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American University in the Emirates

The College of Computer Information Technology at the American University in Emirates is organizing a Smart Cities Forum at the University premises. Throughout this forum attendees will explore the different components of a smart city to have an understating about the potential technologies that enable the intelligence in future cities. The forum is an occasion for people to meet experts in the field, to better understand the life in smart cities and to know more about its opportunities and challenges.

Where in this fast-moving and rapidly changing world do you want to go? To succeed in your chosen professional arena, you need relevant knowledge, confidence, a positive attitude, and the determination to select the best pathway to success. The American University in the Emirates (AUE) offers you such a pathway to success. Our undergraduate, graduate and professional programs encourage and enable students to become proactive, reflective and critical thinkers. Within the learning communities that AUE creates, students explore their evolving interests, exploit the value of informed curiosity, and become engaged in work with their faculty and peers in systematic processes of self-development and self-actualization.

TRANSFORMING CITY TO SMART CITY

Forums Mission

The forum’s mission is to provide a platform to experts and community members to exchange information and insights that may lead to more awareness about the Smart Cities opportunities and challenges. This is a precursor to increase research and education in the field and help the community to be at the forefront of the modern world.

AGENDA

November 27, 2018 | American University in the Emiartes
Registration
09:30 – 10:00 AM
Opening Remarks
10:00 – 10:10 AM
Prof. Muthanna – President
Opening Remarks
10:10 – 10:20 AM

Patronage

Welcome Remarks
10:20 – 10:30 AM
Prof. Abhilasha Singh
How Disruptive Technologies are Reshaping Future Cities
10:30 – 11:00 AM

H.E. Dr. Saeed Khalfan Al Dhaheri
Chairman of the Board, Smartworld
Former Director General of Emirates Identity Authority

Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA) – Smart City
11:00 – 11:30 AM

Engr. Muammar Al Katheeri
Executive Vice President of Engineering & Smart City for DSOA
Government of Dubai.

Coffee break
11:30 – 12:00 PM
How the Conjunction of IoT and AI makes a Smart City Really Smart
12:00 – 12:30 PM

Dr Angelika Eksteen
Director, AI Directions

Smart Assets for Smart cities
12:30 – 1:00 PM

Mr. Paul Christian Espiritu
NEM Middle East General Manager
NEM Blockchain Consultants FZC | The Smart Asset Blockchain

Lunch Break
1:00 – 2:00 PM
Building Smarter Cities And Communities Insights From Citizens And Government
2:00 – 2:30 PM

Mr. Yasir Elkabbany, Regional Director
Middle East and North & Middle Africa CompTIA

Leverage Hard-Won Lessons from Global Digital Cities Projects
2:30 – 3:00 PM

Mr. Hani Khalaf
Business Development Manager/CTO – Internet of Things Dell EMC

Smart Design and Management of Smart Buildings
3:00 – 3:30 PM

Engr. Abdulmajid Karanouh
Managing Director | Concept Design Bureau
Design Director | Affan Innovative Structures

Role of Blockchain in Smart cities – Smart Economy
3:30 – 4:00 PM

Dr. Asma Salman
Ph.D CFM, Associate Professor
Chair – Department of Accounting, Finance & Economics,
College of Business Administration (COBA)

CyberSecurity: An essential pillar of Smart Cities
4:00 – 4:30 PM

Mr. Ramy AlDamati
Lead Solutions Architect for Enterprise & National Level Projects
Kaspersky Lab

Closing Remarks
4:30 – 5:00 PM
Prof. Adel Khelifi

“Smart Cities for Smart Living”

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