering, Western Sydney University, Sydney Australia Dr. Mohamad received the Ph.D. degree in the field of High Voltage Power Systems from Western Sydney University where he also received his MEng (Hons) by Research and BEng in Electrical Engineering. Dr. Mohamad Joined the American University in Dubai (AUD) school of engineering in Fall 2017. Dr. Mohamad has 13 years' industrial experiences and 10 years’ academic experiences. His industrial experiences cover high voltage power system, renewable energy and advanced smart grid. Dr Mohamad also delivered numerous training workshops to national and international organizations within the electric power system and renewable energy industries. Dr Mohamad research interests include high voltage electrical power system, electrical machine, renewable energy and advanced smart grid for embedded generation. Dr Nassereddine awarded the “Outstanding Project Energy Manager of the Year Award” at the International Sustainable Government Housing in UAE, which was held during February 2019.
Managing Director
Emirates Icon Electro-mechanical
United Arab Emirates
Henriques Oren Roland
Senior Vice President of Operations
Yellow Door Energy
Portugal
As the Senior Vice President of Operations at Yellow Door Energy, Leandro ensures high quality and efficient delivery of solar and energy efficiency projects. He has more than 12 years of experience in the solar industry, particularly in module manufacturing and engineering management. An electrical engineer by training, Leandro combines his technical expertise and leadership acumen to optimize results for Yellow Door Energy’s commercial and industrial customers. Prior to Yellow Door Energy, Leandro worked at Voltalia, where he led engineering teams to deliver numerous solar PV projects worldwide. He also held progressive engineering and management roles at Martifer Solar, where he led the design, procurement and construction of an automated production line for PV modules, as well as developed and led teams in manufacturing, engineering, and technical and commercial support. Leandro is an electrical engineering graduate from the University of Porto in Portugal.
Civil Engineer
Private consulting company
Egypt
? Member at the Engineering Syndicate Supreme Council. ? Member at Federation of Arab Engineers. ? Secretary of the Division of Civil Engineering in the Egyptian Syndicate of Engineers. ? Arbitrary Engineer from the Arab Chamber of Mediation and Arbitration. ? An Internal Environmental Auditor to the Requirement of the ISO 14001-2004 from TUV Rheiland Group. ? Projects Manager – Arab Consulting Engineering (Moharram- Bakhom). ? Manager of private engineering consulting office. ? Work experience in field of bridges, tunnels and roads. ? Master Degree, Faculty of Engineering, Mansoura University. ? Min Master of Business Administration (MBA), Ain Shams University. ? Diploma in Project Management Professional (PMP), Ain Shams University. ? Student's federation, Faculty of engineering, Mansoura University, 2003.
Senior Mechancial Consultant Engineer
Dar Al Handasah
Egypt
• More than 27 years of various experience, gained throughout long career path covers wide and diversified fields and ranges of responsibilities combining design, construction and technical back-up skills. The range of mechanical works cover preliminary & detailed design, preparation of specification and tender documents, follow up, approval of shop drawings and project management and construction supervision of building services including HVAC, plumbing, fire protection, building automation and control systems. • Successfully contributed to design and construction of several large projects in more than 12 countries in the Gulf Area, Middle East, and Africa, such as: ? Dubai International Airport- UAE ? Higher College for Men & Women- UAE ? Development of King Abdul Aziz Endowment for the Two Holy Mosques. ? Al Hassa & Al Dammam Hospital – Saudi Arabia ? Rafik Al Hariri Airport – Lebanon ? Sheraton Hotel Rehabilitation – Egypt. • A keynote speaker and administered many of training courses and seminars in various topics of HVAC systems.
Regional Sales and Marketing Manager – GCC
Khansaheb Industries LLC
India
Quresh Motiwala
Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
American University in Dubai
Canada
Dr Peiman has more than 15 years’ experience in environmental engineering, with emphasis on sustainable development and wastewater treatment, he worked with Environment government on generation of bioenergy from municipal wastewater. a member of International Sustainable Association. he has published scientific articles and book chapters in the field of green materials and sustainable construction as well as renewable energies. teaching courses relevant to sustainable construction at for more than 8 years. https://www.aud.edu/aud-school/school-of-engineering/faculty-staff/peiman-kianmehr/
Senior Associate Planner and Housing Specialist
AECOM
USA - Lebanon
Maysa is a Senior Associate Planner and Housing Specialist at AECOM. Previously she was the Affordable Housing Institute’s Managing Director for the Arab World. Under her leadership, AHI worked on a variety of housing related projects in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Lebanon, Morocco and Algeria. She has experience in the US where she worked for NYC's Phipps Houses Group, a large nonprofit housing developer, Mass Housing, a state housing bank, and Fenway CDC, a community based affordable housing builder. Maysa has a Bachelor Degree in Architecture from the American University of Beirut, a Master Degree in City Planning from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and an MPhil Degree in Real Estate Finance from the University of Cambridge.
