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By Godfrey Olukya 29-1-2015
Innovation Arabia 8, the Middle East’s premiere conference on
e-Learning, business, healthcare and finance, has today announced it’s
this year’s program.
Innovation Arabia 8 will provide a platform to exchange ideas, discuss
trends, solutions and challenges in the development of sustainable
economies and societies in the Arab World through innovation. The
conference will take place from 16-18 February, 2015, at the Dubai
Mall under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed
Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and President of HBMSU.
This year’s theme, ‘Innovate, Collaborate, and Differentiate:
Honouring the Past, Treasuring the Present, and Shaping the Future,’
reflects the belief that innovation is the path towards growth,
progress and a better tomorrow for the Arab World. Innovation Arabia
will therefore help to unleash creativity and innovation in the MENA
region.
Topics that will be discussed include: the new role e-Learning is
playing in the growth of industries, the rise of Islamic banking and
finance, how businesses can create a ‘culture of quality’ and how
healthcare systems can meet the needs of rapidly growing populations.
The conference welcomes prestigious speakers from science, academia,
business and finance to discuss the most exciting and important ideas
and trends affecting the Arab World today. Keynote speakers this year
include Dr. Farouk El Baz, Director of the Remote Sensing Program at
Boston University; Gregory H. Watson, a thought leader in quality
management and Chairman of Business Excellence Solutions; Eng. Sobhi
A. Batterjee, President and CEO of Saudi German Hospitals Group;
Hussain Al Qemzi, Group Chief Executive Officer of Noor Investment
Group LLC and Dr. Alan Bruce, CEO and Director of Universal Learning
Systems.
In addition, the conference will offer extensive networking
opportunities, and a diverse range of workshops and sessions on issues
such as the impact of Sukuk in developing UAE economy, facilitating
e-Learning through social and collaborative methods in the 21st
Century, and transfer and adoption of best practice in innovation.
Innovation Arabia 8 will bring together researchers, industry leaders
from international organizations, local and regional government
entities, corporate sector representatives and NGOs, acting as a
catalyst to exchange ideas, best practices, and the creation of new
solutions that will help shape the future of the Middle East and
beyond.
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