Dr. Marwan Alzaylaie
Senior Manager – Geotechnical Engineering,
Dubai Development Authority
Conference Speakers
Opening Address
Abdullah Al Shamrani
Former Chief Executive Officer
Saudi Geological Survey
Prof. Dr. Lyesse Laloui
Full Professor Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL), President – ISSMGE
Switzerland
Dr. Vassilis Marinos
President of the International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment (IAEG)
Prof. Ki-Bok Min
Professor, Department of Energy Resources Engineering College of Engineering
Seoul National University / Vice President for Asia, ISRM
Prof. Anand J. Puppala
President
ASCE Geo-Institute
Keynote Speakers
Dr. Sebastien Burlon
Geotechnical Manager
Cerema
Prof. Pedro Simao Pinto
Professor
University of Coimbra
Dr. Alejo O. Sfriso
Geotechnical Engineer
SRK Consulting
Prof. Ki-Bok Min
Professor, Department of Energy Resources Engineering College of Engineering
Seoul National University / Vice President for Asia, ISRM
Prof. Hesham El Naggar
Distinguished University Professor Director
Thompson Centre for Engineering Leadership & Innovation Western University
Invited Speakers
Dr. Anil Joseph
VP-ISSMGE Aisa, Managing Director,
Geostructurals Pvt Ltd
Dr. Hamza Mridakh
Associate Professor of Geotechnics and Geomechanics in the Mines School of Rabat Mines School of Rabat-IGS Africa and Middle East
Dr.-Ing. Khalid Abdel-Rahman
Oberingenieur / Deputy Head,
Leibniz University of Hannover
Prof. Dr. Mehedi Ahmed Ansary
Founder Director
BUET-JIDPUS
Monique Wainstein
Associate Director
Rock Mechanics
Dr. Ivan Poul
Head Geotechnical Engineer and Engineering Geologist,
Projekce iGEO Ltd.
Dr. Sowmiya Chawla
Associate Professor- Department of Civil Engineering,
IIT(ISM) Dhanbad
Dr. Archibald S. Filshill
Founder & Chief Executive Officer,
Aero Aggregates of North America
Suly Tang
Managing Director,
Hunan Drillmaster Trenchless Technology Co.,ltd.
Mohamad Hasan
Technical Director – Middle East, Keller
Dr. Haytham Hamdan
Chief Executive Officer,
Bullivant Arabia Ltd.
Research Speakers
Hassan A. Abbas Ph.D., P.E.
Head of Civil Engineering Department
University of Prince Mugrin (UPM)
Dr.Abdulhakim Mawas
General Manager
Deep Dimension Contracting Company
Mohamed Farid Abbas
Associate professor, Civil Engineering Department,
Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University
Omar Mahdy
Senior Consultant – Ground Engineering,
WSP
Mohamed Hassan
Associate – Ground Engineering,
WSP
Panel Speakers
Adriaan Meintjes
Technical Director – Mining Services,
WSP
Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Alnuaim
Director of Mining Licensing,
Saudi Mining Services Company (ESNAD)
Saudi Arabia
Mohamad Hussein P.E., L.M. ASCE
Executive Director for Global Industry Relations,
Pile Dynamics
Ilias K Michalis
Senior Geotechnical and Tunnel Consultant
INFRA Design and Consulting Engineers CO / SALFO S.A.
Dr. Vassilis Marinos
President – IAEG, International Association for Engineering Geology and the Environment
Chris Arnott
Middle East Business Development Director,
Keller Foundations Contracting LLC
Dr. Rita Leal Sousa
Associate Professor,
NYU Abu Dhabi
Dr. Khalid Al Haj
Lecturer in Civil Engineering,
London Metropolitan University
Prof. Ahmed Elsharief
Adjunct Professor of Geotechnical Engineering, University of Khartoum / President,
Sudanese Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
Hoda Hany Mostafa
Associate Professor,
Housing and Building National Research Center
Workshop Speakers
Dr. Sebastien Burlon
Geotechnical Manager Cerema
Dr. Richard Witasse
Principal Application Engineer
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Dr. Marwan Alzaylaie
Senior Manager – Geotechnical Engineering,
Dubai Development Authority
Adriaan Meintjes
Technical Director – Mining Services,
WSP
Max Brown
Principal Geotechnical Engineer
SRK Consulting
Richard Martindale
Principal Geotechnical Engineer
SRK Consulting
Dr. Alejo O. Sfriso
Geotechnical Engineer
SRK Consulting
Khaled Zahran
Technical Solutions Specialist – Geotechnical/Tailings
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