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Conference Overview

Time
Day 1 | November 5, 2024
Day 2 | November 6, 2024
Day 3 | November 7, 2024
Location
8:00 - 9:00
REGISTRATION AND WELCOMING
9:00 – 9:45
Panel Session 1 Mega Initiatives: The Global Impact and Shaping the Future
Panel Session 3 Uplifting Local Workforce
Panel Session 5 National Disasters Readiness
Main Hall
9:45 – 10:00
NETWORKING BREAK
10:00 – 11:00
Technical Session 1: Leadership & Command
Technical Session 2: Mega Projects Fire Design & Safety
Technical Session 7: Fire Training and HR
Technical Session 8: Technology and Innovation
Technical Session 13: Operational Medicine, Health and Wellness
Technical Session 14: Crowd Management
Secondary Hall 1 & 2
11:15 – 12:15
Technical Session 3: Safe & Sustainable Standards
Technical Session 4: Electrical Vehicle & Battery Storage
Technical Session 9: Environmental Protection
Technical Session 10: Municipal Fires
Technical Session 15: Fire Safety Culture
Technical Session 16: Investigation and Case Studies
Secondary Hall 1 & 2
12:15 - 13:15
LUNCH AND PRAYER BREAK
CLOSING CEREMONY AND LUNCH
13:15 –14:00
Panel Session 2 Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Evolving Technologies
Panel Session 4 Crisis Preparedness and Emergency Resilience
Main Hall
14:00 –14:15
NETWORKING BREAK
14:15 –15:15
Technical Session 5: Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Technical Session 6: Industrial Fires
Technical Session 11: Operation Resilience
Technical Session 12: Fire Systems
Secondary Hall 1 & 2
Day 1 | November 5, 2024

08:00 – 09:00

REGISTRATION AND WELCOMING

09:00 – 09:45

Panel Session 1

Mega Initiatives: The Global Impact and Shaping the Future

09:45 – 10:00

NETWORKING BREAK

10:00 - 11:00

TECHNICAL SESSION 1

TECHNICAL SESSION 2

TECHNICAL SESSION 1

Leadership & Command

Speaker 1 : John Butler, IAFC

The Leader’s Toolbox – Three Tools to Increase Leader Effectiveness

Speaker 2 : Bart Van Leeuwen, SA Training EMEA

Flawed Situational Awareness

Speaker 3 : Randal Collins, NEOM

Unmasking Toxic Leadership in Emergency Response Organizations

TECHNICAL SESSION 2

Mega Projects Fire Design & Safety

Speaker 1 : Sawsan Dahham, SIENA

Mega Projects Fire Design and Challenges

Speaker 2 : To Be Announced

Speaker 3 : To Be Announced

11:15 - 12:15

TECHNICAL SESSION 3

TECHNICAL SESSION 4

TECHNICAL SESSION 3

Safe and Sustainable Standards

Speaker 1 : Beth Tubbs, International Code Council

A Holistic and Coordinated Approach to Building Safety

Speaker 2 : Gaith Bakir, UL Solutions

Codes and Standards: Keeping Up with The Speed of Innovations

Speaker 3 : Eng. Salman Al-Qahtani, SCE

Case Study: Handling an Existing High-Rise Building According to the Requirements of the Saudi Fire Protection Code SBC-801

TECHNICAL SESSION 4

Electrical Vehicle & Battery Storage

Speaker 1 : Nobuyuki Takemura and Akira Yamashita, Toyota Motor Corporation

Toyota Hydrogen Technology - Safety Design and Practice

Speaker 2 : To Be Announced

Speaker 3 : To Be Announced

12:15 - 13:15

LUNCH AND PRAYER BREAK

13:15 – 14:00

Panel Session 2

Artificial Intelligence (AI) & Evolving Technologies

14:00 – 14:15

NETWORKING BREAK

14:15 - 15:15

TECHNICAL SESSION 5

TECHNICAL SESSION 6

TECHNICAL SESSION 5

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Speaker 1 : Noah Ryder, FRA

AI, Fire Fighting Robots, and the Future of Fire Safety

Speaker 2 : To Be Announced

Speaker 3 : To Be Announced

TECHNICAL SESSION 6

Industrial Fires

Speaker 1 : Eric LaVergne, Williams Fire & Hazard Control

Tactical Considerations for Utilizing Non-Flourinated Foam Concentrates

Speaker 2 : Leonardo Cotrufo, Saudi Aramco

Vulnerability Model and Overpressure Exceedance Curve Approach for Risk Based Method in Building Risk Assessment Using Integral Model

Speaker 3 : Mohammed Al Dossary, Saudi Aramco

Storage and Handling of Hazardous Acids in the Oil and Gas Industry

Day 2 | November 6, 2024

08:00 – 09:00

REGISTRATION AND WELCOMING

09:00 – 09:45

Panel Session 3

Uplifting Local Workforce

09:45 – 10:00

NETWORKING BREAK

10:00 - 11:00

TECHNICAL SESSION 7

TECHNICAL SESSION 8

TECHNICAL SESSION 7

Fire Training and HR

Speaker 1 : David Moore, Jr., Africa Fire Mission

Enhancing Multinational, Multilingual Training for Fire Service Professionals

Speaker 2 : To Be Announced

Speaker 3 : To Be Announced

TECHNICAL SESSION 8

Technology and Innovation

Speaker 1 : Kenneth Burson, NFPA

Engaging the Next Generation: Integrating Cutting-Edge Technology in Fire Service Education

Speaker 1 : Carl Beck and Jack Eades, ESRI

Community Risk Reduction and Fire Operations Using GIS

Speaker 3 : Andreas Huber, First Due

The First Due Journey

11:15 - 12:15

TECHNICAL SESSION 9

TECHNICAL SESSION 10

TECHNICAL SESSION 9

Environmental Protection

Speaker 1 : Bander Al Ghamdi and Meshari AlAbdulrahman, Saudi Aramco

Foam Transitioning Program

Speaker 2 : Dalan Zartman, Energy Security Agency

Lithium Ion Batteries

Speaker 3 : To Be Announced

TECHNICAL SESSION 10

Municipal Fires

Speaker 1 : Christipher J. Naum, SFPE

A Model Approach to Building Construction; From Training to the Fireground

Speaker 2 : Colonel Abdulhadi bin Ali Al-Shahrani, Civil Defense

The Role of Modern Technologies In Controlling Stractural Fires

Speaker 3 : Derek Roy, NFPA

Latest Developments in NFPA Standards

12:15 - 13:15

LUNCH AND PRAYER BREAK

13:15 – 14:00

Panel Session 4

Crisis Preparedness and Emergency Resilience

14:00 – 14:15

NETWORKING BREAK

14:15 - 15:15

TECHNICAL SESSION 11

TECHNICAL SESSION 12

TECHNICAL SESSION 11

Operation Resilience

Speaker 1 : Jeff Dulin, FRA

Disaster Planning

Speaker 2 : Atiq Bajwa, BCI

Beyond the Blaze: Building a Business Continuity Framework to Weather Any Storm

Speaker 3 : Haseeb Parker, Bureau Veritas

To Be Announced

TECHNICAL SESSION 12

Fire Systems

Speaker 1 : Bob Capoto, AFSA

Navigating NFPA 25 - An Overview of Inspection, Testing and Maintenace of Water-Based Fire Protection Systems

Speaker 2 : Otto Drozd, NFPA

Fires In Buildings Under Construction

Speaker 3 : Thierry Moinet, Johnson Controls

Transitioning To Non-Flouride Foams

18:30 - 21:00

Gala Networking Dinner for Speakers, Delegates & Invited Guests

Day 3 | November 7, 2024

08:00 – 09:00

REGISTRATION AND WELCOMING

09:00 – 09:45

Panel Session 5

National Disasters Readiness

09:45 – 10:00

NETWORKING BREAK

10:00 - 11:00

TECHNICAL SESSION 13

TECHNICAL SESSION 14

TECHNICAL SESSION 13

Operational Medicine, Health & Wellness

Speaker 1 : Dr. Abdullah Alhadhira, JHAH

Innovation in Disasters Management

Speaker 2 : Dr. Ahmed M. Almai, JHAH

Mental Health in Disasters

Speaker 3 : Dr. Ahmed H. Altayyar, JHAH

Radiation Risk and Impact

TECHNICAL SESSION 14

Crowd Management

Speaker 3 : Kim Myers and Dana Nassif, WSP Middle East

Crowd Management

Speaker 1 : To Be Announced

Speaker 2 : To Be Announced

11:15 - 12:15

TECHNICAL SESSION 15

TECHNICAL SESSION 16

TECHNICAL SESSION 15

Fire Safety Culture

Speaker 1 : Stephen McHale, Jensen Hughes

Giga Projects in KSA, Fire Life Safety during Design, Construction and Occupancy – The Roles and Responsibilities of Stakeholders when considering Operational Fire and Rescue Response

Speaker 1 : Ayssar Hanza, ACE Energy Group

The Role of Leadership in Enhancing Emergency Response and Preventing Fire and Explosions

Speaker 3 : To Be Announced

TECHNICAL SESSION 16

Investigation and Case Studies

Speaker 1 : Vernon Champlin, Jensen Hughes

Baseline Needs Assessment

Speaker 2 : Dr. Natalia Flores-Quiroz, Stellenbosch University

Case Studies in Fire - A South African Experience

Speaker 3 : Captain Engineer / Rakan bin Abdullah Al-Harbi,

The spatial impact on incident command and operations management in abandoned farm fires using GIS

12:15 - 13:15

CLOSING CEREMONY AND LUNCH