Conferences

Visitors can draw on highly knowledgeable and influential decision-makers in tank storage terminal management and technology.

Naysayers would suggest abbreviating current and future EPC projects in the face of the current economic climate. To do so would impeach all the economic efforts undertaken in the GCC in the past decade. The International Monetary Fund's(IMF) outlook for the region in 2009 is a GDP of 6%, still higher than the global average. Thus, it is only inevitable that EPC projects should be sustained at current levels, with a more studied approach: identifying and managing risks, utilising the features of split/multi contracts and minimising hiccups in project delivery by effective communication between owners and EPC contractors. EPC would be the definitive forum for both EPC contractors and owners to both discuss various ways to handle their projects from the conceptual to delivery phase. Every single aspect of the projects would be discussed in-depth, allowing owners and contractors to discuss their differences and ways to streamline the EPC projects. Over a period of two days, delegates will be exposed to speakers from leading EPC contractors and project owners who have worked successfully with their contractors. Designed to bring out the very best of world class EPC practices, this forum would be the only platform EPC stakeholders need to navigate through the vagaries of EPC projects.

The Plastic Packaging Middle East 2009 summit is the ultimate meeting place for anybody involved in plastic packaging in the Middle East. Aimed at principal officers from regional converters and processors, Plastic Packaging Middle East 2009 also attracts high-level attendees from foreign converters, petrochemical companies, global brand manufacturers and machinery suppliers.

Workforce Health and Fatigue Management forum is the event of the year 2009 as new methodologies, techniques with relevant interactive and case studies are revealed. This forum also reflects the importance of health and fatigue of employees which will benefit the company's growing prospects. Therefore, better management techniques are strongly needed to minimise the risks such as unexpected accidents and injuries, high rate of staff turnover that causes a loss of production and managing the level of health and fatigue of the employees. Expert practitioners from the industries will also be conducting an interactive discussion to exchange the best practices conducted internationally.

The main obstacle in planning a sustainable facilities management programme now remains in a gap between the design and operation. The architect and interior designer still tend to design facilities for form, and often leave function to the facility manager and building engineering staff. Management inevitably inherits some building systems that are expensive and difficult to maintain. Sustainably designed, constructed and operated facilities and infrastructures reduce impacts of our operations on the external environment. Besides, improved indoor environmental conditions resulting from sustainable facilities are also highly associated with improved patient outcomes, employee health and productivity. At the Sustainable Facilities forum, delegates will explore the basis for the sustainable facilities performance criteria, operational techniques and new technology through basic and applied analysis, best practices benchmarking and technical assistance in order to further the universal goal of a sustainable built environment.

Gulf 2020: scenario planning in a post-crisis world economy

This event aims to gather the innovative minds and leaders to deal with the modern issues, advanced solutions and strategies regarding national product development. The event aspires to create a solid ground to encourage innovation and realizing the advantages of developing and promoting national products regionally and globally to achieve global competitive advantage while playing a crucial role in determining the success of the overall economy.

The longer term outlook for the Middle East steel market is promising, given an expected rebound in the oil price in 2010 fuelling economic growth and capital investment. It is time to remember that the investments in the steel sector are building a strong industrial base across the region. Both Foulath and Vale are planning major investments across the Middle East; and by attending MEED's Steel conference you will get the chance to be involved with projects that will proceed despite the difficult trading conditions.