BOOK YOUR DELEGATE PLACEThe Technical Conference offers utilities industry professionals unprecedented access to the latest industry knowledge and research findings, technical expertise, new project developments, state of the art technologies and industry best practices.
The conference programme is created through the call for papers that is open for abstract submissions to all companies operating within the power and water sectors. All submitted abstracts will go through an unbiased two-stage review and evaluation process by the Technical Committee, comprising of the power and water industry experts. Successful authors will be invited to speak at the conference.
The conference will cover the entire value chain including power generation, transmission and distribution, water management, water sewage and customer engagement.
- Monday 09 May 2022 Day - 1
- Tuesday 10 May 2022 Day - 2
- Wednesday 11 May 2022 Day - 3
Session 1 : Latest developments and innovations within the nuclear industry
Ahmed Al Neaimi, Research and Development Manager, Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC)
Jamal Al Ahbabi, Radioactive Waste Management Director , Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC)
Innovation at EDF in nuclear R&D for the existing and future NPPs
Didier Banner
R&D Programme Manager
EDF, France
Education, training and research at Khalifa University in support of the UAE nuclear power programme
Yacine Addad
Associate Professor, Nuclear Engineering
Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates
Biofouling control strategy at seawater intakes for nuclear power plants cooling systems
Abdulla Al Ali
Research and Development Engineer
Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC), United Arab Emirates
The Euratom project MICADO and its innovative characterisation process of the nuclear waste packages
Massimo Morichi
Vice President
CAEN, Italy
Session 2 : Innovations in emerging power generation technologies
Khalid Oumejjoud, Managing Director, PSM Thomassen Gulf
Amine El Kinani, Sales Director MENA, Thomassen Energy
Reliable and affordable tidal power by underwater sails
Prajwal Kadlaplamutt Ravindra Kumar
Business Development Manager
Tidal Sails AS, Norway
Innovative hybrid combined cycle - dispatchable power generation integrated with long duration energy storage
Floating PV: challenges and opportunities
Ahmed Krarti
Project Manager
EDF Renewables, United Arab Emirates
Innovation in power generation
Carlos Gasco Travesedo
Energy Policy Executive Director
Abu Dhabi Department of Energy, United Arab Emirates
Session 3 : Advancements in power and water project management
Antonio Valentin Diaz, Head of Projects Delivery Middle East , EDF Renewables
Milton Dasgupta, Business Development Manager, Wärtsilä Energy
Towards a sustainable project procurement management system - an innovative blending of classical project management and supply chain technology
Liudmila Prozorova
CEO
Apex International Consultancy, United Arab Emirates
3D site screening for geotechnical engineering with passive seismic
Karim Khalaf
Service Line Manager
Fugro, United Arab Emirates
Optimising your capital plan to maximise value, considering financial and non-financial drivers
Julian Lambert
Senior Director
Copperleaf, United Arab Emirates
Avoiding and overcoming megaproject delays
Mohamed Elhout
Project Controls Specialist
Sets International, Saudi Arabia
Session 4 : Best practices in solar power generation
Mohamed Saady Dweik, Head of Technical Services and Product Management - MENA, Jinko Solar
Lina Hijazi, VP - Engineering and Technical Support, AMEA, ENGIE
UAE - performance review of the 935 MW PV solar power plant
Ahmed Abouelseoud Moustafa Taha
Power Network Performance Specialist
Emirates Water & Electricity Company (EWEC), United Arab Emirates
The optical behaviour of new pyrazole containing polymers introduced for organic solar cell applications
Hanan Mohamed Fathy Mohamed Mohamed Elnagdy
Senior Research Chemist
Ministry of Manpower, Egypt
Integrating DER (PV solar and storage) into your grid
Syed Hasan
Vice President
Survalent Technology Corporation, Canada
Demonstration of concentrated solar power coupled with advanced desalination system in the Gulf region
Miguel Herrador Moreno
Sales Manager
Aalborg CSP A/S, Spain
Session 5 : Decarbonisation and environmental sustainability in the power and water industry
Mohamad Tamer Chaklab , Operational Assurance Specialist, Abu Dhabi Transmission and Despatch Company (TRANSCO)
John Rafferty, Oman Country Manager, ESB International
A city-wide wastewater reuse strategy: strong steps towards zero liquid discharge into the Red Sea
Payam Malek
Principal Process Engineer
Wood, United Kingdom
Wind power business cases - decarbonising the energy sector
Stephan Sharma
CEO
Energie Burgenland, Austria
Cutting the CO2 emissions from thermal power generation and industries
Mounir Mecheri
Project Manager Engineer
EDF, France
Reduction in NOx emissions from gas turbine units by water injection technology as a result of Marafiq’s sustainable strategy
Majdi Hakem Al-Harbi
Power Generation Superintendent
Marafiq Power & Water Utility Company, Saudi Arabia
Session 6 : Smart grid developments for smart cities
Bruce Stedall , Director of Asset Management, Abu Dhabi Transmission and Despatch Company (TRANSCO)
Liudmila Prozorova, CEO, Apex International Consultancy
Smart process nodes enabling flow and decentralised process control
Kavreet Bhangu
Managing Director
FOCUS-ON VoF, Netherlands
Hierarchical large-scale distribution grid simulation using smart meter data
Ismail Shoukry
Software Product Manager
Adaptricity AG, Switzerland
Microgrids: innovative operation strategy in off-grid and grid-tied configuration
Victoria Tan
Innovation Project Manager for the International Department
Enedis, France
SESSION 7 : Supporting energy transition through district cooling
Raghavendra Bhat, Sales and Product Manager, LAPP Cables Middle East FZE
Atef Mohamed Awadh AlBreiki , Senior Vice President - O&M Support, Tabreed
How to cool a city while minimising its environmental impact? The Nemo solution by ENGIE/Tabreed
Igor Rocca
Head of Nemo Platform
ENGIE, France
Using site-based utilities' infrastructure for the recovery of waste heat from industrial processes to reduce carbon emissions
Philippe Reid
Head of Energy Transition
RED Engineering, United Kingdom
Phase change for the energy transition: high-density district cooling networks
Tobias Koch
CEO
Dune Energy, Switzerland
District cooling industry revolution: water as a refrigerant for compression chillers
Bertrand Guillemot
Innovation Programmes Director
Dalkia EDF Group, France
SESSION 8 : Smart meter case studies
Ahmed Abdel Magied, Business Development Manager – Middle East , EDF Middle East Distribution
John Rafferty, Oman Country Manager, ESB International
Smart meter supercharging customer empowerment and advocacy
Chris Ambler
CEO
Jersey Electricity, Jersey
Smart water meters solve maintenance and sustainability problems for low income consumers in Sub-Saharan Africa
Rob Hygate
CTO and Co-Founder
eWATER services Ltd, United Kingdom
Meters Data Management System (MDMS) - a seamless central system to wirelessly power smart metering
Ameya Hate
Sales Director
ista Middle East FZE, United Arab Emirates
Smart IoT based water distribution monitoring using ultrasonic LoRaWAN based sensing system for sustainable and accountable water utilisation
Shriram S
Sales Head
WEGoT Utility Solutions, India
SESSION 9 : Wastewater treatment and recycling best practises
Abdullah Saber, Application Marketing Manager, Infrastructure, MEAE, Borouge
The road map for efficient and sustainable water recycling in the Kingdom of Bahrain - development of comprehensive water reuse guidelines and procedures
Korkud Egrican
Project Manager
Stantec, Bahrain
MABR packaged solutions for decentralised wastewater treatment
Alon Tish
VP Sales
Fluence Corporation, Israel
Automated Chemostat Treatment (ACT) robust bioreactors
Devendra Fonia
Chief Marketing Officer
Bio Petro Clean, Israel
Reuse of 190 MLD of municipal sewage treated water by thermal power plants – India’s largest reuse project through a PPP model
Arun Lakhani
Chairman and Managing Director
Vishvaraj Environment Pvt. Ltd., India
SESSION 10 : Digital transformation journey for utilities
Slawomir Klimowicz, Industry Lead, Industry Value Advisor, Energy and Natural Resources, EMEA South, SAP
Digital transformation in utilities – the challenges and the solution
Shaul Rom
CEO
Reali Technologies, Israel
Reliable network operation using smart metering and secure cloud infrastructure
Jan Strohmeier
Digitalisation Manager
Endress+Hauser, United Arab Emirates
Practical use of cybersecurity maturity models in critical infrastructure
Jean Marc Levesque
Engagement Manager
NEOS Group EMEA, United Arab Emirates
PC based control: the proven driving force for the digital transformation of utilities
Berley Rajan
Technical Sales Manager
Beckhoff Automation FZE, United Arab Emirates
SESSION 11 : Water conservation and management
Nada Abubakr, Managing Director, Isle Utilities Middle East
Suleyman Deveci, Principal Scientist, Borouge
Water resource management and irrigation system - Kaleswaram lift irrigation project by Vassar Labs IT Solutions
Phanidhar Kumar
Vice President Sales
Vassar Labs, India
PE100RC for demanding and marine applications
Sultan Khaled Alkendi
Application Marketing Manager
Borouge Pte. Ltd., United Arab Emirates
Purification and use of produced water originating from oil and gas operations
Feras Al Salem
Vice President
Kuwait Business Council in Dubai, Kuwait
A decision support tool to minimise energy consumption in water networks
Abdulla Mohammed
Senior Asset Integrity Engineer
Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates
SESSION 12 : Improving automation, optimisation and efficiency through digital solutions
Hafez AlSayed, Managing Director GCC, BECKHOFF Automation
Mohamad Tamer Chaklab , Operational Assurance Specialist, Abu Dhabi Transmission and Despatch Company (TRANSCO)
Using digital solutions to improve economic resilience, diversity and efficiency
Andrew Burnham
Vice President, Water Management
Stantec, United States
Digitalisation of thermal and solar power generation for assets performance management optimisation
Salah Morsili
Digital/AI Engineering Analitics Director
EDF, France
Process automation and optimisation for overhead line and underground cable design and routing
Stefano Grassi
CEO
Gilytics, Switzerland
Value driven grid data management
Gary Lawrence
Power & Grid Segment President
Schneider Electric, United Arab Emirates
SESSION 13 : Water desalination technology advancements
Latifa Lahsine, VP - Engineering and Technical Support Group, AMEA, ENGIE
Serhan Ozten, Business Development and Technical Support Director, Danfoss
Natural desalination: reducing costs and increasing water security
Basma Eissa
Founder
Triumph Consultancy, United Arab Emirates
Integrity of polyethylene pipes and fusion joints for pressurised water and gas distribution lines – a destructive and non-destructive evaluation
Suleyman Deveci
Principal Scientist
Borouge Pte. Ltd., United Arab Emirates
Aqua-life – unique desalination systems
Leszek Sawicki
Managing Director and Co-Founder
Aqua-Life Sp. Z o.o. Sp. K., Poland
Finding an optimum recovery and flux leading to a minimum specific power consumption in SWRO
Jong Myong Hong
Vice President Engineering
ENGIE, United Arab Emirates
SESSION 14 : Leveraging data to enhance performance
Ramakrishna Subramanian, Asset Management Advisor, Abu Dhabi Transmission and Despatch Company (TRANSCO)
Zainab Alquwaitaei, ICT Director, Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC)
Monitoring and analysis of MV/LV transformers and active system management enabling a low carbon future in Ireland
Jack Herring
Specialist
ESB International, Ireland
A digitalised workflow for integrated energy planning of local areas using accelerated optimisation and linked data
Matthias Sulzer
President of the Board of Directors
Urban Sympheny AG
IIoT enables digital twins in power and water utilities
Floyd Baker
Vice President North America
Antea, United States
Minimum requirements for a digital twin in power transmission environment and a practical approach for its realisation
Vinay Sardana
Senior Power System Engineer
Abu Dhabi Transmission and Despatch Company (TRANSCO), United Arab Emirates
SESSION 15 : Best safety and security practices
Esam Al Murawwi, Director of Power Projects, Abu Dhabi Transmission and Despatch Company (TRANSCO)
Antoine Augustin, Head of HSE, AMEA, ENGIE
The basis for exceptional 5+ years Lost Time Accident free at ENGIE Al Ezzel thermal power plant, Bahrain
Hassan Al Khayat
HSE Manager
ENGIE, Bahrain
Challenges of operating energy systems at the time of the Covid-19 pandemic in Abu Dhabi city: analysis and lessons learned
Ahmed Abouelseoud Moustafa Taha
Power Network Performance Specialist
Emirates Water & Electricity Company (EWEC), United Arab Emirates
Health, safety and security in the power and water industry: how the right learning platform solution can ensure compliance
Tolo Vinent
Head of Learning and Engagement Solutions, EMEA South
SAP, Spain
SmartHSE: innovative approaches to reinforce workplace HSE culture
Sabooh Asghar
VP Health, Safety, Environment and Quality
Tabreed, United Arab Emirates
SESSION 16 : Gas power generation technologies for the low-carbon world
Khalid Oumejjoud , Managing Director, PSM Thomassen Gulf
Amine El Kinani, Sales Director MENA, Thomassen Energy
Key design characteristics of the ultimate gas balancers in high-renewable powers systems
Patrik Farkas
Market Development Manager, Middle East
Wartsila, United Arab Emirates
Decarbonising with hydrogen and futureproofing gas power plants
Grigorios Iatropoulos
Regional Business Development Manager, MEA Region
MAN Energy Solutions, United Arab of Emirates
Operation of hydrogen fuel blends in a large combined-cycle gas turbine: last ten years of field experience
Marco Cioffi
Service Marketing Manager
Ansaldo Energia, Italy
Industrial power generation solutions for a green future through cutting edge technology
Simone Marchetti
Industrial Segment and Growth Senior Manager
Baker Hughes, Italy
SESSION 17 : Improving utilisation of resources and water loss prevention strategies
Rui de Sousa, Principal Industry Advisor – Energy & Natural Resources, MENA South, SAP
Ramakrishna Subramanian, Asset Management Advisor, Abu Dhabi Transmission and Despatch Company (TRANSCO)
Comparative assessment of methods to minimise non-revenue water losses in water distribution networks
Maraheb Saqer AlAli
Graduate Researcher
Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates
International leakage management benchmarking – a comparison of utility performance, investment and best practices
Nada Abubakr
Managing Director
Isle Utilities Middle East, United Arab Emirates
Adapting existing thermal desalination plants to produce hydrogen
James Malloy
Managing Director
Tetra Engineering Europe, France
Lowering energy costs for pumping water for a national water provider through an optimisation solver
Nikolaos Mavridis
Principal Data Scientist
SAP, United Arab Emirates
SESSION 18 : Empowering energy transition through hydrogen
Davide Felugo, UAE Branch Manager, Ansaldo Energia
Boris Smondack, Head of Engineering and Technical Support, AMEA, ENGIE
A detailed review of hydrogen blending and repurposing of natural gas infrastructure
James Holbeach
Global Director Energy and Flow Assurance
Wood, Australia
ERM Dolphyn: a case study of hydrogen as a route to market for wind
Widya Wahyuni
Senior Consultant
ERM, United Kingdom
Green hydrogen – an opportunity today in the Middle Eastern region to decarbonise gas turbine power plants and offer grid scale energy storage for renewables
Ian Summerside
Global Product Manager - Digital
PSM Thomassen Gulf, United States
Decarbonising power assets with green hydrogen: peak load turbines and microgrids
Camila Torres Moncayo
Engineer
EDF, France
SESSION 19 : Advancements in asset integrity and maintenance strategies
Improving asset integrity and saving maintenance cost
Nilesh Adkar
Application Engineering Manager – India, Middle East and Africa
Henkel, Turkey
Standby switching stations/power plants dynamic ranking based on multi-criteria decision-making
Zahi Mohamed Osman Mohamed
OSG Technician
Al Ain Distribution Company (AADC), United Arab Emirates
Optimal partial discharge strategy and technology for high voltage underground cables
Sultan Fadhil Al Katiri
Senior Cables Engineer
Abu Dhabi Transmission and Despatch Company (TRANSCO), United Arab Emirates
Introduction to Integrated Asset Performance Management(I-APM) - connecting the digital transformation and asset management
Stephen Reeve
General Manager - Asset Performance Management
Bently Nevada, United Kingdom
SESSION 20 : Energy storage technology and applications
Christina Avdou, Microgrid Automation and Battery Energy Storage Solutions - MEA , Hitachi Energy
Giriraj Rathore, Senior Business Development Manager, Wärtsilä Energy
Challenges of the net zero electricity transition
Mark Howitt
CTO and Co-Founder
Storelectric Ltd, United Kingdom
A novel hybrid fluidised bed thermal energy storage for power regulation services and industrial decarbonisation
Massimiliano Masi
General Manager
Magaldi Middle East, United Arab Emirates
Monetising energy stored in data centres – demand side response opportunities. A quantitative analysis of the UK’s national grid
Faidon Christodoulou
Principal R&D Engineer
RED Engineering, United Kingdom
- Monday 09 May 2022 Day - 1
- Tuesday 10 May 2022 Day - 2
- Wednesday 11 May 2022 Day - 3
