The Wales Regional Hub will host an intimate gathering with the 2025 IStructE President, Mohamad Khodr Al-Dah and IStructE Chief Executive, Yasmin Becker.
This event will provide an opportunity for young people to engage with the President, ask questions, and receive advice and wisdom on how to navigate challenges and opportunities in structural engineering.
The event will be accompanied with light refreshments.
Mohamad Khodr Al-Dah CEng FIStructE, IStructE President 2025
Mohamad was born in Dubai in 1979 and graduated with an MEng from the University of Oxford in 2002. He then worked at Arup UK as a structural engineer from 2002 until 2009, where he developed an interest in renovating old buildings in the UK and around the world.
Mohamad became Chartered in 2008 and a Fellow in 2016. He joined Dubai Land Department in 2009 and continues to work there. He founded the Real Estate Appraisal Centre and authored the Emirates Book Valuation Standards in 2010.
He is currently working as Survey Director for the Government of Dubai and oversaw the signing of the MOU between the IStructE and Dubai Land Department in 2019.
Yasmin Becker, IStructE Chief Executive
Yasmin joined the Institution of Structural Engineers having successfully led the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK since 2017 where she established its strategy and directed domestic and global operations.
With an extensive career spanning the private, public and charity sectors, Yasmin possesses a wealth of experience in developing strategies, growing international partnerships, and delivering complex transformations across multiple organisations.
She has held senior leadership roles within the health sector as well as holding trustee and non-executive roles and is currently a non-executive director for South Warwickshire University NHS Trust.
Yasmin is an alumna of Warwick University and London Business School. Her passion for continuous learning has seen her gain a Master’s in English Literature, a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA), and she soon hopes to receive her Doctorate in Digital Transformation. Yasmin also mentors mid-to senior level professionals through her alumni network.