As construction projects in Saudi Arabia hit over US 500 billion, the demand for experts to execute and deliver these ambitious projects is rising dramatically. Developers, master planners, architects, contractors, consultants and interior designers must collaborate effectively across all phases of design and construction to ensure project success. Ensuring successful project delivery is dependant on consistent continuity, keeping costs down and ease of maintenance during and after completion. This requires stakeholder collaboration and efficient project management, two factors which are not easy to achieve at the best of times. Christian Merieau, Middle East Managing Director of Samuel Creations, is an international hotel design specialist and understands the requirements necessary for team harmony. Christian will be speaking at IQPC's inaugural Interior Design and Construction event, taking place in Saudi Arabia from 18-20 January 2011. He will present the guidelines, procedures, methods and control tools necessary to manage a successful hospitality project from conception to completion. The interior design specialist will also detail the challenges of working with multiple stakeholders and how to remain focused on preset goals. This will include determining what things can go wrong when they can go wrong, and how to overcome them during the project life-cycle. Taking another perspective on the matter, Lawson Guffey, Project Manager for Al Latifia Contracting, will offer his opinion on solving complex design issues during the project life cycle from a contractor's perspective. The Saudi based engineer will discuss the task of building complex designs and implementing them in a variety of different projects while ensuring all stakeholders remain in tandem with one another, designer, contractor or otherwise. About the Interior Design and Construction Saudi Arabia IQPC's Interior Design and Construction Saudi Arabia event will take place from 15-18 January 2011 at the Riyadh Marriott Hotel, Saudi Arabia. The event will feature an expert speaker lineup of international interior designers and key figures in Saudi Arabia's construction industry.
