International Sales And Marketing Director
PBI Performance Products, UK

With over 21 years of experience working in the fire service sector, Ian Callaghan is an expert in firefighter protection.

Since joining PBI 11 years ago, he has consistently grown sales in the UK and developed new international markets in regions such as the Middle East, Asia, India and Australasia.

Ian started his career with a PPE manufacturer, working there for 11 years, during which he led the development of some of the most advanced firefighter protective clothing solutions for thousands of UK firefighters, latterly as Fire Director.

Ian has served Vice-Chair for FIRESA/FIA and is a director on the Board of CFOA Services Ltd.

Heartsaver First Aid and CPR Instructor
American Heart Association

Graduated with honors during her primary and secondary education. A Graduate of Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Santo Thomas, Manila Philippines, an undergraduate of Master of Arts in Nursing from University of California UCLA.

I have worked for 15 years in California USA as a registered Nurse in various specialty hospitals like Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Brothman Medical Center to name a few in oncology, telemetry, cardio thoracic unit & transplantation (1988-2003). Worked in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at King Abdul Aziz Specialist Hospital as an ICU/CCU Nurse & Instructor for 3 years (2003-2006). Worked in various hospitals and institute in Kuwait as an Education & Training Coordinator and currently as a managing partner of the Filipino Medical Clinic in Kuwait and working as an ISO 9001-2015 Internal Auditor for Kuwait Medical International. An American Heart Association Instructor for First Aid and CPR and Basic Life Support for the past 10 years now under Gulf Training Institute of Kuwait Medical Association in Jabriya and works as a part time Instructor for Caregivers under Filipino Institute Academy of Kuwait.

EFO Assistant Executive Director
International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), USA

Chief J. Robert “Rob” Brown, Jr., (Ret.) serves as the Assistant Executive Director of the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC).

Chief Brown has been a member of the IAFC since 1987, but joined the IAFC staff as Assistant Executive Director after retiring from the fire service as a Metropolitan Fire Chief in 2015. Immediately prior to retirement, Chief Brown served as Fire Chief of the Fresno (CA) Fire Department - California’s 5th largest city.

Brown holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Public Administration from the University of Missouri, and is a Master’s Degree candidate in Intelligence and National Security at the Daniel Morgan Graduate School of National Security in Washington, DC. Brown formerly served as adjunct faculty in Special Operations at the United States National Fire Academy, and is a graduate of the National Fire Academy Executive Fire Officer (EFO) Program.

TPL Planning Specialist
Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), Kuwait

Graduated from Tri-State University - USA on 1983 as Mechanical Engineer. Holding over 35 years’ experience in the Oil & Gas Industry. Worked with Kuwait National Petroleum Company KNPC, Qatar Petroleum QP Refinery, Kuwait Kharafi National and Kuwait Oil Company - KOC.

Highly experienced and knowledgeable in primarily in Refinery Process units, Tanks, Pipe line Construction Projects, Refinery Maintenance and Shutdown Planning Activities. Then moved to Qatar Petroleum as Team Leader Plaining . Further worked as Pre - Commissioning & Commissioning Manager with Kharafi National at the two EQUATE Projects up to 2009. Currently working with Kuwait Oil Company - KOC as TPL Planning Specialist for Capital Program Planning Group. Task Leader for Project Gate Process - PGS & Well Delivery PGS as well as many other KOC processes. Certified Mentor, gained Mabrouk Award twice from Qatar Oil Minister in 2004 & 2005, 1st Price winner in many HSE Awards. Member in America Society of Mechanical Engineers - ASME, Project Management Institution - PMI, Marquis Who's Who, Jordan Engineers Association.

Safety Specialist
Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), Kuwait

Sanjay Jaiswal is the Safety Specialist at Kuwait Oil Company., Kuwait, with responsibility for managing HSE in mid-stream Oil & Gas operating facilities and project activities. He carries over 28 years of experience in HSE.

Prior to joining Kuwait Oil Company, Mr. Sanjay Jaiswal worked in various HSE positions in petroleum refineries in India and Kuwait, including Kuwait National Petroleum Company, Kuwait, South Asia LPG Co, India and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd, Visakh Refinery, India. Notable is his 6 years as Safety Specialist for Kuwait Oil Company, Kuwait which is Oil major in exploration and production of Crude Oil and Gas in the region.

Sanjay Jaiswal did his Engineering degree in Fire Protection from India (National Fire Service College, Nagpur University, India) during 1986 to 1990. In addition, he is also a Certified Safety Professional (CSP) and Safety Management Specialist (SMS) from BCSP, USA.

CEO
EFECTIS, Turkey

İlker İBİK was born in İstanbul in July 12th 1977. He graduated from Istanbul Technical University, Aeronautical Engineering department in 1999.

In 2008, the feasibility study, installation, commissioning and management of ERA LABORATORIES A.Ş Fire Test Laboratories, the first Construction Materials Reaction to Fire Testing (EN 13501-1) Laboratory in Turkey, as well as the accreditation studies of the same laboratory to EN 17025 laboratory management system standard, were carried out by İlker İBİK and his team.

Between the years 2009 and 2011, he carried out the studies of feasibility, business planning, investment/project planning of EFECTIS ERA AVRASYA Test ve Belgelendirme A.Ş, Turkey’s first accredited reaction and resistance to fire test laboratory, fire safety engineering center and internationally accredited third-party inspection and certification body. He has been the Chairman of the same company since April 2011.

Well Surveillance HSE Advisor
Kuwait Oil Company, State of Kuwait

Dr. Ibrahim El-Mahdy holds MBBS (Medical Bachelor & Bachelor of Surgery), Master degree in internal medicine & Occupational health from Cairo university Egypt, High Diploma of Safe Medical application of LASER technology from LASER application institute in Cairo university, Certified Lead auditor for ISO 14001 & 18001, Certified HSE Management System designer, Certified Trainer for Many HSE training courses (Ex. Defensive Driving, First aid, RATLS Courses etc.). He is a certified OSHA representative for General industry / Construction Occupational health & Safety standards. He has worked with many international companies as a Medical consultant, QHSE advisor then as QHSE Manger in deferent countries in the Middle East and his last position was QHSE Manager in Schlumberger Kuwait and he is now working as an HSE consultant in KOC.

He received the Schlumberger chairman Distinguished HSE Service Award 1998 & 2001, KOC chairman HSE award 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 & 2007 then for many years when he joined KOC, Petroleum Economist HSE award 2007 & 2008 also Silver ROSPA award for 2016 and the most important award is KUWAIT Information Technology award under the patronage of HH Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah, the Amir of Kuwait and Chairman of the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science (KFAS).

Regulatory Engineer - Codes & Regulatory Services
Underwriters Laboratories (UL) – MENA, UAE

Ghaith’s started his experience in fire safety as a project engineer; managing and executing several installation, testing and maintenance of firefighting systems, fire alarm systems and fire extinguishing systems in various projects across Dubai, he worked also for one of the master developers in Dubai as a fire engineer; assisting in developing and implementing the fire safety management system framework, and Evaluating the business units compliance with the national & international Fire Safety standards & best practices. Ghaith has joined UL as a regulatory engineer to provide technical information on products and equipment’s applications covered by the installation code and standards for which technical expertise, code development and code enforcement is required. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechatronics Engineering from The Hashemite University in Jordan.

Principal Consultant
Fire & Life Safety, WSP Middle East

Over 11 years of international experience in Fire and Life Safety consultancy. James started his career in fire with computational smoke and evacuation modelling, aiding in the development of performance based designs for many of London’s primary railway stations, the Palace of Westminster and Gatwick Airport.

Moving over into fire strategy development, he has been involved in a wide variety of high profile projects including Cross Rail (London), King Khalid Medical City (Saudi), Hamad International Airport expansion, Rio Olympic arenas and FIFA World Cup Qatar stadiums. James has been in the Middle East for the last six years and for the last four has worked with WSP Qatar.

An increasing part of his role, is the review of existing building stock for compliance with local fire safety standards.

Safety Engineer
Kuwait Oil Company, State of Kuwait

Over 11 years of international experience in Fire and Life Safety consultancy. James started his career in fire with computational smoke and evacuation modelling, aiding in the development of performance based designs for many of London’s primary railway stations, the Palace of Westminster and Gatwick Airport.

Moving over into fire strategy development, he has been involved in a wide variety of high profile projects including Cross Rail (London), King Khalid Medical City (Saudi), Hamad International Airport expansion, Rio Olympic arenas and FIFA World Cup Qatar stadiums. James has been in the Middle East for the last six years and for the last four has worked with WSP Qatar.

An increasing part of his role, is the review of existing building stock for compliance with local fire safety standards.

Senior Advisor
AKUITC W.L.L / KNDR Inc, State of Kuwait

Mr. Shuaibi has proudly served ABCK as an active volunteer member for several years, as he was assigned to various positions as a member of the Board of Directors during the past 25 years to the present as he presently serves as the Vice-Chairman for the American Business Council Ltd.in Kuwait.This is besides chairing the ABCK’s Policy, External Affairs and Strategic Committees.

Mr. Shuaibi also chairs the ABCK Oil & Gas Focus Group for several years to the present.

Mr. Shuaibi is the Vice president and partner in-charge with KNDR Inc. International where he is currently involved with business development and consultancy services in Engineering and Project Management with KNDR, Inc., International in USA, Kuwait & the Gulf Region in particular and the Middle East in general.

Mr. Shuaibi has participated in several design, research studies, project evaluation and project management in the fields of Oil & Gas, Educational Institutions, Civil Engineering, Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Environmental, Building Safety Planning Studies In Arid Lands, Project Development, Feasibility Studies, National Security Systems, Urban Design & Master Planning, Environmental issues & Safety and Project Construction management and Supervision.

Mr. Shuaibi has accumulated an extensive international business development experience through the KNDR Inc. management overseas services in the Near East & Far East, Central America, and as well with governmental and private entities in the USA and the Middle east over the past 30 years.

Mr. Shuaibi holds a BSc. degree from, the University of Arizona, conducted graduate studies in Urban and Industrial Development at the Southern Illinois University, and passed a higher education research professional course related to Urban Design Regeneration & Development at the University of Liverpool, England.

Mr. Shuaibi has conducted research studies, and issued several publications in his field of works and rendered consultancy services well holding membership in various professional societies in the USA and the region.

Mr. Shuaibi has also participated as a speaker in many international conferences, workshops, and seminars covering Engineering, Urban Environmental issues, Design & Safety in tall buildings, Business Development Workshops, Environmental issues in several countries around the world as a technical expert in fields of consultancy services.

TPL Specialist I (HSE)
Kuwait Oil Company, HSE (S&EK) Team, State of Kuwait

Bala Siva Srikanth Adivi CSP, CMIOSH is working as TPL Specialist I (HSE) with HSE (S&EK) Team of South & East Kuwait Directorate of Kuwait Oil Company, State of Kuwait. He is a double graduate in Bachelors of Sciences and Bachelors of Fire Engineering. He has around 20 years’ experience in the HSE consultancy and HSE management in Oil & Gas industries. He has significant experience in implementation of Health, Safety & Environmental Management Systems for process industries besides fire prevention and protection.

Mr. Bala presented number of technical papers and posters at different international HSSE Conferences, including at Safety -2017, Safety-2016, Safety-2015, Safety2014, Safety-2013, ASSP-Kuwait Chapter, Middle East Chapter and SPE Conferences. He was awarded with Best Paper presenter in one of the SPE HSSE Conferences. Also he was awarded with Kuwait Oil Company’s Chairman & Managing Director HSSE Award for two successive years. In addition, significant contribution extended to Mr. Ali Al-Failakawi who has won ASSP Safety Innovation Award for 2014 @ Safety-2014, Orlando.

Mr. Bala was also presented with SPY (Safety Professional of the Year) award by ASSP Kuwait Chapter for the year 2013 and also was presented with first ever SPY (Safety Professional of the Year) of the Global Region in the last Safety-2016 at Atlanta. Also, he received ASSP IPS SPY award for the year 2018. In addition, his significant contribution in one of the projects made Mr. Ahmed Qabazard of Kuwait Oil Company was awarded with Honorary recipient of Safety Innovation Award for the year 2016. He is also winner of KOC CEO HSSE Award twice.