Leading market players across the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) project management and legal sectors will be in Dubai next week for a key conference to discuss the lessons learned during the Covid pandemic and offer solutions for future challenges.

 

The event, to be held from March 22 to 24, is being hosted by renowned European event organiser, Keynotion, and will cover topics such as EPC projects on leadership, post Covid-19 proofing, industry 4.0 and sustainability.

 

While EPC project management is not new, today's main focus has shifted with renewed emphasis on lower costs, higher profits, better quality, and zero incidents during the execution of projects in the fields of oil and gas, petrochemical, refinery, power-generation, energy transportation, steel plants, and more. 

 

According to industry experts, the traditional approach to EPC project management is evolving. The Covid-19 pandemic and its wake of industrial economic loss gave rise to a rapid shift in corporate practices and adaptations - looking inward for outward change. 

 

Previous models and approaches that proved effective in the past may no longer be applicable as they fail to account for the new material risks triggered by the pandemic, including potential Covid-19 labour impacts on construction programmes, productivity and supply chain issues that are facing the industry on a global level, creating delays and in turn catastrophic losses, they pointed out. 

 

Bringing together key market players, the three-day conference will cover lessons learned during the pandemic and offer predictions and solutions for future challenges - including the continuing management of industry recovery.

 

The aim of the conference is to identify the key factors causing global EPC projects to shrink; learn how critical project drivers are affected when alert levels change or are redefined; how companies can appropriately engage with potential contractors; and create collaborative integrated team approach to increase knowledge transfer and project efficiency. 

 

"It is incredibly important for us to bring together these industry leaders to discuss best business practices moving forward and how they can collaborate together in order to overcome the current issues that exist on a global level and the real impact being felt here in the region," remarked Arianna Lee, Keynotion Conference Organizer.

 

"It is vital that we establish a space for decision-makers to speak openly and really engage on these issues and in the process, develop quality networking opportunities to ensure elasticity and robust business moving forward," she added.

 

The high-profile speakers at the three-day event include Hassam Elhaw, General Manager & Projects Manager from Al Jazira Group; Keres Kocer, Former Senior Project Director/Customer Service Manager from GE Power; Daniel Atbir, Vice President Onshore Projects NPCC and D Mark Cowley, Vice President Operations, Petrofac International.-TradeArabia News Service