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 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 - 9:20 am
REGISTRATION FOR CONFERENCE DAY TWO & EXECUTIVE BOARDROOMS
9:20 am - 9:30 am
CHAIRMAN’S DAY ONE RECAP & DAY TWO OPENING REMARKS
ROAD ASSET MANAGEMENT AND MAINTENANCE: SOLUTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE GROWTH AND ENSURED DURABILITY
Owners and operators of roads and highways are being pressed to provide sustainable and cost-effective solutions for their infrastructure challenges. Financial realities have shifted the focus from hefty investments in entirely new infrastructures, to value-for-money projects aimed at optimising the usage of existing assets.
9:30 am - 10:15 am
KEYNOTE PANEL: Unlocking the value from road asset management
- Adopting sound asset management processes which include minimising the effects of asset ‘downtime’ and value depreciation
- How does RAM translate into higher performance levels, lower costs, greater consistency, happier customers and sustainable outcomes?
- What are the wider impacts of asset management policies, which can serve as tool to support business planning processes?
- What are the wide practices and indicators that will help unleash the full range of positive outcomes of road asset management?
10:15 am - 10:45 am
Turnkey asset management solution for sustainable growth and ensured durability Opportunities available for companies with the below solutions to present this session.
- Road management system
- Bridge management system
- Predictive maintenance planning
- Prediction modelling
- Non-destructive testing
- Increasing Asset Lifespan
- Condition monitoring and forecasting
- Asset information software system
REGIONAL PROJECT SPOTLIGHT: VISIONARY KEYNOTES
10:45 am - 11:30 am
UAE Vision 2020: Dubai’s allocation of AED15 billion ($4.8 billion) to complete key projects eyed to serve the upcoming Expo 2020, including the upgrade of roads, ramps and flyovers.
- Challenges and KPI’s of the project
- Success story
11:30 am - 11:50 am
Saudi Arabia Vision 2030 : Over 400 million is invested in nine major road projects including the King Hamad Causeway
- Challenges and KPI’s of the project
- Success story
11:50 am - 12:10 pm
Kuwait: Government is set to implement the construction of the Seventh Ring Road Project, a 93-kilometer road network development.
- Challenges and KPI’s of the project
- Success story
12:10 pm - 12:30 pm
Oman: Work in progress on its 270-km Al Batinah Expressway that connects 23 interchanges, 17 flyover bridges, 12 ground passes, and 25 bridges over wadi
- Challenges and KPI’s of the project
- Success story
12:30 pm - 12:50 pm
Bahrain : Bahrain is boosting its infrastructure spends and aims to complete 11 new roads by 2022
- Challenges and KPI’s of the project
- Success story
12:50 pm - 2:10 pm
NETWORKING LUNCH
COUNTRY PROJECT DEEP DIVE
Choose from one (1) of the below four (4) briefs
SAUDI ARABIA PROJECT SPOTLIGHT
2:10 pm - 2:40 pmWhat is KSA’s roadmap for the 21st century?
How will we finance, design, build, operate and maintain the next generation of road and bridge infrastructure?
Topics to be addressed:
- KSA road infrastructure requirements
- Road and bridges project case studies
UAE PROJECT SPOTLIGHT
2:10 pm - 2:40 pmWith proven management processes, urban designs, quality solutions and global expertise, UAE has the potential to increase construction productivity and profitability to road and bridgesinfrastructure 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
2:10 pm - 2:40 pmWhat is Bahrain’s roadmap for the 21st century? How will we finance, design, build, operate and maintain the next generation of road and bridges communities?
Topics to be addressed:
- Bahrain’s road and bridge infrastructure requirements
- PPP for road and bridge infrastructure
- Road and bridge project case studies
EGYPT PROJECT SPOTLIGHT
2:10 pm - 2:40 pmWhat is Egypt’s roadmap for the 21st Century? How will we finance, design, build, operate and maintain the next generation of road and bridge infrastructure?
Topics to be addressed:
- Egypt road and bridges requirements
- PPP for road and bridge infrastructure
- Road and bridge project case studies
2:40 pm - 2:50 pm
10 MINUTE TRANSITION BREAK Choose from one (1) of the below four (4) briefs
Round 2
Choose from one (1) of the below three (3) briefs
Jordan Project Spotlight
2:50 pm - 3:20 pmWhat is Jordan’s roadmap for the 21st century?
Strategies to finance, design, build, operate and maintain the next generation of road infrastructure?
Topics to be addressed:
- Jordan’s road infrastructure requirements
- PPP for road infrastructure?
- Road infrastructure project case studies
Oman Project Spotlight
2:50 pm - 3:20 pmWhat is Oman’s roadmap for the 21st century?
Strategies to finance, design, build, operate and maintain the next generation of road infrastructure?
Topics to be addressed:
- Oman’s road infrastructure requirements
- PPP for road and bridge infrastructure
- Road and bridge infrastructure project case studies
Kuwait Project Spotlight
2:50 pm - 3:20 pmWhat is Kuwait’s roadmap for the 21st century?
Strategies to finance, design, build, operate and maintain the next generation roads and highways?
Topics to be addressed:
- Kuwait’s road infrastructure requirements
- PPP for road and bridge infrastructure
- Road and bridge infrastructure project case studies
3:20 pm - 3:50 pm
NETWORKING BREAK
SMART ROADS AND INTELLIGENT TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
3:50 pm - 4:30 pm
Smart roads are considered the future. Future roads need to assist drivers in understanding the incidents happening on the roads such as traffic congestion, breakdowns, and repair situations in advance. MEA region is expected to invest more than $100.00 billion for maintaining the existing and to build new and enhanced infrastructure to serve the developing cities and communities in the region.
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm
FUTURE OF SMART ROADS: SHAPING THE BUSINESS OF ROADS AND BRIDGES INFRASTRUCTURE
Scott Fenelly -
Co-Founder and Director of Transportation and ITS Services,
Surface Mobility Consultants
Increased interest by governments for adopting smart technologies in building roads and bridges, offering companies to come up with new innovative ideas to grab the market share and stand out from the competitive industry.
Topics to be addressed:
- Smart sensors - Sensors are the major end-products playing a primitive role in building smart roads and bridges.
- GIS and Mapping
- Mobility on demand and effects on current infrastructure
- Reduced carbon footprint: Measurements, standards and materials
- Traffic solutions
- Sustainability, livability and connectivity
- ITS
Scott Fenelly
Co-Founder and Director of Transportation and ITS ServicesSurface Mobility Consultants
5:00 pm - 5:00 pm
CLOSE OF DAY TWO AND MAIN 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.
