H.E Falah Al Ahbabi
General Manager, Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council

Speaker Bio:

Falah Al Ahbabi is the General Manager of the Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council (UPC) in the United Arab Emirates. In this role, he oversees the management and implementation of the comprehensive urban structure framework plan – Plan Abu Dhabi 2030 - in coordination with both the public and private sectors.

As the agency responsible for the present and future of the emirate’s urban environments, the UPC ensures best practice in planning for both new and existing urban areas. In his capacity as the General Manager of this special agency, Al Ahbabi ensures that it fulfils the important role of facilitating dialogue on urban planning matters among individual entities of the Government, and between the Government and private sector. Successfully delivering coordination across government and cooperation with the private sector is seen as central to the achievement of the Plan Abu Dhabi 2030 vision.

Before moving into urban planning affairs, Al Ahbabi worked in the aviation and telecommunications industries where he played a vital role in working with the Mubadala Development Company to establish the first helicopter academy in the Middle East, as well as launch a satellite to serve the region. Al Ahbabi also has relevant experience in the privatization of government services, and international experience in utilities.

Al Ahbabi holds a degree in Management from the California State University.