Overview

Register now for the latest webinar by the IWFM UAE Region as they focus on data management. This is a crucial dimension of any modern workplace and facilities management service activity. For this one-hour event, they will discuss how data-centric activities differ across the sector: from innovation to risks, good practice guides to ISOs, plus changing methodologies in other countries.

In an industry that is becoming increasingly data-dependent, how has our infrastructure, its processes and people matured? Does data management only prove effective in large organisations? How does one demonstrate return on investment (ROI) in a cost-driven, resource-heavy market? How have ICT specialists and innovation using technology been incorporated during the COVID-19 pandemic?

You will also hear how various organisations have differing approaches to data management, what has changed this year, and what’s ‘coming soon’ in the sector.

Your host for this webinar will be joined by a selection of specialists, drawn from different countries and time zones, united by their membership of an international institute and a common interest in professional development by sharing their knowledge and experiences.

This will be an interactive session, with live straw polls on key topics, plus a Q&A session, providing opportunity for the audience to put their questions directly to the panel. It will be dynamic session, for sure…

Speakers

Javeria Aijaz

Managing Director, HITEK

Javeria is an IoT specialist, with sector-specific skills as an infrastructure strategist and technology innovator. She started with a BSc (Hons) in Business Information Technology from Buckinghamshire New University. She has since pursued a career in information systems and ERP. She is currently Director ICT at Farnek Services in Dubai.

Mohd El-Deeb

Chairman and CEO , ELSH

Mohamed has a wealth of experience in Real Estate, Lean Construction, Building Information Modelling (BIM), Digital Transformation, Change Mangement and Facilities and Community Management. He holds a PhD in Civil Engineering from Ain Shams University and is currently Chairman and CEO of El Shams Housing and Urbanization (ELSH).  

Sandy McNaughton

IWFM Scotland Region Chair

Sandy is an experienced Facilites Management professional with a demonstrated history of working in the service industry. He is skilled in Asset Management, Catering, Operations Management and Procurement. Sandy is a consultant for Facilities Management and Chairman of the IWFM Scotland Region. 

Gordon Mitchell

Co-Founder , WHOLUS

He has been heavily involved in the international movement towards sustainable and digitally intelligent whole life asset and building stock whilst pioneering environmental and socially responsible places and spaces.  Gordon is convener with ISO across a 52 country membership for Technologies in Facilities Management with ISOTC267 – WG6 as well as chairing the British Standards Institute mirror panel. He also has roles with buildingSMART International, CEN348, ISO TC59 SC13 (ISO 19650 etc) and is the Chair for the IWFM technology special interest group (SIG).

Sara Momtaz

Independent Strategic FM Consultant

Sara Momtaz MBA, FIWFM, is a well-recognised business leader and consultant in the regional FM industry. With over 20 years of sector experience, she’s been awarded a well-deserved series of accolades in the field of FM, and the management of workplaces, real estate and assets in the GCC. Qualified as a Fellow of IWFM, she is an active member on IWFM UAE and MEFMA committees

Lewis Richards

Account Technology Strategist , Microsoft

Lewis is an Account Technology Strategist at Microsoft and is responsible for the Water Industry in the UK from a technology perspective. He is interested in exploring how we can protect the environment, drive value to our clients and communities and hopefully make the planet a better place.