Conference day one: Monday 19 April 2010

09.30 Opening Keynote Presentation: Presenting The Future For District Cooling In KSA

• Understanding the Saudi Arabian economy
• Presenting the power & air conditioning profile in the region
• Identifying the real estate in need of district cooling
• Why district cooling is vital for the KSA economy?
• Challenges facing DC developers in KSA

Abdul Hamid Al Mansour
CEO
Saudi Tabreed

Developing the district cooling concept in Saudi Arabia

10.00 A Case For Procuring District Cooling Projects On PPP Basis

• PPP (Public Private Partnership) demystified
• Economic Benefits of Procuring Infrastructure through PPP
• The importance of district cooling in the national infrastructure/ utilities rollout
• The case for developing district cooling on PPP model(s)

Utpal Guha
Executive Director - Infrastructure Asset Management
Gulf Finance House

10.30 Analysis Of The Saudi Market For District Cooling And Future Development Opportunities

• A brief History of Region’s District Cooling
• Key drivers for adapting and implementing district cooling in KSA
• Prospect of DC in KSA – Past, current and future DC Schemes

George Barbari
CEO
DC Pro Engineering

11.30 Understanding The Challenges And Solutions Of Replacing Traditional Air Conditioning With District Cooling In KSA

• Presenting the challenges to successful district cooling implementation
• Examining legislative, energy supply and environmental constraints
• Key lessons learnt from successful regional case studies

Khalil Atieh
Vice President
Jain & Partners

12.00 Understanding The Advantages Of Effective Modern Metering

• Advantages of modern cooling energy meters
• Cooling energy measurement's impact on the grid efficiency
• Impact of Automatic Data Collection into tenant billing

Jarmo Heikkinen
General Manager
Kamstrup

12.30 New Approaches Towards Achieving Highest System Efficiency

• Adopting best practice master planning for cooling requirements
• Initiatives to encourage sustainable development
• How district cooling can contribute to improving sustainability

Sergio Sádaba
Principle Engineer
Mott Macdonald

14.00 Defining The Path To A Successful District Cooling Project

• Influencing factors on a large scale district cooling project
• Effective business steering and controlling
• Risk handling and optimisation

Per Jonasson
CEO
Capital Cooling MENA

Understanding planning and the challenges presented by the business environment

14.30 Optimising The District Cooling Process To Achieve Improved Productivity

• Understanding consumption based billing and energy cost allocation
• De-mystifying the benefits of wireless sub metering technology and third party billing services
• Examining a unique business model case study - Burj Khalifa

Tarek El-Far
Managing Director
ista Middle East

15.00 Infrastructure Master Planning For Cooling Projects

• Evaluating concept feasibility and ensuring fit-for-purpose planning
• Integrating the cooling concept into the overall development plan
• Strategic planning for cooling capacity requirements

15.30 Strategic Use Of Split Casing Pumps For Building Climate Optimisation And Cost Reduction

• Best practice split casing pump design that adapts to customer requirements
• Reduction of the overall district cooling plant costs by: Reliable and efficient design, use of corrosion resistant materials and ease of maintenance

Mr. Peter Sauer
Resident Manager Saudi Arabia
KSB Aktiengesellschaft

District Cooling Project Economics

16.30 Financing District Cooling Projects

• Summary of the economics of district cooling
• Phasing and optimisation of district cooing schemes
• Understanding project finance and risk mitigation
• De-mystifying debt financing, bank debt versus bonds and conventional bonds versus sukuk
• Managing district cooling facilities to control costs
• Optimising project roll-out via phasing and finance planning to reduce capital risk

Tim Griffiths
Director
Chescor Capital

17.00 Operations And Maintenance For District Cooling In KSA

• Integration between design, construction operation and maintenance
• DC optimisation to improve results
• Customer satisfaction through improved maintenance practices

Samer Abussa
Director of Operations and Maintenance
Saudi Tabreed

17.30 Chairman’s Closing Comments

17.35 End Of Summit Day One

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