2012 Speakers
Key confirmed Qatari speakers include:
- Yassin Ibrahim Askar, Manager of Expressway Department, Qatar Public Works Authority, Ashghal
- Dr. Tahir Hanif, Project Control Specialist, Qatar Public Works Authority, Ashghal
- Ademola Illori, Road Safety Expert, Qatar Traffic Department
- Jerry Jackson, Technical Director, United Development Company
- Robert Makondo, Technical Training Director, Mowasalat
- Sheldon Cowie, Mass Transit Planning Manager, Mowasalat
- Dr. Fethi Filali, Senior R&D Expert - ITS Technology Lead, QU Wireless Innovations Center (QUWIC)
- Ahmad Jassim Al-Jolo, Chairman, Qatar Society of Engineers
- Dr. Eyad Masad, Professor and Assistant Dean, Texas A&M University, Qatar
- Khaled Hassan, Regional Manager, Transport Research Laboratory (TRL)
Experts from across the region include:
- Sayed Bader Alawi, Chief of Roads Special Projects, Ministry of Works Bahrain
- Tayseer Al-Kayed, Secretary-General Assistant Technical Affairs, Ministry of Public Works & Housing, Jordan
- Eng. Ahmed Al Yammahi, Head of Road Construction, Ministry of Public Works, UAE
- Dr. Shetha Alzubaidi,
Director – Development & Planning,
Tatweer UAQ Real Estate Development LLC
- Dr. Shahid Khan, Projects Director, Saudi BinLadin Group
- Dr. Bassam Anani, Transportation Safety Planning Expert
- Robert Hardy, Divisional Director, Mott MacDonald
- Richard Easteal, Senior Highway Engineer, Mott MacDonald
- Veeru Veeramani, Director of Sales and Marketing, Ruud lighting
International experts include:
- Anthony Pearce, Member of the Business Advisory Board, United Nations Specialists PPP Team, and Former Director General, International Road Federation
- Haydar Ozkan, General Delegate, International Road Transport Union
- Dr. Nabil Safwat, Special Advisor on Transport and Logistics Issues, Office of the Executive Secretary, UN-ESCWA[to be confirmed]
- Anthony Smith, Head, United Nations PPP-Readiness Task Force and Partner, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle llP
- Professor Hussain Bahia, Director of the Modified Asphalt Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Dr. Otakar Vacin, Associate Professor, Faculty of Transportation Sciences, Czech Technical University
- Abraham Akkawi, Head of Infrastructure, Middle East and North Africa, Ernst and Young
Veeru Veeramani
Director of Sales and Marketing
Ruud lighting
The speaker was born and raised in India and is a graduate of electrical & electronic engineering and holder of post graduate in Marketing Management from Bangalore University, India. He comes in with over 18 years of extensive experience in the lighting industry in various positions in India, UK and in the Middle East, latterly having been based in the Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Currently he is the Director- Sales & Marketing of Ruud Lighting Arabia (LLC) which was incorporated in Dubai in 2004.
Company Profile
Dubai-based Ruud Lighting Arabia is an affiliate of Ruud Lighting Inc. – A Cree Company, based in the US. The company provides innovative lighting solutions to meet all requirements of consultants and specifiers in the Middle East and North Africa regions for almost a decade.
Ruud Lighting Arabia specializes in infrastructure lighting solutions and has successfully executed prestigious projects for the government and private sector in the MENA region.
The Cree exterior product family includes street, tunnel, area, petroleum, canopy, industrial, flood and security lighting. For additional product and company information, please refer to www.BetaLED.com/ae and www.creeledlighting.com