DUBAI, UAE, 31 May 2022: The 5 th edition of The Client, Consultant, Contractor Conference (TQuadC) and its co-located event, The Great Debate continue to attract a rich diversity of MEP experts and allied stakeholders, capable of offering clarity on contractual disputes, payment delays, integration of IT, operational data, health and safety and relevant issues surrounding project development and the ability of manufacturers and suppliers to meet their obligations in a financially sound manner.

Produced by CPI Industry, TQuadC is a seasoned event, which has proven its worth as the definitive meeting place for the MEP and allied industries in building construction to discuss mission-critical issues relating to the general financial health and wellbeing of the MEP industry. The event operates on the premise that the financial soundness of the MEP industry underpins its contribution to socio-economic and sustainable developments targets of GCC region governments.

The 5 th edition is special, because it will host a co-located event, The Great Debate:

Discussing the merits of CHW and VRF systems, which is of critical importance in terms of sharing of operational data, and of perspectives relating to affordability, last-mile reliability, and health and safety. The two events put together promise a day rich with insights and key value takeaways for the MEP and broader building construction industry, trying to make sense of disruptions caused by persistent COVID-19, the Russia-Ukraine conflict and a looming recession.

To date, the two events have attracted a gathering of speakers rich in experience and expertise. They include:

• Saeed Al Abbar, CEO, AESG
• George Berbari, CEO, DC PRO Engineering
• Sanjeevv Bhatia, CEO, Netix Global BV
• Rohan Chandavarkar, Associate – Digital Delivery, AESG
• Darryl Koh, Senior Associate, DLA Piper Middle East
• Euan Lloyd, Senior Counsel, Al Tamimi & Company
• Andrew Schumer, Managing Director, Blackwit

Azmi Aboul-Hoda, Managing Director, EMergy, is the Chairperson of TQuadC, and he will be giving stewardship to discussions, titled ‘Business growth opportunities and financial stability’ and ‘FIDIC, contractual disputes and arbitration’. Sagar Kulkarni, Managing Director, Consistent Engineering Consultants, will be moderating a panel discussion, titled ‘Digitalisation: Multiple facets, multiple applications’. The Great Debate is to be moderated by Sarah Jaber, Senior Sustainability Consultant, AESG “The two conferences are benefitting from a galaxy of MEP, building industry, and legal and digital experts, who are intent and earnest about ushering positive change to how stakeholders interact with one another with the objectives of achieving profound socio-economic and sustainable development,” said Surendar Balakrishnan, Co-Founder & Editorial Director, CPI Industry. “This is a welcome development for a world battered by anxiety stemming from disease, armed conflict and looming financial challenges.”

To date, the 5th edition of TQuadC has the support of Gulf-O-Flex (Co-Host); Mekar, Samsung and Royal Gulf (Bronze Sponsors); and Al Hadara Consulting & Engineering (Associate Sponsor). And to date, The Great Debate has Mekar, Samsung and Royal Gulf as Bronze Sponsors.

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For more details, contact:

Namrata Aswani

Strategic Public Affairs Liaison & Events Manager, CPI Industry

E: namrata@cpi-industry.com

M: +971 50 55 22 461