Ana Hudson
Executive Director of Sustainability & Environment
King Salman Park Foundation
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The Big 5 Global Leadership Summits convene the most senior figures across the built environment for 3 focused days of strategic debate, peer exchange and connection.
Big 5 Global Leaders' Summit
23 November 2026
Connecting government and industry to guide construction priorities
LiveableCitiesX Summit
24 November 2026
Convening urban thinkers
for resilient cities
Big 5 FutureTech Summit
25 November 2026
The meeting point for leaders and disruptors changing construction
Guided by those
leading the change
Our international advisory board shapes every theme, topic and session, so the summits speak to the pressing
priorities of those leading the built environment.
Anas Bataw
Partner
Zacua Ventures
Andre Vreman
Chairman
Climate Neutral Real Estate
Angela Pernsteiner
Visionary Founder
Wurth Professional Solutions
Anna Tari
President
Circular Economy Institute
Corey Gray
President
Smart Cities Council
Dr. Christina Yan Zhang
CEO
The Metaverse Institute
Dean McGrail
President, Middle East and Asia
WSP
Gaurav Jaisinghania
Head of Consulting - Middle East
L&T Technology Services
Greg Karpinski
CEO/COO
KEO International Consultants
Marjan Faraidooni
Chief HR Officer and Chief of Education and Culture
Expo City Dubai
Michelle Carr
Founder
Construction Alchemy
Patrick Rouse
Chief Development Officer
Deyaar
Pedram Rad
CEO
Elev8 Architects
Paul Hilton
Regional Managing Director Middle East, South Asia and International Development
Mott MacDonald
Shawn Myers
Middle East Masterplanning Director
DLR Group
Richard Abboud
Chief Executive Officer
Group Amana
Vladimir Kantar
CEO
Blackline Architects
Vladimir Vlahovic
Vice President and Founding Member
International ConTech Network
Voices from the
top of the industry
Mr Imad Itani
Innovation Manager
ALEC
Mr Ismail Azam
Head of Construction Technology and Applications
NEOM
Mrs Tarika Jain
Regional Lead in London for Women in Construction Tech
nCircle Tech Ltd
Dr Gulnaz Aksenova
Director - Research & Innovation
WSP ME
Mr Stephen Yurek
President and CEO
AIr-Conditioning, Heating, and Refrigeration Institute
Ms Angela Pernsteiner
Visionary Founder
Wurth Professional Solutions
Mr Hasnayn Muhammad Ebrahim
Managing Director
Africa International Advisors (AIA)
Mrs Farizan R / d’Avezac de Moran
Senior Partner
GreenA Consultants Pte Ltd
Mr Himanshu Kaul
CTO & Director of Innovation - Cognitive Cities
ELISIUM City
Dr Patrik Schumacher
Principal
Zaha Hadid Architects
Mr Shawn Meyers
Middle East Masterplanning Director
DLR Group
Engr Leyla Saadi
Founder - Managing Director
urban collabs
Engr Mohamed Al Marri
Executive Board Member & CEO
Global Alliance for Artificial Intelligence (GAFAI)
Dr Ghazi Hussain Ali AlQahtani
Director of Consulting
Research and Decision Support Department General Authority for Survey and Geospatial Information
Dr Fulong Chen
Prof. International Centre on Space
Technologies for Natural and Cultural Heritage under the Auspices of UNESCO
Engr Marwa Farouk ElKabbany
Board Member
Earth Observations for Sustainable Development Goals (EO4SDG) Initiative, UAE
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