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23 November 2026
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24 November 2026
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26 November 2026
Cut through AI hype to see which technology delivers ROI in
construction and build your digital advantage.
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Big 5 Global's advisory board sets the strategic priorities of the event, identifying industry challenges and priorities that attract serious buyers and position exhibitors as solution leaders.
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Angela Pernsteiner
Visionary Founder
Anna Tari
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Corey Gray
President
Dr. Christina Yan Zhang
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Dean McGrail
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Gaurav Jaisinghania
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Harry Nakichibandi
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Marjan Faraidooni
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Michelle Carr
Founder
Patrick Rouse
Chief Development Officer
Pedram Rad
CEO
Paul Hilton
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Chief Development Officer
Shawn Myers
Middle East Masterplanning Director
Richard Abboud
Chief Executive Officer
Vladimir Kantar
CEO
Vladimir Vlahovic
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H.E. Eng. Yousif Abdalla
Assistant Undersecretary for Federal Infrastructure Projects Sector
UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure
H.E. Dr. Saif Al Nasri
Acting Undersecretary
Department of Municipalities and Transport
H.E. Abdulla Geldiyev
Minister of Construction and Architecture
Turkmenistan
Mohamed Al Marri
Executive Board Member & CEO
Global Alliance for Artificial Intelligence (GAFAI)
Adel Abdulla Albreiki
Chief Executive Officer of Aldar Projects
Aldar Properties PJSC
Alex Zagrebelny
Founder and CEO
R.Evolution Real Estate Developer
Saeed Mohammed Al Qatami
CEO
Deyaar
Prof Dr Zaffar Sadiq Mohamed Ghouse
Vice President & Director, Advisory & Innovation
Woolpert Asia-Pacific
Chair
United Nations Global Geospatial Information Management - Geospatial Societies (UN-GGIM: GS)
Damir Jaksic
CIO and Executive Director Digital Advisory Services
KEO International Consultants
Ismail Azam
Chief Product Officer
Government Confidential
Tarika Jain
Regional Lead in London for Women in Construction Tech
nCircle Tech Ltd
Mauricio Weiss
Founding Partner
Zacua Ventures
Andrea Di Gregorio
Executive Director
Sustainable Energy Sector - Ras Al Khaimah Municipality
Dr Valerio Soldani
Trade Commissioner
Italian Trade Commission Office of Italian Embassy
Leonardo Cavalli
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
One Works
Barry Lewis
CEO
ALEC
Amin AlJaber
Chief Information Officer
Nesma & Partners
Himanshu Kaul
CTO & Director of Innovation - Cognitive Cities
ELISIUM City
Dr Ghazi Hussain Ali AlQahtani
Director of Consulting, Research and Decision Support Department
General Authority for Survey and Geospatial Information (GEOSA)
Saravanan Sugumaran
Managing Director
MORROW Intelligence
Salla Eckhardt
Founder
SEE Bright
Ramzi Jaber
Director
e.construct
Co-founder
VAES.ai
Dr Raj Kamalanathsharma
Advisory Consultant
Independent
Prof Tarig Ali
Professor
American University of Sharjah
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