Speakers

Monday, 10th April 2017

Opening Session (0930 – 1110 hrs)

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Air Commodore Ahmed Bin Saif Al-Badi

Head
National Survey Authority
Sultanate of Oman

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Dr Al Khattab Al Hinai

Vice Chairman
Office for the State Council

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Indra Mani Pandey

Ambassador of India to Sultanate of Oman

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Saleem Bin Abdullah Al-Hashmi

Director of Geospatial Information
National Survey Authority
Sultanate of Oman

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Hassan Alawi Alghazali

Director General: National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI)
National Centre for Statistics and Information
Sultanate of Oman

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Dr. YVN Krishnamurthy

Director
NRSC
India

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Steven Ramage

Senior External Relations Manager
Group on Earth Observations
Switzerland

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John Kedar

‎Director Strategic Relationships
Ordnance Survey International
United Kingdom

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Kuhelee Chandel

Senior Research Analyst
Geospatial Media and Communications
India

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Plenary Session: Spatial Analytics and Business Intelligence (1200 – 1330 hrs)

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Lt Gen AKS Chandele

President - Defence, Security and Public Safety
Geospatial Media and Communications
India

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K.V.Mahadev

Project Director, BID BID SUR project
Larsen & Toubro
India

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Faisal AL Zadjali

Geo-Information Consultant
Petroleum Development Oman LLC

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Ahmed Tabook

Head of Geo-Information Management
Petroleum Development Oman LLC

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Albert Godfrind

Spatial Solutions Architect
Oracle
France

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AQEED Eng. Rabeea Al Aghbari

Director of Geographic Information Services
National Survey Authority
Sultanate of Oman

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Saud Al-Nofli

Director of Spatial Data
Directorate General of National Spatial Data Infrastructure NCSI Sultanate of Oman

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Plenary Session: Emerging Technologies and Future Trends (1430 – 1600 hrs)

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Siddiq H. al Balushi

OGDR Manager Ministry of Oil and Gas Sultanate of Oman

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ENG. FUAD ALSHANNAQ

GIS/SDI Expert

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Malika Saif Al Amri

Head of GIS Application
Muscat Electricity Distribution Company
Oman

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Lt Col (Engineer) Mahfoodh Juma Al Fannah Al Araimi

SO1 Digital Geographic Database
National Survey Authority
Ministry of Defence
Sultanate of Oman

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Majid Al Busaidi

Section Head - Technology & Operations
Directorate General of National Spatial Data Infrastructure NCSI Sultanate of Oman

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Salim Mohammed Humaid Al Waili

SO1 Photogrammetry & Data Analysis, National
Survey, Authority, Ministry of Defence
Sultanate of Oman

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Workshop on Defence and Security (1400-1530 hrs)

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Lt Gen AKS Chandele

President - Defence, Security and Public Safety
Geospatial Media and Communications
India

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Dr. R.S. Rao

Vice President Sales, Middle East, Africa and South Asia
URTHECAST/DEIMOS IMAGING

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John Kedar

‎Director Strategic Relationships
Ordnance Survey International
United Kingdom

Tuesday, 11th April 2017

Seminar: Value of Geospatial Technologies for National Economy (0900-1030 hrs)

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Kuhelee Chandel

Senior Research Analyst
Geospatial Media and Communications
India

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DR. SAHRUM SES

Professor at Geomatic Engineering Department
Malaysia

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Hans Viehmann

EMEA Product Manager
Oracle
Germay

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Glyn Arthur

VP of Business Development
Luciad
Belgium

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Abdulla Tuwaiya

Geo-Information Consultant
PDO
Oman

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Martin Holt

Head of Sales, Middle East, Intelligence
Airbus Defence and Space
France

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Majid Humood Al Siyabi

Geodatabase Specialist
Rural Areas Electric Company
Sultanate of Oman

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Mohammed Said Abdullah

GIS Head Section
Rural Areas Electric Company
Sultanate of Oman

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Ali Bin Ali Bin Taman Kashoob

SO1 Dhofar Office
National Survey Authority, Ministry of
Defence, Sultanate of Oman

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Yunis Bani Oraba

National Survey Authority
Sultanate of Oman

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Seminar: Value of Geospatial Technologies for National Economy (1130-1300 hrs)

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Dr. Mohammed Abdullah Al-Nofli

Educational Expert
Ministry of Education

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Sharif Al-Hussein

Technical Specialist
Directorate General of National Spatial Data Infrastructure
NCSI
Sultanate of Oman

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Ahmed Khalifa Al-Hatmi

General Manager
Bayanat Geographical Consulting
Oman

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Swami

Senior Consultant
Red Planet Consulting
India

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Oualid Ben Ali

Associate Professor: Training and Smart Solutions Center
German University of Technology
Oman

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Dr. Ghazi Ali Al-Rawas

Assistant Dean of Engineering for Training and Community Service
Sultan Qaboos University

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Tagreed Ahmed Yousef Al Kdhat

Irbid Government Electricity Company
Jordan

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Mathew Pennells

General Manager
ConsultingWhere
Dubai

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Manal Zahed Alhajji

UN-Habitat
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Bio

Seminar: Value of Geospatial Technologies for National Economy (1400-1530 hrs)

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Moosa Hamed Al-Musalami

Geography Curriculum Specialist
Ministry of Education

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Dr. Sarkees Fado's

Head
Arab Union for Survey
Lebanon

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Richard Duffield

Senior Consultant
GeoPlace
UK

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Ahmed Naji Sabri

GeoSpatial Database Specialist
Directorate General of National Spatial Data Infrastructure
NCSI
Sultanate of Oman

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Tajuddin Baig

Business Development Consultant Red Planet Consulting India

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Rajendran Sankaran

Department of Earth Sciences
Sultan Qaboos University Oman

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Amol Ganesh Deshmukh

Geomatics Specialist
NSA

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Mutasem Jokhdar

Business Development Manager

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Bibhudatta Swain

Geomatics Analyst
National Survey Authority

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