The only city infrastructure show bringing together global visionaries, city planners and key stakeholders working on major infrastructure projects
1 June, 2021
| Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Housing, High Rise, Commercial Buildings Forum Day Two: Tuesday, 7 April 2020
Roads, Bridges & Highways Pre-Forum Workshops: Sunday, 5 April 2020
Roads, Bridges & Highways Forum Day One: Monday, 6 April 2020
Roads, Bridges & Highways Forum Day Two: Tuesday, 7 April 2020
Housing, High Rise, Commercial Buildings Pre-Forum Workshops: Sunday, 5 April 2020
Housing, High Rise, Commercial Buildings Forum Day One: Monday, 6 April 2020
Housing, High Rise, Commercial Buildings Forum Day Two: Tuesday, 7 April 2020
Storm Water & Waste Water Infrastructure Forum Day One: Monday, 6 April 2020
Storm Water & Waste Water Infrastructure Forum Day Two: Tuesday, 7 April 2020
Port Development Middle East Pre-Forum Workshops: Sunday, 5 April 2020
Port Development Middle East Forum Day One: Monday, 6 April 2020
Port Development Middle East Forum Day Two: Tuesday, 7 April 2020
Free Tech Theatre: Hotel Build Agenda:Tuesday, 6 April 2020
8:30 am - 9:10 am
REGISTRATION & EXECUTIVE BOARDROOMS
9:10 am - 9:20 am
TRANSITION TO MAIN CONFERENCE ROOM
9:20 am - 9:30 am
CHAIRMAN’S DAY ONE RECAP & DAY TWO OPENING REMARKS
9:30 am - 10:20 am
FIRESIDE CHAT Increasing Focus On Affordable Housing In The GCC Region
GCC countries are strengthening their efforts to further enhance the accessibility of affordable housing for low and middle-income households as part of the government efforts to address rapid urbanisation and growing population.
The UAE’s housing policy has traditionally been focused on providing housing benefits and facilities to Emiratis with low income through the federal government and other entities set up within local governments. Other GCC states are also taking bold moves such as Saudi Arabia with plans to construct one million housing units on top of the existing ones in line with the Saudi Vision 2030.
Kuwait has allocated more funds for the construction of an additional 45,000 housing units as part of its five-year plan (2015-2020), which aims to fix the housing problem in the next three to five years. Oman has allocated US$233.79mn for its housing projects as stated in the General Budget for FY 2019. Bahrain invests in various social housing schemes which have provided more than 36,000 support services to citizens through houses and flats, housing loans, flats in a subsidised rental and residential plots.
Narrowing down the demand supply gap in affordable housing and developing long-term strategies to cater to the rising demand for low-mid income housing.
- What is the legal framework for allocation of land for affordable housing?
- How to formulate cost-effective strategies and the opportunities for investors in affordable housing market?
- How can the construction and operation costs be reduced to unlock urban housing affordability?
- How to maintain sustainable construction practices to avoid the “affordable” design pitfalls?
- How are modern building techniques and construction methods such as modular construction and prefabricated construction technology bridging the gap for affordable housing?
RESERVED FOR ARADA
10:20 am - 11:50 am
INTERNATIONAL CASE STUDY: Modular Constructed Affordable Housing - Dorthavaej, Copenhagen, Denmark
“Homes for All” mission for non-profit affordable housing association Lejerbo completed 6,800m2 winding wall in Copenhagen’s multicultural northwest area called Dorthavaej. The building offers 66 new homes to low-income citizens featuring unprecedented 3.5m ceilings, generous floor to ceiling windows and outdoor terraces, realised on a strict budget $9.8 million.
This session will highlight the architectural challenge to build the modular affordable housing due to the necessary budget restrictions. How did they attempt to mobilise modular construction with modest materials to create generous living spaces at the urban as well as the residential scale?
RESERVED FOR LEJERBO
11:50 am - 12:10 pm
REGIONAL PROJECT SPOTLIGHT: VISIONARY KEYNOTES Setting Global Benchmarks For National Housing Schemes And The Future Of Living: UAE’s Sheikh Zayed Housing Programme
- The updated KPI’s in Sheikh Zayed Housing Programme
- Current opportunities and challenges faced
RESERVED FOR: Sheikh Zayed Housing Programme
12:10 pm - 12:50 pm
NETWORKING BREAK
12:50 pm - 1:10 pm
Vision 2030 And The Drive To Excel With Future Of Living: Saudi Arabia’s Affordable Housing Programme “Sakani”
- The updated KPIs in KSA’s housing projects
- Current opportunities and challenges faced
RESEREVD FOR: Ministry of Housing, Saudi Arabia
1:10 pm - 1:30 pm
CASE STUDY: Unique Demographic And Structural Parameters: Oman’s Housing Programme
Yarub Hadhrami -
Integrated Housing Development Project Director,
Supreme Council For Planning, Oman
- The updated KPIs in Oman’s housing projects
- Current opportunities and challenges faced
Yarub Hadhrami
Integrated Housing Development Project DirectorSupreme Council For Planning, Oman
1:30 pm - 1:50 pm
Affordable And Sustainable: Bahrain’s Housing Programme
- The updated KPIs in Bahrain’s housing projects
- Current opportunities and challenges faced
1:50 pm - 2:10 pm
Waterfront Living: Kuwait’s Housing Programme
- The updated KPIs in Kuwait’s housing projects
- Current opportunities and challenges faced
RESEREVD FOR: Public Affairs for Housing Welfare, Kuwait
2:10 pm - 3:10 pm
NETWORKING LUNCH
COUNTRY PROJECT DEEP DIVE
Round One
Choose from one (1) of the below four (4) briefs
Saudi Arabia Project Spotlight
3:10 pm - 3:40 pmWhat is KSA’s roadmap for the 21st century? How will we finance, design, build, operate and maintain the next generation of housing communities?
Topics to be addressed:
- KSA housing requirements
- PPP for housing
- State-of-the-art housing project case studies
UAE Project Spotlight
3:10 pm - 3:40 pmWith proven management processes, urban designs, quality solutions and global expertise, the UAE has the potential to increase construction productivity and profitability to supply housing that answers the demands of the public needs and wants as well as strategic goals and visions to the industry as a whole. Hear about their initiative and plans for the future.
Bahrain Project Spotlight
3:10 pm - 3:40 pmWhat is Bahrain’s roadmap for the 21st century? How will we finance, design, build, operate and maintain the next generation of housing communities?
Topics to be addressed:
- Bahrain’s housing requirements
- PPP for housing
- State-of-the-art housing project case studies
Egypt Project Spotlight
3:10 pm - 3:40 pmWhat is Egypt’s roadmap for the 21st century? How will we finance, design, build, operate and maintain the next generation of housing communities?
Topics to be addressed:
- Egypt’s housing requirements
- PPP for housing
- State-of-the-art housing project case studies
3:40 pm - 3:50 pm
10-MINUTE TRANSITION BREAK
Round Two
Choose from one (1) of the below three (3) briefs
Jordan Project Spotlight
3:50 pm - 4:10 pmWhat is Jordan’s roadmap for the 21st century?
Strategies to finance, design, build, operate and maintain the next generation of housing communities?
Topics to be addressed:
- Jordan’s housing requirements
- PPP for housing
- State-of-the-art housing project case studies
Oman Project Spotlight
3:50 pm - 4:10 pmWhat is Oman’s roadmap for the 21st century?
Strategies to finance, design, build, operate and maintain the next generation of housing communities?
Topics to be addressed:
- Oman’s housing requirements
- PPP for housing
- State-of-the-art housing project case studies
Kuwait Project Spotlight
3:50 pm - 4:10 pmWhat is Kuwait’s roadmap for the 21st century?
Strategies to finance, design, build, operate and maintain the next generation of housing communities?
Topics to be addressed:
- Kuwait’s housing requirements
- PPP for housing
- State-of-the-art housing project case studies
INNOVATION IN DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY
Construction technology is advancing every day, presenting contractors with more tools to meet their long-term growth and efficiency goals. Even if the labour shortage isn’t letting up, AI analytics, drone hardware-software combinations, independently-operated robots and other technologies are allowing the industry to do more with less. Technology is having an ever-greater impact on the construction sector. Many disruptive technologies are now being steadily incorporated into the mainstream industry, with new and practical applications for technology being developed at a rapid pace.
4:10 pm - 4:40 pm
EXECUTIVE THINK TANK: Future Of Construction: Emerging Technology Shaping The Business Of Housing Infrastructure
The biggest challenges to construction remain the level of productivity and the quality of construction. These sessions will discuss technology-enabled solutions, proven process and collaboration methods and construction materials that will help us to resolve regional challenges in housing construction in order to avoid future mistakes and avoidable costs.
Topics to be addressed:
- Automation and robotics
- Modular and pre-cast homes
- Container homes
- “Lego houses”
- Building solutions to reduce time of construction
- Safe equipment
4:40 pm - 4:40 pm
CLOSE OF CONFERENCE
The published programme is correct at time of printing. However, given the seniority of our speakers and the nature of their roles, speakers may subsequently substitute or remove themselves from the programme. This is always regrettable, and we will always try to replace the speaker with a speaker with equivalent insight.
