ANANTARA DOWNTOWN / DUBAI / UAE
Digital construction tools to
improve delivery and operations
in the smart build environment
14 Sept 2022
MAIN HALL
09:00
Introduction
Gavin Davids / Head of Editorial and Content / Big Project Middle East
Welcome to all delegates and speakers
Gavin Davids, Head of Editorial and Content at Big Project ME, will welcome attendees to the Digital Construction Summit and outline the scale of the digital revolution taking place across the global construction industry and what that will mean for the sector in the MENA region. During his welcome to delegates, Davids will outline the day’s agenda and what the Summit hopes to achieve.
MAIN HALL
09:05
Opening Address
Joe Tabet / Managing Director / JT & Partners
Revolution or Evolution
Kicking off the Digital Construction Summit, Joe Tabet makes the case for the uptake of digitalisation in the construction sector – highlighting the beneficial impact technology has made in just a short time, and where it could take the industry in the future.
MAIN HALL
09:15
Panel Discussion
Panel Discussion
Embracing Change: Why the Built Environment must increase digitalisation
As the digital economy transforms the way we live and work, the construction sector cannot be immune to the change around it. As the industry grapples with a host of challenges, including increased complexity, extreme competition and uncertainty over climate change and competition for resources, this panel discussion outlines the pathway to digitalisation, and how it can help the construction sector contribute to resolving the issues facing it.
Focus Areas:
- The factors forcing the construction industry to increase the pace of digitalisation
- How digitalisation can help close the gaps between various sectors and segments within the industry
- How digitalisation leads to innovation and adoption of new methodologies and technologies
- Improving safety, communication and collaboration in real-time
- Automation and streamlining of operations to improve productivity on- and off-site
Panellists:
- Christopher Stock / BIM Operation Head / Dewan Architects + Engineers
- Anas Ayoub / Founder and Director of Digital Construction / XD House
- Andrew Butterfield / Managing Director, Global Built Environment / BSI
- Juan Tena Florez / Regional Digital Design Manager / KEO International
- Andy Boutle / Head of Digital Construction / ALEC
Moderator:
- Carolina Fong Guzzy / Co-founder/Digital Engineering Manager / Accienta
MAIN HALL
10:00
Presentation
Sam Badrah / Director of Sales, Middle East and Emerging / OpenSpace
How 360 Reality Capture is transforming Construction
OpenSpace is a global leader in 360° construction site capture and AI-powered analytics. With OpenSpace technology, project members can have a time-machine implemented on their projects sites that will capture a complete visual record of the site progress, providing a single source of truth that increases coordination, drives accountability, and simplifies dispute resolution.
This presentation will show how the technology has been used to capture more than ten billion square feet of imagery from active construction projects across thousands of sites in over eighty-six countries, and the benefits this has brought.
This presentation will show how the technology has been used to capture more than ten billion square feet of imagery from active construction projects across thousands of sites in over eighty-six countries, and the benefits this has brought.
MAIN HALL
10:20
Presentation
Tamer Elgohari / Digital Innovation Manager / ASGC
4D Modelling and Innovation in Project Management
This presentation will cover innovation in the construction industry and the 4D BIM Roadmap through the project lifecycle. Focusing on 4D BIM Modelling and the Information Workflow, the presentation will highlight how the technology can integrate with other technologies.
MAIN HALL
10:40
Panel Discussion
Panel Discussion
What digitalisation means for Asset Management
This high-powered panel will consist of regional experts coming together to discuss how digitalisation can impact the overall lifecycle of built assets. The panel will highlight how data can enable better organisation, performance, efficiency and effectiveness, while also highlighting the depth and reach of technology across the built environment.
Panellists:
- Vinod Kumar / Technology Director / EAST-O Holdings
- Tharun Thomas / Senior Commercial Manager / ENGIE Solutions Middle East
- Rohan Chandavarkar / Associate, Digital Delivery / AESG
- Wajdi Mereb / Digital Construction and Digital Twin Expert / Miral Asset Management
- Chris Smeaton / Digital Lead / InSite
- Ash Toma / Asset Management / Atkins (Member of the SNC Lavalin Group)
Moderator:
- Mohammad Al Ktaishat / Digital Project Delivery Lead for Civil Infrastructure / AECOM Middle East and Africa
MAIN HALL
11:25
Presentation
Rasha Abed / Senior Consultant / Asite
Unlocking the Digital Soul of an Asset
Data can turn a building into a living, breathing asset. Visualise the invisible and discover what is happening throughout your asset’s lifecycle and beyond. In this presentation, you will discover how data can help ‘future-proof’ assets and integrate resilience into how the construction industry operates.
MAIN HALL
11:45
Break
Networking
Coffee Break
MAIN HALL
11:55
Presentation
Dean Jagoe / Senior Consultant – Water Utilities / Bentley Systems
Water Infrastructure Digital Twins – The Catalyst for Transforming your Water System
Digital Twins are changing many industries, including water industry as well. What are the business benefits of this technology? The presentation features examples of how water utilities including the consulting ecosystem are currently utilising digital twins visualisation and analytic capabilities for asset performance modelling and operations of water, sewer and stormwater systems, reducing water losses and energy consumption, emergency response to services interruptions, demand management, and other efficiency-related topics.
MAIN HALL
12:15
Panel Discussion
Panel Discussion
Solving the Challenges facing the Water Industry through the digital twin
This panel discussion will focus on how digital twin technology can bring value to the water utilities sector. Focusing on how digital twins can enable managers and staff to locate and monitor assets within a rich, 3D environment, while also touching upon how data generated by the digital twin can provide valuable insights that reduce maintenance issues, extend life cycles and achieve new levels of optimisation.
Focus Areas:
- The challenges and opportunities facing the water utilities industry in the region
- What can digital twins offer the water utilities sector in terms of performance, operations, efficiencies and cost reduction
- How utilising digital twins leads to smart, sustainable water management
- Testing and commissioning facilities remotely using digital twins and the possibilities this presents
- The impact this will have on plant and network operations and management
Speakers:
- Dean Jagoe / Senior Consultant – Water Utilities / Bentley Systems
- Omar Ahmed / Senior BIM Coordinator / CSCEC ME
- Vanesa Fernandez Membrillera / Management and Commercial Manager Middle East / ACCIONA
- Ibrahim Atta-Apau / Director, Global Services / Atkins (Member of the SNC Lavalin Group)
Moderator:
- Umar Kazi / Utilities Director / AECOM Middle East
MAIN HALL
13:00
Break
Break
Lunch Break
MAIN HALL
14:00
Presentation
Mohammed Adib / Chief Design Officer / Dewan Architects + Engineers
Babel 4.0 Explained
This presentation will explain the philosophy behind Dewan Architects + Engineers’ newly-formed Metaverse Architecture Department, or MAD. Covering key aspects of MAD: the virtual office in Decentraland, our NFT project archive, and the building of our ‘Babel 4.0’ metaverse.
On the latter, the presentation will delve into the raison d’être of Babel 4.0, showcasing how it intends to be a virtual space for members to meet and exchange ideas about design through an ever-evolving sensory experience as Web 3.0 technology becomes more sophisticated, which can be applied in the metaverse and the real world.
On the latter, the presentation will delve into the raison d’être of Babel 4.0, showcasing how it intends to be a virtual space for members to meet and exchange ideas about design through an ever-evolving sensory experience as Web 3.0 technology becomes more sophisticated, which can be applied in the metaverse and the real world.
MAIN HALL
14:20
Panel Discussion
Panel Discussion
Entering the Metaverse: What does it mean for the Construction Sector?
This panel discussion will look at how the metaverse will shape the future of construction when it comes to design, planning, collaboration, and coordination. The panel will seek to understand how the metaverse will transform the face of construction and real estate by reshaping our understanding of co-development and co-design, space, business and societies.
Focus Areas:
- What is the metaverse and why should the construction industry care about it?
- What benefits will the metaverse bring to the different stages of the construction process – bidding, design, delivery and handover (including operations)
- How the metaverse will reshape the concept of collaboration between project stakeholders
- The possibilities that come with integrating various technologies into the metaverse
- The impact and implications on data privacy and sharing of information
Speakers:
- Drew Gilbert / Design Manager / OBM International
- Dr Mohammad Abdelghani / Managing Director / VeraValue Consulting Group
- Firas Alsahin / Design Director / 4space
- Dr Harpreet Seth / Head of Architecture, School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society / Heriot-Watt University
- Bhaskar Raman / Regional Business Unit Head / Omnix International
Moderator:
- Prakash Senghani / CEO and Co-Founder / Navatech Group
MAIN HALL
15:15
Break
Short Break
Break
MAIN HALL
15:20
Workshop Launch
Workshop Launch
Dubai Municipality Workshop on 3D Concrete Printing
Dubai Municipality hosts a dedicated workshop focusing on 3D Concrete Printing technology and how it is transforming the construction sector in Dubai
MAIN HALL
15:25
Keynote Presentation
Aisha AlMulla / Head of Research & Building Section / Dubai Municipality
The Strategic Implementation of 3D Concrete Printing
Dubai Municipality provides a comprehensive overview of their plans for the strategic implementation of 3D Concrete Printing in the emirate of Dubai.
MAIN HALL
15:45
Presentation
Kareem Farah / CEO / ECC
Case Study: Delivering the largest 3D-printed project in the World
Back in November 2019, Engineering Contracting Company (ECC) revealed that they were the main contractor for the largest 3D-printed project in the world. Working in partnership with Dubai Municipality, the company has achieved a Guinness World Record on the project, which is located in the Al Warsan area of Dubai. The construction of the project faced multiple challenges, and it underwent extensive research and ‘Trial and Error’ testing for structural integrity, inclement weather conditions and the land topography, which all required innovative solutions to overcome.
In this presentation, Kareem Farah shares the journey undertaken by ECC and Dubai Municipality to deliver this project and showcase this new technology to the world, delivering on the vision for the project, which was to create an efficient development that is in line with the new futuristic vision for Dubai – To become the leading hub of 3D-printing technology by the year 2030.
In this presentation, Kareem Farah shares the journey undertaken by ECC and Dubai Municipality to deliver this project and showcase this new technology to the world, delivering on the vision for the project, which was to create an efficient development that is in line with the new futuristic vision for Dubai – To become the leading hub of 3D-printing technology by the year 2030.
MAIN HALL
16:05
Panel Discussion
Panel Discussion
3D Concrete Printing: The Opportunities in Construction
Concrete 3D-printing in construction holds huge potential for transforming the way our buildings are designed and delivered. The technology takes advantage of the digitalisation shift in construction, allowing for freedom in design, development of new structure shapes, highly detailed and precise design delivery. Furthermore, companies will be able to ensure predictability, speed and quality through the process, while also ensuring minimal wastage and reduced manpower.
Therefore, this panel of experts will discuss the challenges and limitations facing the local construction sector as it looks at adopting this exciting new technology, but also shines a light on the opportunities and possibilities it come along with it.
Therefore, this panel of experts will discuss the challenges and limitations facing the local construction sector as it looks at adopting this exciting new technology, but also shines a light on the opportunities and possibilities it come along with it.
Focus Areas:
- How the industry can achieve the target of 25% of new building construction involving 3D printing technology by 2030
- How UAE construction companies can earn a slice of the $300 billion 3D printing pie in the global construction industry
- What does the Dubai 3D Printing Strategy mean for the transformation of Dubai’s construction sector?
- How is the Dubai Government encouraging innovative investors and technology companies to enter the Dubai construction sector?
- What does 3D printing concrete mean for the future of construction
Speakers:
- Jesús Sancho / Middle East Managing Director / ACCIONA
- Edouard Baaklini / CEO / 3DVinci Creations
- Dr Mustafa Batikha / Associate Director of Research, School of Energy, Geosciences, Infrastructure and Society / Heriot-Watt University Dubai
- Benoît Meulewaeter / Chief Technology Officer / Besix 3D
- Marwan Abdulnoor Aljanaahi / Senior Structural Engineer / Dubai Municipality
Moderator:
- Prakash Senghani / CEO and Co-Founder / Navatech Group
MAIN HALL
16:50
Closing
Gavin Davids / Head of Editorial and Content / Big Project Middle East
Closing Remarks
Gavin Davids closes the day event summarising the take a way points and thanking all the speakers, delegates, sponsors and partners.