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
Roads, Bridges & Highways Forum Day One: Monday, 6 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 - 9:30 am
REGISTRATION & EXECUTIVE BOARDROOMS
9:30 am - 9:40 am
TRANSITION TO MAIN CONFERENCE ROOM
9:40 am - 10:00 am
WELCOME ADDRESS AND CHAIRMAN’S OPENING REMARKS
MANAGING FUNDING AND FINANCING OF ROADWAY AND BRIDGE INFRASTRUCTURE
The total value of active infrastructure projects in the region has surged to $1.14 trillion with roads, highways and bridges among the highest number of projects. To address budget concerns, there is a growing consensus towards tapping financing through public-private partnership, attractive financing methodologies as alternatives to ensure continuous delivery of transport-related projects.
10:00 am - 10:45 am
KEYNOTE PANEL: Innovative ways to fund and finance roadways and bridges infrastructure in the Middle East
Euan Llyod -
Lawyer Construction Specialist,
Al Tamimi & Co. UAE
Adrian Cole - Partner, King and Spalding Co
Key issues to be addressed:
- Regulation, pricing and institutional investment
- Strong framework for long-term public funding
- Effective approach to implement PPP
- Identifying and providing attractive financing methodologies in order to improve transport infrastructure investments
- How to engage private sector firms, such as operators, in order to improve collaboration on PPPs
ROADWAYS PLANNING AND DESIGN
Designing and planning of highways, roads, and streets requires a delicate balance between the physical demands of a project, the constraints faced by owners and operators, and the need for design conceptualisation to recognise environmental setting.
10:45 am - 11:15 am
KEYNOTE PANEL: Understanding the fundamentals underpinning the planning and design of roadways and bridges
Sayed Bader Alawi -
Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning, Bahrain,
Ministry of Works Bahrain
Architect Aileen Llagas - Head of Infrastructure, Fujairah Municipality
Nadeem Shakir - Technical Director & Head of Transport Planning, AURECON
Faisal Rashid - Director, Demand Side Management, Supreme Council of Energy
Topics to be covered:
- Regional challenges in road construction in order to avoid future mistakes and avoidable costs
- Why considerable attention to the design of the pavement is required at the preliminary design phases?
- How to design and plan the road construction in an economical manner so that residents, traffic and pedestrians are not unduly disrupted in the process?
- Are the environmentally-sensitive decisions being employed throughout the concept and development phases of a road project?
- Starting from the earliest design and planning stages, how can you look for ways to generate savings, create value, and reduce costs for your road project?
Sayed Bader Alawi
Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning, BahrainMinistry of Works Bahrain
11:15 am - 11:30 am
INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Leveraging technology to enhance the designing and planning of roadways and bridges
11:30 am - 11:40 am
SPEED NETWORKING
11:40 am - 12:20 pm
MORNING NETWORKING BREAK, EXHIBITION OPENING, DEMO DRIVE, SHOW & TELL
Join us in the Expo Hall for our 1st Round of the exhibitors’ solutions demonstrations & conversations. Grab a demo card and head to the booths!
PROJECT DEEP DIVE
Attendees will need to pre-select the deep dive sessions they would like to join @11:20am & 12:10pm. Everyone will rotate between their two (2) choices, in back-toback 40-minute intervals. There will be a ten-minute transitional break at 12pm. All conference attendees must pre-register for their two (2) Deep Dive sessions upon registering for the event. Registrations will be on a first-come, first-serve basis. If you do not pre-register for your Deep Dives, we’ll have to assign seating based upon demand and availability.
Planning and investment practices to avoid congestion
12:20 pm - 12:50 pmHow do planning and the ensuring early allocation of public funds improve road and parking facilities in an ongoing attempt to avoid congestion?
Navigating the commercial maze: How to ensure your project delivers on time and budget
12:20 pm - 12:50 pm- Over 50% of infrastructure projects fail due to budget and cost misalignment. How do you future proof your development?
- What are the challenges to creating certainty about delivery of project on time and under the estimated budget?
Extending existing bridges rather than creating new ones
12:20 pm - 12:50 pm- How to maintain the bridges more efficiently?
- Is this idea more feasible than designing and constructing a new bridge?
Design thinking: Next-gen project management
12:20 pm - 12:50 pm- Why is design thinking the future of project management?
- The best success on a mega-project comes when the project is planned and managed well. How can you leverage design thinking to enable you to take the leap of faith.
12:50 pm - 1:00 pm
10-MINUTE TRANSITION BREAK
Round Two
Strategies for the operation, preservation and enhancement of highway infrastructure
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm- How to meet the needs of current and future users?
- What is the strategic need for the management and maintenance of highway infrastructure assets through long-term planning?
Ensuring fast and effective project delivery
1:00 pm - 1:30 pmSo many projects fail to deliver even in their planning phase.
Topics to be addressed:
- Horizontal space maximisation
- Design and build contracts
- Health and safety for laborers
- Planning app and project monitoring systems, BIM
Bridge Management System (BMS): Delivering seamless and integrated asset management
1:00 pm - 1:30 pm- How is BMS playing a greater role in safely and effectively managing transport infrastructure?
- Optimising the limited budgets of road authorities
Maximising walkability and pedestrian safety
1:00 pm - 1:30 pmHow is the walkability and pedestrian safety affected by quality of pathways, building access ways, existence of sidewalks and crosswalks, and roadway conditions (road widths, traffic volumes and speeds).
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
NETWORKING LUNCH - HEAD TO THE FUNCTIONALITY LOUNGES FOR AMPLIFIED NETWORKING
Dig deeper into the matters that interest and concern you most by sitting down for lunch with like-minded executives who work within the same area of functional responsibility as you. While on-site, you will be able to select from the below lunch lounges:
C-Suite - By Invitation Only I Consultants I Contractors I Project Owners I Financiers
Construction of Roads, Bridges and Highways – Needs and Challenges
There are a total of 1,069 road projects in the region, the highest number among all infrastructure projects, with a combined value of US$122.6bn.
2:30 pm - 3:15 pm
KEYNOTE PANEL DISCUSSION: Fast tracking the delivery and construction of transport Infrastructure in the Middle East
Nidal S Odeh -
Director of Transport and Infrastructure,
KEO International Consultants
Hanan Al Jabri - Director of Strategic Planning, Muscat Municipality
Mohammad Najam Khan - Technical Director, Bridges and Road Structure, Abu Dhabi Municipality
- Highlighting the regional challenges in road construction in order to avoid future mistakes and avoidable costs
- Cost allocation and value engineering
- What are the alternative effective construction materials available in the market? How to select the right material?
- What are the inspection techniques for super pave versus traditional asphalt?
- How can we differentiate between pre-cast concrete versus steel?
3:15 pm - 3:30 pm
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: How to deliver complex roadways and bridges construction projects successfully – A contractor’s view
One of the biggest challenges that exists in today’s market is the delay in delivery of the projects. When consultants and contractors, subcontract the project, it is of utmost importance to cater to the right partner in the process. But the question always remains;
How do stakeholders choose partners and suppliers to ensure quality and timely delivery?
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Sponsor session:
The sustainable answer to extending the life cycle of roads, bridges, highways and runways across the region
- Regional challenges in achieving asphalt performance
- Highlight super pave as the answer
- PG grade asphalt binder as the solution
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
NETWORKING DRINKS AND ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE AWARDS
Gain recognition at the Road, Bridge & Highway Infrastructure Awards Ceremony, where we recognise leaders in the industry!
5:30 pm - 5:30 pm
CLOSE OF CONFERENCE DAY ONE
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.
