Around 110 professionals, among various disciplines related to transportation and highway sector, were welcomed to the event. Engr. Colin Smith inaugurated the event and a pre-recorded message was delivered by Mr. Martin Tugwell, President of CIHT extended his wishes to the CIHT Qatar Group for their efforts in the past 7 years.

Key note speakers were invited to provide presentations on the achievements related to their projects and specialization. Mr. Raimund Hanauer, Transport Planning Director of Qatar Rail provided an overview on the developments of Qatar Rail in the past few years, the opening of Red Line in May 2019 and the associated projects that Qatar Rail is embarking on complimenting the Metro service. Mrs. Pam Naidoo, Resourcing Manager of Vodafone, provided her insight on Conflict Resolution and its strategies, a soft skill for daily work environment.

Following a break for dinner, the second part of the presentations was dedicated to projects that were recognized as ‘Highly Commended’ at the “CIHT International Project Awards”. Engr. Herve Etave, on behalf of Arcadis Consulting Middle East, presented and shown a drone video on “Orbital Highway Contract 2” project and Prof Dr. Kim Jraiw, on behalf of National Traffic Safety Committee Qatar, shared his expertise on the Road Safety and Sustainable Transport Management project..   

CIHT Qatar Group thanked and presented awards to the event sponsors for their contribution for the evening, these organizations are Arcadis, BG&E, DCE, Fugro, Jacobs, Muhel, PTV, QDC and WSP. The evening continued with welcoming and congratulating 9 new CIHT members by presenting them with their certificates. A raffle draw with sponsored prizes brought the room with excitement, which was followed by a Transportation Quiz testing the attendees their knowledge in highways and transportation in Qatar.   

Veronica Yu, the Chair of CIHT Qatar Group, gave her closing speech thanking the committee members who volunteered their time throughout the year to make the Group a success, and to all the attendees of the evening for their support to the Group. The Committee Members honored Veronica for her long term lead and support as the Chair of the Group.

The CIHT Group thanks the event sponsors and the annual sponsors for their support and generous contribution to the Group. The Group is sponsored by AECOM, BG&E, DCE, EGIS, Fugro, Muhel, PAF, PTV Group, SALFO, SEERO and WSP.