Principal Keynote Speaker
Dr. Mohammed Al-Turki, Chair of IEEE Western Saudi Arabia Section, KSA
Dr. Al-Turki obtained his doctorate in Engineering from the University of Texas, Houston, USA, and is presently the Chief Executive Officer of MTMM Engineering Consultancy, a professional partnership between his own Saudi Arabian engineering firm – Dr. Eng. Mohammed Turki Office for Engineering Consultancy (MTEC) and its long time associate, Mott MacDonald Group, UK. In addition to his valuable contribution as Chair of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) Western Saudi Arabia Section, he is also an active member of several distinguished international technical organisations, such as the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (UK) and the New York Academy of Sciences. Dr. Al Turki has convened and attended many workshops and seminars.
Keynote Speakers
Professor David R. Wallace, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Professor David Wallace is a Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA. He earned his Bachelor of Engineering and Bachelor of Industrial Design degrees at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada and in 1994, received his S.M. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). In 1995, he became a faculty member at MIT. Professor Wallace’s focus, in both research and teaching, is on innovative, socially responsible product design - ranging from computational tools and processes that increase the likelihood of successful innovation, to skills and techniques for designing and improving creativity. Through the application of his unusual background in both engineering and industrial design, Professor Wallace’s goals are to develop new methods that impact upon the practice of product development and to help inspire and equip the next generation of engineering innovators, all while continuing to learn new things and have fun in the process. His historic, pioneering new educational approaches, ranging from early quantitative experiments on the use of online media in the classroom, to television programs intended to inspire youths to pursue science and engineering careers, have earned him numerous teaching awards, both at MIT and at a national level.