29 January 2012
MUSCAT: The Oman Construction Summit 2012, the Sultanate's signature construction and infrastructure industry forum, opens at the Grand Hyatt today, with spotlight on the country's biggest economic initiative -- the Duqm development.
A multi-billion dollar industrial, tourism and urban scheme, anchored by a world-class port and dry dock complex, the Duqm development has been conceived as a dynamo of economic growth to fuel the nation's long-term prosperity. This ambitious initiative will be discuss today, through insightful presentations, panel discussions and interactions sessions as part of the summit's opening day dedicated to Duqm development project.
The chief guest, Yahya bin Said bin Abdullah Al Jabri, appointed last November by Royal Decree as chairman of the Special Economic Zone Authority at Duqm, will inaugurate the focus day by delivering a much-awaited keynote address outlining the government's grand vision for the development of the Special Economic Zone at Duqm.
Technological innovations
This day dedicated to Duqm will set the tone for the three-day forum which will deal with a comprehensive array of infrastructure projects, industry trends and technological innovations that lie at the heart of the Sultanate's vibrant construction sector. The main conference will be inaugurated tomorrow by Dr Rasheed bin Al Safi Al Huraibi, chairman of Oman Tender Board, in the presence of senior government officials and business executives.
Today's Duqm-centric agenda features a panel of officials and speakers including Said bin Hamdoon bin Saif Al Harthy, undersecretary for Ports and Maritime Affairs, Ministry of Transport and Communication; Dr Maurice Girgis, adviser, Special Economic Zone Authority at Duqm; and Peter Broers, CEO of Port of Duqm.
Other speakers include Bhupinder Singh Bedi, PPP expert, Asian Development Bank; Eng. Hamed bin Salim Al Maghderi, general manager, Rural Areas Electricity Company (RAECO); Eng. Zaher Khalid Suleiman Al Suleimani, director-general of Project, Public Authority for Electricity & Water (PAEW); Dr Wahid Moahmmed Abdullah Al Shuely, head of Environmental Impacts of Development Projects Section, Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs; Eng. Yahya Khamis Juma Al Zadjali, head of Planning and Engineering, Special Economic Zone Authority at Duqm and Dr Simon Wilson, technical director, Five Oceans Environmental Services.
Underlining the importance of the construction industry for the country's economy, the Oman Construction Summit 2012 is held in cooperation with the Ministry of Housing and with the official support of the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI), The Concrete Society (UK) and UKTI.
MUSCAT: The Oman Construction Summit 2012, the Sultanate's signature construction and infrastructure industry forum, opens at the Grand Hyatt today, with spotlight on the country's biggest economic initiative -- the Duqm development.
A multi-billion dollar industrial, tourism and urban scheme, anchored by a world-class port and dry dock complex, the Duqm development has been conceived as a dynamo of economic growth to fuel the nation's long-term prosperity. This ambitious initiative will be discuss today, through insightful presentations, panel discussions and interactions sessions as part of the summit's opening day dedicated to Duqm development project.
The chief guest, Yahya bin Said bin Abdullah Al Jabri, appointed last November by Royal Decree as chairman of the Special Economic Zone Authority at Duqm, will inaugurate the focus day by delivering a much-awaited keynote address outlining the government's grand vision for the development of the Special Economic Zone at Duqm.
Technological innovations
This day dedicated to Duqm will set the tone for the three-day forum which will deal with a comprehensive array of infrastructure projects, industry trends and technological innovations that lie at the heart of the Sultanate's vibrant construction sector. The main conference will be inaugurated tomorrow by Dr Rasheed bin Al Safi Al Huraibi, chairman of Oman Tender Board, in the presence of senior government officials and business executives.
Today's Duqm-centric agenda features a panel of officials and speakers including Said bin Hamdoon bin Saif Al Harthy, undersecretary for Ports and Maritime Affairs, Ministry of Transport and Communication; Dr Maurice Girgis, adviser, Special Economic Zone Authority at Duqm; and Peter Broers, CEO of Port of Duqm.
Other speakers include Bhupinder Singh Bedi, PPP expert, Asian Development Bank; Eng. Hamed bin Salim Al Maghderi, general manager, Rural Areas Electricity Company (RAECO); Eng. Zaher Khalid Suleiman Al Suleimani, director-general of Project, Public Authority for Electricity & Water (PAEW); Dr Wahid Moahmmed Abdullah Al Shuely, head of Environmental Impacts of Development Projects Section, Ministry of Environment and Climate Affairs; Eng. Yahya Khamis Juma Al Zadjali, head of Planning and Engineering, Special Economic Zone Authority at Duqm and Dr Simon Wilson, technical director, Five Oceans Environmental Services.
Underlining the importance of the construction industry for the country's economy, the Oman Construction Summit 2012 is held in cooperation with the Ministry of Housing and with the official support of the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI), The Concrete Society (UK) and UKTI.
© Times of Oman 2012
