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ME Construction
30-07-2025
- Business
- ME Construction
Energy, Water & Sustainability Summit 2025
Live Events Welcome Speech | Energy, Water & Sustainability Summit 2025 Big Project Middle East's Head of Content Jason Saundalkar welcomes speakers and delegates to the summit and discusses the event's key themes and focuses. He will also outline the Big Project brands' plans for the rest of the year.
ME Construction
30-07-2025
- Business
- ME Construction
World Cup Build Summit KSA to take place in Riyadh on 20 October
Industry News World Cup Build Summit KSA to take place in Riyadh on 20 October By The event will focus on themes such as stadiums, hospitality and transportation infrastructure, the construction supply chain and sustainable development The Big Project Middle East (BPME) team has just confirmed that it will be hosting the World Cup Build Summit KSA (WCBS) on 20 October in Riyadh. The event will be replace the Construction Intel Summit KSA (CIS KSA) in the brand's roster of events for 2025, the BPME team confirmed. According to the editorial team, the event will focus on several theme including stadiums, hospitality and transportation infrastructure, the construction supply chain and sustainable development. The event will bring together stakeholders from the public and private sectors to debate these issues and more via keynote addresses, panel discussions and presentations. Delegate registrations are now open, click here to register. 'Big Project ME has been highlighting development in the Kingdom for several years with its well received CIS KSA events, in support of the Vision 2030 agenda. Following the announcement that the Kingdom won the bid to host the 2034 FIFA World Cup, we made the decision to host the World Cup Build Summit KSA to showcase the Kingdom's journey in delivering what will no doubt be a world class event,' commented Jason Saundalkar, Head of Content at Big Project Middle East. 'The event's agenda will touch on a number of critical topics, with a major focus on sustainability woven through the entire agenda, as that is one of the key pillars outlined in the Kingdom's Vision 2030 mandate,' added Saundalkar The editorial team confirmed that a venue would be announced in the coming weeks, and said that the initial agenda is already online on the summit's website. Click here to read the agenda. The World Cup Build Summit KSA is being sponsored by: Gold Sponsor: RIB Associate partners: Climatize, +impact Strategic Partner: KEO International Consultants Supporting Partners: Compass Project Consulting, HKA, JLL and RICS To learn more about the World Cup Build Summit KSA, click here.
ME Construction
28-07-2025
- Business
- ME Construction
Big Project ME to host Fire Security Summit on 8 October in Dubai
Industry News Big Project ME to host Fire Security Summit on 8 October in Dubai By The conference will focus on themes including fire & life safety design and engineering, codes & strategies, as well as fire-rated materials and advanced detection systems An all-new event has been unveiled by the Big Project Middle East (BPME) team. The 2025 Fire Security Summit will focus on themes including fire & life safety design and engineering, building codes, building site safety, the importance of fire-rated materials as well as prevention strategies and cutting edge early detection systems. The BPME team said that the day-long event is scheduled to take place on 8 October in Dubai, and confirmed that a venue will be announced in the coming weeks. The event aims to bring together stakeholders from across the industry to discuss topics and highlight key issues via panel discussions and presentations. Registration for the event is complementary but mandatory, click here to register. 'Fire & life safety is an important issue, and one that the BPME team has touched upon several times via its print, digital and live platforms over the past few years. Considering the incredible pace of construction in multiple markets across the Middle East region, surging populations and the rising occurrences of extreme temperatures and extended periods of dryness, we thought the time was right for an event dedicated to this crucial issue,' explained Jason Saundalkar, Head of Content at Big Project Middle East. Saundalkar confirmed that the event will feature high-profile speakers from public sector entities, in addition to stakeholders from across the built environment. He also noted that the detailed agenda for the event and speakers will be shared on the summit's website in the coming weeks. To learn more about the Fire Security Summit, click here.
ME Construction
08-07-2025
- Business
- ME Construction
Artificial intelligence to be key theme at 2025 Digital Construction Summit
Industry News Artificial intelligence to be key theme at 2025 Digital Construction Summit By The event will take place on 25 September at the Habtoor Grand Resort, JBR, Dubai The Big Project Middle East (BPME) editorial team has said that the 2025 edition of the popular Digital Construction Summit (DC Summit) will take place on 25 September at the Habtoor Grand Resort, JBR, Dubai. The BPME team revealed that Artificial Intelligence (AI) will be a key theme at this year's day-long event. The team said that the event's agenda will also have a significant focus on automation and robotics, in addition to digital twins and the rising digital skills gap. Like last year's event, the 2025 DC Summit will feature several panel discussions and presentations from regional experts and thought leaders, and will boast a prominent exhibition and demonstration component. Registration is complementary but mandatory for construction professionals – click here to register. 'The Digital Construction Summit is one of the most highly anticipated regional construction technology events, and the 2025 edition is on track to be the biggest and most successful edition yet. We'll be focusing on several key topics that have come up in conversation over the last year, including AI, automation and robotics, the opportunities and challenges associated with digital twins in the region, and the growing digital skills gap in the region,' explained Jason Saundalkar, Head of Content at Big Project Middle East. The event's agenda and speakers will be unveiled in the coming weeks, Saundalkar confirmed. The 2025 Digital Construction Summit is sponsored by: Gold Sponsor: RIB Strategic Partner: KEO International Consultants Supporting Partners: ECC and RICS To learn more about the Digital Construction Summit, click here.
ME Construction
12-06-2025
- Business
- ME Construction
Revealed: 2025 Digital Construction Awards shortlist
Industry News Revealed: 2025 Digital Construction Awards shortlist By The full shortlist as well as winning individuals, projects and companies will only be revealed at the DC Awards gala at the Ritz Carlton, JBR, Dubai on 24 June The Big Project Middle East (BPME) editorial team has revealed the companies, individuals and projects shortlisted for the 2025 edition of the Digital Construction Awards (DC Awards). Over 100 nominations were submitted to the awards programme's 15 categories when nominations closed at the end of May 2025. Following the close of nominations, the editorial team initiated the judging process which comprised two rounds of scrutiny. The first round of eliminations was conducted by the BPME editorial team, following which nominations were then sent to an independent panel of judges for study. Following two weeks of deliberation, BPME's Head of Content Jason Saundalkar met with the judges for final discussions and voting. The full shortlist and winners in each category will only be revealed on the night of the DC Awards on 24 June at the Ritz Carlton JBR, Dubai, the BPME editorial team confirmed. 'The BPME team and I are pleased to reveal the partial shortlist for the forthcoming 2025 edition of the Digital Construction Awards. The new nomination process that we rolled out for the 2025 BPME Awards was also leveraged for the 2025 DC Awards and has been well received, with many companies and individuals submitting concise and impactful nominations. I look forward to revealing the full shortlist and all the winners at the gala dinner event on 24 June,' explained Saundalkar. The shortlist for Technology SME of the Year; Construction Hardware Provider of the Year; Construction Software Provider of the Year; Data Champion of the Year and other categories will only be revealed on the night of the DC Awards. The partial shortlist is as follows: Young Technology Champion of the Year Ahmad Sharjeel – Al Khoory Solutions Megan hughes – XD House Digital Visionary of the Year – Consultant Hichem Troudi – KEO International Consultants Marwan AbuEbeid – Turner International Mohannad Salam – AtkinsRealis Digital Visionary of the Year – Contractor Youssry Salman – Saudi Binladin Group – Contracting Roger Wahl – Innovo Group Digital Visionary of the Year – Software & Certification Ron Nussbaum – BuilderComs Bilal Dridi – Bureau Veritas Middle East Senthil M. Kumar – Slate Technologies Digital Team of the Year – Consultant AECOM DEWAN Architects + Engineers KEO International Consultants Digital Team of the Year – Contractor ALEC Saudi Binladin Group – Contracting Digital Construction Innovator of the Year – Consultant DEWAN Architects + Engineers KEO International Consultants XD House Digital Construction Innovator of the Year – Contractor ACCIONA Innovo Group Saudi Binladin Group – Contracting Excellence in Collaboration & Productivity of the Year Graphite Saudi Binladin Group – Contracting XD House Digital Construction Project of the Year – Building KEO International Consultants Miral & ALEC Red Sea Global Digital Construction Project of the Year – Infrastructure ACCIONA AECOM Digital Consultant of the Year AECOM CSQ KEO International Consultants Parsons Digital Contractor of the Year ALEC Al Khoory Solutions DuPod Saudi Binladin Group – Contracting The 2025 Digital Construction Awards are being sponsored by: Silver Sponsor: AECOM Supporting Partners: Polypipe, RIB To learn more about the Digital Construction Awards, click here.
