WORLD ENGINEERING DAY
March 3 - 5, 2026 | Jakarta, Indonesia
SMART ENGINEERING FOR SUSTAINABLE FUTURE THROUGH INNOVATION AND DIGITALIZATION
"The Implementation of Large-scale Projects in Realizing Power of Engineers to Advance The Sustainable Development Goals within The Environment Social and Governance Standard"
ABOUT
World Engineering Day is an official international day proclaimed by UNESCO in 2019 to recognize the vital role engineers play in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), it is celebrated annually March 4th.
Core Objectives :
- Awareness: Highlighting how engineering and technology are central to modern life and for solving global challenges like climate change, poverty, and resource management.
- Diversity & Inclusion: Encouraging more young people, particularly women and girls, to enter the profession where they are historically underrepresented.
- Capacity Building: Addressing the global shortage of engineers and the “brain drain” from developing to developed nations by promoting engineering education. Read More…
THE MAIN EVENT OF THE WORLD ENGINEERING DAY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
3 – 5 March 2026 | Jakarta, Indonesia
Theme: Smart Engineering for a Sustainable Future Through Innovation and Digitalization
WFEO Governance Meetings
08:00 – 09:00
Registration and Welcome Coffee
09:00 – 10:00
WFEO Finance Committee Meeting
10:00 – 10:15
Coffee Break
10:15 – 12:15
WFEO Executive Board Meeting
12:15 – 14:00
Lunch Break / Bilateral Meetings
14:00 – 15:30
WFEO Executive Council Meeting (Part I)
15:30 – 16:00
Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:30
WFEO Executive Council Meeting (Part II)
18:00 – 20:00
Welcome Reception & Networking (Aligned with Iftar time – hosted by PII and WFEO)
High-Level Segment, Strategic and Visionary Focus
08:00 – 09:00
Registration
08:00 – 09:00
Opening Ceremony
- Welcome Remarks – President, Institution of Engineers Indonesia (PII)
- UNESCO’s Message Delivered by Ms. Maki Katsuno-Hayashikawa, Director of UNESCO Office in Jakarta
- Opening Address – Er. Dr. Seng Chuan Tan, WFEO President
- Conferment of AFEO Honorary Patron
- Keynote Address – President of the Republic of Indonesia
- Opening WED
- MoU signing ceremony
- Photo Session
Masters of Ceremony:
- Eng. Santhi H. Serad MSc., PII Executive Director
- Eng. Firas Bou Diab, WFEO Executive Vice-President
10:30 – 11:00
Coffee Break & Networking
11:00 – 12:30
High-Level Panel 1: “From Innovation to Large-Scale Implementation: Engineers Delivering Real-World Impact”
Keynote Presentation: Prof. Geoffrey Hinton (University of Toronto), 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics: “For Foundational Discoveries and Inventions that Enable Machine Learning with Artificial Neural Networks and Known as the “Godfather of AI.”
High-level and Ministerial Roundtable moderated by : Heru Dewanto, PII Past President
- Salim M. AlMalik. Director General. ICESCO
- Tshilidzi Marwala, Rector of UNU
- Dr. H. Agus Harimurti Yudhoyono, M.Sc., M.P.A., M.A., Coordinating Minister for Infrastructure and Regional Development
- Rosan Perkasa Roeslani, B.A., M.B.A., Minister of Investment and Downstreaming and CEO of Danantara
- Ir. Dody Hanggodo, M.PE., Minister for Public Works
12:30 – 13:00
WFEO Hackathon – Winners Announcement & Awards, presented by Marlene Kanga, WFEO Past President
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch Break / Bilateral Meetings
14:00 – 15:30
High-level Panel 2: ”Smart Engineering for a Sustainable Future”
Keynote Presentation: “From Knowledge to Impact: Mobilizing the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development through Smart Engineering”, Amal Kasry, Chief of Section for Basic Science, Research, Innovation and Engineering, UNESCO.
High-level Roundtable moderated by : Mustafa Shehu, WFEO Past-President
- Dr. (H.C.) Ir. Airlangga Hartarto, M.B.A., M.M.T., IPU., Coordinating Minister for Economy
- Meutya Viada Hafid, S.E., M.A., Minister of Communication and Information Technology
- Prof. Dr. Charlie Than, Union Minister for Ministry of Industry of Myanmar
- Anindya Novyan Bakrie, B.Eng., M.B.A., Chairman of Indonesia Chamber of Commerce (KADIN)
15:30 – 16:00
Coffee Break & Networking
16:00 – 17:30
High-level Panel 3: “Global Trends on AI for Engineering Applications”
Keynote Presentation: Prof. Brian Yulianto, Minister of Higher Education, Research, and Technology of Republic Indonesia and Professor of Nanotechnology at the Bandung Institute of Technology.
High-level Roundtable moderated by : Shaofeng Hu, Director of the Division of Science Policy and Capacity Building, UNESCO
- Africa: [TBA]
- Asia-Pacific: Prof. Gong Ke, WFEO Past President, Former President of Nankai University Tianjin, China, and expert on AI governance and digital transformation.
- Europe: [TBA].
- Arab States: Younss Ait Mou, Senior Software Engineer, College of Science and Engineering Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar.
- Latin America and the Caribbean: [TBA].
19:00 – 21:00
Official Gala Dinner
WFEO Work, Technical Depth and Practical Application
09:00 – 10:00
Introductory Session on the 3rd UNESCO Global Engineering Report Project
Keynote Presentation: “From Knowledge to Impact: Mobilizing the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development through Smart Engineering”, Yoslan Nur, Programme Specialist for Natural Sciences, UNESCO.
Donor statement by Ning Ding, Director of the Department of International Collaboration, China Academy of Engineering.
Moderated by : Dr K. N. Gunalan, WFEO President-Elect
- Nahla Al-Qassimi, Chair of WFEO Task Force on the 3rd UNESCO Global Engineering Report
- Government Representative – Directorate General of Water Ressources, Indonesian Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (TBA)
- Lylian Coelho, Head of Contracts and Partnerships, Africa Business Unit, SUEZ. (TBC)
- Private Sector from Indonesia (TBA by PII)
10:00 – 10:30
Coffee Break & Networking
10:30 – 12:00
Panel 1: “Smart Engineering for Sustainable Infrastructure”
Moderated by: Prof. Dr. Ir. Agus Taufik Mulyono, S.T., M.T., IPU., ASEAN.Eng.
- Prof. Ir. Mohammed Ali Berawi, M.Eng.Sc., Ph.D., Director of the Center for Sustainable Infrastructure Development
- Geng Yong, Chair of WFEO Standing Technical Committee on Engineering and Environment
- Marie-Line Vaiani, Chair of WFEO Standing Technical Committee on Energy
- Martin Manuhwa, Chair of WFEO Standing Technical Committee on Engineering Capacity Building
- Davide Stronati, Chair of WFEO Working Group on Climate Change.
12:00 – 13:00
Steering Committee Meeting for WFEO Engineering Capacity Building for Africa Programme (ECBAP)
13:00 – 14:00
unch Break / Showcases presentations
14:00 – 15:30
Panel 2 : “Integrated Innovative Digital-Green Systems for Economic Growth, Climate Resilience and Disaster Risk Management”
Moderated by: Teguh Haryono, Secretary General, PII
- Prof. Dr. Meyliana, S.Kom., M.M., M.Sc., Ph.D., Vice Chancellor Global Employability & Entrepreneurship BINUS UNIVERSITY
- Federico Ferrario, Chair of WFEO Standing Technical Committee on Disaster Risk Management
- Norlida Buniyamin, Chair of WFEO Standing Technical Committee on Engineering for Innovative Technologies
- Raoul Jacquand, VP Strategic Alliances & External Affairs, Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN)
15:30 – 16:00
Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:30
Panel 3 : “Digitalization for Productivity and Sustainable Growth”
Moderator: Ir. Dandung Sri Harninto, S.T., M.T., IPU., ASEAN Eng., PII
- Marlène Kanga, WFEO Past President
- Enyonam Fafa Kpekpena, Chair of WFEO Standing Technical Committee on Women in Engineering
- Dawn Bonfield, Commonwealth Engineers Council
- Prof. Hammam Riza, Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity Research Center at the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN)
- Wael Abdulmajeed, Chair of WFEO Standing Technical Committee on Information and Communication
17:30 – 18:30
Closing Ceremony & Cultural Performance
