KEY TRAINERS
Dr. Shakeel Ahmad Khan
Chief Strategy & Monitoring Officer
PhD (Civil Engineering, Water Resources Planning
and Management),
Colorado State University, Colorado, USA
An international professional with over 40 years of
experience of preparing and implementing
multi-million dollars development projects in 18
countries of Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Have
served at reputable institutions such as the Asian
Development Bank and Asian Infrastructure
Investment Bank for over 25 years.
Ar. Dr. Mansoor Ahmed
Chief Architect Officer
PhD (Architecture),
Middle East Technical University, Turkey.
B. Architecture
National College of Arts, Lahore, Pakistan.
With over 19 years of experience, collaborated with
international architectural consultancies and construction
firms like NUH Group and Dorce in Turkey. Expertise spans
design development, master planning, and construction
supervision for large-scale projects and high-rise buildings.
Contributed to projects in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Turkey,
Iraq, Turkmenistan, and the UAE, focusing on sustainable
building practices throughout.
Mazhar Iqbal
Advisor / Transport Planning Expert
Master’s Degree, Transport
Imperial College, London
With over 48 years of experience, as part of a
150-member international consultant team, contributed
to the viability assessment of the Manila Clark Railway
Phase-II. Collaborated with the Asian Development
Bank (ADB) and Japan International Cooperation
Agency (JICA) for project co-financing. In a staff
consultant role, reviewed, evaluated, and advised on
multiple proposed public transport projects exceeding
US$1 billion, focusing on sustainability and feasibility.
PROF. DR. M. PINAR
MENGÜÇ
Director - CEEE Turkiye
PhD, Mechanical Engineering
Purdue University, USA
Has held visiting professor positions at Harvard University
and the University of California, Los Angeles. He has
received awards 2018 ASME, Heat Transfer Memorial
Award and the 2020 Purdue Outstanding Mechanical
Engineering Award including First Place Award by IMSAD
for the Medical School Building at ADU Campus. His work
has resulted in the construction of three LEED gold
buildings in international sustainability competitions.
Dr. Cem Keskin
R&D Manager
PhD Mechanical Engineering: Building Energy
Efficiency & ICT
Ozyegen University, Turkey
Dr. Cem is serving as an R&D Team Leader at the Center for
Energy, Environment, and Economy. Specializing in
Cyber-Physical-Social augmentation for smart buildings
and cities, with expertise in complex systems,
Human-Building Interaction, and hybrid dynamics.
Proficient in Embedded Systems, ANN/MPC, GNU/Linux,
Fluid Dynamics, Artificial Intelligence, Energy Modeling,
Energy Efficiency, Energy Management, and
Computational Fluid Dynamics, among other areas.
Engr. Yasir Riaz
Chief Project Management Officer
M.Sc Computer Systems & Networking
South Bank University, London.
LLM Construction Law & Arbitration
Robert Gordon University, UK
As Chief PMO, provides leadership and governance,
ensuring successful project delivery while overseeing
budgets and progress management. Accomplished
professional excels in leading and delivering high-value
projects on time and within budget. Expertise
encompasses strategic planning, cost control, and dispute
resolution, with a proven track record of overcoming
project delays through effective change management.