08.00 – 09.00

Registration & Breakfast

09.00 – 09.25

Welcome & Opening
Qur'an Recitation & UAE National Anthem
Engineer Amin Ahmed Mohammed Amin | Acting Director, Dubai Central Laboratory (DCL)

09.30 – 09.55

Engineer Ali Elian | Head of Engineering Material Lab Section, Dubai Central Laboratory (DCL)
Key Note Speech: "Dubai Municipality's Experience in Quality Assurance/Quality Control of Projects"

10.00 – 10.20

Professor Mufid Samarai | Senior Advisor, Sharjah Research Academy
"Safety and Sustainability in Maintenance of Buildings and Bridges: Advances and Research"

10.25 – 10.50

Abdullah Mughrabi | Business Development Engineer, Al Jazeera Paints
"Functions of Sustainable Coating"

10.50 – 11.10

Networking Coffee Break

11.15 – 11.35

Pedro Alonso | Housing and Concrete Building Project Manager, CEMEX
"Sustainable Concrete Building"

11.40 – 12.00

Osman Topcu | Technical Sales & Business Development Director, Ekopons Madencilik A.S
"Ponecbloc -The Natural Lightweight Solution"

12.05 – 12.25

Lenine De Sousa | Technical Service Manager, WACKER
"VAE Technology for Low VOC Emission Paints"

12.30 – 13.30

Networking Lunch Break at Ewaan Restaurant

13.35 – 14.00

Doctor Mohammed Yousef | Head of Construction Supervision, Roads & Transport Authority
Key Note Speech: "RTA Strategies in Upgrading the Quality of Roads and Bridges"

14.05 – 14.25

Professor Hussain U. Bahia | Professor and Director, MARC-University of Wisconsin
"Performance Grading of Asphalt for Better Roads and Airports in the UAE"

14.30 – 14.50

Doctor Walid Nassar | Projects Director, PARSONS
"Transition to Performance-Based Specifications"

14.55 – 15.15

Jesus Angel Perez Galnares | Civil Engineer, CEMEX
"Concrete Pavements for a Safe and Sustainable Solution"

15.15 – 15.35

15.40 – 16.00

Kamal Azayem | Mechanical Engineering Expert, Dubai Municipality
Key Note Speech: "Implementation of Green Building Regulations"

16.05 – 16.25

Vincent Briard | Head of Sustainability, Products & Buildings, KNAUF Insulations
"Sustainability of Mineral Fiber Insulation with ECOSE Technology: A State of the Art Solution"

16.30 – 16.50

Andrew Halycz | Building Simulation Specialist, KEO International Consultants
"Insulation of Existing Buildings in the UAE"

16.55 – 17.20

Mohammad Sanaobar | Head of Technical Center - Dubai, WACKER
"Performance Requirements & Standards for Successful Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems (EIFS)"

09.30 – 10.30

DEWA Service Center Al Quoz [Map]
Guided Tour of the largest LEED Platinum-Rated Government Building by Green Technologies

11.30 – 13.30

CEMEX Manufacturing Plant (JAFZA) [Map]
Guided Tour

13.30 – 14.30

Networking Lunch at CEMEX Manufacturing Plant