Where: Building 20, Auditorium
Credit: 3

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This afternoon seminar, led by KAUST’s Prof. Gilles Lubineau, will include major lectures and interactive sessions on the Mega Projects in Saudi Arabia and the engineering challenges that will change the country including the Jeddah Airport, Saudi Train Line and the King Faisal Hospital extension project.
2:00 p.m. – 2:10 p.m.
Introduction of Speakers and Session by Prof. Gilles Lubineau
2:10 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
New King Abdulaziz International Airport
Eng. Hesham Al-Hariri
2:45 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.
Haramain High Speed Rail project
Dr. Bassam Ahmed Ghulman, General Manager of Haramain High Speed Rail
3:20 p.m. – 3:40 pm.
Coffee Break
3:40 p.m. – 4:15 p.m.
King Faisal Hospital mega extension project
Eng. Sami Iskandarani, Project Consultant
4:15 p.m. - 4:50 p.m.
Engineering Challenges of Development in Makkah
Dr. Osama Al- Bar, Mayor of Makkah
4:50 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Conclusion of Session by Prof. Gilles Lubineau
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Credited
Bassam Ghulman
Dr. Bassam bin Ahmed Ghulman is General manager of Haramain High Speed Rail Project.
Doctor of Umm Al Qura University College of Engineering, he holds the position of Professor of construction, contract management and project engineering. He is vice president of the Council of Saudi Council of Engineers management.

Gilles Lubineau
Gilles Lubineau is professor of mechanical engineering at KAUST. He assumed his duties in July 2009 and has set up the Composite and Heterogeneous Materials Analysis and Simulation Laboratory (COHMAS), an integrated laboratory for controlled composite science from the process to the characterization, modeling, simulation and the validation.

Hesham Al-Hariri
Details coming soon.

His Excellency Osama Al-Bar
His Excellency Osama Al-Bar has been Mayor of Mecca since 1997. He has a PhD in environmental physics from Nottingham and a master’s degree in meteorology, as well as a bachelor of science degree from the College of Science, King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah. He was earlier Dean of the Institute of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques for Hajj Research and Director General Designate of Hajj Research Center, UMAU. He is Vice President of the Hajj Media Council and sits on the Higher Board of Mecca Development, the Hajj Central Committee, and the Execution Committee of the Higher Board of Mecca Development.

Sami Iskandarani
Eng. Sami Iskandarani is Project Consultant for King Faisal Hospital mega extension project.
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