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Facilities & Asset Management - Day One


08:30             

Registration And Coffee

09:00

Opening Of The 15th Annual Facilities And Asset Management Conference With Welcome
Remarks By The Chairman

Dave Wilson, Deputy Chair, British Institute Of Facilities Management, UK
Managing Director, Stratus Management, UK


09:15 Assessing The Growth In Facilities Management Despite The Economic Slowdown
 
Update on the economic status and its effect on the Middle East FM sector
Assessing the facilities coming online in 2010 and beyond
How can the FM sector respond?
Evaluating how the FM sector can lead the way out of the economic downturn

09:45 Moving From An In-house To An Outsource Model For Sharjah International Airport - Benefits and Challenges
 

Audit of existing practices

Business case, 5 year strategic plan built on McKinsey’s 7-S organisational approach
Mobilisation
Challenges and benefits
Added value for the client

Mohammad Abou Laban, Senior Manager, Strategy And Business Development, Etisalat Facilities Management, UAE


10:15 Innovative FM Solutions In The Biggest Business Park In South Eastern Europe

Business development in critical economical conditions

FM - from building maintenance to a profitable business

Increasing the property value through professional FM

Transparency and cost reduction with modern technologies

Goran Milanov, Vice Chairman, Bulgarian Facility Management Association, Bulgaria


10:45 Networking Break For Delegates And Speakers

11:15

Why Should Facilities Management Be Incorporated At Early Stage Of A Project? Are There Real, Demonstrable And Tangible Benefits?

Why facilities management should be but isn’t always incorporated at an early stage?

Combating the reasons why FM is left out through effective value engineering

Challenging all stakeholder to ensure FM is a key early priority

Demonstrating the financial benefits and efficiency gains of early stage FM involvement

Johan Vanlook, Service Delivery Manager - FM, Unilever, UK


12:00 Cost Savings Acheived Through Better Contract Management

Negotiating FM Contracts In Times Of Economic Crisis

Landlord leases and vendor management

Service charges and service level agreements

Cost savings through effective space planning and premises consolidation

Mohammed El Bassuni, Head Of Change & Projects Portfolio Management & Operational Planning, Barclays Bank, UAE


12:45 Business Lunch For Delegates And Speakers

14:00 Striving For Facilities Management Excellence By Developing A Strong Alliance With A Service Provider

The challenges posed by a large diverse portfolio and a ‘blank page’

How a total facilities management provider can support the process

How a strong alliance is crucial to success

Jeffrey Hill, Deputy Director Of Facilities Management, Tourist Development & Investment Company (TDIC), UAE


14:30 In-house Versus Partnerships Versus Outsourcing - Why Not Do A Mix Of All Three?

Assesing the limitations and freedoms of each model

Developing a flexible approach to maximise the returns

Harmonisation and standardisation

Assesing the savings and effeciencies to be gained

Juma Bin Darwish Al-Muhairy, Vice President, Engineering Department And Event Services, Dubai World Trade Centre, UAE


15:00 Networking Break For Delegates And Speakers

15:15 Reducing Life-Cycle Operating Costs By Effective Energy And Utilities Management

Truly understanding the role of energy costs in total operating costs

Assessing guidelines to reducing the consumption of energy

How value engineering and best practice is different from pure cost reduction

Effective energy management - developing a win-win situation for owner and occupier

Subramanian Mookkaiah, Senior Engineer – Facilities Operations And Facilities Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority, UAE


15:45 Delivering And Operating Sustainable Buildings Through Effective Facilities Management

Assessing the need for early involvement of FMs during concept stage – and why is it not done more?

Meeting organisation and government targets on energy efficiencies and carbon emissions

Combining whole-life thinking with day-to-day operations

What can FM add to make existing properties more sustainable?

Elaine Kelly, Regional Facilities Manager, DLA Piper Middle East , UAE


16:15             

Close Of Day One

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