• The Immense Opportunity: Understand the vast potential and the scale of the challenges ahead
• The Catalyst for Change: Discover the forces driving this transformation
• Tools for Success: Learn about the cutting-edge technologies that are enabling change
• Achieving Results: Examine the results we’re seeing and the impact on the built environment

• The main causes behind construction quality and durability issues in the region and why digital quality checks and assurance are vital to project success
• Taking collaboration to a new level – what new tools can the industry take advantage of and how can next generation Digital Twins boost stakeholder cohesiveness and minimise the impact of market dynamics, scope changes and budget constraints, and raise the bar on construction quality
• Collaboration and communication to achieve project success: implementing a Cloud environment that adds transparency and accountability to key processes (quality, safety etc)
• Staying on track – tracking construction progress accurately with Reality Capture tools to ensure timelines are met and quality is maximised
• Stepping up build quality and reducing waste through industrialising construction with off-site construction, streamlined workflows, modular concepts, prefabrication, and on-site construction automation
• Leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance project planning and mitigate risks, improve site safety and enhance control

Moderator:

• Carolina Fong Guzzy / Co-Founder/Digital Engineering Manager / ACCIENTA   

Speakers:

• Dr. Anas Bataw / Strategy and Innovation Director / KEO International Consultants
• Derek Bourke / Digital Construction and BIM Manager / Khansaheb Civil Engineering
• Fady Kobersy / Head of Sales & Customer Success – MENA | Levant / RIB Software
• Roger Wahl / Global Chief Technology Officer / Innovo Group
• Scott Henderson / General Manager / The Drone Centre

• Digital systems and infrastructure (data centres etc) that’s vital to managing rapid urbanisation and its associated challenges within current and future cities
• Deploying AI to responsibly source and ingest vast data sets gleamed from across a city to provide real-time insights and decision making to enhance quality of life, and achieve sustainability objectives
• Preparing for and responding to extreme weather events through the use of state of the art tools and technology
• How advanced Digital Twins can take critical infrastructure development to the next level and alleviate pressure on existing infrastructure as urbanisation continues its upward trajectory.. and how end-user information can be incorporated for infrastructure decision making and planning
• The importance of ensuring digital systems and infrastructure are protected from nefarious individuals looking to profit from compromising vital systems and data

Moderator:

• Aza Elnimah / Senior Associate Sustainability Consultant / AESG

Speakers:

• Dr. Harpreet Seth / Head of Architecture, School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society / Heriot-Watt University Dubai
• Juan Tena Florez / Digital Services Director / KEO International Consultants
• Mohammad Hidayath Ali / Head of Sustainability / Alpin Limited
• Sayantan Sarkar / Lead – Digital Advisory / WSP
• Majd Fayyad / DSM Strategy & Policy Lead / Dubai Supreme Council of Energy
• Vijay Jaswal / CTO APJ & MEA / IFS

Speakers:

• Tony Abou Jawad / Senior Industry Manager / Autodesk
• Severin Tenim / Head of Strategy & Growth / ALEC Engineering & Contracting

• The main reasons technology has yet to be embraced by many stakeholders across the built environment despite its many benefits, and how firms can begin their respective digital transformation journeys the right way
• The impact on the journey towards Net Zero by relying on resource intensive technology such as cloud-based tools and AI, and how firms can manage their Scope 3 emissions in support of their long-term sustainability goals. Are policies needed to limit the use of technology to ensure Scope 3 emissions don’t skyrocket?
• Avoiding an overreliance on technology and ensuring that important skills – even those that are deemed basic – are passed onto the next generation of construction professionals
• Balancing learning new while valuing prevailing industry knowledge, experience and practical acumen – how can these be merged to produce true value for organisations more efficiently
• Preparing for a digital construction future – what should fresh graduates be doing now to get a foothold in the industry, and what can existing professionals do to ensure they continue to progress in their respective careers?

Moderator:

• Louise Rodrigues / Founder & Managing Director / Aquila Project Strategy & Advisory

Speakers:

• Alan Crystal / Regional Design Technology Manager / Gensler Middle East
• Anand Thayalaguru / Founder / Swifterz Creative Engineering Services
• Attila Vidra / Digital Delivery Director – Planning, Design & Engineering, Middle East / AtkinsRéalis
• Ghina Yamak / Principal Façade Consultant / Zutari Middle East
• Mina Nessim / Head of Engineering & BIM / Binladin Contracting Group