Design Talks 2022

First time IDF Oman is bringing Design Talks in partnership with The American Institute of Architects Middle East Chapter. It will be an exciting platform to trigger design conversations, tapping into the Sultanate’s current trends, interact with industry professionals and listen to their opinions on the topics which matters today.

Speakers 2020

Mr. Haitham M. Al Busafi

Founder / Principal

BusafiArc - Sultanate of Oman

Mr. Mohammed Y. Assaf

Managing Director

AEB - Assaf - Sultanate of Oman

Ms. Meyyan Al Said

Interior Designer/Architect

Muscat National Development and Investment Company – ASAAS - Sultanate of Oman

Mr. Rodrigo Vairinhos

Product Designer, CEO, Brand Owner NEO

Neo Studios - Germany

Mr. Harindren Paramahamsa

Architect and Urban Planner

The German University of Technology in Oman (GUtech) - Sultanate of Oman

Mr. Ammar H. Mohamed

Senior Specialist - Lighting

Royal Court Affairs - Central Design Office - Royal Estates - The Palace - Muscat - Sultanate of Oman

Mr. Sergio Padula

Technical Director

iGuzzini Middle East FZE - UAE

Ms. Arch. Ayah Abbasi

Instructor @ Arch. & interior Design Department

Scientific College of Design - Sultanate of Oman

Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Nikolaus Knebel

Architect BDA - Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning

The German University of Technology in Oman (GUtech) - Sultanate of Oman

Mr. Martin Hütt

Architect BDA - Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning

Saviukumaja OÜ - Estonia

Ms. Salwa Najafi

Interior and Product Designer

Salwa Najafi Design - UAE

Ms. Alexandra Schiering

Architect

The German University of Technology in Oman (GUtech) - Sultanate of Oman

Mr. Roberto Spanò

International Sales & Marketing Manager

CUF MILANO brand of Centrufficio Loreto S.p.A. - Italy

Mr. Sanju Mathew Thomas

Acoustician, SMT Acoustics

Atlal Al Qurum Trading & Cont LLC - Sultanate of Oman

Ms. Simona Groshevska

Interior and Product Designer & CEO

Si Design Studio - Bulgaria

Ms. Najwa AL Balushi

IArchitectural Engineer

Muscat National Development and Investment Company – ASAAS - Sultanate of Oman

Ms. Nina Moeller

Nina Moeller Designs – CEO

UK

Ahmed M Gad

MNU (Muscat National United) - General Manager

Sultanate of Oman

Mr. Leopoldo V. Sandoval

Senior Architect - Directorate of Projects

Ministry of Health - Sultanate of Oman

Ms. Iman Al Jashmi

General Manager / Lighting Engineer

Al Burkan Group - Sultanate of Oman

Mr. Hussain Mohammed Najwani

Project Manager

Maysan Properties SAOC - Sultanate of Oman

Ms. Sam Saliba

Partner + Creative Director

ART PAINTINGLAB - UAE

Mr. Kasra Choubineh

Chief Design Officer

Tri-Visuals LLC - Sultanate of Oman

Mr. Antonius Agelink

CEO and Co-Founder & Partner

Newton Brown Urban Design - USA

Mr. Zahir Abdul Latheef

Lead Interior Designer

Design District Muscat - Sultanate of Oman

Mr. Javad Eiraji

Architect, Design Manager, Co-founder & Partner

Studio Eiraji - Turkey & Iran

Ms. Roshanak Sanei

Chief Interior Designer, Co-founder & Partner

Studio Eiraji - Turkey & Iran

Ms. Marianne Sigl

Urban Planning and Architectural Design Faculty – Teaching Assistant

The German University of Technology in Oman (GUtech) - Sultanate of Oman

Ms. Klaudia Dudzik

Urban Planning and Architectural Design Faculty – Teaching Assistant

The German University of Technology in Oman (GUtech) - Sultanate of Oman

Mr. David Yates

Recursive – CEO

UK