Speakers

Tertius Wolfaardt with 15 years of enriched experience in the security industry, has been with Axis for over 6 years and held various roles across engineering, sales, and business development.

Paul F. Weintraub is responsible for International Sales at Superior Essex Communications, where he leads the organization’s strategy and business development efforts outside the US and Canada.

Ahmed has more than 20 years of experience in the industry covering telecom, system architecture, data network design & Implementation, business and market development!

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.

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.