09:00 AM     Event Registration and Networking    

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10:00 AM     Welcome

                     Phillip Higgins Director of Marketing, Landscape Middle East (MC)

                     Ziad Amine - Managing Partner, Landscape Middle East

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0:05 AM       Why This Matters
                     Remi Bint - Associate Director, WAHO Landscape Architects

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10:10 AM     And Why The Industry Needs You
                     Marwan Houry - Principal and Vice President - AE7

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10:15 AM     Green Without Borders: WGIN’s Global Impact
​                     Hema Kumar J  - Vice President, WGIN

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10:30 AM     Inclusive Living - Michael Haddad

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10:45 AM     Smart Landscapes: How AI, BIM and other Digital Tools are Reshaping Design

                     Led by: Phillip Higgins - Landscape Middle East             

                     Panellists: 

                     Manuela Casado de Prada - Partner - Landscape Manager, IDOM        

                     Kerem Cengiz - Managing Director, LWKP

                     Omar Othman - Lead Architect - Ai and Emerging Tech, U+A   

                     Vasileios Kyrgiotis - Design Technology Lead, Public Realm, AtkinsRéalis

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11:20 AM     Cultural Continuity: Preserving Landscape Heritage in Rapidly Growing Cities

                     Led by: Annie Baillie - Design Director, Place Dynamix

                     Panellists:     

                     Dr Ali El-Keblawy - Professor of Environmental Biotechnology - University of Sharjah

                     Sam Spinks - Managing Director, WAHO Landscape Architects

                     Michael Patte - Associate Director Design, ICON

                     David Maestres - Director - Landscape Lead, AECOM

12:00 AM     Networking Break

12:45 PM     Nature in the City: Greening Dense Urban Environments

                     Led by: David Brasfield - Secretary, WGIN

                     Panellists:     

                     Nour el Houda Slimen - Landscape Architect IDOM    

                     Christina Moujaes - Landscape Architect, M Design   

                     Rammi Khalil - Area Manager, Hunter

                     Richard Kleinig - Principal, InSite

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01:20 PM     Creating 104 Neighborhood Parks in Abu Dhabi - In Context

                     Rasmus Astrup - Design Principal & Senior Partner, SLA

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01:40 PM     Lessons in Visionary Green Urbanism

                     Led by: Steve Velegrinis - Design Director, GENSLER    

                     Panellists:     

                     Pauline Noujaim - Head of Department – Associate Director, WSP

                     Claudia Juhre - Head of Landscape Design, Studioi     

                     Sebastien Miller - Design Manager, Masdar City            

                     Phillip Dunn - Senior Manager at Terra- part of Expo City Dubai

                     Ahmed Tawakol - Head of Urban Design and Landscape

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02:15 PM     Nature by Design: Integrating Green Infrastructure into City Planning

                     Led by: Muneer Al Senaidi - President, OSLA   

                     Panellists:   

                     Noha Abd El Aziz - Board Member, ESLA                  

                     Dr. Mashal Alammar - VP-SSLA, Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture, IAU            

                     Dima Rachid – Landscape Architecture & Urbanism Consultant

                     Carina Gallacher - Director of Landscape Architecture & Design, Gebal Group

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02:50 PM     ADC’s Role & Initiatives and How It Enables the Sector 

                     Dr. Fahad Alotaibi - Senior Advisor, Ministry of Culture Saudi Arabia

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03:00 PM     Landscape for Fitness

                     Rob Boogmans - Strategy Director Fitness, Kompan   

                     Morten Zacho  - Senior Manager Kompan Fitness Institute, Kompan   

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03:15 PM     Expressing Identity through Authentic Landscapes

                     Hani Bisada - Design Director, Cracknell

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03:30 PM     Integrating Water, Sustainability, & Community in Modern Landscape

                     Ali Hammoud - General Manager, Oase

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03:45 PM     Placemaking - Bridging Disciplines for Design

                     Led by: Francesco Roesler - Principal Landscape Architect & Head of Design Unit, DAR

                     Panellists:     

                     Dr Wafa Al-Madani  - Director of Eng. Programs - College of Applied Studies, University of Bahrain

                     Rowan Darcy - Regional Studio Director MENA, Aspect Studios            

                     Dr Cristiano Luchetti - Head of Urban Design, Dorsch

                     Amer Mneimneh - Regional Managing Director, Prior + Partners            

                     Asli Ergen – Director, One Landscape Design

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04:15 PM     Close

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