Conference Program
Three Parallel Workshops (1,2,3)
- 09:00 – 10:00
Break: 10:00 - 10:30
Three Parallel Workshops (4,5,6)
- 10:30 - 11:30
Break: 11:30 - 12:15
Opening Ceremony
- 12:15 - 13:30
Lunch (Hosted by SEDER GROUP): 13:30 - 14:15
Panel Discussion: International Experiences in Establishing Regulations and Building Standards for Facility Management
- 14:15 - 15:15
Craig Demanuele
Moderator
Duncan Waddell
Lara Paemen
Whynde Kuehn
Mania Kia
Prayer: 15:15 - 15:45
Parallel Session & Workshop | 15:45-16:30
Session 01: Digital Twinning to Improve Smart Building Management Efficiency
- 15:45 - 16:30
- Chairman: Eng. Suleiman Barada
- Integrating Digital Twins in Smart Buildings
Dr. Abdelkarim Rizk - Data as the New Fuel: Driving Facility Management Efficiency Through Smart Information Management
Abdeslam Koubaa - Towards Smart Facilities: Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Application Through a Digital Twin Model to Support Decision-Making in Facility Management
Eng. Mohammed Siddig
Eng. Suleiman Barada
Chairman
Dr. Abdelkarim Rizk
Abdeslam Koubaa
Prof. Mohamed Abdelhamid
Workshop 7:Digital Transformation in Facility Management: From Training to Application
- 15:30 - 17:30
- Althummama Hall
Session 02: Enhancing Predictive Maintenance Through Digital Twin and Artificial Intelligence
- 16:30 -17:15
- Chairman: Eng. Mohammed Abu Afifeh
- Digital Twins in Maintenance Management: State-Of-The-Art Frameworks and Applications
Eng. Rami Alsodi - Integration of Digital Twins and AI Models to Support Decision-Making in Enhancing the Effectiveness of Predictive Maintenance Applications within Asset Management
Eng. Waleed Nazhat - Digital Twin Applications in Predictive Maintenance Management Using Artificial Superiority (AS)
Prof. Hossam Elborombaly
Eng. Mohammed Abu Afifeh
Chairman
Eng. Rami Alsodi
Eng. Waleed Nazhat
Prof. Hossam Elborombaly
Closing of first day: 17:15
Three Parallel Workshops
- 09:00 – 10:00
Workshop 01: (Althummama Hall)
Eng. Ibrahim Albishi
Eng. Hamad Al-Khathlan
Workshop 02: (Aljanadriyah Hall)
Bandar Faden
Workshop 03: (Alinsaniah Hall)
Eng. Andrea Bonetti
Eng. Ali Husain
Eng. Dhanabal Mani
Eng. Khaleel Al-Adani
Eng. Hamdan Almukhalas
Break: 10:00 - 10:30
Three Parallel Workshops
- 10:30 - 11:30
Workshop 04: (Althummama Hall)
Eng. Amer Nasr
Workshop 05: (Aljanadriyah Hall)
Prof. Adolfo Crespo Marquez
Workshop 06: (Alinsaniah Hall)
Workshop 07: (Alinsaniah Hall)
- 15:30 - 17:30
Mazin Shapo, Eng. Mahmoud Al-Mousli
Three Parallel Workshops (8,9,10)
- 08:00 – 09:00
Break: 09:00 - 09:30
Parallel Session & Workshop | 09:30 – 10:15
Session 03: Digital Twins: Shaping the Future of Smart Transportation
- 09:30 – 10:15
- Chairman: Eng. Basim Sayel Mahmoud
- Enhancing Digital Twin Performance in Transportation Infrastructure Management
Eng. Hussain Helmi - Integrating Digital Twin and Strategic Transport Models: Lessons from London
Dr. Mo’men Abdel-Qader Ebrahim - Digital Twin–Based Assessment of Vehicle Emissions and Air Quality Impacts in Road Construction Work Zones in Saudi Arabia
Dr. Fawaz Alharbi
Eng. Basim Sayel Mahmoud
Chairman
Eng. Hussain Helmi
Dr. Mo’men AbdelQader
Dr. Fawaz Alharbi
Workshop 11: Mastering Fixed Assets Management
- 09:30 – 10:30
- Alinsaniah Hall
Parallel Session & Workshop | 10:15 – 11:15
Session 04: Digital Transformation and Resilient Smart Grid
- 10:15 – 11:15
- Chairman: Nawaf Al-Sahmah
- Asset Performance Management in Power Generation, Digital Twin Deployment on Gas Turbines
Eng. Yahia Roshdi Daif - Enabling Grid Resilience and Security: An Intelligent and Distributed Transformer Monitoring Framework Using Iot, Ai/Ml, and Edge Computing
Akshat Kulkarni
- Integrating Circular Economy and ESG with Asset Management in University Facilities: Towards More Sustainable and Efficient Energy Management
Eng. Mohammed AL-Haj - IoT-Based Energy Management in a Laboratory-Scale Smart Microgrid Test Bench
Prof. Hamid Bentarzi
Nawaf Al-Sahmah
Chairman
Eng. Yahia Roshdi Daif
Akshat Kulkarni
Eng. Mohammed AL-Haj
Prof. Hamid Bentarzi
Workshop 12: The Construction and Implementation Path of a New TPMBased Preventive Maintenance Model in Lights-out Factories
- 10:15 – 11:15
- Althummama Hall
Break 11:15 – 11:30
Parallel Session & Workshop | 11:30 – 12:15
Session 05: Digital Twin and Building Information Modeling: Redefining Smart Building Maintenance
- 11:30 – 12:15
- Chairman: Eng. Ondrej Stejskal
- Artificial Intelligence and Digital Twins: From Infrastructure Maintenance to Cultural Heritage
Prof. Mufid Samarai - An Integrated BIM – Value Engineering Driven Framework for Enhancing Real-Time Decision Making in Building Maintenance
Eng. Saeed Alaw - From Physical to Virtual: Transforming Facilities Management Using Digital Twin Technology
Prof. Mohamed Abdelhamid
Eng. Ondrej Stejskal
Chairman
Prof. Mufid Samarai
Eng. Saeed Alaw
Prof. Mohamed Abdelhamid
Workshop 13: Safety Risk Management & AI: How is AI changing risk models, and what responsibilities does this create?
- 11:30 – 12:30
- Alinsaniah Hall
Lunch (Hosted by Saud Electricity Company) 12:15 – 13:15
Panel Discussion: Regional Experiences in Asset, Facility and Maintenance Management
- 13:15 – 14:05
- Chairman: Dr. Isam Kabbani
- Application of Artificial Technologies (AI) in FM services in Oman
Dr. Badar ALRashdi - A Sensor-based Multimodal Wireless Expert Crowd Monitoring and Management Framework for Smart Hajj
Eng. Mohammad Faiz Chikh Awad - From Data to Decisions: A Federal Platform for Addressing Traffic Congestion on the UAE’s Federal Road Network (Digital Transformation Without Bureaucracy)
Eng. Noura Alhouli - Artificial Intelligence in Facility Management: Enhancing Operations in the GCC
Mohamed Saadeh
Dr. Isam Kabbani
Chairman
Dr. Badar ALRashdi
Eng. Mohammad Faiz Chikh Awad
Eng. Noura Alhouli
Mohamed Saadeh
Parallel Session & Workshop | 14:05 – 15:05
Session 06: Digital Twin and Data Analytics to Improve Asset Management
- 14:05 – 15:05
- Chairman: Eng. Tomáš Hladík
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Data-Driven Decisions and the use of Technology (Digital Twins) in Decision-Making
Eng. Sulaiman Al Ismaili - A 2025 Survey and Trend Analysis of Equipment Management in Chinese Enterprises
Prof. Baowen Li - Leveraging Digital Twin Technology with Big Data Analytics for Enhanced Asset Management
Eng. Shima Fahima
Eng. Tomáš Hladík
Chairman
Eng. Sulaiman Al Ismaili
Prof. Baowen Li
Eng. Shima Fahima
Workshop 14: Digital Twin Applications in Laboratory Facility Management: Challenges and Opportunities
- 14:05 – 15:05
- Alinsaniah Hall
Prayer 15:05 – 15:35
Parallel Session & Workshop | 15:35 – 16:35
Session 07: Developing Professional Competencies Using Digital Twin and Artificial Intelligence
- 15:35 – 16:35
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Chairman: Dr. Rania Salahelddin
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Industry, Digitalization, AI and Demographics: A Cocktail for Maintenance Education of the Future
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Eng. Tomáš Hladík
- Future Training Through Digital Twinning to Enhance Professionals’ Capabilities in ISO Management Systems & Project Management
Eng. Hamid Yagoub - AI-Augmented Digital Twin Framework for Human-Centered Continuing Education
Dr. Asma Nusairi - AI in Operations and Maintenance: Driving Efficiency, Reliability, and Future Engineering Competencies Mohammed Rashad
Dr. Rania Salahelddin
Chairman
Eng. Tomáš Hladík
Eng. Hamid Yagoub
Dr. Asma Nusairi
Eng. Mohammed Rashad
Workshop 15: Strategies and Best Practices in Cleaning Through the BICSc Training and the 3E Program
- 15:35 – 16:35
- Alinsaniah Hall
Parallel Session & Workshop | 16:35– 17:20
Session 08: Digital Twinning to Improve Smart Resource Management and Sustainability
- 16:35– 17:20
- Chairman: Dr. Ayman Alwaleedi
- Turning Contradictions into Opportunities: Systematic Innovation for Sustainable Water Systems
Eng. Marco Tatti - Enabling The Digital Backbone – An Infrastructure-Driven Digital Twinning Model in A Smart Industrial City
Eng. Kingkof Opoku-Ohemeng - Advancing Drinking Water Distribution Systems Through Smart Water Applications: Insights,
Benefits, and Lessons Learned
Eng. Ali EL-Turki
Dr. Ayman Alwaleedi
Chairman
Eng. Marco Tatti
Eng. Kingkof Opoku-Ohemeng
Dr. Asma Nusairi
Conclusion of the Second day 17:20
Three Parallel Workshops
- 08:00 – 09:00
Workshop 08: (Althummama Hall)
Muhamad Alwan
Workshop 09: (Aljanadriyah Hall)
Eng. Kingkof Opoku-Ohemeng
Workshop 10: (Alinsaniah Hall)
Eng. Davide Hanselmann
Break: 09:00 - 09:30
Workshop 12: (Althummama Hall)
- 10:15 - 11:15
Prof. Baoqiang Xu
Workshop 13: (Alinsaniah Hall)
- 11:30 - 12:15
Eng. Simone Bernasconi
Workshop 14: (Alinsaniah Hall)
- 14:00 – 15:00
Eng. Osama Alkhani
Workshop 15: (Alinsaniah Hall)
- 15:30 - 16:30
Four Parallel Workshops (16,17,18,19)
- 08:00 – 09:00
Break: 09:00 – 09:30
Parallel Session & Workshop | 09:30 - 10:30
Session 09: Predictive Maintenance and Sustainable Energy System
- 09:30 - 10:30
- Chairman: Mohamed Alqarni
- The role of artificial intelligence in the maintenance of assets for transmission substations to enhance the efficiency of electricity networks in the Gulf States
Abdulsalam Al-Marei - From Predictive Maintenance to Sovereign Asset Performance: Rethinking value chains for a Resilient, Low-Carbon, and Secure Industry 5.0
Eng. Samira Ben Ali - Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Carbon Emissions Trading and Net-Zero Achievement in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – SNCP
Dr. Mostafa El Hawary - Slope Energy Storage Systems (SESS) in deserts
Dr. Sergio Olivero
Mohamed Alqarni
Chairman
Abdulsalam Al-Marei
Eng. Samira Ben Ali
Dr. Mostafa El Hawary
Dr. Sergio Olivero
Workshop 20: Enhancing Road Quality through Advanced Systems and Modern Technologies
- 09:30 - 10:30
- Alinsaniah Hall
Parallel Session & Workshop | 10:30 - 11:15
Session 10: Digital Twins and Risk Management: Enhancing Sustainability and Resilience in Infrastructure
- 10:30 - 11:15
- Chairman: Eng. Simone Bernasconi
- Digital Twin and Data-Based Risk Evaluation and Claims Adjustment in Engineering Insurances
Eng. Daniel Pfammatter - Critical Infrastructure in Mountain Areas in the Era of Climate Change – A Multifaceted Challenge
Prof. Claudio Rolandi - Digital Facility Design – Risk Mitigation Through Premises and Interfaces
Eng. Ondrej Stejskal
Eng. Simone Bernasconi
Chairman
Eng. Daniel Pfammatter
Prof. Claudio Rolandi
Eng. Ondrej Stejskal
Workshop 21: Integrating Master Data Governance into Asset Lifecycle Management for Automated Data Driven Operations
- 10:30 - 11:15
- Althummama Hall
Break 11:15 – 11:30
Parallel Session & Workshop | 11:30 – 12:30
Session 11: Artificial Intelligence and Predictive Analytics for Advancing Transportation and Sustainable Road Maintenance
- 11:30 – 12:15
- Chairman: Prof. Mufid Samarai
- Sustainable Road Maintenance Optimization Using Predictive Analytics & Digital Twin Technology
Eng. Agamy Ibrahim - Implications of AI for the Public Transportation Systems
Eng. Simone Bernasconi
Prof. Mufid Samarai
Chairman
Eng. Agamy Ibrahim
Eng. Simone Bernasconi
Dr. Ali Bin Abdullah AlSahli
Workshop 22: Digital Twin as a Game-Changer for Asset & Facility Management in Saudi Arabia: A Practical Geospatial Framework
- 11:30 – 12:30
- Alinsaniah Hall
Prayer 12:15 – 12:30
Session 12: Digital Twins and Advanced Technologies: Enhancing Efficiency in Infrastructure Maintenance
- 12:30 – 13:15
- Chairman: Mohamed Saadeh
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An Integrated BIM–AR Framework for High-Rise Building Maintenance in Saudi Arabia
Dr. Altayeb Qasem -
Drone Technology: A Digital Twin Concept for Improving Operational Efficiency in Preservation Projects
Eng. Islam Elghonaimy -
Generative AI Challenges: Data Leaks, Shadow AI, And Regulatory Responses
Eng. Mustapha Annouh
Mohamed Saadeh
Chairman
Dr. Altayeb Qasem
Eng. Islam Elghonaimy
Eng. Mustapha Annouh
Prayer 12:30 – 13:00
Panel Discussion: The Public Sector’s Vision for Digital Transformation in Asset, Facility, and Maintenance Management
- 13:15 – 14:15
Prof. Ibrahim Al-Harkan
Moderator
Dr. Noura Abuthnain
Eng. Nawaf Al-Otaibi
Eng. Sultan Al-Subaie
Eng. Husam Bashwieh
General Assembly Meeting of OMAINTEC Council
- 14:15 – 14:45
Closing Session
- 14:45 – 15:00
Conference Conclusion and Lunch (Hosted by AlMajal Alarabi Holding Co.) 15:00
Four Parallel Workshops
- 08:00 – 09:00
Workshop 16: (Main Hall)
Eng. Suleiman Barada
Workshop 17: (Alinsaniah Hall)
Dr. Eduardo Calixto
Workshop 18: (Althummama Hall)
Eng. Shukri Habib
Workshop 19: (Aljanadriyah Hall)
- 09:30 - 10:30
Prof. Hossam Elborombaly
Break: 09:00 – 09:30
Workshop 20: (Alinsaniah Hall):
- 10:30 - 11:30
Eng. Mahdi AlBattar, Eng. Zabin Alodayani
Workshop 21: (Alinsaniah Hall):
- 10:30 - 11:30
Ahmad Al Fahaid
Workshop 22: (Alinsaniah Hall)
- 11:30 – 12:30
