Speakers

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 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 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 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.

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 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 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.

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.

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.