Dubai-based Barnie Bouwer CEng MCIBSE is Ramboll’s Associate Director for Public Health and Infrastructure, Middle East. With 24 years’ Gulf experience, he has led fire, public health and infrastructure design for 19 luxury hotel developments across 11 countries. He specialises in occupied-building upgrades and troubleshooting. His projects include Al Alamein Hotel’s full refurbishment in Egypt, replacing a complete central hot water plant at an operating resort, and resolving a hot water delay posing a Legionella risk at an operational Four Seasons. His current focus is decarbonising hot water systems within Gulf climate and utility constraints.

Neethu Susan George is a built-environment and lighting professional with over 15 years of industry experience. She currently serves as Business Development & Specifications Manager at TRILUX Middle East and Sustainability Expert for ME-APAC, working across specification, design collaboration, business development and sustainability-focused solutions. Her work increasingly focuses on sustainable and human-centric approaches to the built environment, with particular interests in energy efficiency, wellbeing, circularity, responsible lighting and environmental impact. Beyond her professional role, Neethu is Chair of Women in Building Services Engineering (WiBSE) MENA within CIBSE, Regional Lighting Representative for the Society of Light and Lighting (SLL) in the UAE, and Technical Secretary of the SLL Technical & Publications Committee. She is also a DarkSky Advocate, a Core Committee Member of the DarkSky International India Chapter, and a member of the Industry Advisory Panel for the BEng (Hons.) Architectural Engineering programme. She is actively involved in industry knowledge development, including supporting the formation of a Data Centre Lighting working group connecting SLL UK, CIBSE MENA and the wider data centre community. She also contributes a Middle East perspective to the development and review of SLL lighting guidance. Neethu holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering and a Master’s degree in Energy from Heriot-Watt University, together with the professional credentials MSLL, WELL AP™, LEED AP® ID+C and Member IALD. Designation: Neethu Susan George, MSLL, Member IALD, WELL AP™, LEED AP® ID+C, FCST Business Development & Specifications Manager – TRILUX Middle East ME-APAC Sustainability Expert – TRILUX Middle East ME-APAC Chair, Women in Building Services Engineering (WiBSE) MENA, CIBSE

Yann Grynberg is a seasoned leader with over 25 years of global experience in
sustainability, digitalisation and smart systems, with a strong track record in
Net Zero, Artificial Intelligence, and Energy efficient buildings. At Elevation Carbon, Yann supports the company’s growth by building strong operational foundations Last year, he streamlined the firm’s workflows and reporting, strengthened the team structure, and led project governance on the
flagship Ras El Hekma programme with Modon in Egypt He also helped grow
the firm’s partnerships with major developers such as Modon, as well as lead
consultant and architecture firms. A pioneer in Zero Energy Buildings and carbon strategy across the UAE and Asia, Yann has worked extensively with governments and industry leaders He speaks several languages and knows the regulatory landscape across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and the wider APAC region
Yann holds degrees from ESTP Paris and the London School of Economics, with certifications from Cambridge, ULB, and BCA Singapore He has held leadership roles at Meinhardt, IES, ERI@N, and Bouygues. A strong communicator and connector, Yann builds lasting partnerships and thrives in multicultural environments.

Marc Lynch is a Chartered Building Services Engineer with 17 years of international consultancy experience, specialising in award-winning workplace environments, retrofit, and smart building integration. His career spans both new build and existing building projects, with a focus on helping clients make informed decisions through feasibility studies, technical due diligence, and change-of-use strategies that shape resilient, future-ready assets.

He leads multidisciplinary engineering teams across MEP, sustainability, and smart building technology ensuring projects are delivered with technical excellence, commercial clarity, and client alignment. Over the years, he has designed and managed the delivery of complex, sustainable buildings across sectors including corporate real estate, hospitality, healthcare, education, and transport, with several projects recognised by industry awards for innovation and sustainability.

Beyond project delivery, Marc serves as Vice Chair of the CIBSE UAE Committee, where he mentors the next generation of engineers, engages with universities, and contributes to industry dialogue on decarbonisation, retrofit, and the future of corporate real estate.

He is passionate about advancing the building services profession and delivering engineering solutions that balance performance, wellbeing, and sustainability for clients and communities alike.

Dr. Bhakti More is the Dean of the School of Design & Architecture and Head of the Centre for ESF at Menipal 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-use developments in the UAE. Her research paper received the CIOB Best Paper Award in 2015 for its inonvation. 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’ by Water Alliance across schools in the UAE, which was selected as one of top 20 projects in MAJRA's Sustainable Impact Challenge 2025.

Imran Shaikh, Chairman of CIBSE UAE, is a Chartered Mechanical Engineer and Fellow of CIBSE with over 15 years of experience in technical and commercial management, energy efficient MEP design, site execution, green building, and energy auditing facilitation, supported by ASHRAE and other prestigious certifications. He is enthusiastic about technology driven sustainable design.

In his current role as Director of MEP and Specialisms for Ramboll Middle East, Imran leads the team and provides strategic guidance to the MEP and Specialism team on a wide range of high-profile prestigious projects including hospitality, mixed use developments in the Middle East region.