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DAY 1
MONDAY - JANUARY 19, 2009
  
       

REGISTRATION

8:00 - 9:00 AM

OPENING REMARKS
9:00 - 9:10 AM

Nabeel A. Koshak, Ph.D.

Chairman Organizing Committee
Director of Center of Excellence in Hajj and Omrah Research


 

 
 

SESSION 1
GLOBAL OVERVIEW: INTELLIGENT CITIES OVERVIEW & LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
 9.00 - 10.30
Session Chairman:

Dr. Mohammed Al-Suwaiyel

President
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)

INTELLIGENT CITIES EVOLVING TRENDS AND GLOBAL INITIATIVES

Wim Elfrink

Executive Vice President, Cisco Services & Chief Globalization Officer
Cisco


 

 
 

THE KOREAN SUCCESS STORY - WIDE SPREAD INTELLIGENT INFRASTRUCTURE AND APPLICATIONS

Dr. Kim Choon - Ho

Vice President for Public and International Affairs
Konkuk University


 

 
 

GLOBAL REVIEW OF BEST PRACTICES IN EXISTING INTELLIGENT CITIES WORLDWIDE

Mr. John G. Jung

Chairman
Intelligent Community Forum


 

 
 

COFFEE BREAK

10.30 - 11.00

Q&A SESSION


SESSION 2
VISIONS FOR THE FUTURE OF INTELLIGENT CITIES IN THE KINGDOM
 11.00 - 12.15
Session Chairman:

Dr. Muhammad Bin Sulaiman Al Jasser

Vice Governor
Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA)

THE KINGDOM’S LARGEST INTELLIGENT INITIATIVE: KING ABDULLAH ECONOMIC CITY

Dr Ahmad Yamani

Chief Technology Officer
Saudi Arabia Investment Group Authority (SAGIA)


 

 
 

Dr. Marwan Al Ahmadi

Chief Executive Officer
Zain Saudi Arabia


 

 
 

TRANSFORMING HOLY MAKKAH - STRATEGIC PLAN - INTELLIGENT CITY VISION

HE Dr. Osama Albar

Ameen of Makkah


 

 
 

Q&A SESSION

PRAYER AND COFFEE BREAK

12.15 - 12.45

SESSION 3
THE EXPEDIENT TRANSFORMATION OF MAKKAH - POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS
 12.45 - 14.30
Session Chairman:

Dr. Abdulaziz Jazzar

Executive Partner , Malaz Capital
Chairman , Information and Communication Technology Committee, Arab Chammber of Commerce

DISCUSSION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE EXPEDIENT TRANSFORMATION OF THE HOLY CITY. PANEL MEMBERS:

Dr. Mohamad Benteen

President
Saudi Post


 

 
 

Mr. Abdul Rahman Bin Abdul Kader Faqeh

Chairman of the Board
Jabal Omar Development Co.


 

 
 

Mohammad Bin Mohammad Bin Awad Binladin

Vice President for Development
Saudi Binladin Group


 

 
 

Dr. Sulaiman Mirdad

Deputy Governor, IT
Communications and Information Technology Commission ( CITC )


 

 
 

LUNCH

14.30 - 15.30

Cafe Chat : TO DISCUSS CONFERENCE RECOMMENDATIONS

15.30 - 17.00

Dr. Charles Savage

President and Mentor
Knowledge Era Enterprising International


 

 
 

OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY
 20.00 - 22.30
 
DAY 2
TUESDAY - JANUARY 20, 2009
  
       

REGISTRATION

8:00 - 9:00 AM

SESSION 1
INTELLIGENT INFRASTRUCTURE, COMMUNITIES AND END USERS
 9.00 - 10.30
Session Chairman:

Dr. Tawfig Alrabiah

Director General
Saudi Industrial Property Authority

BROAD BAND ISSUES - TECHNOLOGIES - CHALLENGES, OPPORTUNITIES STANDARDS

Mr. Siavash M. Alamouti

Chief Technology Officer
INTEL CORPORATION


 

 
 

INTELLIGENT HABITAT ISSUES - COMMUNITIES AND BUILDINGS

Mr. Charlie Kindel

General Manager, Microsoft Connected Home and Community
Microsoft Corp.


 

 
 

INDIVIDUAL INTERFACE TECHNOLOGIES - RIFD TECHNOLOGIES WITH HAJJ APPLICATION

Dr. Walid Tout

CTO
RFID International Group


 

 
 

Q&A SESSION

PROGRAM BREAK - EXHIBITION VISIT - NETWORKING

15.30 - 18.00

SESSION 2
OVERVIEW INTELLIGENT BUILDING TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS
 11.00 - 12.15
Session Chairman:

General Mansour Bin Sultan Al Turki

Director- Hajj and Omra Security Administration

EVOLVING TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS FOR INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS

Mr. Ronald J. Zimmer

President & CEO
CABA


 

 
 

INTEGRATED SYSTEMS FOR INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS

Mr. Kendall Ordish

Business Development Officer
Schneider Group


 

 
 

Engr. Richard Pollak

Founder and CEO
4C Consulting


 

 
 

Q&A SESSION

COFFEE BREAK

12.15 - 12.45

SESSION 3
CONCEPTS, SOLUTIONS AND TOOLS FOR INTELLIGENT CITIES AND BUILDINGS
 12.45 - 14.30
Session Chairman:

Engr. Ali Al Soma

Consultant to the Minister
General Manager of the e-Government Program
Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Saudi Arabia

DESIGN TECHNOLOGIES TOOLS FOR INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS

Mr. Bruce Kenneth Forbes

President / CEO
ARCHIBUS Inc.


 

 
 

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND RESPONSE FOR INTELLIGENT CITY

Dr. John R. Harrald

Director Emeritus, Institute for Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management
George Washington University


 

 
 

Mr. Soma Sekhar Vedantam

Director
TrackIT Solutions FZ LLC


 

 
 

EVOLVING DESIGN TOOLS FOR INTELLIGENT CITIES

Mr. Geoff Zeiss

Director of Technology
Autodesk, Inc.


 

 
 

Q&A SESSION

LUNCH

14.30 - 15.30

SESSION 4
INTELLIGENT CITIES AND BUILDINGS INITIATIVES
 15.30 - 16.30
Session Chairman:

Dr. Eisa Mohammad Rawas

Director, Ministry of Hajj – for Omra Affairs

Mr. Essam A. Kalthoum

Chief Executive Officer
Al Shamiyah UDC- Jeddah & Makkah


 

 
 

Engr. Amr Mohammed Taher

President
BT Applied Technology Company (BTAT)


 

 
 

INTELLIGENT CITY AN ENABLER FOR A FIRST CLASS HAJJ SERVICES

Professor Kamarulazizi Ibrahim Ph.D

Nano Optoelectronic Research and Technology Laboratory
University Sains Malaysia


 

 
 

Mr. Yasser Alobaidan

Business Growth Manager
Zain KSA


 

 
 

Mr. Khaled Ezzat

Director, Network Solutions
Ericsson Saudi Arabia


 

 
 

Q&A SESSION


CLOSING SESSION
WEDNESDAY - JAN. 21, 2009 WORKSHOPS ON LATEST APPLICATIONS

WEDNESDAY - JAN. 21, 2009 WORKSHOPS - SEMINARS - TUTORIALS