Steering Committee:

Industry Committee:

Scientific Committee and Chairs

PhD School

  • Dr Rodrigo Fernando Herrera

  • Dr Cristina Toca Pérez Deans of the retreat school

Executive Committee

  • Omar Owais, PhD researcher, AUT

    Omar Owais, PhD researcher, AUT (Team Lead)

  • Ali Bidhendi, PhD researcher, AUT

    Ali Bidhendi, PhD researcher, AUT (Team Lead)

  • Zahra Nahri, AUT

    Zahra Nahri, AUT (Social Media Manager)

  • Veronic Tuivai, AUT

    Veronic Tuivai, AUT

  • Krisha Adique, AUT

    Krisha Adique, AUT

  • Dania Zabalawi, AUT

    Dania Zabalawi, AUT

  • Contract and Cost Management: Professor Thais Alves, San Diego State University

  • BIM and Enabling Lean with Innovative Technology: Dr. João Soliman Junior, University of Huddersfield

  • Lean Theory: Professor Olli Seppänen, Aalto University School of Engineering, Finland

  • Health, Safety and Quality: Professor Fidelis Emuze, Central University of Technology, Free State, South Africa

  • Learning & Teaching Lean: A/Professor James Smith, Brigham Young University, USA

  • People, Culture and Change: Dr Paz Arroyo, DPR Construction, USA

  • Production Planning and Control: Professor Farook Hamzeh, University of Alberta, Canada

  • Product Development, Value and Design Management: Dr Rodrigo Herrera, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile

  • Production System Design: Professor Carlos Formoso, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

  • Lean and Green: A/ Professor Kristen Parrish, Arizona State University, USA

  • Supply Chain Management: Dr Emmanuel Daniel, University of Wolverhampton, UK

  • Modular and Off-Site Construction: Dr Beda Barkokebas, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Chile 

  • Mental Health: Dr Saad Sarhan, University of Birmingham Dubai, UAE

Track Chairs

  • Dr Nelly Paola Garcia Lopez, North America

  • Dr Wassim Albalkhy, Europe

  • Moslem Sheikhkhoshkar, Europe

  • Marc Weinmann, Germany

  • Marimuthu K, India

  • Dr Ming Shan Ng, East Asia

  • Associate Professor Shobha Ramalingam, India

  • Dr Koshy Varghese, India

  • Emuze Fidelis, Africa

  • Dr Matt Stevens, Australia

  • Dr Sara Rashidian, Australia

Regional Ambassadors

Chief Advisor of International Conference Excellence

  • Professor Farzad Pourrahimian

Contributors and Sponsors