Conference Program

Conference Program
Day 1:
Wednesday, April 17 2024
08:00 – 09:00
Registration and Networking
09:00 – 09:15
Opening Remarks
Ghassan AlDossary, President, AACE Saudi Arabia Section
09:15 – 09:25
Presentation
Gaith Al-Hiyari, Director, Turner & Townsend, Membership Director, AACE International
09:25 – 09:30
Introduction
09:30 – 09:40
Keynote Session
Yahya Abu Shal, Sr. VP Upstream & Downstream Project Management, Aramco
09:40 – 09:50
Keynote Session
Ahmed Al-Shaikh, Exec. VP, Engineering & Project Management, Sabic
09:50 – 10:00
Keynote Session
Abdulrahman M. As Sadlan, Sr. VP Project Development & Engineering, Ma'aden
10:00 – 10:10
Keynote Session
Fuad Al Sheikh Mubarak, CEO, National Water Company
10:10 – 10:55
Panel Discussion: Project Management Acceleration
Panelists:
Ahmed A. Alsulaim, CEO, Jeddah Central Development Company
Mohammed I. AlOmar, Executive Director for Projects, Projects Development Company
Abdullah A. Al Sughaiyer, VP Upstream GAS Project Management, Aramco

10:55 - 11:10
Coffee Break & Networking
11:10 – 11:55
Panel Discussion: Project Controls and Successful EPC Management
Panelists:
Mohammed A. Al Qahtani, VP Upstream Offshore Oil Project Management, Aramco
Mike Sutherland, SVP Offshore Middle East, McDermott
Abdulrahman M. As Sadlan, Sr. VP Project Development & Engineering, Ma'aden
Meshari Al Ajaji, Vice President PMO, KAFD - King Abdullah Financial District

11:55 – 12:40
AACE KSA Awards
12:40 - 13:40
Lunch, Prayer & Networking
13:40 – 14:40
Technical Presentations
13:40 - 3:56
TBA
Ali Shash, Professor, Construction Engineering & Management, KFUPM
13:56 - 14:12
A Robust Schedule Baseline for Project Success
Dr. Faramarz (Fred) Rahbar, Project Planning Specialist, Aramco Americas
14:12 - 14:28
TBA
Dr. Waleed Alnamer, Director, Middle East, AACE International
14:28 - 14:40
Q&A
Day 2:
Thursday, April 18 2024
08:00 – 09:00
Registration and Networking
09:00 – 09:15
Welcome Remarks
Tolis Chatzisymeon, CEO & Executive Sales, Nomitech
09:15 – 10:00
Panel Discussion: Future of Project Controls
Panelists:
Murad A. Al Sayed, VP Maritime, Building & Infrastructure Project Management, Aramco
Fulvio Crippa, Country Manager, Saipem
Faisal Butt, Group Head of Planning and Controls - Projects Delivery, Red Sea Global
Ahmed Alaredhi, CEO, Algihaz Construction Holding
10:00 – 11:00
Panel Discussion: Safety and Quality Excellence
Panelists:
Saad Al Sheikh, Programs & Projects Executive Director, Ministry of Interior Transformation Program, Saudi Arabia
Mohammed Al Mubarak, CEO, Knowledge Economic City
Mansour S. Al Shehri, VP Liquids To Chemicals Project Management, Aramco
Nicholas Cubin, Senior Vice President -US West, Worley
11:00 – 11:15
Coffee Break & Networking
11:15 – 12:15
Technical Presentations
11:15 - 11:31
TBA
Lucia
11:31 - 11:47
TBA
Lorenzo De Fabritsi
11:47 - 12:03
TBA
TBA
12:03 - 12:15
Q&A
12:15 - 12:30
Closing Remarks
Ghassan H. Al-Dossary, President, AACE Saudi Arabia Section
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch, Prayer & Networking
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