Ahmed AbdelSalam
Director of Project Controls and West Life Sciences Lead
Turner & Townsend
United States
Director of Project Controls and West Life Sciences Lead
Turner & Townsend
United States
Ahmed AbdelSalam is the Director of Project Controls and West Life Sciences Lead at Turner & Townsend, with extensive experience leading project controls and PMO functions on mega, mission-critical capital programs. He specializes in governance, schedule and cost integration, risk management, and data-driven decision frameworks that drive predictability across complex construction portfolios.
As a moderator for the 2026 Project Controls Summit, Ahmed brings a practitioner’s perspective on scaling controls, aligning stakeholders, and navigating delivery challenges on large, high-value programs, fostering practical dialogue focused on lessons learned, emerging trends, and real-world execution.
To connect with Ahmed, visit his LinkedIn profile.
As capital programs reach unprecedented scale and complexity, the demands on project controls have never been greater. Owner organizations and EPCs are reimagining how governance, integration, and performance management come together to deliver multi-billion-dollar programs successfully.
This panel brings together industry leaders from both owner and contractor perspectives to share how they’re elevating project controls practices for large capital programs. The panelists will discuss enterprise-wide scheduling frameworks, integrated approaches to cost and risk management, robust governance structures, and strategies for aligning project controls with strategic program objectives.
Join us for an in-depth conversation on how modern project controls are evolving to meet the challenges of scale, complexity, and stakeholder expectations in today’s most ambitious capital programs.