Speakers


Inaugural Session
Welcome Address
Abdulhakim Abdulkarim Malik
GIS Director
Dubai Municipality
UAE
Introductory Address
Sanjay Kumar
CEO
Geospatial Media & Communications
India
Keynote Address
Greg Bentley
Chief Executive Officer
Bentley Systems
UK
Presentation
Guest Address
Dr. Vanessa Lawrence
Chief Executive
Ordnance Survey
UK
Inaugural Address
H.E. Eng Hussain Nasser Lootah
Director General
Dubai Municipality
UAE
Pleanry Sessions
Mark Reichardt
President and Chief Executive Officer
OGC
USA
Bio
Barbara J. Ryan
Director
GEO Secretariat
Switzerland
Bio | Abstract
Chris Gibson
Vice President
Trimble Inc
USA
Bio | Presentation
Steven Hagan
Senior Vice President
Oracle Corporation
USA
Presentation
Amar Hanspal
Senior Vice President
Autodesk
USA
Johann Jessenk
EMEA Regional Manager
Middle East and Africa
Intergraph Corporation.
Austria
Presentation
Michael Jones
Chief Technology Advocate
Google
USA
Dean Angelides
Corporate Director
Esri
USA
Presentation
Col. Ali Al Shehi
Acting Director
Space Reconnaissance Centre
Abu Dhabi
UAE
Abdulhakim Abdulkarim Malik
GIS Director
Dubai Municipality
USA
Abdul Karim Al Raeisi
Director of Strategy & Planning ADSIC
Abu Dhabi
UAE
Gian Gherardo Calini
Head of Market Development
GSA
European Union
Bio | Abstract | Presentation
Brig. Kamel Buti
Al Suwaidi
Deputy Director General,
Dept of Operation Affairs
Dubai Police
UAE
Dr. Abdulla Ghareeb
Executive Director, Property Management
Department of Municipal Affairs
Abu Dhabi
UAE
Convergence: Enabling Geospatial Workflows
Lynn Liu
Technica Consultant
SuperMap
China
Abstract | Presentation
Dean McCormick
Regional Manager Geospatial Products – Middle East and Africa
Intergraph Corporation
South Africa
Presentation
Hans Viehmann
Product Manager
Oracle Deutschland
Germany
Abstract | Presentation

Dr. Ahmed Abukhater
PhD, GISP
USA
Abstract

Ron Lake
Chief Executive Officer
Galdos Systems
Canada
Dr. Oualid Ali
Head of MIS Department
University of Sharjah
UAE
Abstract
Earth Observation Systems for Economic Development
Mark Noort
Editor-Agriculture
Geospatial World
The Netherlands
Barbara J. Ryan
Director
GEO Secretariat
Switzerland
Andreas Siebert
Head Exposure Analytics & Geospatial Solutions
Munich Re
Germany
Abstract
Dan Campbell
Graphics Planner
City of Vancouver
Canada
Abstract
Dr. Hussein Harahsheh
General Manager
Global Scan
Technologies, UAE
Abstract
Aurélie C. Shapiro
Satellite Remote
Sensing Specialist
WWF
Germany
Dr. Deb Jyoti Pal
Head Business Development
Space Imaging Middle East
UAE
Geoff Zeiss
Editor – Building & Energy
Geospatial World
Canada
John Murtagh
Strategy and Marketing Manager
Astrium France
Bio | Abstract
Eng. Omran Anwar Sharaf
Director of Space Image Processing and Analyzing Department
Director of Project Management Office
EIAST
UAE
Eng. Ali Rashed Al Suwaidi
Head of Image Applications Section
EIAST
UAE
Geospatially Enabled Future Cities
Dr. Andreas Ullrich
RIEGL Laser
Measurement Systems
Austria
Abstract
Francois Robida
Deputy Head of Information Systems
and Technologies Division
BRGM
France
Dr. Nedal Al Hanbali
Urban Planning Council
Abu Dhabi
UAE
Maryam Al Muhairi
Director of Spatial Data Division
Municipality of Abu Dhabi City
Abu Dhabi
UAE
Abstract
Wolfgang Haller
Head of CAD/CAFM
Munich Airport
Germany
Abstract
Nigel Stroud
Geometry Information
Manager, Heathrow Airport
UK
Roland Spranz
Business Development
Gulf Canadian Engineering Consultancy
UAE
Abstract
Antonio Machado
Director
AMS Kepler
Brazil
Jill Urban-Karr
Executive Director, Consulting Svcs/landfolio Solutions
Land Administration Solutions Group
Trimble Navigation Ltd.
USA
Bio | Abstract
Smart transportation & City Management
Rafael Lucero
Qatar Rail
Qatar
Hesam Shabaniverki
Islamic Azad University of Tehran
Science and Research Branch
Tehran
Abstract
Hooman Babapoor
Qazvin Municipality
Iran
Abstract
Eng. Saif Al Saadi *
Ministry of Transport
Oman
Geospatial and Utilities
Geoff Zeiss
Editor – Building & Energy
Geospatial World
Canada
Eng. Atif Ahmed Karrani
Managing Director – IT Department
Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority (SEWA)
Sharjah
UAE
Paul Archer
Director Projects
Atheeb Intergraph
Saudi Company
Saudi Arabia
Krishna Kumar Subramaniam
Specialist Third Party Requirements
Ooredoo
Qatar
James Weninegar
Mgr Transmission Line Services
Alabama Power Company
USA
Abstract
Dr. Samy Ismail Elmahdy
UAE University
UAE
Abstract
Matthew Thomas
Supervisor-GIS/Information
Management Services
Spectra Energy
USA
Eric Wittner
Esri
Abstract
Sensors
Richard Flemmings
Project Manager
Proteus FZC
UAE
Abstract | Presentation
Dr. Mohamed MR Mostafa
President
Navmatica
UAE
Abstract
Dr. Tarig Ali
Associate Professor
American University of Sharjah
UAE
Abstract
Dr. Eng. Khaled El Nabbout
Business Development
Mena3D
Germany
Presentation
Sr. Representative from Trimble
Dialogue Forum: Geospatial Enterprise for Smart Governance in the Middle East
Eng. Khalid A. Hameed Al Hammadi
Act. Dir. of GIS Central
Informatics Organisation (CIO)
Directorate of GIS
Kingdom of Bahrain
Bio | Abstract | Presentation
Naser Mohd. Abdullah
Head of Spatial Data
Al Ain Municipality
UAE
Bio | Abstract | Presentation
Eng. Abdulla Mohamed Al Khaddeim
Director of Project
Management Department
Fujairah Municipality
UAE
Presentation
Anil Kumar
Director, Environmental Information Sector
Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi
Presentation
Eng. Nader Mohamed Abdel-Halim
GIS Consultant
Environmental Monitoring Information System of Kuwait (eMISK)
Environment Public Authority (EPA)
Kuwait
Bio | Abstract
Omar Al Shaiba
Act. Director
Property Mgmt
Department of Municipal Affairs
Abu Dhabi
UAE



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