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Welcome Address
Maram Arafat,
Irrigation System Engineer - Agriculture & Irrigation Dept., Dubai Municipality
Future-Forward Cascadia: Creating People-Focused Spaces for a Tech-City
Michael Austin,
Senior Urban Planner, City of Bellevue, Washington
Design Challenges to landscape and green roofs solutions in the Middle East
Khalid Meccai,
Manager - Sales, Marketing & Technical Support, Alyaf Geo
Case Studies of Socio-environmental Development Through Landscape Architecture & Micro-Farming
Sherif Hosny,
Founder & CEO, Schaduf
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Panel Discussion: Building Sustainable Cities – Government Authorities Supporting the ‘Green Dream’
Ayub Hassan Algaferi,
Head of Parks Section, Al Ain Municipality
Haism El Masir,
Lead - Urban Planning Project Engineer, Abu Dhabi Housing Authority
Husain Al Saeedi,
Director Of Technical Services Operations Dept, Abu Dhabi City Municipality
Khaled Nawar,
Regional Director, MEAC
Understanding Composite
Nathan Chapman,
Co-Founder, Eva-Last
Role of Heritage and Open Spaces in a Covid World - Re-capturing the Importance of Outdoor Living
Carlos Vieira,
Senior Manager - Master Planning, Modon Properties
Landscaping in Emerging Urban Districts
Fady Nassim,
Executive Head of Urban Planning, Jeddah Economic Company - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Panel Discussion: Panel Discussion: Stewards of Our Land – The Evolving Role of a Landscape Designer
Ala Hason,
Office Director - Principal, HKS Architects
DJ Armin,
Chairman, ZAS Group
Ewa Juszczyk,
Project Director, U+A
Neil Serridge,
Associate Director, Benoy
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Emir Ergec,
Technical and Business Development Manager, Gulf Perlite
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We are Not Exterior Decorators - Landscape Architecture’s Virtuous Cycles
Martha Schwartz,
Senior Partner, Martha Schwartz Partners
Steven Velegrinis,
Head of Master Planning, AECOM
Role of Landscapes and Public Realm in Creating Sustainable Cities
Rayya Jawhar,
Sustainability Lead - Middle East, Buro Happold
Panel Discussion: Innovative Landscape Design in the Development and Maintenance of Recreational & Sport Facilities
Clinton Southorn,
Cluster Director of Agronomy, Abu Dhabi Golf Club - Saadiyat Beach Golf Club - Yas Links Abu Dhabi
Matthew Perry,
Director of Agronomy, Dubai Golf
Stuart Horwood,
Golf Course Superintendent, Jumeirah Golf Estates
Toby Lumsden,
Head Curator - ICC Academy & Dubai International Stadium, Dubai Sports City
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Reinventing Green Livable Cities in Middle East - A Dream in the Making
Mohamed Ragheb,
Chief Development Officer, Azizi Developments
Next Generation of Sustainable Cities - The Metropolis of the Future
Baharash Bagherian,
Head of Urban Planning, Diamond Developers
Green Roofs & Walls – Improving our Living Environment
Boris Fabinski,
Senior Landscape Architect, AE7
Panel Discussion: Reinventing Green Livable Cities in Middle East – A Dream in the Making
Farah Yassine,
Sustainable Resource Management Lead - Environment & Sustainability, WSP
George Arvanitis,
Director of Masterplanning & Urbanism, RMJM
Manosh De,
Regional Technical Lead - Cities + Places, Jacobs
Marlon Van Maastricht,
Global Head of Landscape Architecture - Urban Planning & Design Departments, UAE, Khatib Al Alami
Nivine Issa,
Director of Environment, AESG
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