Doors open today 11:00 – 18:00

Exhibition floor

Exhibition floor

Al Ain Meeting Room A & B Stage

• Presentation: Project controls unlocked: Utilization, strategy, and real-world challenges 

• Presentation: Data rules: Real-time insights for PM success 

• Fireside chat: End-to-End integration: BIM – ERP – Site 

• Presentation: Risk assessment in modern project management 

• Presentation: Genius schedulers: How smart scheduling drives success
  Panel discussion: Project controls – Best practices and outcomes 

• Presentation: Lessons learned: Closing out for future wins 

• Fireside chat: Transforming the construction industry using 3D printing. 

• Presentation: Professional development session: From first site job to PM success: Senior leaders advise rising stars 

Trade Arena Stage

• Introduction 

• The landscape of neutral carbon technologies and practices, UAE perspective 

• Building sustainable and resilient concrete structures: insights from ACI code-318-25 appendix C 

• Sustainability in structural design: A consultant’s perspective on workflow, collaboration, performance and innovation 

• Driving sustainability from the source: Innovations in low-carbon cement and concrete solutions to address UAE real estate and circular economy needs 

• Bridging perspectives and technology for sustainable concrete construction 

• From reactive to predictive: How IoT sensors are redefining concrete durability 

• Advancing sustainable solutions for UAE net zero ambition 

• Sustainability and construction challenges 

• Advancing concrete performance using metal-organic frameworks 

Za’abeel 4 Stage

• Opening keynote: HVACR 2030: The next frontier 

• Synergia9n1: Next-generation hybrid cooling for energy-efficient, healthy, and climate-ready spaces 

• Presentation: Overview of the RAK building retrofit programme 

• Presentation: Reimagining cooling for future infrastructure: Data centres, Modular chillers & District systems 

• Panel discussion: Cooling in the new AI data centers era 

• Panel discussion: Smart cities and the future of urban cooling 

• Engineering HVAC sustainability in high-temperature regions 

• Holistic refrigerant management: regulation, innovation, operations and impact 

• Panel discussion: The tender advantage: Navigating Dubai government procurement for HVACR projects 

• Presentation: Integrating IEQ governance in sustainable urban development: Creating healthier, more resilient cities 

• Presentation: Emerging trends in HVACR technologies and their potential impact 

• Presentation: Sustainable building with Multi-cycle indirect evaporative cooling. 

• Panel discussion: Net zero HVAC strategies using AI and simulation 

• Case Study: Enhancing energy efficiency through building retrofitting: Making the business case 

• Presentation: Cooling load optimization: Essential for net-zero carbon buildings 

Sheik Rashid Hall Stage

• Presentation: Where to start – sustainability planning in the built environment 

• Reducing embodied emissions throughout the construction process and the project lifecycle 

• Why implement *PAS 2080:24? Guiding organizations in holistic carbon management 

• Panel discussion: Balancing innovation, safety, sustainability, and cost 

• Workshop: Driving your future-ready business strategy with circularity principles 

• Case Study: Importance of project waste reduction and reuse 

• Ras Al Khaimah’s Framework for a Sustainable Built Environment 

• Walking the talk – the greenwashing dilemma 

Za’abeel 5 Stage

• Digital foundations: Laying the groundwork for connected construction 

• Panel: Next-gen tech that delivers – What works, What doesn’t, and Why 

• Presentation: Future state of construction 

• Digitisation and digital transformation: Shaping the future of the construction industry 

• Presentation: Autodesk platform and AI vision 

• Digital Twin: Transforming smart buildings and cities 

• Panel discussion: Best practice with data-driven decisions 

• Presentation: Cybersecurity in AI-enabled construction 

• Case study: Robotics and Automation for productivity gains 

• Professional Development: Generative design for efficient urban communities in Dubai 

• Presentation: Engineers and technologists on the rise 

• BIM for acoustic design in the built environment: Advanced developments and business integration 

• The regulatory case for technological innovation in the construction industry 

Za’abeel 6 Stage

Za’abeel 6 Stage

Big 5 Global Leaders’ Summit  
Gold Stage, Al Multaqua Ballroom 

• Networking 

• Welcome remarks 

• Opening remarks 

• The government outlook: Keynote address 

• Impact address: Keynote speech by Alwaleed bin Abulrahman Al Akrash, Deputy Mayor of Projects, Riyadh Region Municipality 

• Leadership perspectives: Collaboration strategies to achieve national visions 

• Impact address: Keynote by H.E. Sihle Zikalala, Deputy Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, South Africa 

• Impact address: How transformational leadership and multi-generational family businesses lead to multi-dimensionality and regional resilience 

• Executive dialogues: Building industry resilience against geopolitical turbulence 

• Ask a leader: ESG as a driver for business transformation 

• Strategic insights: The AI-powered blueprint: KEO’s 4.0 Vision 

• Impact Address: AI and the built environment: From disruption to strategic direction 

• Networking break 

• Leadership Perspectives: Rethinking innovation for real impact 

• Impact address: The real estate revolution: Regenerative design and supply chain innovation 

• Executive dialogues: Resilience, sustainability and global competitiveness 

• Executive dialogues: Beyond projects: How leaders shape people, culture and legacies 

• Summit close 

GeoWorld Summit 
Blue Stage, Za’abeel Hall 6

• Opening remarks : Summit chair 

• Panel discussion: Unlocking the power of geospatial data: A governance framework for the next decade 

• Implementing the OGC MUDDI model: From conceptual to physical’ 

• Presentation : The impact of digital transformation on the real estate sector 

• Networking break 

• Presentation : From visibility to value: Why synthetic aperture radar enabled geospatial intelligence is the next strategic asset 

• Presentation : Satellites and the city: How ground stations are powering a sustainable ‘Geoworld’ from Dubai 

• Panel discussion: Urban innovation: Integrating development and transportation planning 

• Presentation: NAIO driving AI Ecosystem in Malaysia 

• Case studies in geospatial technologies for heritage preservation and sustainable tourism 

• Panel discussion: Leveraging geospatial technologies for effective disaster management 

• Presentation: Urban resilience through remote sensing and geospatial analytics 

• Presentation: Geospatial data-driven studies and consulting: Enabling decision-making across sectors 

• Plenary session: GeoGreen futures: Geospatial innovation for a sustainable planet 

• Closing remarks 

• Networking 

Monkey Bar