Cairo Consultant Forum – CCF 2020 #VirtualEvent

Cairo Consultants Forum 2020: Virtual Edition included several webinars by various experts and speakers including the international SME & Thought leader, and the executive director of education & business development for SCTE·ISBE, Steve Harris who shared his extensive knowledge on “Passive Optical Networks” in an interactive online session. In addition to, David Bain the Vice President of Standards for the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) who shared his opinion and insights on “The New TR-60 Standards Committee for ICT Lifecycle Management”.

Continuing with an incredible panel of speakers, we had Lara Paemen, EMEA Director at IFMA talked about “The Role of Facility Management in The Future”, as well as the Senior ELV/ICT Engineer, Abdelhameed Gamal whodiscussed his point of view on “The Most Complicated, The Most Fundamental” topics in ICT. Furthermore, Ahmed Abdelaleem, The Technical Manager at Datwyler Middle East sharingrevolutionary information on“Intelligent Buildings – Calling System Planning and Design”

Not only did Cairo Consultants Forum 2020: Virtual Edition have a marvelous selection of experts and professionals sharing their insights and experience with the ICT community in Egypt and the MEA region, but also, they came bearing gifts and surprises for the attendees giving all the attendees a $250 voucher each, and three lucky winner a $500 discount voucher each on one of IT Events’ upcoming BICSI courses in 2021!

Speakers

Ahmed Abdel-Aleem

Technical Manager

Ahmed worked on Route 2020 Metro Project design and implementation of the physical infrastructure for Metro COM systems at THALES Middle East, and on Al Shamiya Expansion Project, Makkah design and implementation of the physical infrastructure network for Haram Security Systems at BTC Networks.

Dr. Mohammed Al Surf

Regional Manager and Market Development

Mohammed S. Al Surf, holder of PhD. in Sustainable and Green Construction, Regional Manager and Market Development for the U.S. Green Building Council in Saudi Arabia, LEED Faculty. Author of the book titled “Sustainable Housing in Saudi Arabia: Opportunities & Challenges”.

Shaimaa Hashem

Senior Telecommunications Engineer/ Project Manager

Shaimaa Hashem is a Senior Telecommunications Engineer/ Project Manager at Dar Al-Handasah Consultants (Shair and Partners) the founding company of Dar Group, an international consortium of professional service firms in over 100 countries around the world.

Renil Paramel

Senior Partner

Renil Paramel is Senior Partner at Strategy of Things, a Silicon Valley-based innovation catalyst that brings science, breakthrough strategies and disruptive digital technologies to help cities become smarter and more responsive. He recently developed San Mateo County’s (USA) smart region strategy, created and launched its innovation lab (SMC Labs), and completed a smart streetlight strategy for a major regional utility company.

Benson Chan

Senior Partner

Benson Chan is a Senior Partner at Strategy of Things, a Silicon Valley-based innovation firm that brings science, breakthrough strategies and disruptive digital technologies to help cities become smarter, safer, and more responsive and resilient. He developed San Mateo County’s (USA) smart region strategy, created and launched its innovation lab (SMC Labs), and completed a smart streetlight strategy for a major regional utility company.

Ghada Amer

Vice Dean for Postgraduate Studies and Research

Professor Ghada Amer is The Vice Dean for Postgraduate Studies and Research in the College of Engineering at Benha University & the Vice President the Arab Science and Technology Foundation. She holds a few more positions within her profession, like the Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center at Benha University, CEO and the Co-founder of ASTF innovation Lab, the ex-Head of Electrical Engineering Department at Benha University and the CEO of the Global Awqaf Research Center.

Lara Paeman

EMEA Director

Lara is the EMEA director of IFMA. In this role, she is the link between IFMA’s HQ in Houston, Texas and IFMA’s Chapters in the region and responsible for the EMEA strategy of IFMA. She is also a member of IFMA’s EMEA Advisory Board.

David K. Bain

Vice President

David K. Bain is Vice President of Standards for the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA). He is the former CEO of TM Technologies, a wireless communications research company which was acquired by ComSovereign.

Abdelhameed Gamal

A senior ELV/ICT Engineer

A senior ELV/ICT Engineer. His experience was gained from working in both "design" and "Operation & Maintenance" fields. As for the design field, he has been working with ECG consultancy company-Qatar branch since August 2013 till present.

Steven R. Harris

Executive Director of Education and Business Development

Steve is international SME and thought leader, and the executive director of education and business development for SCTE·ISBE. He is responsible for overseeing the architecture and evolution of educational programs, credentialing, and customized career progressions, as well as business development and partnerships.