Press Release SOE News
Among the keynote speakers were
making tremendous effort to improve
Supporting organisations are Kuwait
Eng. Abdul Redha Hussain Abul
the traffic systems, the conference will
Society of Engineers, ASTM (Ameri-
Hassan, Director of Rail Planning &
focus on the underground space use
can Society of Testing and Materials)
Projects Development, RTA; Eng.
for above the ground transportation
and Institution of Civil Engineers UK.
Abdullah Saeed Ali Obaidullah, EVP
system, energy, water and telecom-
The Gold sponsors of the event are
of DEWA Water & Civil Engineering
munication.
SIKA - a globally active specialty chem-
Division; Eng. Zahra Salman Al
i c a l s
c o m p a n y
a n d
M a p e i
Aboodi, Undersecretary of the
Other focus topics of the conference
Underground Technology Team;
Ministry of Public Works and Eng.
include developments in underground
Silver sponsorship is by Gulf Rock
Pramod Challa, Chief Engineering
space that can be utilised as fuel stor-
Engineering Group and Dr.Fadil
Dubai Civil Defence.
age, service reservoir facilities, base-
Basyyoni Consultancy Firm (DFB)
ments, warehouse and sewerage and
Consultancy and the strategic partner
The conference aims to explore
water treatment facilities. The advan-
is DEWA while over 15 companies
opportunities and focus on the chal-
tages of the development of under-
support the exhibition.
lenges associated with sustainable
ground space are being recognized
underground space utilisation. With
internationally as it is unveiled to be
the GCC and Arab countries already
innovative, practical and sustainable.
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