Ujwal established CQRA Private Limited in 2004 as a third party inspection body focused on improving quality and safety standards of construction projects. He developed first 10 point rating scale for quality and safety in construction.

Ujwal Kunte is a Civil Engineer from MIT College Pune along with an MBA from Pune’s prestigious Symbiosis Institute of Business Management. After briefly working with Afcons as Design Engineer he decided to study management. Ujwal was always intrigued by Concrete Technology and established Durocrete Pvt. Ltd. in 1995 a leading Material Testing and Geo Engineering Company in India.

Khaled Awad, is the Chairman and Founder of ACTS, a material testing and geotechnical consulting firm based in Beirut, Lebanon, and operating in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, India, Rwanda, and several other countries of the Middle East and Africa. He is the immediate past president of the American Concrete Institute (ACI) and an active member of ACI, serving on Certification Programs Committee, International Advisory Committee, ACI Board Committee Chairs Committee, and the International Certification Subcommittee, of which he is a past chair, and was a Trustee of the ACI Foundation. He is also a member of many ACI technical committees and received the ACI Henry L. Kennedy Award in 2007.

Haytham having a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Saint-Joseph University (USJ). He has a certificate in Financial Regulations from Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment (CISI) and a Certificate as International Mergers & acquisition Expert from the Institute for Mergers, Acquisitions and Alliances (IMAA).

Haytham began his career as Head of Unit at Fransabank. He then worked as Head of Internal Audit at Cedrus Invest Bank before joining Jubaili Agrotec in Nigeria with the same capacity. In 2015, he came back to Lebanon to join Group ACTS and hold the position of Group Head of Finance Department.

An astute leader with nearly 38 years of entrepreneurial & professional experience in the areas of Project Management, Construction Management, Site Operations and Quality Assurance with reputed organisations.

Proficiency in planning, executing and spearheading construction projects involving method engineering, contract preparation and contract administration, resource planning with a flair for adopting modern construction methodologies.

Rodolph Abou Jaoude is a highly experienced materials consultant specializing in concrete technology, known for his technical expertise in large-scale infrastructure and construction projects worldwide. His global experience provides deep practical insight into material performance, durability, and quality assurance.

Currently, Rodolph is leading CQRA’s expansion in the GCC region, focusing strategically on Qatar and the UAE. His objective is to bolster CQRA’s presence by identifying market opportunities and delivering high-value technical consultancy that aligns with regional development goals and industry needs.

As Group IT & Productivity Manager at ACTS Holding, Rabih drives enterprise digital transformation across the Middle East. A computer engineer with an MBA and AI specialization (Rutgers), he bridges technical execution with business strategy. Rabih has spearheaded region-wide cloud transformations on Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, and Google Cloud, building resilient, compliant platforms that now process and analyze 10 + terabytes of enterprise data in real time. His AI-driven automations have trimmed HR, finance, and procurement cycle times by 30 % and reduced aged receivables exposure by 18 %. A sought-after moderator and speaker on AI strategy, Rabih excels at aligning technology roadmaps with ambitious business objectives.