Investment being made to combat persistent flooding, poor water usage practices and unsustainable design methodologies.

DOHA, NON-US, QATAR, February 2, 2016 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The 3rd Annual Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems Middle East conference is taking place from 28 - 29 March 2016 in Doha, Qatar, to enable private and government stakeholders to discuss key current and planned drainage, sewerage and other water infrastructure projects.

Solving drainage and water infrastructure issues is a critical priority in the region, with investment being made to combat persistent flooding, poor water usage practices and unsustainable design methodologies. To overcome this, governments and private stakeholders across the region will meet at the conference to review solutions to help them develop and redevelop more sustainable urban drainage systems.

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This conference will gather regional decision makers responsible for drainage and sewerage projects in Middle East to meet with specialised developers, contractors, consultants and solution providers to discuss upcoming projects, address the region’s growing groundwater issue and examine emerging technologies and solutions for SUDS implementation.

Speakers include:

• Eng. Abdullah Al-Ma’moon, Group Leader - Policy and Research, Ministry of Municipality & Urban Planning, Qatar
• Glynne J. Pritchard, Project Manager - Environment & Infrastructure, Parsons
• Dr. Aisha Al-Qurashi, Former Head of Hydrological Data Analysis Section, Surfacewater Section, Water Assessment Dept., Ministry of Regional Municipalities and Water Resources, Oman
• Chris Venemore, Director - Civil Infrastructure, AECOM
• Moen Azmi, Minister’s Advisor, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Jordan
• Salah S. Nezar, Corporate Sustainability Director, Qatar Project Management
• Eng. Mohammed Dabbas, Project Manager - Environment & Infrastructure, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Jordan
• Prof. Adel Sharif, Research Director - Water Security, Qatar Energy and Environment Research Institute
• Anthony Killeen, Senior Drainage Design Engineer, Drainage Projects Management Department, Public Works Authority (ASHGHAL)
• Johnson Mariandran Raju, Senior Design Engineer, Drainage Network Design Department, Public Works Authority (ASHGHAL)
• Dr. Mohamed Shamrukh Mahmoud, Expert of Water Resources (Water Department), Ministry of Environment, Government of Qatar
• Salam Matti, Water Business Director, Arcadis
• Dr. Babak Bozorgy, Principal Civil/Water Engineer, MWH Global
• Maen Abu Afifeh, Head of Water & Environmental Dept., Khatib & Alami
• Holley Chant, Corporate Sustainability Director, KEO International Consultants
• Edward Harb, Project Director, Hill International


The 3rd Annual Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems Middle East conference will take place from 28 - 29 March 2016 in Doha, Qatar, and will feature a mix of keynote sessions, case studies, technical presentations and high level networking sessions. Sponsors include Western International Insulation Material, Electrosteel and Grundfos.

Find the full agenda, speaker list and registration form at www.drainageandsewerageme.com/news or call +971 4 364 2975 or email enquiry@iqpc.ae for more information.

Loy Pinheiro
IQPC Middle East
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