Day One • Friday September 13th 2013

7:30pm
Welcome Reception
8:00pm
Welcome Dinner
8:45pm
Sultan Faden Keynote Address: Sultan Faden - The Real Meaning of Sustainability

Biography
Sultan is a registered as a consultant architect at the Saudi Council of Engineers. He studied at both KFUPM Dhahran-Saudi Arabia, and at the Architectural Association (AA) in London. Sultan then worked for a major Saudi Engineering Consultants and ran his own practice, before becoming the director of the Sustainable Development Centre at the University of Business & Technology (UBT) – Northern Jeddah. He was acting Manager of the Engineering and Projects Department from 2011-2012 and is currently working as the Director of Regional Planning for Jeddah Municipality.

He is an Advisor for the Makkah Municipality and, since 2006, has been focusing on green building and sustainability in the environment. He is also Head of the founding group of the Saudi Green Building Council. An experienced speaker and advisor on issues relating to sustainability in the Middle East, Sultan is currently writing his first book.

Presentation Synopsis
Using a case study of work in Saudi Arabia, Sultan will construct a viable definition of the word ‘sustainability,’ suggest how universities can contribute, assess the role of a sustainable development centre, and ask how individuals can take part. He will also examine the key issue of sustainability in regional planning.

Day Two • Saturday September 14th 2013

from 06:50am
Breakfast at your leisure
08:30am
Karim Elegendy Seminar 1: ‘Building on Sand – Sustainability in the Desert’
Karim Elgendy

Biography
Karim Elgendy is an architect and sustainability consultant based in London. His research and consultancy work focuses on sustainable design and development in the Middle East. He is also the founder of Carboun, an advocacy initiative promoting sustainable cities in the Middle East through research, education and outreach.

Presentation Synopsis
Karim's presentation will discuss the historical and current drivers for sustainability in the Middle East and the current challenges facing practitioners in developing sustainable design solutions across the region. Using local case studies, Karim will also discuss different regional approaches to sustainable design, and how they relate to global sustainability trends.

09:35am
Collect Final Meetings Schedule
09:45am
One to One Meetings commence
12:35pm

Lunch


1:40pm

Turning The Tables (Suppliers Stay Put and Architects Browse)


2:25pm

Rachel ArmstrongSeminar 2: Icological Cities
Rachel Armstrong

Biography
Dr Rachel Armstrong graduated from Cambridge University with First Class Honours. In 2009 she embarked on a PhD in chemistry and architecture to pursue her long standing passion for evolutionary processes and their environmental impact. Rachel's current work involves the development of a new group of materials for architectural practice that have some of the properties of living systems but are not 'alive'. She aims to use a qualitatively different approach to building construction and open up the range of tools for the built environment in a much broader context. She was awarded a TED Fellowship and a Senior TED Fellowship, and she is a member of the RESCUE "Collaboration between the natural, social and human sciences in global change research" Working Group, a body of European experts making recommendations to the EU for strategic investment for interdisciplinary/scientific research on climate change.

Presentation Synopsis
Instead of accepting that design for cities is either informed by technology or by trying to design them by imposing a highly aestheticized form of ‘Nature’ or sustainability; Rachel will propose a new paradigm for ‘holistic’ urban development in the 21st Century. How can we design natural habitats which will share the same chemical operating system as ecosystems and may even increase their fertility?

3:30pm
One to One Meetings
6:20pm
Free Time
7:30pm
Networking Reception
8:00pm
Buffet Dinner

 

Day Three • Sunday September 15th 2013

from 06:50am
Breakfast at your leisure
09:00am
Julian TreasureSeminar 3: Do Architects have ears?
Julian Treasure

Biography
Julian Treasure is chairman of The Sound Agency, a UK-based consultancy that helps international clients like Volkswagen, Harrods, Nokia, Coca-Cola, BP, Marks & Spencer, Bank Muscat, Waldorf Astoria and BAA achieve better results by optimising the sound they make in every aspect of business. Julian is author of the seminal book Sound Business, the first map of the exciting new territory of applied sound for business, now in its second edition and also published in Japanese. He has been widely featured in the world’s media, including TIME Magazine; The Economist; The Times; TV and radio in the UK, US, Canada, Australia and Netherlands, as well as many international trade and business magazines.

Presentation Synopsis
How do your spaces sound? Julian Treasure is the world’s leading authority on business sound, and has helped clients such as Harrods, BAA, Marks & Spencer and BP to discover that good sound is good business. In this powerful and transformative presentation, Julian will reveal the four ways sound affects us all; explore sound and brands; reveal the consequences of some key built spaces today; and show you how to switch on your own conscious listening so that you can turn sound into a major competitive advantage.

10:00am
One to One Meetings commence
1:15pm
Lunch
2:25pm
Michael DickmannSeminar 4: ‘Stop the brain drain – How Principal Architects can retain key talent.’
Michael Dickmann


Biography
Michael Dickmann BSc, MSc, PhD lectures in the areas of international and strategic HRM. He is the director of the Cranfield MSc in International Human Resource Management. Before re-joining Cranfield, he worked as the Head of Human Resources in a multinational corporation based in Munich, Germany. His research focuses on human resource strategies, structures and processes of multinational organisations, international mobility and global careers. Michael has published more than 100 academic and professional papers and reports. He is the lead author of two recent books on international HRM and global careers, part of the acclaimed Routledge series on global human resource management.

Presentation Synopsis
This session will explore the key issues associated with keeping global talent and ensuring effectiveness at work. Based on the work with several leading multinational corporations – PwC, HSBC, Pepsi, Mars, Arab Financial Services etc. – and high profile international organizations and governments – United Nations, Worldvision, People in Aid; Government of Singapore etc – the main drivers of highly educated, professional and creative staff will be explored. Based on these insights, the key challenges for organizations to attract, develop, performance manage and retain experts and senior managers will be presented and leading-edge approaches from a variety of corporations will be discussed. Towards the end of the session we will outline common mistakes and develop recommendations for managing experts and high potentials.

 
 
3:30pm
One to One Meetings commence
6:00pm
One to One Meetings end. Free Time
8:00pm
Farewell Reception
8:30pm
Farewell Dinner

Day Four • Monday September 16th 2013

from 06:50am
Breakfast at your leisure
09:00am
Optional Meetings By Request. Feel free to organize your own meetings in the hotel lobby
am/pm
Departures

 

 

 

Dress Code:

Meetings & Seminars: Business Attire - Jackets Preferred for Gents, Ties are NOT Mandatory
All Meals & Outside Business Times: Smart Casual - Collared Shirts, No Shorts

*Provisional