8:30 am
Arrival refreshments & networking
Autodesk Workshop
In-person Event | 9th June 2022, 8:30am (UAE)
With the pace of digital transformation increasing every day, along with the costs to maintain aging infrastructure, the pressure for building owners to streamline processes and maximize assets has never been higher. Making the best of disjointed analog systems is no longer an option. Owners must take control of their data and unlock true end-to-end project visibility through a connected data environment in the cloud. Leveraging data across teams and project phases powers better decision-making and more predictable and profitable outcomes.
Join this event to learn how project owners can:
- Connect teams – Improve project handover through collaboration
- Manage risks – Identify and manage risks via accurate forecasting
- Save costs – Reduce redundancy and increase revenue
- Schedule savings – Streamline processes and avoid costly delays
- Improve asset performance- Maximize value throughout the entire building lifecycle
Agenda
9:30 am
Welcome
- Rob Jones, Partner, b2b Connect and Editorial Director, Digital Construction Hub
9:35 am
Future of project delivery
- Salim El Ferkh, Industry Manager, Autodesk Middle East
10:10 am
Digital delivery innovation on some of the largest projects in the region
- David Glennon, Senior Digital Delivery Director, The Red Sea Development Company
10:45 am
Coffee break and networking
11:15 am
A CXO’s view on technological and cultural transformation in digital delivery
- Damir Jaksic, Chief Information Officer, KEO International Consultants
11:45 am
Panel Discussion: Owners and their supply chain, does collaboration really work?
Moderated by:
Rob Jones, Partner, b2b Connect and Editorial Director, Digital Construction Hub
Panelists:
- Dr. Ahmad Faeq, Senior Director for Projects Knowledge Management and Operational Excellence, Khatib & Alami
- David Glennon, Senior Digital Delivery Director, The Red Sea Development Company
- Arsen Safaryan, Director – Information and Data Management, Saudi Entertainment Ventures
- Severin Tenim, Head of Strategic Projects and Development, ALEC
- Ihab Ramlawi, Managing Director, DuPod
- Jordan Cram, Chief Executive Officer, Enstoa
12:30 pm
Q&A – ask Autodesk anything
1:00 pm
Lunch & networking
Registration Form
Speakers
Rob Jones
Partner, b2b Connect and Editorial Director
Digital Construction Hub
Robert Jones is a partner in the events and research consultancy B2B Connect. He has strong insight and knowledge of the Middle East region and more than 25 years of experience as a journalist and editor in the UAE and the UK.
He has specialised on environmental business and regularly writes on renewable energy and sustainability. He has also written extensively about the Middle East’s megaprojects, analysing the key business trends and opportunities, and produces in-depth research reports on the region’s main industries.
Robert has lived in Dubai since 2007. He spent just over two years as the Editorial Director of AME Info, during which time its audited audience rose from 743,000 a month to more than 1.9 million. For seven years he was a senior editor and head of content development on MEED.
He led product development on meed.com and was responsible for platform innovation. This included project managing the introduction of MEED’s new online platform and app.
Prior to moving to the UAE, Robert edited several UK information technology titles, including Personal Computer World, Network News and the daily VNU News Centre.
Salim El Ferkh
Industry Manager
Autodesk Middle East
Salim brings 20 years of experience in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) sector. He has been with Autodesk for the last 8 years, where he has been spearheading and leading a team that drives digital transformation for major AEC organizations in the Middle East. Salim started his professional career as a control engineer with one of the leading construction firms in the middle east. He then moved to the customer success teams of leading software vendors offering innovative solutions in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction sector. Salim hold a Bachelor’s degree of Mechanical Engineering from the American University of Beirut.
David Glennon
Senior Digital Delivery Director
The Red Sea Development Company
David Glennon is the Senior Digital Delivery Director for The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC) , a closed joint stock company wholly owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund. He oversees the development and implementation of new and innovative digital delivery techniques for a new international luxury tourism destination set along the Red Sea as part of the Kingdom’s Vision 2030.
Bringing more than 25 years’ experience in the construction industry, he oversees the use of pioneering technology to improve the design and construction process, introducing automation and data driven insights to deliver fast-track construction, design for manufacture and assembly, and enabling the Smart Destination strategy through a ‘Digital Twin’ to enhance customer experience.
Previous positions include Managing Director of DoubleD.io, a digital accelerator for the built environment, and Head of Digital for Arcadis in the UK, leading their digital programme and the delivery of platforms, innovation, data and analytics and ecosystem thinking. As Director of Digital Project Delivery at AECOM, he was responsible for creating and implementing digital strategy across Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa. Prior to this, David held senior positions at Mott MacDonald and Lend Lease.
David was also an on the Executive Board of the UK BIM Alliance, an organization with a mandate to make Level 2 BIM “Business as Usual” for the UK construction industry and chair of the buildingSMART UK & Ireland chapter.
David holds a BSc Construction Management from the University of Salford, UK.
Damir Jaksic
Chief Information Officer
KEO International Consultants
Damir has spent most of his career in the engineering and construction industry as an IT professional. He has over 20 years of experience in creating value at the intersection of business insight and technology, leading transformation initiatives across Asia-Pacific, USA, UK and the Middle East.
Damir leads IT Division in KEO International Consultants, and prior to this appointment he headed up Middle East IT operations in Mott MacDonald, responsible for the IT strategy and service operations. Before that he served in a variety of IT management positions in WSP, Balfour Beatty, Parsons Brinckerhoff and others. He was accountable for many facets of IT, from leading delivery of innovative solutions to clients, to directing back-office corporate initiatives – ultimately supporting businesses to win and to deliver work.
Throughout his various roles, Damir has successfully created environments where staff are able to grow and achieve personal development. His leadership style emphasizes integrity and strong service orientation. A proud father of two daughters and the husband of environmental sustainability aficionado, Damir is a strong advocate of diversity and equal opportunity in the workplace.
Damir holds a Master’s Degree in Management from the Macquarie Graduate School of Management, Australia.
Dr. Ahmad Faeq
Senior Director for Projects Knowledge Management and Operational Excellence
Khatib & Alami
Dr Salih is Senior Director of Strategy, Knowledge Management and Operational Excellence at Khatib and Alami. He is also an adjunct faculty at Edinburgh Business School – Heriot-Watt University. His background of research includes leadership, cultural intelligence, entrepreneurship, digital transformation and Aikido in large scale business.
In his capacity as a Knowledge and Innovation Management executive, Dr Salih has been leading the selection and implementation of suitable digital platforms, as a strategic choice, to manage knowledge creation, sharing and curation company-wide. This is accomplished through the development of communities of practice for ongoing services such as Building Information Management (BIM) and digital document management systems.
As a cultural transformation architect, Dr Salih has led many transformation programs company-wide to achieve direct results in efficiency and profitability, where he has been employing theory and practice to reach the best outcomes.
Dr Salih’s strategic leadership competencies and skills enabled him to multiple organizational transformations including digital business transformation, especially at the times that require agility and adaptability, to ensure business continuity.
On the academic dimension, Dr Salih is a course leader and designer of leadership and digital business strategy, author, coach and teacher of leadership, Aikido, entrepreneurship and lately digital transformation. His latest book published with Routledge marks a new milestone in the leadership domain.
Severin Tenim
Head of Strategic Projects and Development
ALEC
Severin heads up the Strategic Projects and Development division for ALEC, a leading, regional main contractor, and is focused towards developing the group’s pre-construction presence and marketshare by driving enhanced value through early engagement and collaborative models.
Over the last seven years, he has overseen several key milestones within the group, including the
commissioning of large-scale projects and the end-to-end delivery of works on projects including
Dubai Airport, Bvlgari Hotel & Residences, and the Waldorf Astoria. In his more recent roles, Severin has supported the company’s wider digital transformation and implementation of emerging technologies, while focusing on corporate entrepreneurship and new business opportunities.
Severin has won numerous industry awards and more recently was named ‘Innovation Project
Manager of the Year’. He is a Chartered Construction Manager with the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and holds a first-class master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. Severin is currently completing post-graduate coursework through Cornell University focused on Commercial Real Estate Development and has recently completed his studies in Financial Accounting through MIT.
Before joining the industry, Severin developed an anthropomorphic mechanical hand for low-income communities, which subsequently received a UK patent, leading to him being named Popular Mechanics’ Inventor of the Year for Cutting Edge design. In his spare time, he enjoys sailing, cycling, and spending quality time with his family & friends.
Jordan Cram
Chief Executive Officer
Enstoa
Jordan Cram is CEO at Enstoa, Inc. For over 20 years he has advised organizations to spend more strategically on improving operations in the built environment. He has successfully created digital transformation visions and delivery teams for leading clients worldwide in public infrastructure, real estate, health care, oil and gas, power and utilities, and engineering and construction. Jordan’s solution expertise includes business and digital transformation, product development, customer operations managed services, sales, and marketing. Jordan has worked in the Middle East, China, South Korea, UK, USA, Peru, Australia, and India. He holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering from the University of Colorado and a dual MBA from Columbia Business School and London Business School. Jordan is from Colorado and is now based in Miami.
Arsen Safaryan
Director – Information and Data Management
Saudi Entertainment Ventures
With over 16 years of hands-on BIM implementation experience – Arsen is the Head of BIM and Digital Construction at ALEC Engineering and Contracting, a large construction company in the GCC with a presence in Africa. He is responsible for the organizational BIM strategy and overseeing the BIM execution on some of the mega projects in the region. Arsen has worked as a BIM Manager on the owner, contractor and consultant side of the building industry in the region, so he understands the capabilities and constraints on all levels of the supply chain
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