Building Future Learning Spaces (23-25 March, Dubai) is the region’s leading event focusing on the design, build and maintenance of outstanding education facilities for kindergarten, schools, colleges and universities in MENA. As student demand increases, governments and private groups need to invest significantly into their infrastructure to attract new students, create world-class facilities, and remain competitive in the fast-growing MENA education market.

1. Designing,
building and
maintaining
educational
facilities
in MENA
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Featuring leading education operators:
Global Schools Foundation ♦ Hult International Business School ♦ Kids
First Group ♦ Institute of Management Technology ♦ Brighton College
International Schools ♦ The Arabian Education and Training Group ♦
Blossom Nursery/Blossom Early Learning Centre ♦ American University
of Sharjah ♦ Taaleem ♦ Al Najah Group ♦ International Schools Group
♦ Laureate International Universities ♦ Organisation for Economic
Co-operation and Development (OECD) ♦ University of Cairo ♦ AURA
Academic Institutions ♦ Kids Island Nursery and many more….
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23 – 25 March 2015 Dusit Thani Hotel, Dubai, UAE
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Designing and constructing world-class schools, universities and colleges
With student numbers in the region expected to grow to 13.7 million by 2020*, and demand for sophisticated education growing,
there is significant demand for major school development and expansion programmes across the region to cater to this increase.
Many public and private led projects are already under way and a significant number in the pipeline, providing major opportunities for
school groups, developers, architects and suppliers to be involved in ambitious projects.
Building Future Learning Spaces is the only conference in the region dedicated to excellence in building innovative learning spaces
for kindergarten, schools, universities and colleges. Focusing on regulatory requirements, project planning, facilities design and
maintenance the event enables you to deliver competitive, sustainable and inspirational facilities that contribute to world class
learning environments.
*AlpenCapital
Regulators 10%
Investors 15%
Educators 40%
Real Estate Developers 10%
Contractors 25%
Suppliers 5%
Consultants 5%
Who will you meet?
University Regulators
Kindergarten
Vocational
Training Ministries
Solution
Providers
ArchitectsK-12 Investors
Industry highlights
+$90 billion
GCC government
spending on
education
9.5 million
additional students
in the region between
2011 to 2030
55.8 million
people in
the GCC region
by 2018
13.7 million
students in
MENA
by 2020
Why attend Building Future Learning Spaces?
In-depth workshops to get
the latest insights into how to
effectively manage projects and
build sustainable facilities
Learn about the latest
advancements in learning space
design
Nursery and kindergarten
stream dedicated specifically to
nursery and pre-schools facility
construction and management
Meet regional regulators to get
the latest on public education
building programmes and
regulations
Take advantage of our facilitated
networking opportunities to
meet with Ministries, educators,
developers and suppliers
Hear regional and international
best practice to implement in
your organisation

3. Save up to $1,398 if you will register before 15th January! Book your seat at www.learningspacesmena.com
Pre-Conference Workshops Monday | 23 March 2015
Our in-depth pre-conference workshops are designed for both educators and education facility developers to learn in-depth strategies on how to
manage school development projects efficiently while meeting timelines and budget expectations.
Going green – designing sustainable
schools that comply with building
regulations and save significant
maintenance and renewal costs
The UAE Vision 2021, as well as Abu Dhabi’s Plan 2030 both promote
green buildings in the country to protect the environment and ensure
sustainability in the UAE, among other environmental conservancy
measures. In June 2010 it became a regulatory requirement for all
community buildings in Abu Dhabi to meet a 1 Pearl scoring on the
ESTIDAMA sustainable building rating. This together with the other
regulations in the region has meant that education facility designs,
construction and final building have to meet this green criteria.
This workshop will provide educators and developers of education
facilities in-depth information on:
•• Meeting green building regulatory requirements in
construction projects
•• Going beyond the required green regulations for future
savings in maintenance and operational costs
•• Design principals employed in regulating temperature and air
flow, recycling water and energy conservation
•• Best practice in sports facility design to meet green
requirements
•• Top 10 tips for going green in your current educational
buildings
Practical information for developing
skills for improved project
management
With soaring demand for school facilities, there has been a significant
increase in the number of school projects being undertaken in the
region. Effectively managing these projects is vital to the financial and
reputational viability of a school, as costly delays can delay opening
by years and compromise cash flow. Budgets must be managed to
compensate for the long term financing model of education projects
and project managers must ensure that they deliver on time and on
budget.
This half day workshop will provide proven strategies and guidelines for
developing exceptional project management skills including:
•• Setting expectations: accurately communicating culture,
reporting lines, relationship with all stakeholders and
allocation of responsibility
•• Communicating: setting up communication lines with all
stakeholders to ensure clear messages and no ambiguity
•• Theory: accepted global theory and best practice in project
management
•• Cost containment: strategies in containing costs
•• Trouble shooting: best practice in identifying problem areas
and realigning these with the project
•• Project close and delivery: accepted trends in closing projects
and delivery to project owners
Workshop A 08:30 - 12:30 Workshop B 13:30 - 17:30
Increase your organisation’s visibility by:
99 Hosting closed door by-invitation-only meetings with VIP speakers and guests
99 Presenting specific content-driven sessions to education operators, regulators and investors
99 Hosting panel sessions, presentations and roundtable discussions
99 Leading in-depth workshops to solve critical problems and become the preferred thought leader
99 Heading knowledge exchange roundtables to answer their most pressing questions
99 Hosting evening reception to meet and interact with your target market
99 Launching reports and tailored research to position yourself as a market intelligence and strategy consultant
99 Hosting tailored speed networking sessions to ensure you have plenty of time to meet and identify the right people from the beginning of
the event
99 Focused branding pre-at-post event through established media partners as well as branding on event collateral
99 Chairing the summit
For more information contact Georgina Hill on +971 (0) 4 407 2754 or sponsorship@informa.com
Sponsorship Opportunities
Do you offer solutions for building and maintaining education facilities?
Building Future Learning Spaces will offer your organisation a unique platform to access the region’s leading school operators and investors all
under one roof! Promote your brand pre, during and post event to increase your visibility and reputation across the region. Showcase your products
and services to your target market and raise your company’s profile across the education sector at the biggest gathering of educational facility
development decision makers.

4. Tuesday | 24 March 2015Conference Day One
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08:00 Registration and morning refreshments
09:00 Chairman’s opening remarks
Government Keynote Addresses
09:10 Planning for 2020: Assessing the future demand for educational facilities for the region
•• An overview of the education sector - current enrolment in schools, universities and colleges by region
•• Education in the future – predicted enrolment figures and the required primary school, secondary schools, colleges and universities for
2020 forecasts
•• An outline of the required educational infrastructure by location and size and type of facilities required
09:50 Insights into government future plans for educational land development and financing to select the best options for your organisation
•• Forecasted education classroom and sports facilities need and required land to meet this need by region
•• What is the future for land acquisition for educational institutions – government leases or private sector lease and purchase?
•• What government support or mechanisms are available to finance the construction and development of educational facilities?
10:30 Morning networking: A rapid succession of meetings where you will have an opportunity to discuss potential partnerships and business
opportunities.
11:10 Morning refreshments
Practical Tools for Effective Project Management
11:40 Rebuild, Refurbish or Greenfield: Assessing the best education facility development strategy for you organisation
•• Understanding current and projected enrolment rates at chosen locations to determine academic and sport requirements, facility type
and capacity
•• Factors to take into account when considering greenfield projects: School accessibility, location of development in relation to proposed
school community, size of proposed facility and programmes the school will offer
•• Assessing the cost of refurbishment vs new build over a 20 year trajectory
Kamal Gupta, Chief Operations Officer and Regional Director- MENA, Global Schools Foundation, UAE
Mr K K Ashraf, Chairman, AURA Academic Institutions, UAE
Alan Diaz, Senior Vice President, Laureate International Universities, UAE
12:20 Strategies for ensuring secure return on investment when investing in new educational facilities
•• Evaluating capital costs for new educational facility development
•• Assessing the commercial viability of long-term operational costs including maintenance, enrolment projections and community needs
•• Analysing the historic performance of similar schools in the region to get a better indication of future performance over the next 10 to
15 years
Dr Bader Aloliwi, Chief Executive Officer, The Arabian Education and Training Group, KSA
13:00 Lunch and networking break
14:00 How to run a successful building project – communicating and meeting goals and objectives for school development
•• Achieving open and clear communication to ensure all parties understand project goals and objectives: Time, cost and quality
•• Developing a procurement strategy to ensure delivery of projects through meeting the identified goals
•• Understanding your construction budget and strategies employed in adopting robust change control mechanisms
Rick Barnhouse, Director of Facilities Development, International Schools Group, KSA
14:40 Strategies employed in ensuring effective contractor procurement
•• Factors to consider when selecting a procurement route strategy for school development projects: cost, quality, risk and financing
•• Determining what procurement route would work best for your organisation: Traditional contract, single-stage design and build, two-
stage design and build or management contract
•• The top three considerations when deciding on a vendor: Price, technical capability and past project experience
Robert Chater, Executive Director, Hult Business International Business School, UAE
15:20 Afternoon refreshments
16:10 Evaluating available financing options for schools to deliver profitable projects
•• An overview of government regulations regarding financing education facilities in the MENA region
•• Is PPP a viable funding option to deliver high quality education in the region?
•• Discussing education facility construction/development options that have worked best in the region for well-known education groups:
Private investment, leaseback agreements, partnership with expanding overseas education groups
16:50 Strategies employed in managing costs and project schedule to ensure efficient project delivery
•• Best practice in managing construction project budgets to avoid going over the set costs
•• Identifying and preventing programme delays to ensure project schedule is met
•• Measures taken to ensure efficient resource use in school development projects
Sam Truman, Operations Manager of Projects and Facilities, Taaleem, UAE
17:30 Chairman’s closing remarks and end of conference day one
PaneldiscussionPanel
discussion
Keynote
Address

5. Wednesday | 25 March 2015Conference Day Two
09:00 Chairman’s opening remarks
Innovative Space and Design Management
09:10 Understanding the impact of educational facility design on student academic achievement to inspire better performance
•• Classroom design attributes to a 25% impact on student achievement in the UK: Are results transferable to other regions?
•• Components of classroom design that have been found to affect student achievement both positively and negatively: Light, sound,
temperature, air quality, room layout, flexibility, connection, complexity, colour and texture
•• Strategies employed in improving classroom and education facilities to inspire student achievement and innovative teaching styles
Alastair Blyth, Consultant - Early Childhood and Schools Division, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, France
09:50 Best practice in designing spaces to promote active learning for
increased student participation, engagement and collaboration
•• Moving beyond lecturer focused learning to holistic learner
participation: Designing for lecturer and student input on shared
technologies and collaborative workspaces
•• Strategies in incorporating required facilities for reading and
writing in a multi modal communication environment for
increased student participation
•• The impact of active learning on learner experience: Better
engagement, increased student motivation and better academic
performance
Dr Cindy Gunn, Director - Faculty Development Center, American
University of Sharjah, UAE
Dr Gihan Osman, Assistant Professor of Instructional Design and
Technology at the Graduate School of Education and the Center of
Learning and Teaching, The American University in Cairo, Egypt
Alastair Blyth, Consultant- Early Childhood and Schools Division,
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, France
Creating free flowing areas for learning and play in pre-schools to
enable learning through exploring and experience
•• Strategies adopted in aligning vibrant, stimulating and
empowering learning and play areas with our curriculum
•• Risk assessment: Ensuring safety and hygiene in facilities
design by creating spaces where children are free to move and
play about without hurting themselves
•• The observed impact that good outdoor spaces have on
children’s emotional, social and cognitive development
Kamil Najjar, Founder and Director, Kids First Group, UAE
10:30 Determining and meeting ICT needs through facility design for
increased learner engagement
•• An overview of standard ICT requirements in schools and
universities in the GCC region
•• Factors to consider when incorporating technologies into
current classroom design: Device connection route, type of
device, data and device storage requirements and information
sharing capabilities
•• Designing for future technological requirements: Wireless
connections, flexibility of movement and use and simplicity of
current connections and technology
Risk assessments in pre-school play areas: Balancing safety with
play needs to allow free flow independent learning
•• Managing over protective habits and standards to ensure a
healthy and vibrant play area for children
•• Factors considered when designing play spaces where both
structured learning and free flow learning can take place
•• Current approaches employed in developing safe sustainable
play areas: Ideal floor surfaces for children and multi-purpose
areas
Zahra Hamirani, Chief Educational Officer, Blossom Nursery/
Blossom Early Learning Centre, UAE
Isabelle Amatoury, Founder, Kids Island Nursery, UAE
11:10 Morning refreshments
11:40 Upgrading current buildings to meet growing learner enrolment rates and additional curriculum activities
•• Best practice in upgrading school buildings and ensuring a dynamic multi-purpose design
•• Strategies employed in rebuilding schools while the school is in operation: Ensuring learner safety and no disruptions in activities
•• The benefits of upgrading schools in phases while school is in operation: Constant income flow and a more flexible time frame
Senior Representative, Al Najah Group, UAE
12:20 Designing and operating environmentally sustainable university campuses for long term economic growth
•• Implementing Intelligent Building Management Systems for decreased consumption of utilities such as water and electricity
•• Using environmentally sustainable measures to reduce your carbon footprint operational expenditure
•• Steps to develop and maintain a LEED Certified university campus
Dr Ayoub Kazim, Managing Director, TECOM Investments Education Cluster, UAE
13:00 Lunch and networking break
14:00 Renovating facilities with maintenance in mind: Self-sustaining facilities for lower maintenance and operational costs
•• Strategies employed in improving energy efficiency in current educational facilities
•• Discussing sports and play facilities: Facilities that work best with minimal maintenance and expenditure
•• Latest trends in self-sustaining educational facility design: recycling water resources, air monitoring and low emission construction
Dr. Haşim Altan, Associate Professor (Reader) in Sustainable Design of the Built Environment, Faculty of Engineering & IT, The British University
in Dubai (BUiD), UAE
14:40 Understanding the climate considerations in education facility design to best fit user comfort and facility durability
•• Strategies employed in constructing buildings that do not retain heat: Double-layer walls, insulated roofing and positioning of building
•• Eco architecture strategies that best counter harsh climate conditions in the region: Passive climatic conditioning methods
•• Incorporating traditional construction practices to counter harsh climatic conditions
15:20 Afternoon refreshments
16:10 Project team success: Developing a diverse project team to ensure educational, social and management considerations are incorporated into
facility design
•• Educator’s perspective on school design: Teaching style, access to pupils, incorporating technology into teaching space
•• An architect’s responsibility in designing schools: Meeting building specifications of design & project delivery
•• Strategies in bringing together the diverse perspectives to meet school design requirements that maximise the learner’s opportunities
Dr. Janakiraman Moorthy, Director, Institute of Management Technology, UAE
Alun Yorath, Headmaster, Brighton College International Schools, UAE
16:30 Chairman’s closing remarks and end of conference
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