Tuesday 21 / May / 2024
Muscat: Gulf Leaders Circle, Muscat Media Group’s GCC-wide business networking platform will host its first business summit on Monday, October 9, 2023 at Jumeirah Muscat Bay.
The summit is titled Building Bridges: Exploring the Economic and Strategic Implications of Saudi Arabia-Oman MoUs and Vision Plans. Powered by OQGN, the event is supported by the Ministry of Commerce, Investment and Industry Promotion Oman and Oman Energy Association. The forum will connect policy-makers and business leaders from the Sultanate of Oman and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, over the course of the evening.
HE Qais bin Mohammed Al Yousef, Minister of Commerce, Industry & Investment Promotion will be the Guest of Honour at the event. Commenting on the event, Ms Paula Colard, Director of Gulf Leaders Circle said, “We are happy to welcome over 70 dignitaries from Saudi Arabia and Oman for the event on Monday. We are sure that this will be first of many such summits created to encourage business partnerships between GCC nations. The panel discussion topics include Energy, Technology and Sustainability. Expert panellists from both countries will share their insights on these topics.”
The energy panel will feature Mr Abdul Rahman Al Yahyaei (CEO of OPAL), Mr Harith Al-Suleimany (Executive Director of Seven Seas Petroleum), Mr Saif Al Hosni (VP Gas Network Management at OQGN), Mr Firas Al Abduwani (Director General of Renewable Energy and Hydrogen at Ministry of Energy and Minerals) and Mr Nasser Al Maqbali (CEO of MDO). The panel will be moderated by Shabiba TV Presenter Mr Abdullah Al Saidi.
Participants on the technology panel are Mr Said Al Mandhari (CEO, ITHCA), Sheikh Talal Al Mamari (Omantel), Mr Maqbool Al Wahaibi (CEO of ODP), Mr Mansour Al-Ajmi (CEO of Majorel KSA) and Mr Mahboob Al-Abdulrahman (CEO of Saudi Computer Systems – ITS). It will be moderated by Mr Raid Al Lawati
The third panel on sustainability will feature Mr Mansoor Ali Al-Abdali (Managing Director of OQGN), Mr Dhafir Al Shehri (Director of Saudi Water Partnership Company), Mr Sami Al Lawati (Technical Director at PDO), Mr Harssha Shetty (CEO, Jindal Shadeed) and Mr Saif bin Hamad Al Ramahi (Clean Energy Specialist at Environment Authority of Oman). This panel will be moderated by Mr Murthada Al Lawati.
Mr Ahmed Essa Al Zedjali, CEO Muscat Media Group, said, “We have identified a need gap in B2B collaboration platforms and events, and hence decided to create Gulf Leaders Circle. Often business leaders face limitations of time and geography, and the focus on internal growth supersedes external collaborative activities. GLC is here to change that.”
The event will also see the release of the first edition of the Gulf Leaders Circle book, which features in-depth interviews with CEOs and decision-makers, and infographics by Novagram.
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