UOB's Smart Cities Hackathon Day 1 - Challenges
17-4-2017
Draft Program
08:15AM - 09:00AM Registration Check-In/Participant Networking/Breakfast - Building S50
09:00AM – 09:30AM Opening Ceremony by Dr. Faisal Hammad
- Quran Recitation by Dr. Ahmad Zaki
- Welcome Speech
- Hackathon Overview by Dr. Hesham Al-Ammal [Chair of Organizing Committee, Dean of IT College]
9:30AM – 11:30AM Session 1, Chaired by Dr. Fouad Al-Ansari [Dean of Engineering College] (15 minute speeches)
- Keynote Speaker TBA [ZAIN]
- Keynote Speaker Dr. Abdulrahman AlJanahi [Ministry of Transportation & Telecommunications]
- Keynote Speaker Dr. Abeer Al-Ghawi [Ministry of Health]
- Keynote Speaker Mr. Nabeel Al Jallabi [ALBA]
- Keynote Speaker Dr. Falah Al-Kubaisi [Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs & Urban Planning]
- Mentor's interaction
11:30AM – 11:50AM Coffee Break S50
11:50AM – 01:50PM Session 2, Chaired by Dr. Hashim Al-Sayed [Dean of Science College] (15 minute speeches)
- Keynote Speaker Mr. Dominic McPolin [Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs & Urban Planning]
- Keynote Speaker Mr. Ali Abdullatif [Electricity and Water Authority]
- Keynote Speaker Mr. Ahmad Raafat [Microsoft]
- Keynote Speaker Mr. Tareq Husain [ALBA]
- Keynote Speaker Mr. Mohd Farooq [General Electric]
- Keynote Speaker Mr. Sooraj Varma [Information and eGovernment Authority]
1:50PM – 3:00PM Lunch Break S51
3:00PM – 4:00PM Session 3, Chaired by Dr. Ahmad Fahad
- Researchers-Mentors Interaction Sessions
- Team formation
- Announcement of Researchers Initial Ideas
- Teams Registration
S40 Open Lab
4:00PM – 4:15PM Wrapping Up S40 Open Lab