Energy Digitalisation Sessions
The Digital Theatre at Middle East Energy will showcase cutting-edge content from those at the very forefront of the industry’s digital revolution. The seminar series is split into three distinct themed days. Smart Building and Office Workspace; Digital Grids and Digital Future Cities.
Attendance will provide show visitors with insights and access to key players from across the full industry value chain (including relevant Government Related Entities, Utility Providers, Developers, Investors, Manufacturers, Automation Providers, Academics, R&D specialists and Engineers).
Smart Buildings and Office Workspace
Outlining the role that smart buildings can play in the regional transition to a decarbonised energy system
13:30 - 14:30
Panel session: Smart Buildings in action: outlining the business case for developing and building
more digitally advanced buildings
Philipa Grant, Head of Sustainability, AESG
Stuart Harrison, CEO, Emrill
Senior Representative, Mott Macdonald
14:45 - 15:15
Digital technology case-study: Digital twin
15:15 - 15:45
Digital technology case-study: Smart building in action
Marc Helfter, Disruptive Innovation Director, Corporate Strategy – Innovation & Business Development, Hager Group
15:45 - 16:15
Digital technology case-study: Workplace wellness
16:30 - 17:30
Panel session: Adopting digital technologies that can drive energy efficiency, optimization, and occupant health and productivity
Ahmad El-Mani, BIM Manager, KEO
17:30
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DIGITAL Grids
Assessing the technologies required to develop next-generation power networks
12:00 - 13:00
Panel session: What next for smart grid development? Managing the challenge of multiple disruptive forces impacting the regional power networks
Marielle Akoury, Senior Consultant, DNV GL
13:30 - 14:00
Digital technology case-study: Predictive maintenance
14:15 - 14:45
Digital technology case-study: Future-proofing power networks
LVDC MicroGrid Opportunities and Challenges - Value Engineering Perspective
Mohamed Ahmed AlEmam, Business Development Manager, AlMashariq Co
15:50 - 16:30
Digital technology case-study: Renewable energy integration
15:00 - 16:00
Panel session: Protecting the network asset in a digital world: robust management of cyber security threats to the grid
Rami AlDamati, Lead Solution Architect, Kaspersky
Dr. Fadi Aloul, Professor & Department Head, Computer Science & Engineering and Director, HP Institute, American University of Sharjah (AUS)
16:30 - 17:30
Panel session: Integral role of digital automation in delivering enhanced grid performance, reliability & resilience
Talal Eskandar, Senior Director (MENAT), GE Digital Grid
Chen Jun, Vice President, Sheng Ye Electric Co
Dr. Zhao Dongyuan, Energy Internet Research Institute, Tsinghua University
17:30
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DIGITAL Future Cities
Technologies supporting the digitally enabled transformation of the full lifecycle of the built environment
12:00 - 13:00
Panel session: Infrastructure Outlook 2050… trend analysis on how urban and built environment infrastructure is evolving
Dr. Sabih G Khisaf, Head of Engineering, Hyperloop TT
Martin Tillman, Director - Strategic Planning and Advisory, AECOM
Paolo Testolini, Principal, Woods Bagot
Anvita Arora, Program Director (Transport & Infrastructure), KAPSARC
Dr. Saeed Aldhaheri, Chairman, Smartworld & Advisor, Digital Trust, PwC Middle East
13:15 - 13:45
Digital technology case-study: Machine learning / AI
13:45 - 14:15
Digital technology case-study: UAV's
14:15 - 14:45
Digital technology case-study: Data analytics
15:00 - 16:00
Panel session: Using big data and IoT analytics to make cities across the region smarter and citizens lives better
16:00
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