09:00 Chair’s Welcome And Opening Remarks

John Lee
Highway & Transport Planning Advisor
Abu Dhabi Department of Transport (DOT)

09:10 Case Study: NTP Study - Planning Integrated Road Networks

• Insight into the UAE Government - National Transport Authority Planning remit
• The vision of UAE national transport planning - Master planning approach at national level
• Update on the status of the new UAE National Transport Plan (NTP) study
• Connecting the nation through considered strategic transport choices

Eng. Bassam Mansour
Project Manager National Transport Plan (NTP) Study, UAE Government
National Transport Authority (NTA)

09:50 Case Study: Qatar Future Infrastructure Planning

• Exploring the implications of future infrastructure projects in Qatar
• Designing infrastructure to ensure future effectiveness of networks
• Effective master planning of road infrastructure to ensure success

Engr. Jamal Shareeda Al-Kaabi
Acting Manager of Design Department
Public Works Authority Qatar

11:00 Case Study: Meeting The Challenge Of Abu Dhabi’s Growth - DOT’s Approach To Highway Planning

• The role of the Department of Transport (DOT) and the challenge of growing transport demand
• Multimodal transport planning: the Surface Transport Master Plan
• DOT’s approach to network management and project delivery
• Analysing the Mafraq - Ghweifat Highway PPP Project

John Lee
Highway & Transport Planning Advisor
Abu Dhabi Department of Transport (DOT)

11:40 Considering The Challenge That A Multi-Emirate Network Presents To Road Projects

• Understanding the evolvement of the multi-emirate “metropolis” and its impact on cross-emirate road planning, project funding and implementation
• Evaluating the impact of fast-growing populations and economies on road infrastructure
• Analysing the challenges of delivering national transport objectives via management of traffic growth within each emirate and on pan-emirate networks

Ghassan Ziadat
Director of Infrastructure (Abu Dhabi)
Atkins

12:20 Case Study: King Abdullah Highway, Saudi Arabia Showcasing The PPP Format For Road Projects

• How this cooperation format is applied in a road project scenario
• Realising potential to enhance the effectiveness of road project delivery
• Future potential and opportunities presented by the PPP format

Samir Khayrallah
Project Director - King Abdullah Highway
Saudi Oger

14:00 Case Study: Northern HighwayProject, Qatar – Re-Engineering Costs To Improve Project Performance Using Value Engineering

• Achieving more with less financial investment
• Adopting a focus on end value rather than cost to ensure high quality delivery
• Avoidance of redesign and reconstruction via effective value engineering

Bilal A. Jayyousi
Senior Road Project Manager
Public Works Authority Qatar

14:30 Case Study: Re-engineering road projects to improve project performance

• Avoiding redesign and reconstruction
• Successful planning for value engineering that goes beyond simple cost savings
• Methodology for achieving premium road project performance

Anton Bezuidenhout
Technical Director - Roads and Highways
Africon/Aurecon

15:30 Cost Control Via Intelligent Planning And Design For Geographical Challenges

• Addressing the specific challenges presented by urban areas with heavy traffic
• Developing strategies to undertake tunnel works in areas presenting a very high water table
• Ensuring effective planning to assist with challenging designs

Michel El-Hajj
Infrastructure Project Manager
Louis Berger

16:00 Panel Discussion: How Do You Build And Maintain A Great Project Team?

To deliver a road project on time, to budget and to specification requires experience, expertise, technical know-how, project management and team dynamics. What does it take to put together a team that will understand and deliver a project that is not only to specification but also fit-for-purpose and sustainable? How easy is it to find this team and what can be done to reduce the risks involved with team selection?

16:40 Close Of Conference Day One