UOB's Smart Cities Research Hackathon

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

Location

University Of Bahrain
ZallaqBahrain

Dates

From 17th April 2017 - 09:00 AM
to 17th April 2017 - 04:30 PM