THE Ministry of Public Works will be hosting its 4th Engineering Conference today, in collaboration with the University of Guyana under the theme: “Building Guyana’s Future Step By Step”.

This event is expected to set new standards of excellence in Guyana and will bring together a wide range of local and international experts and innovators in the field of engineering, road safety, renewable energy and maritime administration; and hundreds of engineering professionals, contractors, consultants, suppliers and students.

The technical sessions will be highlighted by presentations on a number of ongoing development projects in Guyana and will provide participants with the opportunity to interact with the presenters and policy-makers in the transport sector.
His Excellency President Donald Ramotar, is slated to deliver the feature address at this morning’s opening of the conference at the Guyana International Conference Centre.

Other speakers include Minister of Public Works, Robeson Benn, who will open the Conference, and University of Guyana Vice-Chancellor, Jacob Opadeyi.