21 -22 MARCH 2018
PALAZZO VERSACE HOTEL, DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
PALAZZO VERSACE HOTEL, DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Forum Agenda: Wednesday, 21 March 2018
8:00 am - 8:55 am Registration and morning refreshments
8:55 am - 9:00 am UAE National Anthem and Recitation from the Holy Quran
9:00 am - 9:05 am Welcome Address by the Chairman and IQPC
Lieutenant Rashid Ali Bin Humidan
Head of Contracts SectionGeneral Directorate of Dubai Civil Defence
9:05 am - 9:15 am Chairman’s keynote address: Strategic perspective on the UAE fire safety and life protection codes
Colonel Expert Ali Hassan Al Mutawa FIFireE
Assistant General Director for Smart ServicesGeneral Directorate of Dubai Civil Defence
9:15 am - 9:40 am Case study: Analysis of the problems with response resources and plan for their improvement as a consequence of a devastating fire in South Korea
9:40 am - 10:05 am Case study: Training strategy and professional development of Hong Kong Fire Services Department
10:05 am - 10:45 am VIP exhibition tour and networking break
10:45 am - 11:10 am Case study: Performance-based design: Going beyond prescribed codes and practices
11:10 am - 11:35 am Case study: Major collision on a highway – A case study of a major incident involving multiple fatalities, rescues, casualties and vehicle fires on the M5 Motorway in Somerset, England on 4th November 2011
11:35 am - 11:55 am Summary session - Q & A
Speakers:
Philip Martin Assistant Chief Fire Officer (Rtd) Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service, UK
Jin Jeonghee Jeonghee Deputy Fire Chief National Fire Agency of Korea
Adam Thiel Commissioner Philadelphia Fire Department, US
Ir Yeung Yan-kin Andy Assistant Director Hong Kong Fire Services Department
Farha Al Naamani Founder Global Fire Engineering Consultant, Oman
Terry Johnson Senior Fire Service Advisor General Directorate Dubai Civil Defence
Philip Martin Assistant Chief Fire Officer (Rtd) Cornwall Fire and Rescue Service, UK
Jin Jeonghee Jeonghee Deputy Fire Chief National Fire Agency of Korea
Adam Thiel Commissioner Philadelphia Fire Department, US
Ir Yeung Yan-kin Andy Assistant Director Hong Kong Fire Services Department
Farha Al Naamani Founder Global Fire Engineering Consultant, Oman
Terry Johnson Senior Fire Service Advisor General Directorate Dubai Civil Defence
11:55 am - 12:05 pm Innovation Tank Session 1
12:05 pm - 12:15 pm Innovation Tank Session 2
New technologies to ensure reliable detection and effective response in case of fire incidence
12:15 pm - 12:25 pm Innovation Tank Session 3
How Victaulic will contribute to the effectiveness of Sprinkler systems by introducing revolutionary method for joining small diameter pipe as an alternative to threading
12:30 pm - 12:50 pm Fire Safety Excellence Ceremony
12:50 pm - 2:00 pm Networking lunch
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm Special session on amendments to the UAE Fire and Life Safety Code and open panel discussion
Moderator:
Terry Johnson Senior Fire Service Advisor General Directorate Dubai Civil Defence
Speakers:
Capt. Eng. Taher Hassan Al Taher Head of Company Licensing & Approval Dept. General Directorate Dubai Civil Defence
Susan Lamont Associate Director, Fire Group Leader Arup
Peter Stephenson Associate Director Fire Engineering BuroHappold Engineering
Jonathan Gonzalez Regional Technical Lead UL
Abhishek Chhabra Fire Compliance Manager Thomas Bell-Wright
Terry Johnson Senior Fire Service Advisor General Directorate Dubai Civil Defence
Speakers:
Capt. Eng. Taher Hassan Al Taher Head of Company Licensing & Approval Dept. General Directorate Dubai Civil Defence
Susan Lamont Associate Director, Fire Group Leader Arup
Peter Stephenson Associate Director Fire Engineering BuroHappold Engineering
Jonathan Gonzalez Regional Technical Lead UL
Abhishek Chhabra Fire Compliance Manager Thomas Bell-Wright
Panellists:
Capt. Eng. Taher Hassan Al Taher
Head of Company Licensing & Approval Dept.General Directorate Dubai Civil Defence
