Event Agenda | Construction Technology ConFex KSA | BIM

2023 Agenda

CTF provides real case studies on the implementation of BIM, Digital Twins, Virtual Construction, Gamification, Digital Sustainability, GIS, Design Automation, ERP and a whole lot more.

Day 1: 23 October 2023

Timings in Saudi Arabia time (Arabian Standard Time)

Day 1: 23 October 2023

09.00

Registration open

10.30

By invitation only

Closed-Door Client Meetings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Workshop 1:

Saudi Projects Briefing

by Ventures Connect and SCA


- KSA Construction Market Overview by Sector

- KSA Economic Outlook

- Contractor Awards Analysis – 2021-2023

- Contractor Awards Forecast – 2024

- Giga Projects Update

- Major Projects and Major Players

- Opportunities Outlook for 2024

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12.00

Networking Break

13.00

By invitation only

Closed-Door Client Meetings

Workshop 2:

By invitation only

Building a Successful Digital Twin Strategy

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14.30

Networking Break

15.00

By invitation only

Closed-Door Client Meetings

By invitation only

Workshop 2

17.00

End of Day 1

Day 2: 24 October 2023

Timings in Saudi Arabia time (Arabian Standard Time)

Day 2: 24 October 2023

08.00

Morning networking & registration

09.30

Conference opening

Conference 1
Digital & Sustainable Delivery

Conference 2
Smart Cities

09.40

Keynote Panel: Giga Project

Sustainability Ambition & Achievability

Future City Keynotes

 

 

10.00

 

 

Industry Keynote: International Smart City Exemplar

10.10

Panel: Beating the Supply Chain Crunch

 

 

10.15

 

 

 

Keynote Panel: Smart by Design - What Needs to be in Place for a True Smart City

10.40

Panel: How to Drive Insight from Data Across the Business for Competitive Advantage

 

 

 

10.50

 

 

Fireside talk: Smarting a Brownfield Site

11.10

Morning networking break

11.40

Powered by

Remote Quality Management of Giga Projects

Quick Case Studies: Smart City Backbones That Power Functional Urban Efficiency

 

 

 

 

11.55

Quick Case Studies: 3D, Realistic and Immersive Reality Site Capture – High Accuracy Lidar, VR, AI And Drones

 

 

 

 

12.25

Quick Case Studies: ERP and PMIS Transformation

 

Panel: Benchmarks for Development: Is City Certification a Smart Investment Decision?

12.40

Quick Case Studies: ERP and PMIS Transformation

 

 

13.05

Quick Case Studies: Next Level BIM

 

Panel: The Future of Smart Water Infrastructure – A Digital Spotlight

13.45

Effective Construction Site Management Through a Unified Data Workflow

Digital Water Case Study 1

Digital Water Case Study 1

Digital Water Case Study 1

13.55

Networking lunch

15.00

Real Life Digital Twin

 

 

Quick Case Studies: Smart City Systems Powering Sustainable Cities

15.10

Fireside Talk: Connecting Siloed Data Across Departments and Asset Life Cycle

 

 

 

15.25

Panel: Scaling Up New Modular and Precast Feasibility

 

 

15.30

 

 

Panel: Data-Led Asset Performance Management

15.55

Fireside chat: Saudi Circular Economy and its Contribution to Real Estate

 

 

 

16.10

CxO Panel: Saudi Future Construction

 

Audience Panel: Smart City Implementation and True Integration

16.50

Afternoon networking break

17.30

Close of conferences

Day 2: 24 October 2023

Timings in Saudi Arabia time (Arabian Standard Time)

Day 2: 24 October 2023

08.00

Morning networking & registration

09.30

Conference opening

Conference 1
Digital & Sustainable Delivery

09.40

Keynote Panel: Giga Project Sustainability Ambition & Achievability

10.10

Panel: Beating the Supply Chain Crunch

10.40

Panel: How to Drive Insight from Data Across the Business for Competitive Advantage

11.10

Morning networking break

11.40

Powered by

Remote Quality Management of Giga Projects

11.55

Quick Case Studies: 3D, Realistic and Immersive Reality Site Capture – High Accuracy Lidar, VR, AI And Drones

12.25

Quick Case Studies: ERP and PMIS Transformation

12.40

Quick Case Studies: ERP and PMIS Transformation

13.05

Quick Case Studies: Next Level BIM

13.45

Effective Construction Site Management Through a Unified Data Workflow

13.55

Networking lunch

15.00

Real Life Digital Twin

15.10

Fireside Talk: Connecting Siloed Data Across Departments and Asset Life Cycle

15.25

Panel: Scaling Up New Modular and Precast Feasibility

15.55

Fireside chat: Saudi Circular Economy and its Contribution to Real Estate

16.10

CxO Panel: Saudi Future Construction

16.50

Afternoon networking break

17.30

Close of conferences

Conference 2
Smart Cities

09.40

Future City Keynotes

10.00

Industry Keynote: International Smart City Exemplar

10.15

Keynote Panel: Smart by Design - What Needs to be in Place for a True Smart City

10.50

Fireside talk: Smarting a Brownfield Site

11.40

Quick Case Studies: Smart City Backbones That Power Functional Urban Efficiency

12.25

Panel: Benchmarks for Development: Is City Certification a Smart Investment Decision?

13.05

Panel: The Future of Smart Water Infrastructure – A Digital Spotlight

13.45

Digital Water Case Study 1

Digital Water Case Study 2

Digital Water Case Study 3

13.55

Networking lunch

15.00

Quick Case Studies: Smart City Systems Powering Sustainable Cities

15.30

Panel: Data-Led Asset Performance Management

16.10

Audience Panel: Smart City Implementation and True Integration

16.50

Afternoon networking break

17.30

Close of conferences

Tuesday 24 October: Main Conference Day
08.00 Registration and networking
Track 1: Digital and Sustainable Delivery
The Keynotes
09.30 WELCOME: Conference Chairman

Rob Jones, Partner, Ventures Connect

09.40 Keynote Panel: Giga Project Sustainability Ambition & Achievability

Sustainability meaning and aspirations for major developers across project design, construction, procurement and operations. What is required by them to action net zero in structured way such as baseline calculation and is it achievable? What tops the risk register such as availability of supply chain data and lack of green infrastructure and how can these challenges be offset?

Led by:

Hani Adnan Abdel Razeq, Associate Director, AESG

In conversation with:

Maryam Telmesani, Chief Sustainability Officer, MBL

Abdulaziz Al Shareef, General Manager of Operations and Programs, National Housing Company

Ana Hudson, Head of Sustainability, SEVEN

Waleed AlGhamdi, Director of Sustainability, ROSHN Group

10.10 Panel: Beating the Supply Chain Crunch Through Technology

The speed and ambition of the region’s giga projects is outpacing the market’s supply of materials, human capital and general time/cost resources. To achieve Saudi’s vision, all stakeholders must collaborate. The Solution: A new model that is open to cooperation. How can technology and new ways of working help beat the supply chain crunch by empowering collaboration as well as provide visibility and predictability on supply chain planning, contract management and risk?.

Led by:

Craig Garrett, Digital Construction Manager KSA, ALEC Engineering & Contracting

In conversation with:

Aymen El Waleedi, Executive Director - Projects Development, Rua Al Madinah

Mohamed Radi, VP Digital Transformation and Shared Services, Shurfah Holding

Paul Saba, Corporate Business Transformation Manager, Nesma & Partners

Wees Abraham, VP Operations and Board Member, SHADE Corporation

10.40 Panel: How to Drive Insight from Data Across the Business for Competitive Advantage

As data becomes an increasingly strategic issue for the construction and real estate sectors, organisations are dealing with increasing amounts of data – structured, unstructured, across multiple sites, silos and hybrid environments – but how can proper data strategy help reduce the chaos? This session deals with 3 key issues 1. What key data is being collected and why 2. How it is being collected and put together 3. How organisations can make sense of that data for competitive advantage including AI and RPA powered solutions.

Led by:

Rob Jones, Partner, Ventures Connect

In conversation with:

Mohamed Swidan, Senior Director, Head of Middle East & North Africa, Procore

Muhammad Farrukh Munir, Associate Director – IT Enterprise Architecture, ROSHN Group

Reda Bin Abdoun, Chief Technology Officer, Ajdan Real Estate Development

Theofanis Fanourakis, Digital Services Director, Diriyah Company

Dr. Zaid Alyami, Advisor, Ministry of Transportation and Logistics Services, Saudi Arabia

11.10 Powered by:

Remote Quality Management of Giga Projects

Sherief Elabd, Director of Industry Strategy and Innovation, Oracle Construction and Engineering

11.25 Morning Networking Break
Quick Case Studies: 3D, Realistic and Immersive Reality Site Capture – High Accuracy Lidar, 360 Cameras, GIS, AI And Drones

Reality site capture has rapidly accelerated as a valuable tool in quality construction, supervision, H&S and asset monitoring. With advancements in photogrammetry, high accuracy Lidar, AI and virtual realities – the industry is getting close to actual real-time, reality capture with phenomenal accuracy and quality to desktop, mobile or fully immersive environments. This session reviews the current status of reality site capture through a series of 10 min. talks by real users based on giga projects, power plants and residential projects.

11.50 Use Cases of Drone Reality Capture for Jobsite Management and Facility Inspection

Peter Park, CEO & Co-founder, Angelswing

12.00 360 Photogrammetry and AI In Site Supervision, Progress and Safety Monitoring

Petros Zouzoulas, MEA Innovation Practice Lead, Parsons

12.10 GIS in 3D data capture

Ahmed Abdelmaged, Senior GIS Manager, Jeddah Central Development Company

Quick Case Studies: ERP and PMIS Transformation

Digital transformation promises to reap benefits for organisations that can fully integrate, automate and digitalise their processes, providing end-to-end visibility and control of business and projects. This session showcases 3 recent ERP and PMIS implementations across the industry value chain with obvious project cost, time and efficiency gains.

12.20 Project Success Using PMIS in Action

Waleed Salaheldin Hassan, Director, Projects Control, AWJ Holding Company

12.30 Reserved

Procore

12.40 Integrating Field Management App With PMIS

Vitaly Berezka, Regional Head Central Asia, MENA & APAC, PlanRadar

12.50 Setting PMIS Strategy

Siraj Maeen, Lead PMIS, Rua Al Madinah

13.00 Reserved

Think Project

Quick Case Studies: Next Level BIM

BIM is the key to design and construction efficiencies, but there is a lack of maturity in application that is limiting the benefits of the full data model, particularly between departments (planning, procurement, quantity, engineering and construction) and across the value chain. These short case studies showcase real examples and experiences of 4D+ projects and what needs to happen to take the next leap in schedule, cost, quantity, asset management and sustainability dimensions.

13.10 Data Integration Across the Full Value Chain

Azza Nureldin, Pure Salmon

13.20 Automated Cost and Carbon Estimating Using BIM 5D

Tolis Chatzisymeon, CEO, Nomitech

13.30 Harnessing the Full Power of BIM Across All Construction Disciplines

Fawwaz Hammad, Technical Office Director, Al Bawani

13.40 Reserved

Mohamed Samy, BIM Manager, ROSHN Group

13.50 Networking lunch
15.00 Effective Construction Site Management Through a Unified Data Workflow

The future of a digitised job site is connected not with a single technology that solves a specific customer task but with the synergy of digital services: laser scanning, drone survey, photo 360 and, of course, onsite BIM & cloud CDE that form the digital data workflow needed for enhanced collaboration and a single source of truth creation for all construction works. Find out how with specific use-cases presented.

Petr Manin, Regional Director MENA, Signax

15.10 Real Life Digital Twin

Through real-world examples, we will demonstrate how digital twins are empowering organizations to achieve their ESG goals by optimizing their environmental performance, enhancing their social impact, and improving their corporate governance practices.

Wissam Hijazi, Senior Director Innovation MENA, EllisDon

15.20 Panel: Scaling Up New Modular and Precast

Exploring the benefits of the latest precast, module and formwork solutions in the market and as an industry how to embed offsite approaches at an organisational level to ensure economic feasibility and resource availability/capability.

Led by:

Bandar Alkahlan, General Director, Advanced Manufacturing Technologies Institute, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)

In conversation with:

Nada Ibrahim Mohammed, Director – Master Planning & Design, Saudi Downtown Company

Aleksandra Popivoda, Technical Director - Building Structures Practice Lead Middle East, Mott Macdonald

Ali Ali Shash, Professor, Architecture Engineering and Construction Management at the College of Design and Built Environment, KFUPM

Amana Group

15.50 Fireside Talk: Connecting Siloed Data Across Departments and Asset Life Cycle

Even though efficiency gains are obvious, the ability to connect and share data for upstream or downstream insight across different departments and systems remains a challenge from a mindset and vendor perspective. From master planning to operations, enhancing the interconnectivity of BIM, CDEs, document control systems, BMS, CAFMs and digital twins and having a clear data strategy that aligns department objectives will be a game changer. Seizing the opportunity for collaboration and open data sharing will propel operational productivity – so what is stopping us?

Led by:

Rob Jones, Partner, Ventures Connect

In conversation with:

Fadi Kobersy, Head of Sales & Customer Success for the MENA Region, RIB Software

Arsen Safaryan, Director Information & Data Management, SEVEN

16.05 Digitally Powered Onsite Safety

Wakecap

Saudi Aramco

16.25 CxO Panel: Saudi Future Construction

How are mega projects impacting your business – particularly around planning, resources and supply chain? What kind of technologies/new approaches/solutions will have the biggest potential of success in helping the kingdom deliver these projects? Which ones are you investing in/pursuing and what efficiencies does your business expect?

Led by:

Sherief Elabd, Director of Industry Strategy and Innovation, Oracle Construction and Engineering

In conversation with:

Yahya Alhassan Siraj, Chief Project Development Officer, National Housing Company (NHC)

Majed Tamer Aljendy, Chief Control Officer, Saudi Binladen Group

Johar Gangannagari, Vice President & Country Head, Shapoorji Pallonji

Muntaser Kalahji, President & COO, Shurfah Holding

Sultan Batterjee, President, CEO, Lifestyle Developers, IHCC

Dr. Paul J McKeown, Chief Executive Officer, HanmiGlobal Saudi

Mohamed Magdi, Chief Executive Officer, DAC Group

17.10 Afternoon Networking Break
18.00 Close of Conference
24 October: Main Conference Day
08.00 Registration and networking
Track 2: Smart Cities
The Keynotes
09.30 WELCOME: Conference Chairman
Future City Keynotes

Smart Cities should redefine how people, nature, industry, goods and services interact. To succeed, governments should be an enabler for the vision, its financing and technology whilst at the same time allowing entrepreneurs and far-sighted businesses to innovate. These keynotes will outline the work being done in Saudi Arabia to build a number of smart cities and the opportunities these will create.

09.40

Ghassan Bawab, Director of Smart Cities Innovation | Mohammed Bin Salman City, Misk City (Under Misk Foundation)

09.50

Fawaz Nashar, Deputy Mayor for Digital Transformation, Makkah Municipality

10.00 TBC
10.10 Keynote Panel: Smart by Design - What Needs to be in Place for a True Smart City

Easy to claim, but complex to achieve. Smart needs to be the ethos of a true smart, sustainable city, community or district. This means the foundations must be strong, and digitalisation as integral as the very build itself. This panel will explore smart city benchmarks and how to ensure the pieces for a smart city are in place from the concept phase, and with a roadmap through to hand over and how to deliver value at the operating stage.

Led by:

Ahmad Faeq M. Salih, Senior Director, Khatib & Alami

In conversation with:

Bandar Alshahrani, Head Digital and Innovation at PIF Projects, Public Investment Fund

Ioannis Danikas, Associate Director Smart Cities, Diriyah Company

Mohammed Elweshawy, Senior Projects Director, Shomoul Holding

Ramez AlFayez, Acting CIO and VP of Smart City, KAFD

Quick Case Studies: Smart City Backbones That Power Functional Urban Efficiency

These quick-fire case studies look at some of the key frameworks required by smart cities to ensure that they flow and function efficiently, safeguarding data can be put together in one place to drive insight and value for end users and operation.

10.45 City Twins: Enabling Fully Integrated Urban Ecosystems

Dr. Richard J. Vestner, Vice President, Industry Solutions, Bentley Systems

11.00 City Twins: A GIS Powered City

Manal El Sayed, VP Digital Services, Khatib & Alami

11.15 City-Level Energy Management Information Systems

Aref Abouzahr, CEO, Ark Energy

11.30 Morning Networking Break
11.50 Panel: Bridging Tradition and Innovation: Smart Approaches to Cultural Heritage in Urban Landscapes

In an era witnessing rapid urban digital evolution, marrying cultural heritage with Smart Cities 2.0 presents both a unique challenge and an immense opportunity. The future city is not solely about automation and devices, but a canvas where tradition seamlessly intertwines with innovation and digital transformation. As we embark on this technological journey, how do we safeguard and celebrate the city's essence — its rich historical legacy and vibrant cultural mosaic — amidst the tide of innovation?.

12.15 Powered by:

Panel: Benchmarks for Development: Is City Certification a Smart Investment Decision?

There are various smart building and city certifications globally, each with different benefits but all leading towards greater efficiencies, lower emissions and better quality of life for residents and users of these new, smarter urban areas. Those benefits include improved policy and decision making, leading to making it easier to attract investment and manage costs and ultimately greater sustainability. This panel will explore how to start the certification journey, why embark on it, the challenges and ultimate benefits gained.

Led by:

Rahul Shah, Global Director, Digital Transformation Built Environment (EMEA), BSI

In conversation with:

Osama Touni, Senior Manager, Projects Sustainability, ROSHN Group

Zakaria Osman, Head of Digital Construction, El Seif Engineering Contracting

12.45 Case Study 1: The Future of Smart Water Infrastructure – A Digital Spotlight

Min Zhong, Project Information Manager, ENOWA.NEOM

13.00 Case Study 2: Addressing key water challenges throughdigitalisation

Slavco Velickov, Global Asset Performance Director, Bentley Systems

13.10 Case Study 3:

Mel Makdessi, Development Director,Utilities and Infrastructure Business Middle East, Jacobs

13.30 Panel: The Future of Smart Water Infrastructure – A Digital Spotlight

Water scarce countries need smart, digital approaches to treat, supply, recycle and monitor water networks and cut down on loss and wastage. Real-time, IOT-powered data analytics delivered across high-speed networks to remote devices is one future efficient use of water in the kingdom. Smart water technology embedded in buildings and networks will also improve the treatment of waste and bring greater efficiencies to water reuse. With water one of the key pillars to a smart city, this panel will discuss how smart water networks will be shaped in future urban, water-scarce landscapes.

In conversation with:

Mushtaq Khan, General Manager Automation & Digital Transformation, National Water Company

Julio De La Rosa, ME Strategy & Development Director, Water Business, Acciona

Dr. Khaled Bin Bandar, Water Management and Treatment Institute Sustainability and Environment, KACST

14.00 Networking Lunch
15.00 Intelligent Traffic Management:

Ahmad Alnafessah, GM - Institute of Smart Cities Technologies, King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology

15.10

Muhammad Mustafa, Mobility & Planning Regional Director, Egis

15.20 Street Lighting/ Interactive Signage/Crowd Control/Air Quality/Security/Identity/Smart Parking
15.30 Fireside talk: Digital Identity

Within an interconnected, cognitive city, digital identity becomes a critical component for organisations and people. This talk will discuss just what the growth of digital identities will mean for future authentication and security and look at the data and key technologies required for them to function efficiently.

Sarah Al Siddiq, Smart Cities Products Director, Saudi Authority for Data and Artificial Intelligence

15.45 Panel: Data-Led Asset Performance Management

With the asset management concept gaining traction in KSA as a means to maximise asset value and investment planning, the ability to make good retrofit, optimisation or replacement decisions will be at the forefront. In the second part of our Asset Management focus we look at implementing performance management for improved profitability and sustainability. This session looks at how predictive tools are being used to drive condition assessment and inform investments. Understand what data is required, how to collect it and how to consume it.

Led by:

Esraa Altwassi, HBIM Manager & Head of BIM Dep, Freyssinet Saudi Arabia

In conversation with:

Irfan Soneji, Digital & Asset Information Director, AMCL

Mohammad Ali Shalan, VP Digital Transformation, Project Management Institute - Saudi Chapter

Paul Scott, Regional Manager, Turner & Townsend

Dr. Zaid Alyami, Advisor, Ministry of Transportation and Logistics Services, Saudi Arabia

Min Zhong, Manager of Information, ENOWA.NEOM

16.20 Panel: Smart City Implementation and True Integration

Implementing a fit-for-purpose smart city platform for a given project is critical if the hard work up to delivery is going to result in a fully-functioning, efficient urban area – even more so when it is a large-scale project in a desert region. The smart city platform is the central point that brings together the disparate, independent systems and silos under one platform. This panel discussion will open the floor to questions from the audience and provide expert insights to cut through the contech complexities of building and operating high-quality, digitalised smart cities in Saudi Arabia.

Led by:

Dr. Michael Marriott, Infrastructure Manager, International Consultants

In conversation with:

Mohammed Shah, IT & Smart City Director, Knowledge Economic City

Wees Abraham, VP Operations and Board Member, SHADE Corporation

17.00 Afternoon Networking Break
17.30 Close of Conference