The growing number of mega infrastructure projects in Dubai and the region requires an intricate knowledge of project management methods and increasingly sophisticated engineering processes. This session will feature top specialists sharing their own experiences and offering their thoughts on how public agencies and the private sector can get the best value for money from these projects.
Using real world case studies taken from different fields of engineering, this roundtable will identify promising applications as well as knowledge gaps that can be addressed through information and capacity-strengthening programs that can help make the region’s road infrastructure more environmentally sound and resilient to extreme weather events.
Public Private Partnerships are being increasingly utilized throughout the GCC as an alternative to traditional public financing methods for road and surface transport infrastructure. This workshop will bring together top practitioners to examine what conditions are required to implement successful PPP and road tolling projects that bring value to the government, its private sector partners, and the public.
Some countries excel at long term infrastructure asset management & financial planning, while others have fallen behind. Fast-motorizing economies in the region have an excellent opportunity to begin planning for long term maintenance during the investment stage of their infrastructure. This panel will address the region’s commonly shared challenges, and discuss opportunities to build a framework for knowledge sharing around best practices for infrastructure asset management.
All of the pathways to full automation identify an initial phase of deployment on specialized infrastructure, whether dedicated freight corridors, controlled-access highways or designated urban perimeters. This session will endeavor to achieve the same level of consensus on the design characteristics of these infrastructures and the associated traffic management functions.
The region is home to some of the most spectacular bridge structures in the world, offering a particularly appropriate setting for a comparative review among leading professionals on the topics of research and innovation applied to the design, construction and maintenance of road bridges
All of the pathways to full automation identify an initial phase of deployment on specialized infrastructure, whether dedicated freight corridors, controlled-access highways or designated urban perimeters. This session will endeavor to achieve the same level of consensus on the design characteristics of these infrastructures and the associated traffic management functions.
Faced with growing problems posted by urban congestion, forward-looking municipalities across the region are turning to smart mobility solutions and the enormous potential they hold. This session will examine what innovations in city street planning and management that are most conducive to leveraging the increasing connectivity of road users and availability of “big data”.
Faced with growing problems posted by urban congestion, forward-looking municipalities across the region are turning to smart mobility solutions and the enormous potential they hold. This session will examine what innovations in city street planning and management that are most conducive to leveraging the increasing connectivity of road users and availability of “big data”.
