NED University of Engineering and Technology is the leading Engineering institute of Pakistan. NEDians have formed a forum in Saudi Arabia for more than a decade here. It organizes technical seminars time to time in Saudi Arabia.
The theme of this year's seminar of NED Engineers Forum (NFDFO) was how to add value to engineering projects and to introduce GE Strength and globalization approach of it's Consumer & Industrial business. GEXPPRO-SESCO/ Tamimi Group also presented their capabilities new products. (NFDFO) is an association of Ex-Students of Pakistan's top Engineering University NEDUET of Karachi. Since it inception in 1991 this engineering forum has been regularly holding technical seminars and other functions. This year's seminar was held at Dhahran International hotel on Nov 30th and more than 125 delegates from broad Section of Engineering and industry Community attended.
Participants watched with interest short but informative presentations. Mr. Jawaid Inam the General Secretary of NEDFO presented the achievements of Forum in the technical, social and welfare fields since past 17 years.
The keynote speaker Mr. Hussain Haider, NEDFO President, highlighted elements, which enhance value of a project despite tight schedule & budget, which are very common constraints in almost all Engineering Projects. He identified benefits of knowing customer's written and hidden expectations and how to achieve his loyalty by using several innovative best practices
GE C&I Regional Sales Manager, MEA region, Mr. Iqbal Hussain presented GE's worldwide strong position during current economic environment. Mr. Iqbal briefed about GE history, established in 1878 by Thomas Edison and the only company listed in Dow Jones Industrial Index today that was also included in original index in 1896. He explained that the GE's incredible performance under challenging conditions is based on Diversified business model, globalization and GE's core values. He also described GE's active contribution in Mega projects currently under execution in the Saudi/Gulf. During the question answer session, one of the question came that "I have GE share should I sold it or hold on"..Mr. Iqbal responded that it is true that GE share in last couple of months has been down but it's not only GE but also many competitors and peer companies have experienced share declines similar to ours. The S&P 500 is down over 41% during this year.
GE C&I also introduced IEC Global platform for Medium Voltage with introduction of SecoGear - GE's true commitment for globalization, expanding the range from ANSI/NEMA to International Standard. Ahsan Aziz of C&I presented the salient features of SecoGear and the unique design differentiating it from similar equipment available in industry.
Seminar was concluded with Shakil Omer of Sesco presenting their capability in Electrical distribution market and recent introduction of one of the industries best Power Management System in conjunction with EIG of NY, recently approved with Saudi Aramco.
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