Day 1 - TUESDAY 6th September 2022
8:00 Registration Opens
Collect your badge at the registration desk. This is your ticket to the full conference
8:45-8:50 - Welcome Speech
Vinay Nair, Head of Business Development, Alain Charles Publishing
8:50-9:00 - Chairman’s Introduction
Dr. Rahaf Ajaj, Assistant Professor of Environment, Health & Safety, College of Health Sciences
SESSION 1: Role of HSE Leadership in Crisis and Business Continuity Management
9:00-9:30 – Pinnacle Safety Leadership and its Value for an Optimised Safety Culture
- Examine the importance of embedding leadership as a fundamental part of enhancing HSE culture in your organisation
- Understand what factors identify as catalysts for HSE leadership and establish their value for better business continuity management
- Learn how to enhance practical and real cooperation between HSE and key departments in an industrial organisation
Saleh Albalushi, Head of HSE, Drydocks World
9:30-10:00 - HSE Culture Transformation Strategy for Positive and Sustainable Results
- Review the elements of safety culture transformation
- Understand the implementation strategy of HSE culture that will radically impact safety performance in an organisation
- Establish how to maintain positive results and attain a sustainable safety transformation
Sultan Karrani, Senior Engineer - HSE, ADNOC
10:00-10:30 – Dubai Municipality’s Efforts towards Accident Investigation - Legal Procedures & Findings
- Examine the aftermath of accidents, process of accident reporting and understand the methodology of legal investigation by Dubai Municipality
- Review the most common causes of accidents in Dubai industrial sectors and how these will help strategise your occupational safety standards
- Hear about Dubai Municipality’s expectations from key industries based on the lessons learnt from these investigations
Eng. Mohamed Abdula Almarzooqi, Head of Accident Investigation Team - Health & Safety Department, Dubai Municipality
10:30-11:00 – Networking Break
Refreshments in the Technology Showcase Hall
11:00-11:30 - AI and IoT in Mobility Safety: Mission Net-Zero Accidents
- Understand the importance of mobility safety to optimise risk management
- Analyse how a preventive approach can help in getting to net-zero fatalities in accidents
- Discover AI & IoT technology which are set to revolutionise construction and mining safety
Cherian Varghese, CEO, Vin Technology
11:30-12:00 - Utilising Emergency Preparedness: How DAMAC Achieved Optimal Recovery from the Crisis
- Examine the elements of crisis management planning to understand the importance of preparedness and testing
- Review the strategies of business continuity, crisis management and risk mitigation programmes that will help preparedness and responses in a crisis
- Access a case study on how DAMAC applied the above elements for optimal recovery from the pandemic
Ihab Albairam, Director – HSE & Quality, DAMAC (LOAMS)
12:00-12:30 - Panel Discussion - Role of HSE Leadership in Crisis and Business Continuity Management
- Address the challenges faced by companies during any emergency or crisis and identify the steps taken to maintain consistent HSE standards throughout your organisation
- Access innovative ideas, leaders can utilise to build a healthy culture post-crisis which guarantees compliant and effective business continuity
- Understand how the concept and perception of an effective safety culture is affected by the crisis or incident and how best-in-class strategies can support your HSE ambitions
Moderator: Dr. Rahaf Ajaj, Assistant Professor of Environment, Health & Safety, College of Health Sciences
Neelesh Sogani, Corporate Manager HSE, Zawawi Petrotech Engineering
Paul Slater, Executive Director QHSE, Saudi Entertainment Ventures
Sutharson Sathiah, Senior Manager – HSE & Risk, Global Village
Will Cadwaladr, Senior Associate, Clyde & Co
12:30-13:30 - Lunch Break
Lunch and Refreshments in the Technology Showcase Hall
SESSION 2: Process Safety & its Framework
13:30-14:00 - Occupational Health & Safety Standard Implementation in the Waste Sector
- Evaluate Abu Dhabi's OSH standards and frameworks
- Hear about the top 12 OSH risks in waste management operations and how they are being addressed
- Review the roadmap to prevent incidents using the 10 prevention rules defined by Tadweer
Dr. Eng. Hani Hossni, EHS Director, Abu Dhabi Waste Management Centre - Tadweer
14:00-14:30 – Experience of Training on Management of Change from the Process Safety Perspective
- Analyse the different approaches that contribute to effectively manage occupational and process safety
- Learn how to prepare your organisation to identify and manage changes to avoid process safety incidents
- Examine the results and conclusions of implementing MOC training to optimise safety standards
Gerardo Daniel Abalde, Group Head, Saudi Aramco
14:30-15:00 – Effective Implementation of Process Safety Management to Mitigate Risks
- Understand the objective of process safety management and how it will help develop a comprehensive framework of industry best practices
- Recognise the main reasons why risk-based process management systems are implemented
- Identify the main pillars of accident prevention to be implemented at a risk-appropriate level of consistency
Azam Soukar, Director - Group HSE, Dubai Holding Entertainment
15:00-15:30 - Coffee Networking Break
Refreshments in the Technology Showcase Hall
SESSION 3: Future of Digitalisation in the HSE Sector
15:30-16:00 - Increasing Safety at Zero Incremental Cost
- Hear about how various organisation have implemented advanced AI based safety systems for optimising their safety culture
- Understand the functioning of such systems and how they are designed to be cost-effective when compared to traditional systems
- Access a case study of some of these technologies in use to enhance safety standards
Rustom Kanga, CEO & Co-Founder, iOmniscient
16:00-16:30 – Virtual Reality Safety Training: A Long Overdue Revolution
- Establish how VR is four times more effective than classrooms for HSE training
- Analyse how VR will transform your safety culture from reactive to predictive management
- Case study on how Enova has leveraged Next World’s Virtual Reality Safety Trainings to enhance their MENA operations
Benjamin Van Damme, Vice President, Next World VR
Assem Chabti, Vice President – HR & Support, Enova by Veolia
16:30-17:00 – Harness the Power of Digital: Strategies to Transform your HSE & Sustainability Programme
- Understand how to enhance your HSE programme to drive sustainability performance
- Learn how you can optimise the power of disruptive technologies and step up HSE efforts
- Explore digital sustainability reporting solutions to accelerate HSE and ESG gains
Naveen GV, Global Development Officer & Managing Director, Benchmark Digital Partners LLC
Chandan Tiwari, Associate Director – AAPAC Subscriber Development, Benchmark Digital Partners LLC
17:00 – 17:05 Chairman’s Closing Remarks
Dr. Rahaf Ajaj, Assistant Professor of Environment, Health & Safety, College of Health Sciences
Day 2 - WEDNESDAY 7th September 2022
8:00 Registration Opens
Collect your badge at the registration desk. This is your ticket to the full conference
8:45-8:50 - Welcome Speech
Vinay Nair, Head of Business Development, Alain Charles Publishing
8:50-9:00 - Chairman’s Introduction
Naveen GV, Global Development Officer & Managing Director, Benchmark Digital Partners LLC
SESSION 3 (continued): Future of Digitalisation in the HSE Sector
9:00-9:30 - Embracing HSE in the 21st century
- Discover how utilising technology can establish the single source of truth and help leaders make informed decisions
- The importance of social media and safety gamification that will revolutionise employees engagement
- Hear how embracing modern training techniques has the capacity to induce a positive safety culture and reduce incidents at worksites
Lynn Hoballah, Head of Health & Safety, Petrofac
9:30-10:00 - Creating Safer Workplaces through AI Vision
- See the unseen: Generate leading indicators based on 40+ proven high accuracy EHS scenarios
- Empower teams at the frontline with actionable data from day one
- Enhance your safety culture - Foster ethical AI to create psychological safety at workplaces
Gokhan Yildiz, Director of Business Development (EMEA), Intenseye
10:00-10:30 - How People and Culture Impact Digitalisation
- Understand the journey of digitalisation and how it is a game-changing revolution
- How adopting change and digitalisation will directly impact the safety culture of your organisation
- Review the role of 'Learning Culture' in sustaining a digital workplace to achieve optimal efficiencies
Mark Kenyon, Operations & Technical Director, Rebound Exchange
10:30-11:00 - Coffee Networking Break
Refreshments in the Technology Showcase Hall
11:00-11:30 - Future of Digitalisation in the HSE Sector
- Analyse how cutting-edge technologies including AI, ML, IoT and Virtual Reality can improve HSE operational efficiency to create a holistic culture of risk identification, remote management and maintenance, implementation of data collection for accident prediction and overall mitigation of risk
- Why Digital Transformation matters and the role that change management plays in establishing a successful organisation
- Review the impact of disruptive technologies and the challenges of integrating emerging tech as a solution to solve your HSE requirements
Moderator: Chandan Tiwari, Associate Director- AAPAC Subscriber Development, Benchmark Digital Partners LLC
Gaurav Khupsare, Director of Operations, MACS-G Solutions
Ronald Otte, Director of Safety & Occupational Health & Hygiene, Emirates Global Aluminium
Ross Macfarlane, Remote Operations Programme Manager, Fugro
SESSION 4: Learning from the Pandemic and other Global Transformations about Occupational Health and Behavioural Safety
11:30-12:00 – An Employer’s Responsibilities during a Global Transformation
- Learn about the organisational changes enabling risk mitigation for sustained operations
- Examine how an employer’s response and care for affected employees and their families during the pandemic has instituted a positive workplace culture
- Review the factors contributing to stress and how these can be reduced by using proactive controls and assurance
Dipl. Ing. Peter Michael Hamel, Department Head OHSE, Be’ah
12:00-12:30 – Significance of Preparedness and Risk Management to Create a Resilient Workplace
- Understand the effects of the pandemic and the key takeaways to review your safety strategies
- Discuss the effectiveness of our responses to this global transformation
- Analyse the importance of future preparedness and risk management
Fahad Alkiyumi, Senior QHSE Manager, Oman Electricity Transmission Company
12:30-13:30 - Lunch Break
Lunch & Refreshments in the Technology Showcase Hall
13:30-14:00 – The Role of Behavioural Safety in Enhancing Safety Culture
- Analyse behaviour based safety and review the difference between traditional safety and behaviour-based safety
- There are times when you should not implement behaviour based safety, discuss why this is critical and understand the concepts of fallacies and realities
- Examine the process of implementing behaviour based safety and what factors contribute to is successful implementation
Eng. Raed Mohammed Al Marzooqi, Manager of Studies & System Section, Dubai Municipality
14:00-14:30 – Asyad Drydock’s Approach to Achieve a LTI Free Workplace
- Access insights on the proven HSSE initiatives that help mitigate workplace lost time injury
- Hear about Asyad Drydock’s 12 Golden Rules that are based on a life saving methodology
- Examine the effective actions implemented to overcome key safety challenges
Md Ubaidul Haq, HSSE Manager, Asyad Drydocks
14:30-15:00 - Learning from the Pandemic and other Global Transformations about Occupational Health and Behavioural Safety
- Examine the effects of the pandemic and other major global transformative forces affecting occupational health and behavioural safety to best equip organisations to address these in 2023
- Understand the magnitude of occupational disorders globally and (use comma instead of ‘and’) how these have historically been met, and how we can improve on these in the coming years
- Why businesses should consider adding a behavioural safety framework to pandemic protocols
Moderator: Naveen G V, Global Development Officer & Managing Director, Benchmark Digital Partners LLC
Fahad Alkiyumi, Senior QHSE Manager, Oman Electricity Transmission Company
Janina Sander, H&S Application Specialist, TSI GmbH
Dipl. Ing. Peter Michael Hamel, Department Head OHSE, Be’ah
Prabeesh MP, QHSE Manager, John Energy
15:00-15:30 - Coffee Networking Break
Refreshments in the Technology Showcase Hall
SESSION 5: Sustainable Value Creation – How ESG moved from a Cost Centre to a Value Driver
15:30-16:00 – The Value ESG is Creating in the Aluminium Industry
- Gain critical insights on the importance of environmental and sustainability factors in the aluminium industry
- Understand aluminium stewardship initiatives and premium customers
- Examine the effects of ESG ratings on a company’s market value and discuss future trends
Ronald Otte, Director of Safety & Occupational Health & Hygiene, Emirates Global Aluminium
16:00-16:30 – Dubai Municipality’s Update: Compliance of Air Quality Regulations
- Understand the role and function of Dubai Air Environment Monitoring Network in providing real time air quality data across the Emirate
- Learn how the data acquired is utilised for the performance of the ambient air quality forecasting system optimising simulation accuracy
- Hear about how the data also provides a vital framework essential for monitoring conformance to air quality regulations
Dr. Jasminka Jaksic, Senior Environmental Specialist, Dubai Municipality
16:30-16:45 – Defining the Future – The New Safe
- Review the application of conventional HSE practices towards new operational models
- Understand how ensuring smart systems create safer environments that remain safe
- Explore new ways of working for the ‘Human in the Loop’
Ross Macfarlane, Remote Operations Programme Manager, Fugro
16:45 – 16:50 Chairman’s Closing Remarks
Naveen GV, Global Development Officer & Managing Director, Benchmark Digital Partners LLC
