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Knowledge Partner Community Partner

H.E. Dr. Rashid Alleem

SEWA

John Livengood

AACE InternationalWael Allan

Drake & Scull InternationalMoza Saeed Al Shamsi

Dubai Land Department

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Khaled Mohamed Seddik

ISDF

Dr. Zalailah Salleh

UMT

Charles Longridge

Sword Active Risk

Dr. Sean T. Regan

Ontrack Engineering

Aldo Mattos

Aldo Mattos Cons.John Hollmann

Validation Estimating

Martin van Vliet

Cost Engineering

Doug Oldfield

Palisade

Gláucia Alves

Andrade Gutierrez

Dev Tamboli

AACE International

Prof. Ammar Kaka

Heriot Watt Univ.Prof. Andrew Langridge

ARES PRISM

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Dr. Ali Ali Shash

King Fahd UniversityPhilips Tharakan

AACE InternationalMaged El Hawary

Al Shafar General Co.

Clement Gunasekar

Al Faraa Gen Cont.

Essam Mohd Lotfi

Trojan Gen Cont.

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Dr. Alaa Ashmawy

AUD

George Varghese

SNC LavalinMaged Farouck Hanna

SELEM DMCC

Husain Ali Al-Omani

AACE InternationalWael Allan

Drake & Scull IntlDr. Waddah S.

Ghanem

ENOC

Philips Tharakan

AACE International

Maged El Hawary

Al Shafar General Co.

Dr. Reza Dehghan

NIOC

08:30 – 09:00 Registration

09:00 – 09:30 Official Opening Ceremony & Awards Ceremony

09:30 – 9:55 Governmental Presentation 1

9:55 – 10:25SEWA Project Management ModelH.E. Dr. Rashid Alleem, Chairman, Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority (SEWA)

10:25 – 10:55 Opening of Exhibition and Networking Break

10:55 – 11:20Governmental Enterprise Risk ManagementMs. Moza Saeed Al Shamsi, Director Control and Risk Assessment Department, Dubai Land Department

11:20 – 11:45

Projects Management for Slums - The Development Plans and Programs from

Formulation to ImplementationEng. Khaled Mohamed Seddik, Executive Director, Informal Settlements Development Fund (ISDF)

11:45 – 12:10 Governmental Presentation 2

12:10 – 12:35Enhancing Capital Projects through Research & DevelopmentDr. Ali Ali Shash, Professor of Construction Engineering & Management, King Fahd University of

Petroleum & Minerals

12:35 – 13:00Management Challenges of the Amazon Arena (2014 World Cup)Eng. Aldo Mattos, Owner, Aldo Mattos Consulting

Eng. Glaucia Alves da Costa, Organizational Excellence Director, Andrade Gutierrez Engenharia S.A.

13:00 – 14:00 Networking Lunch

14:00 – 14:25Estimating Differences in Russia versus International MarketsDr. Sean T Regan, President International Operations, OnTrack Engineering

14:25 – 14:50Managing Risk in Challenging Market ConditionEng. Wael Allan, Chief Executive Officer, Drake & Scull International PJSC

14:50 – 15:15Effective Cost Control System Implementation in a UAE based Contractor to Meet Current Low

Profit Margins in Present Stringent Market ConditionEng. Clement Gunasekar, Corporate Cost Control Manager, Al Faraa Gen. Contracting Co. LLC

15:15 – 15:45 Networking Break

15:45 – 16:10Total Cost Management - The Synergy between Cost Estimating and Project ControlsEng. Martin van Vliet, Business Director, Cost Engineering

16:10 – 16: 35Sustainability Risk Management: The Role of Internal AuditDr. Zalailah Salleh, Associate Professor and Lecturer, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu

16:35 – 17:10

PANEL DISCUSSION - RISK MANAGEMENT Eng. Wael Allan, Chief Executive Officer, Drake & Scull International PJSC (Chair)

Mr. John Livengood, President, AACE International

Eng. John Hollmann, Owner, Validation Estimating LLC

Eng. Khaled Mohamed Seddik Ebrahim, Executive Director, ISDF

UAE Representative

17:10 – 17:30 Conference Group Photo

18:00 – 22:00 Dubai City Tour

MONDAY, MAY 01

09:00 – 09:25Concurrent Delays - How to Deal?Eng. Dev Tamboli, President, AACE International Qatar Section

09:25 – 09:50Costs that Incurred After the Project Closing 'Party Day'Eng. Philips Tharakan Mulackal, VP International Regions, AACE International

09:50 – 10:15A Comparison of the SCL Protocol, AACE 29R 03, and ASCE Schedule Delay StandardMr. John Livengood, President, AACE International

10:15 – 10:40The 5 Secrets to Avoiding Project SurprisesMr. Charles Longridge, Director, Sword Active Risk

10:40 – 11:10 Networking Break

11:10 – 11:35Project Risk Quantification: Methods that WorkEng. John Hollmann, Owner, Validation Estimating LLC

11:35 – 12:00

Adding Confidence to Your Cost Models: Monte Carlo Simulation and the Power of

Quantitative Risk Analysis

Mr. Doug Oldfield, Business Development Manager, Middle East, Palisade

12:00 – 12:25Investing in Research & Development in project based industries: Risk vs. Rewards

Professor Ammar Kaka, Provost & Vice Principal, Heriot Watt University Dubai Campus

12:25 – 12:50Cost Management - Risks, Challenges & OpportunitiesEng. Maged El-Hawary, Project Controls Director, Al Shafar General Contracting

12:50 – 13:50 Networking Lunch

13:50 – 14:15Integrating Programme Management for World Class ProjectsProfessor Andrew Langridge, Association of Cost Engineers, ARES PRISM

14:15 – 14:40Using Monte Carlo Simulation and Sensitivity Analysis to Assess Commercial Risks Imposed

to Owner and Contractor in the New Iranian Petroleum ContractsDr. Reza Dehghan, Manager for Coordinating Upstream Oil and Gas Contracts, NIOC

14:40 – 15:05Dispute Mitigation Due to Non-Mature Change Management in Construction Projects in

Gulf AreaEng. Essam Mohamed Lotfi, Project Manager – MEP, TROJAN General Contracting

15:05 – 15:35 Networking Break

15:35 – 16:00Construction Site Layout Optimization through Evaluating Risk of Natural or Technological

Hazard

16:00 – 16:25 Risk Management in Closed Government Projects

16:25 – 16:55

PANEL DISCUSSION - COST MANAGEMENT

Professor Ammar Kaka, Provost & Vice Principal, Heriot Watt University Dubai Campus (Chair)

Professor Andrew Langridge, Association of Cost Engineers, ARES PRISM

Dr. Sean T Regan, President International Operations, OnTrack Engineering

UAE Representative 1

UAE Representative 2

16:55 – 17:00 Conference Group Photo

17:00 – 17:30 Distribution of Certificates

TUESDAY, MAY 02

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(AED 8,000)

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