MIDDLE EAST GEOSPATIAL FORUM

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Inaugural Session
Welcome Address Abdulhakim Abdulkarim Malik GIS Director Dubai Municipality UAE	Introductory Address Sanjay Kumar CEO Geospatial Media & Communications India
Keynote Address Greg Bentley Chief Executive Officer Bentley Systems UK Presentation	Guest Address Dr. Vanessa Lawrence Chief Executive Ordnance Survey UK
Inaugural Address H.E. Eng Hussain Nasser Lootah Director General Dubai Municipality UAE
Pleanry Sessions
Mark Reichardt President and Chief Executive Officer OGC USA Bio	Barbara J. Ryan Director GEO Secretariat Switzerland Bio \| Abstract
Chris Gibson Vice President Trimble Inc USA Bio \| Presentation	Steven Hagan Senior Vice President Oracle Corporation USA Presentation
Amar Hanspal Senior Vice President Autodesk USA	Johann Jessenk EMEA Regional Manager Middle East and Africa Intergraph Corporation. Austria Presentation
Michael Jones Chief Technology Advocate Google USA	Dean Angelides Corporate Director Esri USA Presentation
Col. Ali Al Shehi Acting Director Space Reconnaissance Centre Abu Dhabi UAE	Abdulhakim Abdulkarim Malik GIS Director Dubai Municipality USA
Abdul Karim Al Raeisi Director of Strategy & Planning ADSIC Abu Dhabi UAE	Gian Gherardo Calini Head of Market Development GSA European Union Bio \| Abstract \| Presentation
Brig. Kamel Buti Al Suwaidi Deputy Director General, Dept of Operation Affairs Dubai Police UAE	Dr. Abdulla Ghareeb Executive Director, Property Management Department of Municipal Affairs Abu Dhabi UAE
Convergence: Enabling Geospatial Workflows
Lynn Liu Technica Consultant SuperMap China Abstract \| Presentation	Dean McCormick Regional Manager Geospatial Products – Middle East and Africa Intergraph Corporation South Africa Presentation
Hans Viehmann Product Manager Oracle Deutschland Germany Abstract \| Presentation	Dr. Ahmed Abukhater PhD, GISP USA Abstract
Ron Lake Chief Executive Officer Galdos Systems Canada	Dr. Oualid Ali Head of MIS Department University of Sharjah UAE Abstract
Earth Observation Systems for Economic Development
Mark Noort Editor-Agriculture Geospatial World The Netherlands	Barbara J. Ryan Director GEO Secretariat Switzerland
Andreas Siebert Head Exposure Analytics & Geospatial Solutions Munich Re Germany Abstract	Dan Campbell Graphics Planner City of Vancouver Canada Abstract
Dr. Hussein Harahsheh General Manager Global Scan Technologies, UAE Abstract	Aurélie C. Shapiro Satellite Remote Sensing Specialist WWF Germany
Dr. Deb Jyoti Pal Head Business Development Space Imaging Middle East UAE	Geoff Zeiss Editor – Building & Energy Geospatial World Canada
John Murtagh Strategy and Marketing Manager Astrium France Bio \| Abstract	Eng. Omran Anwar Sharaf Director of Space Image Processing and Analyzing Department Director of Project Management Office EIAST UAE
Eng. Ali Rashed Al Suwaidi Head of Image Applications Section EIAST UAE
Geospatially Enabled Future Cities
Dr. Andreas Ullrich RIEGL Laser Measurement Systems Austria Abstract	Francois Robida Deputy Head of Information Systems and Technologies Division BRGM France
Dr. Nedal Al Hanbali Urban Planning Council Abu Dhabi UAE	Maryam Al Muhairi Director of Spatial Data Division Municipality of Abu Dhabi City Abu Dhabi UAE Abstract
Wolfgang Haller Head of CAD/CAFM Munich Airport Germany Abstract	Nigel Stroud Geometry Information Manager, Heathrow Airport UK
Roland Spranz Business Development Gulf Canadian Engineering Consultancy UAE Abstract	Antonio Machado Director AMS Kepler Brazil
Jill Urban-Karr Executive Director, Consulting Svcs/landfolio Solutions Land Administration Solutions Group Trimble Navigation Ltd. USA Bio \| Abstract
Smart transportation & City Management
Rafael Lucero Qatar Rail Qatar	Hesam Shabaniverki Islamic Azad University of Tehran Science and Research Branch Tehran Abstract
Hooman Babapoor Qazvin Municipality Iran Abstract	Eng. Saif Al Saadi * Ministry of Transport Oman
Geospatial and Utilities
Geoff Zeiss Editor – Building & Energy Geospatial World Canada	Eng. Atif Ahmed Karrani Managing Director – IT Department Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority (SEWA) Sharjah UAE
Paul Archer Director Projects Atheeb Intergraph Saudi Company Saudi Arabia	Krishna Kumar Subramaniam Specialist Third Party Requirements Ooredoo Qatar
James Weninegar Mgr Transmission Line Services Alabama Power Company USA Abstract	Dr. Samy Ismail Elmahdy UAE University UAE Abstract
Matthew Thomas Supervisor-GIS/Information Management Services Spectra Energy USA	Eric Wittner Esri Abstract
Sensors
Richard Flemmings Project Manager Proteus FZC UAE Abstract \| Presentation	Dr. Mohamed MR Mostafa President Navmatica UAE Abstract
Dr. Tarig Ali Associate Professor American University of Sharjah UAE Abstract	Dr. Eng. Khaled El Nabbout Business Development Mena3D Germany Presentation
Sr. Representative from Trimble
Dialogue Forum: Geospatial Enterprise for Smart Governance in the Middle East
Eng. Khalid A. Hameed Al Hammadi Act. Dir. of GIS Central Informatics Organisation (CIO) Directorate of GIS Kingdom of Bahrain Bio \| Abstract \| Presentation	Naser Mohd. Abdullah Head of Spatial Data Al Ain Municipality UAE Bio \| Abstract \| Presentation
Eng. Abdulla Mohamed Al Khaddeim Director of Project Management Department Fujairah Municipality UAE Presentation	Anil Kumar Director, Environmental Information Sector Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi Presentation
Eng. Nader Mohamed Abdel-Halim GIS Consultant Environmental Monitoring Information System of Kuwait (eMISK) Environment Public Authority (EPA) Kuwait Bio \| Abstract	Omar Al Shaiba Act. Director Property Mgmt Department of Municipal Affairs Abu Dhabi UAE

Pre-Conference

Plenary Sessions

Technical Sessions

User Sessions

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