Shell appoints prominent public figures

The Regional Awards ceremony will honour young entrepreneurs in Oman, Egypt and the UAE (Abu Dhabi) who have benefited from the Intilaaqah programme. This is the first time a regional award has been created for Intilaaqah. Taking place on December 6 in Oman, the ceremony will bring together current and prospective young Arab entrepreneurs and businessmen to celebrate the spirit of enterprise inspired by the Intilaaqah programme.

Judges have been selected to represent the region, and the panel will comprise senior representatives from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and both the Egyptian and the UAE embassies in Oman. Adding diversity to the panel is Faysal Abou Zaki, deputy General Manager, Al- Iktissad Wal-Aamal group.

Announcing the panel, Dr Mohamed Defrawi, Managing Director of Shell Abu Dhabi, said: "The high profile members of the judging panel reflect the positive response the award has received from the region's VIPs, businessmen and entrepreneurs. The judging panel will examine the applications submitted earlier by the twelve nominees and will interview each of them before the event."

Standard guidelines have been developed and will be followed by the panel while interviewing and selecting the winners and their runner-ups.