Dr. Bhakti More

Dr Bhakti More is the Dean of the School of Design & Architecture and Head of the Centre for ESG at Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE), Dubai. She holds a doctorate from the University of Salford, UK, and has over three decades of experience in the design industry and academia.

As a Project Architect, she has worked on various large-scale typologies for mixed used developments in the UAE. Her research paper received the CIOB Best Paper Award in 2015 for its innovation.

She is a coordinator for the Manipal Environment and Conservation Students Club, which has earned multiple accolades, including the Best Sustainable Green Campus Audit and Best Sustainability Action Project from the Environment Agency Abu Dhabi. She was also recognised as the Best Coordinator for her commitment to the sustainable campus initiative.

Dr Bhakti has led Team Tawazun in the Solar Decathlon Middle East 2021 to build a net-zero home and developed the Climate Action Plan for MAHE Dubai’s Race to Zero initiative under the UNFCCC.

She is a volunteer for the Advancing Net Zero Group and serves as the Youth Engagement Co-Lead for the Universities Climate Network. She has guided the youth-led initiative ‘Seeding Sustainability’ which was selected as one of top 20 projects in MAJRA's Sustainable Impact Challenge 2025.

Mohammed Shamroukh

Mohammed Shamroukh is the Co-Founder and CEO of MCube Engineering Consultants, a specialist engineering practice focused on building performance, decarbonisation, sustainability and digitalisation across the built environment.

His experience covers energy audits, HVAC optimisation, commissioning, measurement and verification, energy performance contracting, calibrated modelling, smart-building technologies and portfolio-level decarbonisation planning. His work focuses particularly on converting sustainability ambitions into practical engineering interventions, investment roadmaps and verifiable operational outcomes.

Mohammed has completed an MSc in Energy at Heriot-Watt University, with research focused on solar-assisted absorption cooling integrated with thermal energy storage for hot climates. He is also a Certified Energy Manager, (Certified) Measurement and Verification Professional, Performance Measurement and Verification Analyst, and Certified Carbon Auditing Professional, and remains actively involved in regional industry and professional associations.

Paul Paterson

Paul Paterson is Founder and CEO of Elevation Carbon, an Abu Dhabi building performance consultancy working with developers across the region to set, hold and verify operational energy targets. His career has covered every side of delivery: building services design, MEP contracting, client-side technical advisory, and operations leadership for a major developer. That path gave him a clear view of how energy commitments are lost between concept and handover. His work on John Lewis York, which carried a design model into operation, received a CIBSE Building Performance Award.

Aly Diab

Aly Diab is Director of Engineering, Sustainability & Growth at BK Gulf, bringing nearly three decades of engineering, design and technical leadership experience across the UK and Middle East.

At BK Gulf, Aly leads the company’s engineering and sustainability strategy, with a particular focus on mission-critical infrastructure, data centres, digital engineering and the continued development of more efficient and sustainable construction methodologies.

His experience spans major and technically complex projects, including significant infrastructure developments at Heathrow Airport and more recently, hyperscale and AI-ready data centre projects across the Middle East.

A Chartered Engineer and Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, Aly holds a doctorate from the University of Manchester and has also undertaken executive education at Cambridge Judge Business School.

He is focused on combining engineering excellence, technology and sustainable design to support BK Gulf’s continued growth across the region.

Samiuddin Mohammad

Samiuddin Mohammad is the Deputy General Manager at FujSeng Construction LLC, with over 27 years of experience in MEP engineering, facilities management, project management, and energy management across the UAE and India. A Chartered Engineer (CEng, MCIBSE) with an MEng in Mechanical Design, he has led MEP portfolios covering design, construction, commissioning, facilities management, and project delivery. His expertise spans MEP design and construction, energy management, cost and budget management, technical leadership, and operational performance, with extensive experience overseeing multidisciplinary projects and facilities.

As a CIBSE MENA Technical Committee Member, Samiuddin contributes his experience in MEP delivery, facilities management, energy management, and technical standards, supporting the committee’s discussions and initiatives across the regional building services industry.

Irmak Sener

Irmak Sener is a Senior Sustainability Manager at PMKConsult, leading the development of sustainability advisory services across the UAE and Saudi Arabia. She specializes in sustainable design, sustainable building certifications, embodied carbon assessment, life cycle analysis (LCA) and decarbonization of the built environment.

Prior to joining PMKConsult, Irmak worked as a Sustainability Consultant at Atelier Ten in New York, supporting sustainability strategies for commercial, educational, healthcare and mixed-use developments. She holds a Master of Architecture from Pratt Institute and is a LEED AP BD+C, Fitwel Ambassador, ActiveScore AP and Associate AIA.

Irmak is actively involved in industry leadership and education initiatives, having served on the Urban Green Council Emerging Professionals Committee and the Green Building Certifications Committee of Turkish Green Building Council, acted as a jury member for the 2024 AIA Education Facility Design Awards and the 2026 Gulf Sustainability Awards and regularly contributes as a guest lecturer and design critic at Bilkent University.

Fuaad Feroze Alam

Fuaad Feroze Alam is an architect, architectural design manager, urban-planning professional and environmental sustainability practitioner with 17+ years of multidisciplinary experience across Pakistan, Qatar and Saudi Arabia. His academic background combines a B.Arch, MURP and MBA in Environment & Energy Management. He also brings teaching experience as a Lecturer / Module Leader and Visiting Faculty at IoBM, and holds MMUP/UPDA Grade A professional registration in Qatar.

Dr. Samiullah Khan

Dr. Samiullah Khan is an internationally recognized sustainability leader, strategist, climate innovator, and strategic advisor with over 30 years of global multidisciplinary experience spanning engineering, smart infrastructure, renewable energy, circular economy, and climate technology. Currently serving as the Chief Sustainability Officer of National Development Consortium UAE, he operates at the forefront of the region's green transition, translating ambitious climate commitments into practical, commercially viable, and scalable solutions.

As a UN-certified Climate Champion and a strategic consultant to the United Nations Global Compact (UNGP), Dr. Khan possesses executive education from MIT and Cambridge. He has successfully led transformative sustainability initiatives across the Middle East and internationally, helping governments, real estate developers, and multinational corporations reduce emissions, enhance climate resilience, and align seamlessly with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the UAE Net Zero 2050 vision.

Javad Mahmoodi

Javad Mahmoodi is the Founder and CEO of Kotook, a Dubai-based platform combining AI-powered sustainability assessment with an ecosystem of green building solution providers. A former mayor with experience in urban development, real estate and technology, he focuses on connecting sustainability insights with practical action. Through Kotook, he brings together developers, consultants and technology providers to advance a more sustainable built environment.

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