Overview
Join the IWFM UAE Region for our latest event where guest speaker Kulvinder Singh from New York University, Abu Dhabi will speak on the topic of asset management and its relevance to FM.
Asset Management is ‘the coordinated activity of an organisation to realise value from assets’, as per ISO 55001. The term ‘activity’ has a broad meaning and can include the approach, planning, plans and implementation. An Asset is an ‘item, thing, or entity that has potential or actual value to an organization’, and realisation of value involves balancing of costs, risks, opportunities, and performance benefits.
Asset Management is more than maintenance of an asset, and as a discipline promotes integration between different business departments of an organisation, developing management systems, policy and processes for efficient management of their assets to maximise value for the organisation as a whole. Facilities managers are close to managing assets and have a vital role with adopting a whole lifecycle approach to managing assets to maximise value.
The event will begin at 6pm for registration and networking. The programme will run from 6.30pm – 7.30pm.
We hope to see you there!
Sponsors
Al Bonian
Al Bonian Facilities Management is a market-leading provider of bespoke and integrated Facilities Management Solutions in the UAE. We offer bespoke FM solutions, with the added benefit of advanced MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing) engineering expertise. Our specialized expert team delivers the highest quality of services, providing technologically advanced, sustainable, and cost effective solutions aligned with local and international best practice standards. Our services offering is diverse and well structured, with us already offering turnkey Hard and Soft FM solutions to clients across various sectors including Residential, Commercial, Retail, Hospitality, and Industrial. We look after properties of varying scales, from small single property contracts to full account portfolios.
Our aim is to ensure that our clients can focus on their core business, without distractions in their environment, allowing us to do what we do best.”
Farnek
Farnek is the leading provider of sustainable and technology-driven Facilities Management in the United Arab Emirates. Established in the UAE since 1980, Farnek Services LLC is a Swiss-owned independent total facilities management company. With a skilled workforce of more than 8,000 employees, Farnek delivers professional Facilities Management and security services across several sectors; Aviation, Hospitality, Banking, Retail, Shopping Malls, Telecom, Residential, Commercial, Infrastructure, Government, Education, Leisure and Entertainment.
Adeeb Group
Speakers
Kulvinder Singh
Kulvinder Singh is the Director of Facilities/Asset Management at New York University Abu Dhabi and prior to taking this role, Kulvinder served as the Senior Asset Manager at Tamkeen Abu Dhabi on the New York University Abu Dhabi project. In his current capacity, Kulvinder is responsible for 5 services verticals that includes Facilities Management, Asset Management, Sustainability Management, Lifecycle Management, and Transportation Services.
Kulvinder has over 20 years of comprehensive experience in real estate and asset management, operations and facilities management, project management, fitout and construction management of high-profile assets in the region, spanning higher education, retail, corporate commercial, residential and hospitality industry. Kulvinder has worked in different capacities representing asset owners, design and consultancy firms, contractors and service providers, and adopts a whole-life approach with managing assets.
Kulvinder speaks regularly at industry events, and was also recognized by REMS Times as the 50 most influential Real Estate managers in the UAE. Kulvinder is a Certified Member of the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM), a Committee Member of the UAE Chapter of IWFM, and is an Associate Member of the Institute of Asset Management.
Kulvinder holds a MSc in Facility Management and Diploma in Asset Management. Kulvinder is currently pursuing his Masters in Sustainability Leadership in the Built Environment from University of Cambridge.