ADVISORY PANEL
WALEED GHANEM,
Head of Health and Safety,
Arab Engineering Bureau
DR HAZEM GALLAGHER-ALAGHA,
Medical Doctor,
Qatar Airways
LUIGIA INGIANNI,
Commissioner-Employment Standards,
Qatar Financial Centre
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
EHAB GAMAL ELDIN A. SALEH,
Senior Safety Engineer,
Quality & Safety Department,
Public Works Authority(ASHGHAL)
Speaking on: Qatar construction specifications( QCS )2020 edition
- Current member of IOSH, OSHA, and IRCA as an international Occupational Health & Safety Auditor
- Has a certificate for IMS – Integrated Management System, Management in HSES, Supervision & Leadership
- Worked for a number of major engineering and construction companies & consultants including Saipem (Enni Group) and here in Qatar with Qatar Gas, Qatar petroleum, and Dolphin
K VENKATESAN,
Corporate HSE Manager,
Galfar Al Misnad
Speaking on: Behavior safety in Construction
- Certified Safety Professional (CSP) & Charter Health and Safety Practitioner (CMIOSH
- Implemented HSSE management systems and best HSSE practices in metal, Power, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas and Construction industries.
- Certified Green Professional in Global Sustainability Assessment System (GSAS- CGP)
UVAIS QIDWAI,
Associate Professor,
Dept. of Computer Science & Engineering,
Qatar University
Speaking on: Robots in Building Inspections: A study on coordinated robotics
- Participated in several government and industry-funded projects in the United States, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Singapore, Malaysia, and Pakistan.
- Published over 150 papers in reputable journals and conference proceedings, and has been granted one US and one GCC patents
DR HAZEM GALLAGHER-ALAGHA,
Medical Doctor,
Qatar Airways
Speaking on: Sickness absence, causes and contributing factors
- Worked with Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome and wrote his dissertation on HAVS in the Shipyards.
- Headed the health surveillance service at AXA PPP Occupational Health
DR FRANCESCA RE,
Legislation and Compliance Manager,
Qatar Financial Centre
Speaking on: Safe, healthy workers the true wealth of a company
- Worked as Legal Consultant in a Qatari law firm for 3 years
- Worked as an international and criminal Lawyer
- Currently coordinating a national taskforce for the development of Occupational Safety and Health Policy in Qatar
WALEED GHANEM,
Head of Health and Safety,
Arab Engineering Bureau
Speaking on: Pre/ post contracting construction site safety
- Awarded the Construction Innovation Awards for Health and Safety Initiative 2017
- Member of the Technical OHS Sub-committee for the QCS 2018 (Qatar Construction Specifications)
LUIGIA INGIANNI,
Commissioner-Employment Standards,
Qatar Financial Centre
Speaking on: Ensuring health while promoting sustainable development
- Worked in several countries assisting international clients and governmental institutions in regard of employment matters including employment disputes in courts
- Designed the current structure of the Employment Standards Office of the Qatar Financial Centre, making it the first administrative employment dispute resolution centre in the GCC operating under the ILO guidelines
- Established the Data Protection Directorate, the first data protection supervisory authority in line with the European General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)
DR AHMED FARD,
HSSE Manager,
Qatar Environment & Energy Research Institute
Speaking on: Mindset Switching from "Preventing Accidents" to "Creating Safety"
- Working on the development of carbon-based adsorbents and their surface modification by nanoparticles for water/wastewater applications
- Has authored a book and published and journal papers in chemical and environmental engineering
- Has a number of professional safety certifications from international safety bodies such as NEBOSH, BSC, IOSH, and IRCA
MS TINA BALACHANDRAN,
Clinical & Aviation Psychologist,
Independent Consultant
Speaking on: Rehabilitaion in the workplace
- Catered to a multicultural global workforce of over 45,000 employees
- Has authored and co-authored book chapters on the subject of pilot recruitment and workplace mental health
- Actively involved in various workgroups focused on improving the field of clinical and aviation psychology