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"Dubai International Project Management" It starts January 13 and attracts 50 speakers

Dubai, December 26 / WAM / The Dubai International Project Management Forum, which is held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, and Chairman of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Dubai, is hosting in its tenth session. From next January 13 to 16 in Madinat Jumeirah, under the slogan: “A Sustainable Future,” an elite group of the most prominent figures, international speakers, heads of bodies and institutions, and officials of major international companies in the field of management. Projects.
The tenth session of the forum, organized by the Roads and Transport Authority, in cooperation with the Project Management Institute (PMI), Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, Emaar Properties, and Dubai Ports World (DP World), this year will witness the participation of more than 50 local and international speakers representing many sectors. Economic and commercial, local and international, they participate in 19 main and sub-tracks and topics related to the “sustainable city,” “transformation,” and “future jobs.” And “The Future of Project Management.”
His Excellency Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority, stressed that the forum, which is the largest regionally, reinforces the importance of the role assigned to companies, bodies and institutions, in working to prepare “leaders” in project management by attracting the most important and prominent specialists and those with a wide international reputation. In this field, they will meet in Dubai with the aim of transforming challenges into successful and sustainable opportunities in accordance with the highest international standards and practices.
He said that the forum works to strengthen Dubai’s position as a model in following and adopting international standards in project management and operation and to confirm its leadership role due to its foundations related to security and safety and solid infrastructure capable of attracting investors and businessmen from all over the world and establishing the concepts and practices of quality of life in the work environment and disseminating Awareness of its importance.
The list of participants in the current session of the forum includes His Excellency Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy, His Excellency Alya Abdullah Al Mazrouei, Minister of State for Entrepreneurship, Pierre Le Mans, President and CEO of the Project Management Institute in the United States of America, and Dr. Aisha bin Bishr, a transformation expert. Global digital, strategic leader of smart city initiatives, and Mohamed Alabbar, founder of Emaar and Noon and Chairman of Eagle Hills, and the main speaker of the forum Arsene Wenger, trainer Former Arsenal player, OBE, Head of Global Football Development at FIFA.
The list also includes prominent figures and names, locally and internationally, including inspiring project management leaders, global and regional influencers in project management, and leading international trainers in this field.
It is noteworthy that the previous sessions of the forum attracted about 400 experts and specialists from different countries of the world who presented the best global practices and creative solutions in the field of project management, and about 17 thousand participants participated in them, 49% of whom were project managers, 17% of whom were department managers, and 14% of whom were senior engineers and project engineers. 6% of senior specialists and team leaders, in addition to specialists, project consultants, and university students.
The topics that the forum will discuss in its current session include a number of important theses, including: sustainable project management, sustainable mobility, future cities, leadership and strategy, customer focus, flexible management, efficiency of construction operations, artificial intelligence and big data, digital twins and metaverses, technology. Blockchain, and the fundamental implications of GPT.
The forum will also discuss interest in efficiency and performance improvement, remote project management, circular economy, project economy, virtual and augmented reality, information exchange management, future trends in project management, and self-management of projects.

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