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AGENDA 2025
08:30 - 09:00 Registration
09:00 - 09:30 Official Opening of Bahrain Smart Cities Exhibition 2025
09:30 - 10:00 Bahrain Smart Cities Summit Opening Ceremony
🕚 11:00 – 11:30 AM | Smart City Hot Seat: Live Expert Panel on Urban Innovation
An interactive panel where panellists share their insights, challenges,
and ideas on smart city implementation and innovation.
Dr. Khaled Al Mutawa - Deputy Chief Executive for Operation & Governance
Information & eGovenrment Authority
Hadi Sawaya - Cisco Advisory Services Lead – MEA
Dr. Raweya Al Mannai – Deputy CEO- Corporate Affairs CEO Office,
Bahrain Polytechnic
Moderator - Abdulla Al Hamed - MD - Intermid
🕚 11:40 – 12:00 PM | Engineering Sustainability
Dr. Suhail Al Masri - Director, Architectural Design -Gulf House Engineering (GHE)
Eng. Faeq Al Mandeel – President
Bahrain Society of Engineering Offices
Eng. Mohamed Al Khozae – Former Secretary General of Gulf Engineering Union
Moderator - Fareed Bushehri - Sustainability Consultant
🕛 12:00 – 12:30 PM | Prayer Break
🕛 12:30 – 12:45 PM | Securing Smart Cities & Critical Infrastructure Through OT Security
Panelists :
Ahmed Al Balooshi – CEO Advantari
Hamad Al Mahmeed – MD Mantis Arabia
Mohamed Al Abbasi – Senior OT Consultant – Oregon Systems
🕧 12:50 – 1:10 PM | Enabling the Next Level of Digital Industries
Mahmoud El Banna – Head of Private wireless networks in Middle East ,Africa and India
Nokia Enterprise – Middle East & Africa
🕜 1:30 – 1:40 PM | AXL AI: Powering Autonomous Enterprises
Aman Mujawar - Founder - Accelnomics
A live demonstration of how AXL AI enables enterprises to deploy AI agents with strong controls and deterministic outcomes
🕜 1:45 – 1:55 PM | Smart Urban Planning Strategies in the Kingdom of Bahrain
Eng. Maryam Al Amer
Director of Urban Studies & Planning Policies
Urban Development and Planning Authority
🕝 2:00 – 2:15 PM | The Future of Digital Public Services
Dr. Khaled Al Mutawa
Deputy Chief Executive for Operation & Governance
Information & eGovenrment Authority
🕞 2:45 – 3:05 PM | Data Center Resiliency at the Core of Smart Cities
Christopher El Hage
Sales Director -UAE, Bahrain & Pakistan
Uptime Institute
🕝 2:20 – 2:35 PM | Digital Transformation
Mjr Yousif Hasan
Ministry of Interior
Disclaimer:
The agenda for the Bahrain Smart Cities Summit 2025 is subject to change at the discretion of the event organizers. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of session details, topics, speakers, and timings, unforeseen circumstances may necessitate modifications.
