22 November 2023 6pm – 7.30pm Community Adeeb Group

Overview

Join the IWFM UAE Region for an informative presentation on the role of net zero campuses and the built environment in enabling green economies, shaping societies and the environment.

Please join our speakers Kulvinder Singh and Antonios Vouloudis from New York University Abu Dhabi, to learn about:

  • the role of net zero campuses in shaping environmental performance
  • developing Climate Action Plan frameworks
  • the significance of stakeholder engagement.

Agenda
6pm - Registration and networking 
6.30pm - Presentation
7.30pm – Event close

Sponsors

Adeeb Group

Adeeb Group is a leading ISO 9001, 14001, 41001,OHSAS 18001 (IMS) certified, TQM and SKEA 2015 (silver category) awarded facilities management and MEP contracting services company headquartered in Abu Dhabi.

Al Bonian

Al Bonian Facilities Management is a market-leading provider of bespoke and integrated Facilities Management Solutions in the UAE. We offer bespoke FM solutions, with the added benefit of advanced MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing) engineering expertise. Our specialized expert team delivers the highest quality of services, providing technologically advanced, sustainable, and cost effective solutions aligned with local and international best practice standards. Our services offering is diverse and well structured, with us already offering turnkey Hard and Soft FM solutions to clients across various sectors including Residential, Commercial, Retail, Hospitality, and Industrial. We look after properties of varying scales, from small single property contracts to full account portfolios.


Our aim is to ensure that our clients can focus on their core business, without distractions in their environment, allowing us to do what we do best.”

Farnek

Farnek is the leading provider of sustainable and technology-driven Facilities Management in the United Arab Emirates. Established in the UAE since 1980, Farnek Services LLC is a Swiss-owned independent total facilities management company. With a skilled workforce of more than 8,000 employees, Farnek delivers professional Facilities Management and security services across several sectors; Aviation, Hospitality, Banking, Retail, Shopping Malls, Telecom, Residential, Commercial, Infrastructure, Government, Education, Leisure and Entertainment.

Hygiene Tech

Hygiene Tech is a leading company specialized in providing a complete range of commercial washroom hygiene, paper products, janitorial equipment's, mat, chemicals and a wide range of heavy duty cleaning machineries. Representing more than 20 top International manufacturers and with a team of more than 50 experienced professionals. 

 

Speakers

Kulvinder Singh

Director of Facilities Management , New York University Abu Dhabi

Kulvinder Singh is the Director of Facilities/Asset Management at New York University Abu Dhabi and prior to taking this role, Kulvinder served as the Senior Asset Manager at Tamkeen Abu Dhabi on the New York University Abu Dhabi project. In his current capacity, Kulvinder is responsible for 5 services verticals that includes Facilities Management, Asset Management, Sustainability Management, Lifecycle Management, and Transportation Services.

Kulvinder has over 20 years of comprehensive experience in real estate and asset management, operations and facilities management, project management, fitout and construction management of high-profile assets in the region, spanning higher education, retail, corporate commercial, residential and hospitality industry. Kulvinder has worked in different capacities representing asset owners, design and consultancy firms, contractors and service providers, and adopts a whole-life approach with managing assets.

Kulvinder speaks regularly at industry events, and was also recognized by REMS Times as the 50 most influential Real Estate managers in the UAE. Kulvinder is a Certified Member of the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM), a Committee Member of the UAE Chapter of IWFM, and is an Associate Member of the Institute of Asset Management.

Kulvinder holds a MSc in Facility Management and Diploma in Asset Management. Kulvinder is currently pursuing his Masters in Sustainability Leadership in the Built Environment from University of Cambridge.

Antonios Vouloudis

Director of Sustainability and Stewardship, New York University Abu Dhabi

Antonios is responsible for transforming NYUAD's sustainability vision into a broad strategic Climate Action Plan. Antonios plays a key role in the development and implementation of NYUAD’s Climate Action plan that that will enable the university to measure its greenhouse gas emissions and set clear, measurable targets for reducing these as we move forward.

Antonios joined NYUAD from the government of Abu Dhabi, where he worked as Senior Project Manager the ‘For Abu Dhabi’ initiative of the Ghadan 21 program at the Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT).

Prior to that, he held senior roles with Estidama at DMT, the sustainability initiative of Abu Dhabi and previously, he was the Sustainability/Energy Management Engineer with Sheikh Khalifa Medical City and Abu Dhabi Medical Rehabilitation Center among other projects. Antonios holds a Master of Science in Renewable Energy Systems Engineering from the University of Surrey, UK, and a Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering from Democritus University of Thrace, Greece.