Slavco Velickov joined Bentley in 2006 as an industry sales director for utilities and water. Currently he works as an advancement director for the water industry and heads up a team of enterprise sales professionals that deliver Bentley’s water digital twin solution globally. Slavco further develops new markers and business opportunities with strategic partners and alliances. He is a chartered engineer and has over 25 years of experience in the water industry in all phases of infrastructure projects development, financing, and implementation. Slavco holds a bachelor’s degree in civil hydraulic engineering with post graduate specializations in hydro-informatics and business development. His Ph.D. is from the Technical University in Delft, The Netherlands.

Dr. Salih, a top-ranked thought leader by Thinkers360, is currently the VP of Knowledge Management and Operational Excellence at Khatib and Alami PTE in Singapore. He also serves as an Associate Professor of Digital Leadership and Digital Strategy at Heriot-Watt University and Grenoble Ecole de Management. With expertise in leadership, Cultural Intelligence, entrepreneurship, and digital transformation, Dr. Salih strategically implements digital platforms to foster knowledge sharing and curates communities of practice. He excels as a cultural transformation architect, delivering efficiency and profitability gains. In academia, Dr. Salih is a published author and course leader in leadership and digital business strategy, making significant contributions to digital leadership and cultural intelligence.

Ahmed Gebreel is a seasoned professional in the field of infrastructure and utilities. With an impressive career spanning over 15 years in esteemed organizations, he has played a pivotal role in orchestrating the successful execution of significant urban infrastructure and mixed-use development projects, catering to both public and private sector clients across the Middle East. During his professional career in Dorsch, Parsons, Aecom, and, most recently, RAK Municipality, Ahmed has garnered extensive and diverse experience in managing and designing complex infrastructure planning and development projects, from strategic initiatives to intricate design details.

Engineering and operation management, international business, microeconomics & financial engineering.