7th Annual Middle East Smart Landscape Summit 2019 | Expotrade Australia Pty Ltd | 18 March 2019 | Roda Al Bustan Hotel, Casablanca St - Dubai - UAE

This decade has witnessed the drastic evolution of Middle East’s panorama. We saw the rise of skylines, airports and massive tourist developments across the region. The influx of residents has led to the rapid development in cities along with Sheikh Zayed’s vision to green the desert becoming a reality. The government understands the need to focus on sustainable and green development. Efforts to conscious reduction of carbon footprint is spearheaded by government entities. Revamping of parks, creation of open spaces and increasing the walkability factor in cities have become a priority to development in the region.

The 7th edition of the Middle East Smart Landscape Summit 2019 will be held on 18th and 19th March 2019 in Dubai. Bringing together the region’s leading landscape designers and architects, the summit will discuss in-depth the sustainability focused change of landscape strategies for urban development in the region. The agenda will overlook the new opportunities for landscape architects to pursue the vision of creating sustainable green cities in the region.

2019 Speakers

Dr. Stanislav Shmelev
Director, Environment Europe

Neil Davidson
Partner, J & L Gibbons

Dr. Hanan Aljabri
Director of Strategic Planning Directorate, Muscat Municipality

Fawaz Alharbi
Senior Head of Master Planning, Jeddah Economic City

Galal Abada
Senior Urban Design Advisor, Madinah Development Authority

Robert Platt
Vice President - Site Design Integration, Expo 2020 Dubai

Khalil Odeh Ali Shalan
Senior Vice President - Operations & Facility, Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority

Ayub Hassan Algaferi
Head of Parks Section, Al Ain Municipality

Benjamin Heydon
Landscape Consultant – Parks & Recreational Facilities, Abu Dhabi City Municipality

Robert Shakespeare
Group Design Director, Landscape Architecture, Cracknell

Val Zillig
Urban Planning Advisor, Sharjah Urban Planning Council

Rob Lockhart
Chief Compliance Officer, Dynamo Playgrounds

André van Heerden
Managing Director - Middle East & Europe, Cape Reed International

Joe Betulius
Vice President - Marketing, Profile Products

Jure Šumi
Director - Business Development, Knauf Insulation

Janus Rostock
Regional Design Director, Aecom

Ala Hason
Senior Vice President, MENA Regional Director, HKS Architects

Don Sharp
Director of Landscape Architecture, Parsons

Nicholas Lander
Sustainability Director, Jacobs

DJ Armin
Lead Urban Designer and Managing Partner, ZAS Group

Christopher Fannin
Senior Principal, Managing Director, InSite Planners and Landscape Architects

Nivine Issa
Head of Environment, AESG

Steven Velegrinis
Head of Master Planning, Aecom

Ralf Steinhauer
Director, RSP Architects & Planners

Andrew Parker
Technical Director - Urban Planning & Design, GHD

Lama Harb
Associate Director, JT+Partners

Dan Bulmer
Managing Director, Place Dynamix

Leo Gonzales
Senior Landscape Architect, Damac Properties

Paolo Testolini
Global Sector Leader-Cities and Places, Woods Bagot

Boris Fabinski
Principal Landscape Architect, SSH

Jonathan Lane
Associate Director and Practice Manager, Planning and Urban Design, Atkins

Neil Serridge
Associate Director, Benoy

Ben Allgood
Master Planning & Urban Design Principal, Parsons

Akram Ogaily
Senior Vice President, Hill International Middle East

Geoffrey Sanderson
Senior Associate – Landscape Architecture, Aecom

Marlon van Maastricht
Head of Urban Planning & Landscape Architecture, Obermeyer

Rayya Jawahar
Senior Sustainability Consultant, BuroHappold Consulting Engineers

Ian Rose
Associate, Cracknell

Hrvoje Cindrić
Associate, Arup

Laila Alawneh Soila
Senior Architect & Master Planner, Arada

Shawn Meyers
Deputy Design Studio Lead, Insite

2019 Sponsors & Partners

GOLD:
• Cape Reed
• Dynamo
• Profile

LUNCH SPONSOR:
• UrbanScape
• KnaufInsulation

BRONZE SPONSORS:
• WTBurden
• SIS Pitches
• Glamour
• RakNor
• ConsentFujairah Concrete Products
• Gulf Perlite
• Alwasail
• ModBloc Middle East
• BinHendi Play
• Landscapes Structures
• Polycon
• Ligman
• Lignum Flooring

NETWORKING SPONSORS:
• Hepworth
• Hadayeq Landscapes
• Raymond Sport
• Zeba UPL

SATCHEL INSERT SPONSORS:
• Hunter
• Euro Bollard
• Polis Group

PROJECT INTELLIGENCE PARTNER:
• BNC

MEDIA PARTNERS:
• Landscape Middle East
• SamrtCity Press