Day 2 - Thurs, April 18

Conference Program

08:00 – 11:00
Registration
09:00- 09:15
Opening and Keynote
Tolis Chatzisymeon,
CEO & Executive Sales, Nomitech
Tekin Guvercin,
Managing Director, ISETIA
09:00- 09:15
Opening and Keynote
Tolis Chatzisymeon,
CEO & Executive Sales, Nomitech
Tekin Guvercin,
Managing Director, ISETIA
Technical Session 1
Session Moderator
Mohammed Ali Hammad,
VP PMI KSA , ex Saudi Aramco Program Director
09:15 – 09:30
Cost Control Maturity Assessment for Owner Organizations
Ghaith Al-Hiyari,
Director, Turner & Townsend
Chair, Membership Advisory Committee, AACE International
09:30 – 09:45
An Overview of Saudi Aramco’s Value Engineering Program
Ahmed H. Al-Zahrani,
Project Management Specialist - PMOD, Aramco
09:45 – 10:00
Machine Learning Application in Disruption Modeling
Foura Belkacem
Head of Performance Analysis & Claims Resolution support / PMO department, Aramco
10:00–10:15
A Robust Schedule Baseline for Project Success
Dr. Faramarz (Fred) Rahbar,
Project Planning Specialist, Aramco Americas
Technical Session 2
Session Moderator
Foura Belkacem
Head of Performance Analysis & Claims Resolution support / PMO department, Aramco
10:15 – 10:30
Pre-Construction Best Management Practices
Bill Lacher,
Owner, Sr. Project Manager,
Best Management Practices Consulting, LLC
10:30 – 10:45
Reduction Cost Control
Ali Shash,
Professor, Construction Engineering & Management, KFUPM
10:45 – 11:00
Using innovative project controls to improve project performance and avoid claims
Dr. Wael El Ghandour
Lead Forensic Analysis & Disruption Modeling Expert - Project Management Office, Aramco
11:00 – 11:15
A simple way to digitize HSE follow up and control
Amr Saad Agwa
HSE Management, Petrojet
11:30 - 11:45
Q&A
Technical Session 3
Session Moderator
Dr. Wael El Ghandour
Lead Forensic Analysis & Disruption Modeling Expert - Project Management Office, Aramco
11:45 – 12:00
Variations After the Contract Completion Date - Challenges and Recommendations
Dr. Waleed El Nemr,
Director, Middle East, AACE International
12:00 – 12:15
Prolongation Claims vs Disruption and Loss of Productivity Claims
Haya S. Saleh
General Manager, MESC Construction Management
12:15 – 12:30
Advanced Work Packaging (AWP) Methodology, a one step beyond traditional CPM
Dr. Monir Moustafa
Governance Director - Projects Controls and Governance Department, Royal Commission of Al-Ula
12:00 - 12:15
Spotlight on the Innovation of RP 29R-03: Forensic Schedule Analysis
Lucia Vernon
Regional Director, Quantum Global Solutions
Mark C. Sanders
Director of Projects, Alpha 3 Consulting LLC
12:00 - 12:15
Spotlight on the
Innovation of RP 29R-03:
Forensic Schedule Analysis
Lucia Vernon
Regional Director,
Quantum Global Solutions
Mark C. Sanders
Director of Projects,
Alpha 3 Consulting LLC
12:15 - 12:20
Closing Remarks
Ghassan H. Al-Dossary
President, AACE Saudi Arabia Section
12:20 – 13:20
Lunch, Prayer & Networking
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