SELEM DMCC - Managing Director & CEO
Conference Chair
Egypt
Dr. Maged Hanna, holds 20 years of Experience in leading and managing organizations, and train individuals in different topics and especially leadership. He is currently the Managing Director & CEO of SELEM DMCC, which stands for Smart Engineering Leadership & Excellence in Management. A Pioneer Firm Providing Management Consultancy Services, Training Courses, Testing, and Conference Organization. Prior to assuming this leadership opportunity, Dr. Maged served as the General Manager of the Society of Engineers – UAE where he conducted pioneering work to develop and expand Society membership, professional activities, conferences, training and professional testing. With responsibility for the strategic development of the Society, to achieve and exceed ambitious professional goals. He has more than 100 initiatives towards enhancing organizational effectiveness in the Society as well as raising performance of organization and overall results. He has contributed numerous articles. Dr. Maged has been a jury member for competitions sponsored by international organizations and has participated in associated review of journals and other publications. He is also an active and guiding member of several steering committees including serving as a committee member for Bureau VERITAS and previous Executive Council member in the international Tunnelling Association (ITA), He held various seminars, exhibitions and conferences dedicated to all engineers working in the UAE and internationally for their professional growth and development.
Owner
Abbas Consultants
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)
He is an architect and construction consultant. Is a Saudi national, he holds a Phd. in construction engineering and management from the Univ.of Strathclyde - Glasgow (UK), has a Post Graduate degree in Islamic Studies and a Bsc in Architecture. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Britain), Elected member of the Association of Cost Engineers (UK), Associate member of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and member of the FIDIC Arabic translation committee of construction contracts (2007 – 2013) (Which so far has translated seven of Fidic's suite of contracts). He is one of only four Arab accredited Fidic trainers and the only GCC national. He is a member of the Fidic new trainers’ assessment committee. He is a Registered Arbitrator.. He was appointed as arbitrator, sole arbitrator or expert witness for over 330 cases in construction projects. He has published 32 technical papers on engineering topics, construction claims, arbitration and ADR, published in local and international journals, as well as two books.
Owner
Dr. Kamal Malas & Associates
Lebanon
Dr. Kamal Malas & Associates PhD,BA, MS at LAW Prof. Eng., Court Expert, MCIArb Kamal Adnan Malas, owner of Eng. Dr. Kamal Malas and Associates, has 35+ years of practical experience. He has extensive expertise in law and engineering and has two degrees: Civil Engineering, 1976, and Law, 1992. Having two degrees enables him to immediately understand the effects of each case from both sides – juridical and technical – making him distinguished in this field. He is accredited as a structural engineer in Dubai municipality and accredited in many international arbitration centres, and is accredited as an arbitrator and engineering expert in Dubai courts and all United Arab Emirates courts. Dr Malas has participated in more than 75 arbitration cases before the following bodies: UAE courts; Dubai courts; Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC); and International Chamber of Commerce (ICC). He has handled 500+ Real Estate and Construction Disputes cases before UAE Courts, and Dubai courts. Dr Malas has deep knowledge in Engineering Contracts Forms, including FIDIC forms of contracts. He has authored many articles on arbitrations, project management, and intellectual property of drawings. He has been invited to speak in many International Conferences about arbitration, engineering contracts and real estate disputes, especially in the FIDIC (International Federation for Civil Engineers), DRBF (Dispute Resolution Board Foundation), IDRI (International Dispute Resolution Institute), C5, and many other conferences and training courses. Dr Malas’ practical experiences include cases handled in both Languages Arabic and English. He is the Author of the Book “Arbitration Award – Dubai Supreme Court Rules”, in Arabic and English. In 2014, Dr Malas invented new mechanisms for resolving construction disputes: M-DAB (Modern-Dispute Adjudication Board) and M-DRB (Modern-Dispute Review Board) which he believes will be widely applied internationally. Dr Malas is a member of Order of Engineers (Syria), Association of Engineers (UAE), Society of Construction Law (UAE), Dispute Resolution Board Foundation (USA). The services of Kamal Malas & associates cover the fields of construction - including claim consulting, dispute resolution, dispute avoidance, S to E system - and Real Estate - including advice about investing, managing of under development projects, representing the owners in dispute resolution, and litigation support. Value of disputes in which Dr. Malas was involved in them are USA $ 1.5 B Types of projects in which Dr. Malas was involved in them are: High Towers, Metro, Normal buildings, Airport, High Volumes Real Estate Developing Projects, Steel Structures Projects, luxuries Villas, Cinemas, Mosques, Hotels, Malls, Real Estate Plots, and Infrastructure Projects. Dr. Malas was the Manager of Engineering Consulting office and has two Professional Ranks (Structural design + Management). Dr Malas believes in high quality services, as such he limited his fields of services to only two fields: real estate and construction.
Legal Counsel
Etimad Holding
Egypt
An expert in construction contracts, experienced in construction disputes resolution. Basically a civil engineer, hence quite familiar with the technical aspects of the construction business. Obtained a masters degree in construction law and disputes resolution with more than 10 years experience only in the UAE. I have knowledge of the principles of construction law as well as its practice. Written a couple of articles with relation to construction law, and have co-authored a book about international construction contract law