Speakers

Abdullah works to communicate the business value Dassault Systèmes has to offer the AEC industry, bringing the legacy of transformation from other industries into the AEC sector. Based in the UK and working in the Euro-North region, Abdullah works with the industry in assessing their existing business and taking them through a multi-year transformation journey towards a sustainable and regenerative business model. He believes the built environment can only overcome its challenges by learning from other industries. His previous works involved digital transformation and modular reinforcement in the UK, modular data centres around Europe, and EPC projects in Africa.

Frédéric GAL, attended the ENS Cachan Génie Civil (Civil Engineering) and obtained a master's degree specializing in the optimization of energy systems at the Ecole des Mines in Paris.

He held various positions at Bouygues Construction: Reporting of the Group's carbon footprint, Head of Sustainable Development at Bouygues Bâtiment Ile-de-France, Head of Design and Pricing Studies, up to the position of Director of Engineering in a subsidiary of Bouygues Bâtiment Île-de-France.

Today, at Bouygues Construction, Frédéric Gal is director of the modernization project of Bouygues Construction's commercial activities, where he leads the digital transformation.

With 16 years of experience in Dassault Systèmes, Remi has been committed throughout his career to his passion of deep interest in Geosciences, Architecture Engineering and Construction (AEC) sciences and technology. 

Working in close collaboration with industry, research institutions, and governments he focused on leading business transformation in Aerospace, Naval, Industrial Equipment and AEC industries in both mature and emerging markets with 7 years in France and 8 years in Asia. A graduate in 2006 of Master of Science in aerospace system engineering, ESTACA (Ecole Supérieure des Techniques Aéronautiques et de Construction Automobile) a five-year program in Aeronautical, Aerospace, Automobile and Railway Engineering and a BSc in 1999 of Aerospace and System Engineering , originally from Paris, Remi has developed his leadership and management skills with Multinational Corporation clients such as Bouygues Construction, CRDC, SMEDI and CHIDI. 

He currently leads the Architecture, Engineering and Construction industry. Native French, Remi is fluent in English, German and conversational in Mandarin. Its openness to the international market made him agile, with capabilities to adapt to different cultures and to think out of the box.

James is one of the worlds leading experts in digital manufacture for industry and has been helping some of the biggest names in the Aerospace, automotive and AEC sectors to implement 3DEXPERIENCE Delmia digital manufacturing solutions into their businesses.​

James has a passion to improve production through the combination of advanced digital toolsets, new hardware solutions and existing methods ensuring customers can develop a sustainable, holistic, data driven approach to production planning, validation and execution.