08:30 Registration

09:00 Chairman’s Welcome

09:10 Future Road And Highways Infrastructure Design And Construction

• Exploring the implications of future infrastructure projects in Asia
• Designing infrastructure to ensure future effectiveness of road/highway networks
• Effective master planning of road infrastructure to maximise growth potential
• Highlighting key capital projects in Asia

Dr. Kitti Subprasom
Civil Engineer Specialist
DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS, THAILAND

09:50 Iconic Highways That Define A City

• Example of procurement of an iconic highway that defines a cityscape
• Ensuring the overall aesthetic and iconic objectives are not compromised during project implementation
• Discussing technical and risk challenges encountered

Fergal Whyte
Director (Highways)
ARUP HONG KONG

11:00 How Intelligent Compaction Improves Road Construction

• Overview of intelligent compaction and its uses
• Cutting construction costs and doubling the life of infrastructure
• Validating intelligent compaction as a generally accepted practice

Mohamed Rehan
Professor Civil Engineering
UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA

11:40 How To Ensure Quality In Design All The Way Through To Construction

• Effective design strategies
• Constructing roads within timeframes and project deliverables
• Cost optimisation and case studies on successful projects
• Case studies from the Ministry of Public Works

Danis Sumadilaga
Director (Technical Affairs – Highways)
MINISTRY OF PUBLIC WORKS, INDONESIA

13:30 Appropriate Road Design To Suit The User’s Needs

• For mix traffic flow varying lane width to suit the assigned vehicle
• Incorporating pedestrian underpass/subway facilities at intersections
• Concrete paved intersections / traffic signalised intersection

D. Ganesan
Director of Highway Design
ROAD DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF SRI LANKA

14:10 Applying Value Engineering For Highway Improvement Plans

• Defining value engineering as a method to improve the “value of goods or products and services by using an examination of function
• Ensuring highway project plans align with the prescribed requirements
• Training highway engineers to be familiar with value engineering

Dinh Van Hiep
Transportation Planning & Road Infrastructure Management
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING, VIETNAM

14:50 Optimising Costs Through Intelligent Planning And Design For Geographical Challenges

• Addressing the specific challenges presented by urban areas with heavy traffic
• Developing strategies to undertake cost optimisation for highway and road design
• Ensuring effective planning to assist with challenging designs
• Providing examples of cost optimisation

Panel Discussion:

15:50 Chairman Hosted Q+A And Summary

16:00 Close Of Conference