Doha: The 2nd Entrepreneurship in Economic Development Forum, organised by Qatar University (QU) in collaboration with the Ministry of Economy and Commerce and Interactive Business Network (IBN), aims to highlight the importance of developing the private sector and small and middle enterprises (SMEs), investing in an entrepreneurial eco-system and human capital and creating a knowledge economy to support economic development and prosperity in line with Qatar’s National Vision 2030.
The forum under the patronage of the Minister of Economy and Commerce H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani also aims to put into perspective the significance of an active involvement and collaboration among organisations in the private and public sectors that promote and encourage entrepreneurship.
This includes entrepreneurship centres, the ministry and other organisations.
To ensure thorough discussions and exchange of information on topics that can help facilitate the promotion and development of entrepreneurship, four interactive sessions and several keynote messages are expected by international speakers.
Topics include in keynote messages are ‘Investment in Entrepreneurship to Shape a New Company’; ‘Entrepreneurship Practices: Investing in the human capital of the company’; and ‘Economic restructuring and shift from a manufacturing sector towards the service sector’.
Interactive sessions will include topics such as ‘Developing the private sector in Qatar and other GCC countries to diversify the economic pillars’; ‘Developing an entrepreneurial eco-system’; ‘Knowledge economy and the new Know-How: New forms and competitiveness for SME’s’; and ‘Social entrepreneurship and innovation: The growing importance of social innovation’.
“The forum is first-of-its-kind platform in the region to define issues, assess the entrepreneurial culture in Qatar and the wider Gulf,” said Raed Chehaib, CEO, IBN.
“Through it, we hope to inspire and encourage the young generation in Qatar and other GCC countries to develop entrepreneurial skills.
“We also aim to emphasise the importance of a cohesive and well-coordinated action among key public and private sector organisations to facilitate entrepreneurship.”
“We aim to attract wide interest and participation of officials and policymakers, major public/private institutions involved in education and youth development, business leaders, banks and specialised financial institutions, economists and experts in various fields and the academic community in Qatar and the rest of the Gulf countries and the world,” he added.
The forum will be held on March 2-3 at Sheraton Doha Resort and Convention Hotel under the theme ‘Fostering the New Generation of Entrepreneurs in Qatar and the Gulf’.
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