Managing Director
Maged F. Hanna, PhD, PfMP, PMP,PMI-RMP, SSGB, SMS, Mediator, Expert CBP Master Executive, CRMA, ACIArb, CTP, AMBCS, ILMAT, NSCAT Managing Director - SELEM Dr. Maged Hanna, holds 20 years of Senior Experience in leading and managing organizations, managing projects, programs, risk and portfolio locally and internationally, train individuals & organizations in different topics especially in leadership and Management. Keynote speaker in international conferences & Symposium. He is currently the Managing Director of SELEM, which stands for Smart Engineering Leadership & Excellence in Management. A Pioneer Firm Providing Project & Risk Management Consultancy Services, Training Courses, Testing, and Conference Organization. Prior to assuming this leadership opportunity, Mr. Maged served as the General Manager of the Society of Engineers – UAE where he conducted pioneering work to develop and expand Society membership, professional activities, conferences, training and professional testing. With responsibility for the strategic development of the Society, to achieve and exceed ambitious professional goals. Under his management and leadership, the Society grew to membership in excess of 37,000 members internationally. His numerous managerial accomplishments while in leadership at the UAE Society of Engineers include establishment of ISO 9001 and 14001 certifications, Accreditation Internationally and Locally, Awards and appreciation Certificates, Scientific Magazine to create more awareness and encourage Experts for reading. He has more than 100 initiatives towards enhancing organizational effectiveness in the Society as well as raising performance of organization and overall results. His educational achievements also complement his professional success. Dr.. Maged is currently a Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership effectiveness. Organization Transformation, and has received numerous awards and honors throughout his prominent career. This includes recognition & accreditation from a large number of diverse organizations, such as, PfMP, PMP, PMI-RMP, CIA-CRMA, SMS, ACIArb, MABCS, ILMAT, IASSYB, IASSGB, ACE, ACI, CTP, CAPM, NSCAT, IOSH and CBP Master Executive, Counselling Dilploma. Dr. Hanna not only focuses on personal development and education but is also committed to professional development within the community through Training Coaching & Mentoring. He is a renowned and effective dynamic lecturer delivering short-courses in Leadership, Management different aspects, health & safety, Risk, Soft-Skills. also serves the engineering community through consulting, providing mediation and negotiation services, and participating on organizational and development committees and boards to enhance the engineering profession. Has contributed in Developing Methodologies, Framework, Documents in the engineering sector for the Government. His extensive experience and educational qualifications has led him to be member of the Editorial Board of “World of Engineering” Magazine. He has contributed numerous articles. He has been a jury member for competitions sponsored by international organizations and has participated in associated review of journals, contracts, decrees and other publications. He chair international technical conferences as CPR, IAEE, ISGH. He is also an active and advisor member of several steering committees including serving as Impartial committee member for Bureau VERITAS and previous Executive Council member in the international Tunnelling Association (ITA), a member of different accreditation committee for Safety & Quality standards in Construction, Continues Reviewer for PMI Standards, Also PMI & ILA Proceedings, He held various seminars, exhibitions and conferences dedicated to all engineers working in the UAE and internationally for their professional growth and development like ITA, EDUCON Congress. Received numerous awards and appreciations internationally and locally.
Executive Director of Engineering Affairs- CEO - MIOD
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
ASCE 2015 President - Executive Vice President
BOB STEVENS, Ph.D., P.E., AICP, F.ASCE, is UEF President, EVP Arcadis, ASCE President-Emeritus, and member ASCE Society Awards Committee, EWB-USA BOD, ARTBA BOD & Planning & Design Division BOD, and UEF BOD. He was ASCE 2015 President and BOD member 2013-16, member of EWB-USA's BOD 2010-13, Chair ASCE Committee on Technical Advancement, Chair ASCE T&DI Administrative Committee, and 2009-12 Technical Region Director on ASCE BOD. Bob’s 50-year engineering career includes transportation, water and wastewater projects. He worked on environmental assessments, planning, design and construction management for road, bridge, rail, port, transit projects and dams. He managed the first design/build/supply transit project in North America at the Toronto Zoo. His career includes jobs in the public and private sectors. Besides living and working in Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, California, Colorado and Texas, he worked on projects in 21 countries including 2 that he lived in (Canada and Taiwan) and 19 he did projects for including Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Mexico, Mozambique, Nepal, Pakistan, Paraguay, Peru, and 7 other African countries. He taught undergraduate and graduate transportation courses at The University of Akron, Cleveland State and The University of Michigan. Bob was a founding governor and officer ASCE’s Transportation & Development Institute. He was a member of a number of ASCE committees including Audit Committee, Program Committee, Strategic Planning Committee, Committee on Professional Practice, Journal of Management in Engineering Editorial Board, Task Committee on Branding, and Paraprofessional Task Committee. He is a registered PE in 7 states--California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Ohio and Texas. Since retiring from full-time work as Transportation Practice Director at Arcadis in Denver in August 2007, he moved to Texas to be close to his grandson, Robbie, where he continues working part time for Arcadis in Fort Worth.
Consultant Engineer MCIarb Vice president of the
1- Owner and general Manager of MSF engineering consultancy & Arbitration office. 2- Certified Arbitrator from many Arbitration center and Institutes. 3- Ex Consultant with the World Bank, for the execution of small and medium schemes in Lebanon. 4- Board Member of structural engineers association in the order of engineers Beirut since its establishment in 1994 till 2010. 5- Member of the council of engineers and architects BEIRUT since Mars 1999 till Mars 2009. 6- Consultant for the Lebanese Federation of Building Developers in Contracts and disputes resolution. 7- Civil Engineering sworn expert at Lebanese courts since 1996 till now and have been appointed as expert in many big construction cases as expert by the court and by Arbitration comities. 8- Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitration- London MCIArb & Board Member of Lebanon Branch. 9- Member of the ACI Lebanese branch. 10- Vice President of the Arab association of engineering arbitration. 11- Ex Board Member of the Arab Chamber of Arbitration. 12- General Secretary of the Lebanese Association of Consultant Engineers (LACE) Member of FIDIC (International federation of Consultant Engineers) 13- Member of the Arabic translation Task force of the FIDIC Standard Forms of Contracts.
Chief Innovation Officer – Director of Design
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.
Senior Director - Sustainability, Op. & Business Excellence
Dr. Waddah S. Ghanem Al Hashmi graduated from the University of Wales College Cardiff, School of Engineering, with a Bachelor of Engineering Degree (Honors) in Environmental Engineering. Waddah Ghanem is currently the Executive Director of EHSSQ & Corporate Affairs at the ENOC Group in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. In his capacity, Waddah is responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of best practices and standards for EHS, Business Excellence & Quality, Sustainability, Security and Risk Management as well as Wellness and Social Affairs and advocates the continued improvement of the company’s EHSSQ culture through his leadership of the company’s EHSSQ regional team. Waddah also oversees the Group’s Legal Affairs as well as the development and implementation of the ENOC Group Communication Strategy to support commercial growth and strategic positioning.
Barrister, Arbitrator, Mediator
James Bridgeman SC is a dual-qualified Barrister, Chartered Arbitrator, Accredited Mediator and Statutory Adjudicator with a practice based at the Law Library in Dublin, Republic of Ireland and is a member of chambers at 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square London. He has been in general Civil and Commercial practice since 1992 (silk Ireland 2017). He has a special interest in commercial and technology law including intellectual property, internet and construction law, European and International law, International Arbitration, ADR and other forms of dispute resolution. He served as the world President of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in 2018.
Owner
He is an architect and construction consultant. Is a Saudi national, he holds a Phd. in construction engineering and management from the Univ.of Strathclyde - Glasgow (UK), has a Post Graduate degree in Islamic Studies and a Bsc in Architecture. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Britain), Elected member of the Association of Cost Engineers (UK), Associate member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and member of the FIDIC Arabic translation committee of construction contracts (2007 – 2013) (Which so far has translated seven of Fidic's suite of contracts). He is one of only four Arab accredited Fidic trainers and the only GCC national. He is a member of the Fidic new trainers’ assessment committee. He is a Registered Arbitrator.. He was appointed as arbitrator, sole arbitrator or expert witness for over 330 cases in construction projects. He has published 32 technical papers on engineering topics, construction claims, arbitration and ADR, published in local and international journals, as well as two books.
CEO
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.
Owner
Dr. Kamal Malas & Associates PhD,BA, MS at LAW Prof. Eng., Court Expert, MCIArb Kamal Adnan Malas, owner of Eng. Dr. Kamal Malas and Associates, has 35+ years of practical experience. He has extensive expertise in law and engineering and has two degrees: Civil Engineering, 1976, and Law, 1992. Having two degrees enables him to immediately understand the effects of each case from both sides – juridical and technical – making him distinguished in this field. He is accredited as a structural engineer in Dubai municipality and accredited in many international arbitration centres, and is accredited as an arbitrator and engineering expert in Dubai courts and all United Arab Emirates courts. Dr Malas has participated in more than 75 arbitration cases before the following bodies: UAE courts; Dubai courts; Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC); and International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). He has handled 500+ Real Estate and Construction Disputes cases before UAE Courts, and Dubai courts. Dr Malas has deep knowledge in Engineering Contracts Forms, including FIDIC forms of contracts. He has authored many articles on arbitrations, project management, and intellectual property of drawings. He has been invited to speak in many International Conferences about arbitration, engineering contracts and real estate disputes, especially in the FIDIC (International Federation for Civil Engineers), DRBF (Dispute Resolution Board Foundation), IDRI (International Dispute Resolution Institute), C5, and many other conferences and training courses. Dr Malas’ practical experiences include cases handled in both Languages Arabic and English. He is the Author of the Book “Arbitration Award – Dubai Supreme Court Rules”, in Arabic and English. In 2014, Dr Malas invented new mechanisms for resolving construction disputes: M-DAB (Modern-Dispute Adjudication Board) and M-DRB (Modern-Dispute Review Board) which he believes will be widely applied internationally. Dr Malas is a member of Order of Engineers (Syria), Association of Engineers (UAE), Society of Construction Law (UAE), Dispute Resolution Board Foundation (USA). The services of Kamal Malas & associates cover the fields of construction - including claim consulting, dispute resolution, dispute avoidance, S to E system - and Real Estate - including advice about investing, managing of under development projects, representing the owners in dispute resolution, and litigation support. Value of disputes in which Dr. Malas was involved in them are USA $ 1.5 B Types of projects in which Dr. Malas was involved in them are: High Towers, Metro, Normal buildings, Airport, High Volumes Real Estate Developing Projects, Steel Structures Projects, luxuries Villas, Cinemas, Mosques, Hotels, Malls, Real Estate Plots, and Infrastructure Projects. Dr. Malas was the Manager of Engineering Consulting office and has two Professional Ranks (Structural design + Management). Dr Malas believes in high quality services, as such he limited his fields of services to only two fields: real estate and construction.
Arbitrator, Mediator & Educator
Robert A. Creo has over 40 years of practical experience in the dispute resolution field as an attorney, author, arbitrator, mediator, special master and educator. He is the author of The Effective Lawyer blog www.happyeffectivelawyer.org focused on core competencies and soft skills which result which in both lawyer contentment and peak performance. He has been an Adjunct Professor at Duquesne University School of Law, serving from 1991 – 2003, 2014 to present and the University of Pittsburgh School of Law from 2001 – 2012 teaching international dispute resolution. He has served as a neutral in thousands of cases, (over 5,000 days) since 1979. He is a member of numerous professional organizations including the National Academy of Arbitrators (1986). He is on the roster of many appointing agencies such as the American Arbitration Association, the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, and the National Mediation Board. He was the founding President of the International Academy of Mediators (1997), and in 2006 was the co-founder with Ken Cloke and of Mediators Beyond Borders International (MBBI), a non-profit organization which brings together mediators and students to work in communities traumatized by civil war and violence. He has authored numerous publications including Alternative Dispute Resolution: Law Procedure and Commentary for the Pennsylvania Practitioner (George T. Bisel Company, Inc., October 2006). For many years he has authored a monthly column, The Master Mediator, in Alternatives published by the CPR International Institute for Conflict Resolution & Prevention. Since 2014 he has been featured as the author of The Effective Lawyer Department for the Pennsylvania Lawyer bi-monthly publication of the Pennsylvania Bar Association. He serves as a mediator for the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS-TAS). He has served as an arbitrator for Major League Baseball and for the National Football League. He has served as an Independent Hearing Officer for the United States Senate Select Committee on Ethics. His hobby is storytelling and he frequents The Moth StorySlams and has won the Pittsburgh chapter event on Love Hurts in February 2018, entitling him to compete in GrandSlam in Pittsburgh in October. He teaches a course, Storytelling to Yes! for lawyers. Mr. Creo graduated from Washington University School of Law in St. Louis in 1977, where he was a senior editor of the law review, and Brandeis University in 1974.
Engineer Expert Arbitrator Adjudicator
Eng-Expert Jamal Chaykhouni with over 33 years experience in Construction Management , with over 13 years in ADR as Expert , Arbitrator & Mediator. Winner of the 2015 Best Mediator in Dubai and is currently pursuing an LLM in Dispute Resolution in the University of Aberdeen class of 2018.
Product Marketing Manager
“Ahmad Rahme, Energy Engineering Diploma from Osnabrueck university for applied sciences (2009). Worked between 2009 and 2010 as PV plant designer at SN Solartechnics in Osnabrueck, Germany. International Product Manager for Africa and the Middle East at SMA Solar Technology from 2011 to 2013 in Niestetal, Germany. Sales Manager for the Middle East and North African region at SMA Solar Technology from 2013 to 2018 in Niestetal, Germany. Since June 2018 Product Marketing Manager at ABB for the UAE and Oversight countries in Dubai, UAE.”
Chartered Arbitrator
Victor Leginsky is a Chartered Arbitrator and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He is certified as a mediator through the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (London) [CEDR] and works frequently in respect of mediation with the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (London) [RICS] and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He holds a JD (Juris Doctor) degree and a B.Ed. (Bachelor of Education), both from Canada. He has served as Arbitrator in over 90 cases, conducting both institutional and ad hoc arbitrations, and has conducted construction-related mediation. He confines his practice to that of a neutral (arbitrator / mediator), largely in construction and energy-related disputes. He is currently MENA Chapter Director of the Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN). Victor is resident of and has been working in the Middle East for 11 years. He is Course Director for the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and teaches Award Writing. He lectures frequently on dispute resolution in construction, oil and gas and general international business.
Senior Associate Arbitration, Comm. & Const.
Dr Daniel Brawn is an English Solicitor and non-practicing Barrister, a Chartered Arbitrator and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. Daniel is a Senior Associate with Galadari Advocates, he representing clients as Counsel and he sits as an Arbitrator. Daniel teaches construction and arbitration law to post-graduate students at several institutions, and regularly publishes articles on construction and dispute resolution.
Director
As Chief Executive Officer of MECIC, Sameer Daoud is responsible for the overall activities of the firm. Sameer comes with 20 years of experience in the construction industry which began with him joining the HNTB Corporation in the United States. This was followed by him working in the Middle East with prominent industry names like WS Atkins and WSP Middle East. Having proven himself as a business leader heading up departments from HR, marketing, sales, legal, commercial, operations, and finance, he joined Hyder Consulting as the Regional Managing Director - Transport & Infrastructure, and after the company's acquisition by Arcadis he took over as Global Business Leader for Infrastructure & Water. Prior to his current appointment at MECIC, Sameer held the position of Group Chief Development Officer and Managing Director of Drake & Scull (DSI) one of the leading engineering and construction company in the region and was responsible for all activities in UAE, KSA, Jordan & Algeria, managing projects worth +USD 1 Billion.
Managing Director
Fatima Balfaqeeh is an independent Arbitrator, Mediator and a member of the Charter Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), a Member in RICS as a chartered Facilities Management Surveyor and a Member in the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply Chain (CIPS). Fatima comes with over 14 years of experience in dispute resolution in construction related matters, governance enforcement in contracts and procurement fields in government entities, project related finance, payables and banking credit facilities for cooperate clients. Fatima Balfaqeeh is a UAE National who is strategically placed in Abu Dhabi, UAE arbitration scene, with active involvement with the ICC-UAE as a board member and the Charted Institute of Arbitrators (CIarb) as a member of the UAE Branch Committee, on the global panel of Royal Institute of Charted Surveyors (RICS) and many more international and domestic ADR institutes. Fatima is a Speaker in different events and very well versed in ADR related matter and Dispute Avoidance solutions.
PPP & Project Management Senior Advisor
Faisal Alsharif has extensive experience in construction project management in public and private sector. He is a writer and researcher in the field of construction project management and has published many articles and papers. He has experience in project management consultancy for many public and private clients. Moreover, Alsharif is certified Consultant Engineer from Saudi Council of Engineers and PMOC, CIPM, he is also member of many professional associations. Alsharif earned Bachelor degree of Architecture from King Saudi University in addition to MSc and PhD from Heriot-Watt University in construction project management specifically in PPP project's financial management. He is currently working as a Senior advisor of Privatization and PPP with National Center of Privatization.
Senior Consultant & Partner
Stelios Kentritas is a Senior Advisor & Consultant, and a Chemical Engineer with an MSc degree from Rutgers University with an international career spanning over 4 decades. Stelios is a recognized “thought leader” on Industry 4.0, Operational Excellence and Megaprojects’ Lifecycle Management Solutions that targeting cost, schedule and quality improvement. Stelios’ subject matter expertise and experience extends to the areas of Business Intelligence, Advanced Analytics, Data Mining, Business Process Modeling, Geographical Information Systems, Facilities Management, Manufacturing Operations Management and Execution Systems, Process Automation, Simulation and Advanced Solutions.
Engineering Expert
ENG. ABDULLAH AL ALI
Professor
Dr. Ali Shash is a Professor in the Construction Engineering and Management Department of the College of Environmental Design at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Dr. Shash has a B.S. in Civil Engineering from KFUPM, awarded 1981, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Construction Management from the University of Texas at Austin, Texas, USA, awarded in 1984 and 1988, respectively. Dr. Shash assumed administrative responsibilities in KFUPM as Chairman of the Architectural Engineering Department (1992-1995), Chairman of the Construction Engineering and Management Department (1995-1996), Manager of the Research and Innovation Support Office in the Research Institute (1997-2002), and Director for the Center for Engineering Research. Currently, he is the Director of the Construction Industry Institute. Dr. Shash served as a Consultant for several organizations. Dr. Shash authored many articles published in highly reputed journals and an English-Arabic construction dictionary.
Traffic / Transportation Manager
Dr. Ismael is a Transportation Specialist and Licensed Professional Engineer with over 38 years of experience in the field of Transportation Planning and Engineering. He has a Project Management Professional (PMP) certificate from the Project Management Institute (PMI). He graduated from the University of Baghdad – College of Engineering in 1978 with a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering. Then he obtained his M.Sc. in Transportation Engineering from the same university in 1981, and later his Ph.D. in Traffic Engineering in 1990 from Bradford University, UK. Dr. Ismael worked in the public sector as a Transportation Specialist, in the higher education sector as an Assistant Professor and in the privet sector as a Transportation Consultant.
Group Director of Cost Control
Samer Abu Daqqa Cost Control Manager MBA, B.Sc. Civil Engineering Samer Abu Daqqa has developed a wealth of experience across a broad range of sectors, primarily in Cost Control and Budgeting. With over two decades of experience in the Middle East, Samer has developed proficiency in a diverse range of projects, from low rise housing schemes and major high-rise towers. In his current role as a Cost Control Manager at ECC, Samer has achieved success in enhancing company efficiency. His achievements include training, supervising, and managing numerous staff members for several flagship projects, comprising of Cost Control Engineers, Project Engineers, Accountants and Supervisors, amongst others. Samer has implemented key systems and principles such as Lean and BIM, in order to increase efficiency and add value to all of project stakeholders. Through building and enhancing the cost control system Samer has ensured delivery of efficient, effective, and reliable methods and practices, including monitoring cash flows, forecasting estimated costs at completion, corrective action and feedback. All of these systems are in line with internationally recognised standards. Samer has a Master’s degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Chifley Business School, Australia and a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Applied Science from the University of Amman, Jordan.
Principal Auditor & Training
Principal Auditor & Training
Engineering Expert
The speaker is a Construction Based Expert of 23 years of experience in managing Legal matters in Construction Business, inter alia, Contracts and Procurement, operations, and disputes in construction projects, in Jordan, UAE, Qatar, KSA, and Oman.
University of Wollongong in Dubai
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 in the field of Electric Machine and Renewable Energy. Dr. Mohamad was at AUD since 2017 as Assistant Professor Electrical Engineering. Prior to joining AUD, he spent the past 7 years with the School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics at Western Sydney University (WSU), Sydney Australia. At WSU, Dr. Mohamad delivered numerous courses for graduate and undergraduate degrees. Dr. Mohamad has over 13 years’ industrial experiences. His experiences cover the design, construction, management and commissioning of complex power systems networks and renewable energy infrastructure projects. His past experiences involved working with the latest technologies within the advanced electrical power systems for utilities and railways. His consultancies work covers the public and private sectors. During the past 13 years, Mohamad managed to deliver a large number of successful projects within the high and low voltage sector. Also, he managed an earthing design group that worked on a challenging private and public earthing projects. Dr. Mohamad’s research interests include high voltage electrical power system, electrical machine focusing on the switched reluctance machine, renewable energy, advance smart grid for embedded generation and high voltage transmission lines and substations. He has many publications in high voltage earthing systems, lightning design, smart power systems, electric machine, PV solar systems and wind energy. He is an active presenter in electrical power system, he delivered a series of full day workshops and seminars in the field of high voltage power systems and renewable energy. His presentations/workshops capture the industries and academic requirements. Dr. Mohamad enjoys reading, playing soccer, horse riding, swimming and camping.
Associate Professor of Civil Engineering
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.
Director of Infrastructure Center
Director of Infrastructure Center
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
Dr. Bakry is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at the American University in Dubai. His expertise is in the Construction Engineering and Management domain. Prior to joining AUD, he worked at Concordia University, Canada as a Postdoctoral Fellow, where his research focused on integrated infrastructure asset management.
Director ICC Court MENA
Current Position: Deputy Director-International Chamber of Commerce- MENA Before joining ICC in 2018 for the setting up of their ICC MENA office, Dania had a (13 +) years of mixed experience as attorney in private practice and in-house counseling. She is specialized in commercial, IP and corporate law. She relocated to Dubai in 2014 when she joined Al Tamimi Law Firm. She has advised on a broad range of commercial contentious and non-contentious matters as well as assisted clients in negotiating complex cross border transactions and managing their IP portfolios. Prior to joining ICC, Dania was a senior legal counsel at Oracle Corp. Prior to relocating to UAE, Dania was a former lecturer in American Business Law at the American University of Beirut, and in Civil Law at the Lebanese University (Filiere Francophone de Droit). She is certified as Trainer of Trainers by the WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Centre (2009). Dania holds a Phd in Contractual Law (2007 University Montpellier I -France) Dir. Prof. Jacques Raynard and an Executive MBA from INSEAD (2018). She also holds a post graduate microprogramme degree in IP and Alternative Dispute Resolution (2009- University of Montreal)
ASSOCIATE ARCHITECT PROJECT MANAGER
Susana is an Associate in P&T Architects and Engineers Ltd. Dubai Branch. She has over 20 years postgraduate experience both as an architect and project manager on a number of high-profile projects. Her professional experience has been gained through working on projects in Europe and the Middle East.
Changeosity
An inspirational leader, Krysta captained the dramatic transformation of the world’s best free zone, and now helps others to inspire their teams to astounding levels of achievement and fulfillment. With her changeosity co-founders she provides guidance to leaders on weaving motivational leadership into every aspect of strategy, governance and organisation design. Krysta studied business (MBA), accounting (MPA, FCPA), governance (GAICD), economics, marketing (BEc, marketing major) and mindfulness. She supports business associations and global charities through her advisory roles.
Managing Director
Patrick is an environmental & commercially astute, visionary and creative Senior Manager with an extensive background of more than 12 years in the sectors of environmental consultancy, technology development, and solid waste & wastewater management. Throughout his international career, Patrick was covering diverse continents and regions including Europe, Middle East & Africa where he is recognised as a strong and knowledgeable leader, who is able to train and manage multicultural teams to deliver organisational objectives. Patrick combines a global professional network with exceptional negotiation skills and a proven record in achieving business growth. He possesses a natural aptitude for international business development, sales and marketing, in both start-up and multinational businesses and focuses on financial goals with innovative solutions in the Clean-Tech sector. An environmental engineer by education, Patrick has acquired in-depth expert levels of technical knowledge, know-how and insight, in particular in the fields of his passion: water. Today, Patrick is at the forefront to fill a vast market gap by introducing new technologies to the industrial & commercial water treatment market. Featured with a documentary on national television about his recent technological innovation in the water sector as well as repeated features in renowned environmental magazines are some of the acknowledgements Patrick received in return for his relentless push to realize his vision for an advanced and integrated, truly sustainable waste & wastewater management.
