Conference Day One: Monday 12 March 2012
08:00 Registration, refreshments and networking
08:50 Chairman’s welcome and opening remarks
Anthony Pearce
Member of the Business Advisory Board
United Nations Specialists PPP Team
and Former Director General
International Road Federation
Reviewing current trends and opportunities to enter the Middle East market in order to align your company’s strategy and offering
09:00 Discussing Qatar expressways and infrastructure – Part 2
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Yassin Ibrahim Askar
Manager of Expressway Department
Qatar Public Works Authority, Ashghal
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Dr. Tahir Hanif
Project Control Specialist
Qatar Public Works Authority, Ashghal
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09:30 Reviewing how the GCC, Arab Mashreq and Arab Maghreb
countries are connecting international road networks
- Examining the enforcement of the UN convention on international roads in the Arab Mashreq including the GCC region
- Expanding the UN convention to include Arab Maghreb countries
- Reviewing the current level of implementation of the international road network within the UN convention
Dr. Nabil Safwat
Special Advisor on Transport and Logistics Issues, Office of the Executive Secretary
UN-ESCWA (to be confirmed)
09:50 Discussing efficient ways of entering the road industry in
the Middle East
- Exploring best practices for working with local partners and the benefits of knowledge sharing
- Analysing the success rate of joint ventures and best practices for partnering with local companies
- Reviewing the various types of legal entities that can be incorporated
Anthony Smith
Head
United Nations PPP-Readiness Task Force and Partner, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost,
Colt & Mosle llP
10:10 Illustrating the prospect of Public Private Partnership
(PPP) as an efficient finance model for road projects in
the Middle East
- Defining PPP contracts and how the Middle East can benefit from this method of road financing
- Comparing international PPP projects and lessons learnt
- Reviewing workable funding strategies
Anthony Pearce
Member of the Business Advisory Board, United Nations Specialists PPP Team and Former Director General
International Road Federation
10:30 Going Green with LEDs in Infra Structure Lighting
- “Going Green with LEDs” – A Global Movement
- LED: The most efficient lighting technology
- Is Middle East ready for LED lighting?
- Salam Tunnel, Abu Dhabi – Longest tunnel with LED installation
Veeru Veeramani
Director of Sales and Marketing
Ruud Lighting
11:00 Executive exchange and networking break
In this lively networking session, meet, network, exchange business cards and discuss best practice and strategies with the executive delegates. Don’t forget to bring along plenty of business cards to make the most of this networking session
11:30Interactive Q&A Session: Reviewing current trends and opportunities to enter the
Middle East market in order to align your company’s
strategy and offering
This session will give you the opportunity to ask questions to all
of the speakers involved in this session.
Panel consists of session members:
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Dr. Nabil Safwat
Special Advisor on Transport and Logistics Issues
Office of the Executive Secretary
UN-ESCWA to be confirmed
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Anthony Smith
Head, United Nations PPP-Readiness Task Force and Partner, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost
Colt & Mosle llP
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Anthony Pearce
Member of the Business Advisory Board, United Nations Specialists PPP Team and Former Director General
International Road Federation
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Minimising delays in project approval and project completion
through efficient planning
12:00 Implementing an effective tender process to successfully
select the right partners and ensure timely construction
and project delivery
- Analysing how tenders are awarded and the level of transparency in the selection process
- Discussing alternative methods in announcing tenders to enhance awareness and encourage specialised firms to bid
- Comparing the quality of a project based on the selection process used
Eng. Ahmed Al Yammahi
Head of Road Construction
Ministry of Public Works, UAE
12:30 Exclusive presentation from GE LIGHTING
13:00 Lunch and networking break
14:00 Exclusive presentation by Volkmann & Rossbach
14:30 Case study: Review of the major challenges facing the transport
infrastructure sector in Bahrain
- Discussing funding for projects, trends and difficulties
- Building internal capacities for improved project performance and recognising the need for and retention of knowledge assets
- Reviewing how government authorities should manage stakeholders to facilitate project delivery
Sayed Bader Alawi
Chief of Roads Special Projects
Ministry of Works Bahrain
15:00 Evaluating the importance of selecting appropriate road materials and its role in construction planning
- Training the workforce in the selection of construction materials
- Developing material specifications
- Implementing of new technologies in road construction
Dr. Eyad Masad
Professor and Assistant Dean
Texas A&M University, Qatar
15:20 Networking break
Minimising disruption to road users during the construction
phase through effective pre-planning
15:45 Discussing how to minimise congestion and interference
with existing traffic flow during road construction
- Implementing alternative road routing and installing temporary lanes
- Connecting existing intra-city road networks to ease traffic flow and congestion
- Mitigating congestion and traffic growth by encouraging road users to use alternative modes of transport
Dr. Shahid Khan
Projects Director
Saudi Binladin Group
16:10 Emphasising the need for high quality road planning in order
to effectively deliver projects on time and within budget
- Reviewing the benefits of predicting contingencies and failures in the planning phase
- Preventing time and cost overruns by implementing precautionary methods based on economical surveys and studies
- Realising the importance of incorporating existing transportation and socio-economic parameters into the design concept
Dr. Shetha Alzubaidi
Director – Development & Planning
Tatweer UAQ Real Estate Development LLC
16:45 Interactive Panel Discussion: Minimising delays in project approval and project completion through efficient planning
- Examining the key authorities that should be involved when designing and implementing a road project
- Discussing the importance of tying in road plans with future residential, commercial and industrial development projects to ensure adequate road access is allocated
- Considering how to actively promote clear communication lines between various bodies and establishing an approval committee
In addition, this session will also give you the opportunity to ask questions about all the topics covered in this session.
Panel consists of session members:
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Sheldon Cowie
Mass Transit Planning Manager
Mowasalat
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Tayseer Al-Kayed
Secretary-General Assistant Technical Affairs
Ministry of Public Works & Housing, Jordan
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Sayed Bader Alawi
Chief of Roads Special Projects
Ministry of Works Bahrain
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Abraham Akkawi
Head of Infrastructure
Middle East and North Africa, Ernst and Young
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Ademola Illori
Road Safety Expert
Qatar Traffic Department
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Jerry Jackson
Technical Director
United Development Company
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17:15 Interactive Panel Discussion: Designing roads that cater for new and existing
transportation methods
- Realising the importance of incorporating existing transportation and socio-economic parameters into the design concept
- Emphasising the importance of investigating existing and future transportation locations at the planning stage
- Considering how to incorporate alternative methods of transportation at the design phase
In addition, this session will also give you the opportunity to ask
questions about all the topics covered in this session.
Panel consists of session members:
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Ademola Illori
Road Safety Expert
Qatar Traffic Department
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Sheldon Cowie
Mass Transit Planning Manager
Mowasalat
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Dr. Shahid Khan
Projects Director
Saudi Binladin Group
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Dr. Shetha Alzubaidi
Director – Development & Planning
Tatweer UAQ Real Estate Development LLC
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17:45 Chairman’s closing remarks