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| Managing Innovation - The Way Forward |
Innovation is the key driver for growth in any
economy. It is not a one-off effort, but a sustained effort,
broadly defined to include the creation and commercialisation of
"new to the world" knowledge, as well as the diffusion and
absorption of "new to the market" knowledge.
Although both types of innovation are essential, countries in
transition stand to gain more from catching up to the global
frontier of knowledge through increased absorption than from
trying to push out the frontier through knowledge creation. An
enormous amount of knowledge is not fully utilised, globally.
Given the overriding urgency to better address the needs of
countries in transition, and indeed the needs of all countries
facing climate change and shortages of non-renewable resources,
innovation must be targeted to be "inclusive" by addressing the
demands of all, and in particular those of economically emerging
societies.
Exploring the Many Facets
The FIDIC 2010 New Delhi Conference will apply the lessons of
the FIDIC 2010 London Conference and explore the many facets of
innovation, including the political challenges, the businesses
consulting engineers operate, the services consulting engineers
provide, and how best to achieve high quality, sustainable
projects.
What is innovation? What fosters or stifles innovation? What are
the linkages between technical innovation and management
innovation? How important is innovation on the client side? All
too often the consulting engineering industry's clients want the best, but are not
prepared to pay for the best, or understand the risks that come
with innovation, even though the potential rewards can be
significant.
The Industry's Response
Plenary sessions, business seminars and workshops over three days will address how
the consulting engineering industry is responding to the need
for innovation: how organisations are handling the consequences
of innovation, and the tools being developed to ensure that
innovation is managed correctly at all levels; from the project
level, through to firms and organisations, up to the industry
level and society as a whole. |
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MONDAY
Delivering Innovation in Projects
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How consulting engineers and their partners are responding to the
need for innovation. |
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| 09.00 - 10.30 Opening Ceremony
(Plenary Hall) |
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Guests of Honour
- H.E. Smt. Pratibha Devi Singh Patil, President of India
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Tejendra Khanna, Lt. Governor of Delhi |
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Kiran Kapila, ICT, India (Chairman, CEAI)
Gregs Thomopulos, Stanley Consultants, USA (President,
FIDIC) |
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| 10.30 - 11.00 Coffee |
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| 11.00 - 11.15 Plenary
FIDIC London Action Report (Plenary Hall) |
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Chair: Gregs Thomopulos, Stanley Consultants, USA
Nelson Ogunshakin, ACE, UK
Chris Cole, WSP, UK |
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| 11.15 - 12.30 Plenary :
Delivering Innovation in Projects (Plenary Hall) |
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Chair: Gregs Thomopulos, Stanley Consultants, USA
Chris Cole, WSP, UK
Harrie Noy, Arcadis, Netherlands
Manghu Singh,
Delhi Metro Rail Corp., India |
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| 12.30 - 14.00 Lunch |
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| 14.00 - 15.30 Business Sessions |
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Since infrastructure
projects today tend to become severely resource intensive, the
consulting engineering industry and its partners must look at
how resources are generated, as well as the institutional and management aspects
of innovation. There must be a focus on the
"saleability" of projects and innovative solutions that will encourage clients to demand and support innovation. Notwithstanding
project-related issues, there remains the general question of to
create and sustain an environment for innovation.
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Drivers of Innovation (Hall 4) |
Chair:
Mahendra Raj, India
The consulting engineering industry
has a strong history of technology transfer, and FIDIC
has proved adept at harnessing collective good practices
into international best practices. But how far can such
practices encompass the demand for innovation? Case
studies will be presented that give examples of clients,
contractors and consulting engineers who have delivered
innovation consistently.
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B.K. Chugh, Central Public Works Dept., India
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Carsten Toft Boesen, Niras, Denmark
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K.P. Abraham, Delhi Touism Dept., India
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C.R. Alimchandani, STUP Consultants, India
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Research and Development to Unpin Innovation (Hall
5) |
Chair:
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An important barrier for innovation is the lack of
effective collaboration with the R&D
institutions. The session will explore the features
of the R&D that is required to support
innovative solutions to infrastructure challenges.
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Prof. S.G. Dande, IIT, Kanpur, India
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Somenath Ghosh, National Research Dev. Corp.,
India
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Kaj Moeller, Sweco, Sweden
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Yvette Ramos, Firstec, France
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Innovation in Project Finance (Hall 6) |
Chair: Bisher Jardaneh, Arabtech Jardaneh
Group, Jordan
As projects become increasingly complex, so too do
the mechanisms employed to finance projects. The
recent financial crisis has highlighted the
fragility of accepted financial sources and
strategies. New options are emerging. Experts from
private and public institutions will share their
views and experience.
- Hiroto Arakawa, JICA, Japan
- Francois Swart, Bigen, South Africa
- Amitava Basu, ICT, India |
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| 15.30 - 16.00 Coffee |
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| 16.00 - 17.30 Forums and
Seminar |
| Forums and seminar in parallel streams, each with three speakers and a
panel discussion.
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GAMA-Africa
Business Forum |
| An overview of the
market sitution. |
Chair: Mayen Adetiba, Nigeria
Vinay Sharma, AfDB, Tunisia
Igikunle Ogunbayo, Nigeria
Exaud Mushi, Norplan, Tanzania
Zulch Lotter, South Africa |
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ASPAC
Asia-Pacific Business Forum |
| An overview of the
market sitution. |
Chair:
Dennis Sheehan, Opus Consultants, Australia
Hamid Sharif, ADB, Manila
Srimonto Ghosh, India
Hoig Kang, Korea
Edmond Mitzakhanian, Iran |
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Young
Professionals Open Forum |
| Chair: Nader Shokoufi, Iran |
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BST Seminar:
Making Innovation Happen |
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How to implement
innovation within a company. |
Chair: Javier
Baldor, BST, USA
Eduardo Niebles, BST, UK |
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TUESDAY MORNING
Project Sustainability
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Today's innovative project is tomorrow's dated procedure: this
reflects the pace of innovation. Projects can be sustained only if
innovation is sustained, and the framework for innovation has to be
robust and multi-faceted given that demands arise from several
directions.
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| 09.00 - 09.15 Plenary Day
1 Wrap-Up (Plenary Hall) |
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Chair: Kiran Kapila, ICT, India
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| 09.15 - 10.30 Plenary:
Project Sustainability (Plenary Hall) |
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Chair: Kiran Kapila, ICT, India |
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Dr John Boyd, Golder Associates, Canada
Peter Kahn, Poyry, Singapore
A.K. Purwaha, CMD, EIL, India
Shyam Saran, Prime Minister's Office, India |
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| 10.30 - 11.00 Coffee |
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| 11.00 - 12.30 Business Sessions |
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Challenges of Climate Change (Hall 4) |
Chair: Subhash Mehrotra, Mehro Consultants, India
The challenges of Climate Change call out for innovative
solutions. Case studies will be provided which demonstrate
that innovative solutions can and are being conceived,
designed, and delivered – using FIDIC tools and other
methods.
- Peter Braithwaite, CH2MHill, UK
- Sudipto Das, Ernst & Young, India
- Noriaki Hirose, Nippon Koei, Japan
- Mili Majumdar, The Energy Resources Institute, India
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Inclusive
Development (Hall 5) |
Chair: Akihiko Hirotani, Oriental Consultants, Japan
The key ingredients of inclusive development are poverty
alleviation, human rights, civil society participation, and
ensuring environmental sustainability. An enabling environment
for sustainability is essential for delivering innovation.
- Rana Hasan, ADB, India
- Uddesh Kohli, Engineering Council of India
- Jayashree Vyas, Self-Employed Women’s Association, India |
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Framework
for Project Innovation (Hall 6) |
Chair: Andreas Gobiet, Gobiet & Partner, Austria
In the current climate for increased scrutiny of corporate
behaviour by civil society, it is through innovation and
performance metrics that the consulting engineering industry can
revalidate its commitment to social goals.
- Arup Roy Choudhury, NBCC, India
- Flemming Pedersen, Ramboll, Denmark
- Liam Speden, Autodesk
- Peter Ssebanakitta, Uganda National Roads Authority, Uganda |
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| 12.30 - 14.00: Lunch |
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TUESDAY AFTERNOON
Project Sustainability
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| 14.00 - 15.30 Business Workshops |
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Climate Change and
Sustainability - Opportunities for consulting engineers |
Moderators: Prodipto Ghosh, TERI, India, and William Wallace, Wallace Futures, USA
Rob Housome, Golder Associates, South Africa
Fahkreddine Mrabet, Tunisia
Iona Dragan, Romania
Yash Saxena, India
Peter van Kol, Netherlands |
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Best Business
Practices: the latest developments in procurement best practice |
Moderators: Rick Prentiss, Stantec, Canada and S. Chatterjee, India
Fatma Cölasan, Turkey
Andrew Read, New Zealand
Peter Rauch, Switzerland
Adam Thornton, New Zealand |
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Integrity
Management: the business vase |
Moderator: Jorge Díaz Padilla, Systec, Mexico
Naren Bhojaram, South Africa
Sutanu Ghosh, India |
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An innovation
strategy for consulting engineers |
| Moderator: Michel Ray, Aegis, France |
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| 15.30 - 16.00 Coffee |
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| 16.00 - 18.00 Future
Leaders Workshop |
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Chair: Steen Frederiksen, SF-Consult,
Denmark
Management trainees from the 2010 Young
Professionals Management Training Programme will report on their
activities, their key findings, and how these relate to themes being
discussed at the conference. |
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WEDNESDAY
Processes in Innovation
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Consulting engineering
services deal primarily with knowledge. This is what they develop. This
is what is sold. Knowledge needs to be carefully managed and nurtured
for innovation to flourish. It must be distributed and used wisely
within firms, and shared within the industry. How should this be done
effectively? What roles do FIDIC and FIDIC Member Associations have to
play? Are the correct questions being posed and answers sought? Ensuring
that the right people have the right skills to manage knowledge through
specific skills development is critical.
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09.00 - 09.15 Plenary: Day
2 Wrap-Up (Plenary Hall) |
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Moderator: Gregs Thomopulos, Stanley Consultants, USA |
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| 09.15 - 10.30 Plenary: Processes in Innovation (Plenary Hall) |
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Chair: Pablo Bueno Tómas, Typsa, Spain |
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Peter Chan, Scott Wilson, Hong Kong
Rakesh Chopra, Railway Board, India
Dickson Lo, AECOM Asia, Hong Kong
Lalit Mansingh, PNGRB, India |
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| 10.30 - 11.00 Coffee |
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Sessions |
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Tools of Innovation (Hall 4) |
Chair: Adam Thornton, Dunning Thornton, New Zealand
The session aims to build upon value engineering and life-cycle
analysis, where innovations are always in demand. Best Practice
Procurement also needs to be debated more thoroughly. Should
Requests for Proposals also be more detailed and have broader
objectives, with the proposals needing to be refocussed on
these objectives?
- Sudhir Dhawan, CEAI, India
- Dick Kell, Cardno, Australia
- J.L. Narayan, Ministry of Statistics, India
- Kevin Stovell, Mott Macdonald, India |
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Managing
Knowledge (Hall 5) |
Chair: Patrick Batumbya, MBW, Uganda
The seminar will discuss strategies for fostering a culture that
encourages innovation (sharing knowledge) within an organisation,
across an entire industry, and indeed in society itself, with a
focus on how FIDIC can facilitate the exchange of knowledge transfer
across corporate boundaries without compromising competitiveness.
- Sunil Abrol, CDC, India
- Prof. P.V. Indiresan, India
- V.S.R. Krishnaiah, India
- Eiichi Taketani, Japan Highway Public Corp., Japan |
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Innovation in
Risk Management (Hall 6) |
Chair: Dr. Jae-Wan Lee, Sekwang, South Korea
Risk allocation, namely the sharing of risks and rewards between owners, developers,
consulting engineers, and contractors will be on the table for an honest
interchange of ideas. An important issue arises with regard to
innovation: the risks are not easily identifiable since
unchartered territories are being explored. Given this scenario, it is
difficult to arrive at equitable mechanisms for sharing the
unknown - both risks and rewards. The seminar will discuss aspects of
such forays into the unknown.
- R. Raghuttama Rao, ICRA, India
- Andrew Read, Pedersen Read, New Zealand
- Dr Rajeev Vijay, Halcrow, India |
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| 12.30 - 14.00 Lunch |
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| 14.00 - 15.20 Final
Conference Report: A Strategy for Change (Plenary Hall) |
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From the various seminars and workshops, a vision and framework for the
future will be presented. An action plan for FIDIC, for
FIDIC Member Associations, and for consulting engineering firms will focus on
the lessons
learnt, the priorities to be addressed in raising the level of debate,
and initiatives to enhance the tools available to the industry, and their
application. The action plan will lead directly to issues that will be
developed in the lead up to the FIDIC 2011 Tunis Conference. |
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Chair Geoff French, Scott Wilson, UK (FIDIC Vice-President) |
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| 15.20 - 15.30: Final
Closing Remarks (Plenary Hall) |
- Gregs Thomopulos, Stanley Consultants, USA
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Srikumar Ghosh, CEAI, India |
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| 15.30 - 16.00 Coffee |
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| 16.00 - 17.30 FIDIC General
Assembly Meeting |
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| Innovation in the way development is
conceived and delivered is needed if the urgent and growing demand for
infrastructure within a high-quality built and natural environment is to be
met equitably and sustainably. Standard approaches and conventional tools
are not enough. Consulting engineers recognise the need for innovative
solutions that can be properly managed and implemented. |
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| Day 1 |
Delivering Innovation in Projects |
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Drivers of Innovation |
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Research and Development to Unpin Innovation |
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Innovation in Project Finance |
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Project Sustainability |
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Challenges of Climate Change |
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Inclusive
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Framework
for Project Innovation |
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Climate Change and
Sustainability |
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Best Business Practices |
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Integrity Management |
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Strategies for Innovation |
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Processes of Innovation |
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Tools of Innovation |
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Managing
Knowledge |
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Innovation in Risk
Management |
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Following each theme's plenary session there are Business Seminars – moderated panel discussions with short presentations by the
panelists to encourage discussion of each aspect of the day's theme. |
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Each panel chair will introduce the session, outlining how it is to
be handled, the issues to be discussed and the importance of
identifying actions to deal with the issues raised. Participants can: |
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Exchange
information, and influence priorities and policies. |
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Identify and prioritise global and industry
issues. |
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Assess barriers, opportunities and
risks. |
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Identify potential actions to be taken by
the industry. |
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Pin-point milestones, success factors and
how to measure success. |
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| Interactive discussion workshops take place on Tuesday
afternoon to allow participants an opportunity to discuss in depth specific
industry initiatives for sustainable development. |
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Each theme's wrap session will capture the key points and
potential actions from plenary and business sessions, and set the
scene for the rest of the conference by linking the two and carrying forward
the main issues and potential actions. |
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Reports by session chairs
and session reporters summarise the key issues and
potential actions identified in the business sessions. The chair
then sets the scene for the following sessions. Participants can: |
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Catch up on earlier sessions, including the business sessions that
could not be attended. |
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Understand all of the issues raised
under a theme, and become aware of the potential actions identified.
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Know what
is planned for the next theme, how it follows on from and is linked
to the discussions and outputs from the current theme. |
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Reflect upon the discussions, actions and the
plans for the next theme, to help identify issues that
participants may wish to
raise. |
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- Welcome
- Workshop
- Future Leaders Workshop
- Networking lunch
- Workshop reports
- Steering committee
- Site visit |
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The conference venue is Vigyan Bhawan on Maulana Azad Road. It has been the
venue for many historically noteworthy conferences and summits. Built in 1956
and recently refurbished to the highest standard, it has a splendid ambience,
with the plenary auditorium offering a unique experience for the audience and
speakers alike. Vigyan Bhawan is strategically located in Lutyens Delhi, one of
New Delhi's most beautiful districts near the President’s Estate and India Gate.
Overlooking lush green lawns, the centre is within walking distance of the
Gallery of Modern Art, the National Museum and other sites of interest. |
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FIDIC
Box 311, 1215 Geneva 15,
Tel: +41 22 799 49 00
Fax: +41 22 799 49 01
fidic@fidic.org
www.fidic.org
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CEAI
Consulting Engineers Association of India
A-9, Green Park
New Delhi 110 016, India
Tel: +91 11 26 52 46 44
Fax: +91 11 26 52 46 59
ceai.ceai@gmail.com
www.ceaindia.org |
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