Speakers
Meet our experts from around the world, sharing their project controls' knowledge and experiences
Speakers
Heba Al Shehhi
Head of Project Management office
Dubai Municipality
Heba AlShehhi is the Head of PMO in Dubai Municipality. She has 18 years of experience in the Government sector, focusing on PMO establishment, PMO operations, portfolio and project management, municipal business development, benefit realization and strategy execution.
She was selected as the World’s PMO Leader of the year winner for 2023. And led Dubai Municipality’s PMO to win consecutive global awards as the Best PMO of the year in 2021 and 2022.
Heba holds a Master’s degree in Project Management, and a number of professional certifications in PMOs, project management, organizational agility and Information Technology. Such as PMP, ACP, TOGAF, ITIL, PMO-Certified Practitioner, PMO-Certified Consultant and Certified Business Agility Assessor.
She is also the President of the PMOGA UAE Community Hub by PMO Global Alliance under the umbrella of PMI, aimed to provide a platform for all PMOs to connect and share knowledge across local and global communities.
Badr Burshaid
Chairman
Global Project Management Forum
Donna Festorazzi
Director of Risk Management
Red Sea Global
Donna is a distinguished and multi-award-winning Risk Management Director with an impressive track record spanning over two decades in the rail, construction, and water sectors, both domestically and internationally. Donna thrives in demanding and dynamic environments, showcasing her remarkable ability to facilitate, interpret, analyse and offer invaluable counsel at all levels of organisations, driving integration and change. Donna has experience working within megaprojects, billion pound programmes and business wide transformation change programmes. She has also undertaken these roles, as the client, contractor and a consultant offering a unique perspective to those she supports. Shortlists and Awards: 2023 CIR Risk Champion
Anil Godhawale
Founder
Project Controls Expo
Anil is passionate about Project Controls and working in multiple capacities for implementation and enhancement of this growing subject i.e., Managing Director of Projcon Group (Project Controls Consultancy), Founder of Project Controls Online (Global Project Controls e-network and knowledge base), Project Manager for Project Controls Expo (Largest Project Controls event/- show) and finally, Founder and Program Director at Project Controls Institute (Blended Project Controls learning platform), Anil's professional experience spans over 19 years at corporate and field offices offering diverse and in-depth exposure to implementation of Project Controls on a range of EPC Projects (Oil & Gas- upstream and downstream, CCU - Carbon Capture Units, Power Projects and Pipelines). Registrations, Certifications, Publications & Voluntary Contribution. IEng registration with Engineering Council, UK Holds Certified Cost Engineer (CCE) and Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP) certifications.