Associate Professor
National University of Science and Technology
Syrian Arab Republic
Experienced Associate Professor with a demonstrated history of working in the higher education in several universities. Skilled in Construction Management, Primavera, Engineering Economics, Risk Management, Procurement Strategies, and Sustainability. Experienced in developing and coordinating EU funding projects. Experienced in preparing and managing application for getting programs accredited by the CIOB. Strong education professional with a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) focused in Engineering Economy and Construction Management from School of Civil Engineering, The University of Nottingham.
Civil Engineer
Sharjah Directorate of Public Work
United Arab Emirates
Master in Civil Engineering with 3 years’ experience in construction management field. Diploma in interior design. Working in several Mega Projects for the Government, passion with making a difference in projects, a continues learner in life.
Traffic / Transportation Manager
Dar Al Handasah
IRAQ
Dr. Ismael is a Transportation Specialist and Licensed Professional Engineer with over 38 years of experience in the field of Transportation Planning and Engineering. He has a Project Management Professional (PMP) certificate from the Project Management Institute (PMI). Moreover, he is a Registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with a certificate from Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO). He graduated from the University of Baghdad – College of Engineering in 1978 with a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering. Then, he obtained his M.Sc. in Transportation Engineering from the same university in 1981. Moreover, he further obtained his Ph.D. from Bradford University, UK in 1990. Dr. Ismael worked in both Higher Education sector and Engineering Design & Consultancy sector for more than 35 years. He became an Assistant Professor in Transportation Engineering in March, 2003. He supervised more than 60 postgraduate research works, and served as an External Examiner in more than 70 postgraduate Examining Committees in different universities in Iraq, as well as contributed in many refereed scientific journals, and participated in many scientific conferences in the field of Transportation Engineering. In July 2004, Dr. Ismael joined Dar Al-Handasah (Dar Baghdad) in Iraq, and in 2006 he joined Parsons in Dubai, UAE, as a Senior Transportation Engineer, and assigned the task of project management for different transportation projects. In 2008 he became a Project Manager responsible for many transportation related projects including Traffic Impact Studies, Preliminary Studies and Highway Design Projects. Then, in March 2015 he became a Traffic Section Manager in Parsons’ Dubai Office. In 2018, Dr. Ismael re-joined Dar Al Handasah as Traffic / Transportation Manager in Dar Dubai office. In this role, he is managing traffic impact studies for several developments in Dubai.
Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering
American University in Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Dr. Bakry is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at the American University in Dubai. His expertise is in the construction engineering and management domain. Prior to joining AUD, he worked at Concordia University in Canada as a Postdoctoral Fellow, where his research focused on integrated infrastructure asset management. His research interests include managing repetitive projects, schedule optimization, modeling uncertainty in construction projects, simulating construction processes and Lean construction. Dr. Bakry also has years of experience in managing construction projects of industrial nature in six different African countries.
Consultant Engineer, Vice president Arbitration
Arab League of Engineers
Lebanon
1- Owner and general Manager of MSF engineering consultancy & Arbitration office. 2- Certified Arbitrator from many Arbitration center and Institutes. 3- Ex Consultant with the World Bank, for the execution of small and medium schemes in Lebanon. 4- Board Member of structural engineers association in the order of engineers Beirut since its establishment in 1994 till 2010. 5- Member of the council of engineers and architects BEIRUT since Mars 1999 till Mars 2009. 6- Consultant for the Lebanese Federation of Building Developers in Contracts and disputes resolution. 7- Civil Engineering sworn expert at Lebanese courts since 1996 till now and have been appointed as expert in many big construction cases as expert by the court and by Arbitration comities. 8- Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitration- London MCIArb & Board Member of Lebanon Branch. 9- Member of the ACI Lebanese branch. 10- Vice President of the Arab association of engineering arbitration. 11- Ex Board Member of the Arab Chamber of Arbitration. 12- General Secretary of the Lebanese Association of Consultant Engineers (LACE) Member of FIDIC (International federation of Consultant Engineers) 13- Member of the Arabic translation Task force of the FIDIC Standard Forms of Contracts.
Conference Chairman - MD
SELEM DMCC
Egypt
Dr. Maged F. Hanna, PhD, PfMP, PMP,PMI-RMP, SSGB, SMS, Mediator, Expert , CBP Master Executive, CRMA, ACIArb, CTP, AMBCS, ILMAT, NSCAT Managing Director - SELEM Dr. Maged Hanna, holds 20 years of Senior Experience in :- Leading and managing organizations, Managing projects, programs, risk and portfolio locally and internationally, Train individuals & organizations in different topics especially in leadership and Management. Keynote speaker in international conferences & Symposium. He is currently the Managing Director of SELEM, which stands for Smart Engineering Leadership & Excellence in Management. A Pioneer Firm Providing Project & Risk Management Consultancy Services, Training Courses, Testing, and Conference Organization. Dr. Hanna, Passion is writing contents & Developing Methodologies to transform organization to be more effective and Successful, He performed several evaluations of Projects Department Performance & maturing as Per the OPM3 ( Organization Project Maturity Model) for Projects, Programs and Portfolio, enhance the Projects Department effectiveness through road map of change and implementation of Best practices. Dr. Hanna, Managed Several projects, programs and portfolio in the Construction industry and IT, also Develop codes , and documents for the government for the Engineering Practice. Also has managed several Risk Assessment and Safety audits in the construction industry. Prior to assuming this leadership opportunity, Dr. Maged served as the General Manager of the Society of Engineers – UAE where he conducted pioneering work to develop and expand Society membership, professional activities, conferences, training and professional testing. With responsibility for the strategic development of the Society, to achieve and exceed ambitious professional goals. Under his management and leadership, the Society grew to membership in excess of 37,000 members internationally. His numerous managerial accomplishments while in leadership at the UAE Society of Engineers include establishment of ISO 9001 and 14001 certifications, Accreditation Internationally and Locally, Awards and appreciation Certificates, Scientific Magazine to create more awareness and encourage Experts for reading. He has more than 100 initiatives towards enhancing organizational effectiveness in the Society as well as raising performance of organization and overall results. His educational achievements also complement his professional success. Dr.. Maged is currently a:- Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership effectiveness. Organization Transformation, and has received numerous awards and honors throughout his prominent career. This includes recognition & accreditation from a large number of diverse organizations, such as, PfMP – Portfolio Management Professional – PMI – United States of America – one of 600 Across the globe PMP – Project Management Professional – PMI – United States of America PMI-RMP – Risk Management Professional - PMI – United States of America IIA-CRMA – Certified Risk Management Assurance – Institute of Internal Auditors - United States of America SMS – Safety Management Specialist – BCSP ( Board of Certified Safety Professionals ) - United States of America - The only one through the Middle East ACIArb – Associate Charted Institute of Arbitrators – United Kingdom MABCS – Associate member of the Charted Institute of IT – United Kingdom ILMAT – Accredited Trainer from Institute of Leadership & Management – United Kingdom IASSYB, IASSGB, Six Sigma Green Belt - United States of America ACE, ACI – Adobe certified EXPERT - United States of America CTP – Certified Training Professional – Europe NSCAT – National Safety Council Accredited Trainer - United States of America IOSH – Institute of Occupational Safety & Health – United Kingdom CBP Master Executive – Certified Business Master Executive - United States of America Counselling Diploma – Egypt Federation of Arab Engineers – Honorary Arbitrator – MENA Region Dr. Hanna not only focuses on personal development and education but is also committed to professional development within the community through Training Coaching & Mentoring. He is a renowned and effective dynamic lecturer delivering short-courses in Leadership, Management different aspects, health & safety, Risk, Soft-Skills. also serves the engineering community through consulting, providing mediation and negotiation services, and participating on organizational and development committees and boards to enhance the engineering profession. Has contributed in Developing Methodologies, Framework, Documents in the engineering sector for the Government. His extensive experience and educational qualifications has led him to be member of the:- Editorial Board of “World of Engineering” Magazine. He has contributed numerous articles. He has been a Jury member for competitions sponsored by international organizations and has participated in associated review of journals, contracts, decrees and other publications. He chair international technical conferences as CPR, IAEE, ISGH. He is also an active and advisor member of several steering committees including serving as Impartial committee member for Bureau VERITAS and previous Executive Council member in the international Tunnelling Association (ITA), a member of different accreditation committee for Safety & Quality standards in Construction, Continues Reviewer for PMI Standards, Also PMI & ILA ( International Leadership Association) Proceedings, He held various seminars, exhibitions and conferences dedicated to all engineers working in the UAE and internationally for their professional growth and development like ITA, EDUCON Congress. Received numerous awards and appreciations internationally and locally.
Dean, School of Engineering
American University in Dubai (AUD)
United States of America
Dr. Alaa holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering and M.S. in Civil Engineering from Purdue University in US and B.S. in Civil Engineering from Alexandria University (Distinction with Honors) in Egypt. Dr. Alaa Ashmawy joined AUD in 2006 as Dean of Engineering. Prior to his appointment at AUD, he had been a tenured Associate Professor at the University of South Florida in Tampa. His expertise is in geotechnical Engineering, with interests in numerical modeling of foundations and earth structures, environmental geotechnics, and soil dynamics & earthquake Engineering. Dr. Ashmawy's experience includes Engineering consulting for a number of companies in the US, and a visiting professorship at the Universidád de las Americas in Puebla, Mexico. He is a licensed professional engineer in the State of Florida (USA) and an ABET Program Evaluator.
Traffic / Transportation Manager
Dar Al Handasah
IRAQ
Dr. Ismael is a Transportation Specialist and Licensed Professional Engineer with over 38 years of experience in the field of Transportation Planning and Engineering. He has a Project Management Professional (PMP) certificate from the Project Management Institute (PMI). Moreover, he is a Registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) with a certificate from Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO). He graduated from the University of Baghdad – College of Engineering in 1978 with a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering. Then, he obtained his M.Sc. in Transportation Engineering from the same university in 1981. Moreover, he further obtained his Ph.D. from Bradford University, UK in 1990. Dr. Ismael worked in both Higher Education sector and Engineering Design & Consultancy sector for more than 35 years. He became an Assistant Professor in Transportation Engineering in March, 2003. He supervised more than 60 postgraduate research works, and served as an External Examiner in more than 70 postgraduate Examining Committees in different universities in Iraq, as well as contributed in many refereed scientific journals, and participated in many scientific conferences in the field of Transportation Engineering. In July 2004, Dr. Ismael joined Dar Al-Handasah (Dar Baghdad) in Iraq, and in 2006 he joined Parsons in Dubai, UAE, as a Senior Transportation Engineer, and assigned the task of project management for different transportation projects. In 2008 he became a Project Manager responsible for many transportation related projects including Traffic Impact Studies, Preliminary Studies and Highway Design Projects. Then, in March 2015 he became a Traffic Section Manager in Parsons’ Dubai Office. In 2018, Dr. Ismael re-joined Dar Al Handasah as Traffic / Transportation Manager in Dar Dubai office. In this role, he is managing traffic impact studies for several developments in Dubai.