Smart Building Summit is where the future of smarter, greener buildings comes to life. It's a gathering place for everyone shaping tomorrow's buildings - from architects and tech innovators to policymakers and sustainability experts. Together, we explore how artificial intelligence, smart sensors, and automated systems are creating buildings that work better for people and the planet. Smart Building Summit serves as the ultimate link for turning intelligent building concepts into profitable, scalable realities.
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Light + Intelligent Building Middle East is where that future gets built. Attendees will discover the innovations in the pillars of intelligent buildings. Experience a captivating blend of keynote speeches, panel discussions, and fireside chats — all designed to spark fresh perspectives, genuine dialogue, and valuable connections among peers.
Lead the Dialogue – Drive the Future of Smart Buildings at Light + Intelligent Building Middle East
This is where amazing research meets practical application: explore how next-generation luminaires balance aesthetics with energy efficiency, how lighting metrics are evolving to prioritize wellbeing, and how innovative optical systems are transforming spaces. For professionals committed to advancing the art and science of light, this stage offers essential insights to inform your next project.
Advisory Committee
Abdallah Mahmoud
President, ASHRAE Falcon Chapter
Dr. Bhakti More
Chairperson & Professor, School of Design & Architecture, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Dubai Campus
Casey Rutland
Chair, buildingSMART UK & I
Maher Al Kaabi
Independent Board Member, Al Serkal Group, Member, UAE Circular Economy Council
Mahmoud Adly
BIM Director, BINGHATTI Group
Maitha Al Nuaimi
Director of GIS, Dubai Municipality
Majd Fayyad
DSM Strategy & Policy Lead, Dubai Supreme Council of Energy
Mohammed Imran Shaikh
Director of MEP – Middle East, Ramboll , & Chair, CIBSE UAE
Nicky Dobreanu
Branch Director, Omnium International
Rohan Chandavarkar
Head of Smart Buildings and Cities, AESG
Samir Abdullah
Director - Smart Cities, KEO International Consultants
Meet 2026 Speakers
Abdallah Mahmoud
President | ASHRAE Falcon Chapter
Adel Miran
Director General - Administration & Facilities Management | Dubai Holding Real Estate
Anamika Gupta
Principal Consultant - Smart, IT, AV & Security | Egis
Ali Aurangzeb
Head of Acoustics & Building Technology Solutions | Design Confidence
Bushra Anwar
Senior Principal Electrical | Mott MacDonald
Babu Khan
Senior Technical Manager | Leviton
Dr. Bhakti More
Chairperson & Professor, School of Design & Architecture | Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Dubai Campus
Christina Bahou
Board Member | AIA Middle East
Dr. Cristiano Luchetti
Head of Urban Design | Dorsch Global
Carolina Godinho
Senior Associate | Perkins Eastman
Casey Rutland
Chair | buildingSMART UK & I
Drew Tinsley
Director - Building Services | WSP in the Middle East
Farah Yassine
Chairperson of the Emirates Green Building Council's Women's Network | Emirates Green Building Council
Fahad Aljabr
Vice President - Project Delivery | KAFD Saudi Arabia
Fernando De Pablo Martin
Director General of the Digital Office | Madrid City Council, Spain
Iftikhar Zubair
Head of Building Technology Systems | WSP in the Middle East
Irem Kurtuluş Korkmaz
Senior Urban Policy Expert | Marmara Municipalities Union, Turkey
Ismail Azam
Head of Construction Tech & Applications | NEOM
James Huntington
Controls & Solutions Manager | Tridonic
Jay Lee
Co-Founder | d’strict, South Korea
Kaarin Kalavus-Collins
Director | Turner & Townsend
Kenneth Okai
Building IT Infrastructure Unit Head | Louvre Abu Dhabi
Mohamad Awwad
Regional Manager – MEP | Group AMANA
Mateusz Lukasiewicz
Associate Director - Digital Technology | KEO International Consultants
Dr. Mohamed Al Rawahi
AI Expert
Maher Al Kaabi
Independent Board Member, Al Serkal Group & Member | UAE Circular Economy Council
Marc Lynch
Associate | Cundall
Michael Rimmer
Regional Director – MEP | Egis
Mohamed Amer
Managing Director – MENA | International Code Council
M. Imtiaz Ahmad, PE, PMP
Executive Director - Facility Management and HSE | Dubai Holding Asset Management
Maher Al Kaabi
Independent Board Member | Al Serkal Group & Member | UAE Circular Economy Council
Nandan Tavkar
Senior Associate Director – Sustainability | Jacobs
Nilesh Deshpande
Associate Director – Sustainability | AESG
Nicky Dobreanu
Branch Director | Omnium International
Parvathi Nampoothiri
Partner | Buro Happold
Ridab Imad
Smart Cities Expert | Government Entity, U.A.E
Rohan Chandavarkar
Associate - Digital Delivery | AESG
Rijo Abraham
Project Development Manager, | TAQA Energy Services
Steven Fry-Harris
Associate Director | Cundall
Samir Abdullah
Director - Smart Cities | KEO International Consultants
Sandra Woodall
RIBA Gulf Representative and Design Principal | Tangrum Gulf
Sila Egridere
Urban Development Director | Mayors of Europe, Germany
Steven Velegrinis
Design Director, Cities and Urban Design | Gensler
Tafadzwa Mukaro
Associate Director | Rider Levett Bucknall
Tekha Selim
Executive Vice President & Head of MENA Region | International WELL Building Institute
All sessions are CPD certified
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