TECHNICAL PAPER PRESENTATIONS & LECTURES

• Presented a Technical paper on Specifying Protective Coatings in the face of Climate Change – A Middle Eastern Perspective in October 2025, at CORCON 2025 organised by AMPP, India.
• In November 2024, lectured on Protecting Steel Structures from Corrosion and Fire in a changing world – A Middle East Perspective, at Institute of Strcutural Engineers UK, Dubai
• Invited to the HBRC International Conference, held in Cario, Egypt to present a paper on The Adoption of Biomimicry in Sustainable Construction – Example from the Coating Industry in December 2024
• Presented a paper on New Generation Activated Zinc Rich Epoxy Primer as an alternative to tradional Zinc Silicates at CORCON 2024 conference hosted by AMPP, India.
• My presentation at The Institution of Structural Engineers was featured in the May 2024 edition of Protective Coatings News as shown in the link below.
• In association with AMPP, Egpyt Chapter, I conducted a full day workshop on Corrosion and Fire Protection to consultants, steel fabricators and PFP applicators in February 2024.
• Presented a paper on Durablity of Inutmescent Coating at the Gulf Steel Show helds in Dubai in February 2024.
• In April 2023, I was invited as a guest speaker at the Philippines Coal Users Gorup conference in Manila. Made a prentation on Sustainable coating solutions for Coal Plant Maintenance.
• In September 2022, presented a paper in CORCON 2022 - NACE (AMPP) conference held in India on “Learnings from in-service failures of acrylic intumescent coatings in the Middle East”.
• Invited as a special speaker in November 2021 by Qatar University and Texas A&M University of Qatar in the Conference on Emerging and Enbaling Materials. The presentation was titled “Lessons learnt from a majot fire accident in the Middle East – A structural steel perspective”
• Presented technical paper in AMPP virtual conference “FireCORR 2021” on the topic of Suitability Of Acrylic Intumescent Coating In Coastal Environment From A Durability Perspective in November 2021.
• Conducted 4 Technical presentations in 2016, 2017, 2018 & 2020 at the local NACE chapter in Doha, Qatar, on topics such as activated zinc based coatings, tank linings, Coatings Under Insulation, Fire Protection, etc.
• My paper on Activated Zinc based coatings was selected for presentation in NACE conference at St. Ptersberg, Russia in May 2019.
• Presented a paper on Duarbility & Corrosion Protection of Acrylic based intumenscent coating at The NACE conference held at Mumbai in September 2019.
• Invited by Vellore Institute of Technology (Deemed University), India for a lecture on “Corrosion & Fire Protection of Steel” in December 2018.
• Presented a paper on Sustainability – A Holistic Business Appoach at the Qatar Green Building Council in October 2017.
• Technical presentation on “Innovative Activated Zinc Rich Coatings for Protecting Assests in Saline Environment:” in the Forum for Material Technology in Qatar held at Texas A&M University in June 2016.