Qtel organizes 1st Global Leadership Conference in Doha

The one-day, high profile conference titled "Connecting Leaders" will be moderated by renowned facilitator and orator Tim Sebastian and sponsored by Qtel.

The "Connecting Leaders" conference will feature several prominent international speakers who will share personal insights and winning leadership strategies with a select audience from the region. Qtel is partnering with the Art of Business, a local event management company, to organise the invitation-only event.

Tim Sebastian, who will be chairing "Connecting Leaders", has been selected based on his knowledge of the Middle East market and its politics. He is the former host of BBC World's HARDTalk and current host of the highly successful and popular Doha Debates series of television programmes which is also aired on BBC World.

Through "Connecting Leaders", delegates will be a part of an innovative and interesting networking opportunity. The 1-day intensive conference will be devoted to exchanging ideas about how leaders can engage in creative leadership for innovation and sustainable growth. A separate networking dinner has also been scheduled for delegates to mingle with each other and the speakers.

Conference invitations will be issued to top management in telecommunications, commerce and industry from across the Middle East, MENA and Asia region.

Qtel's Chief Executive Officer Dr. Nasser Marafih said,

"The Middle East in general has become an exciting part of the world for investment opportunities. Qatar in particular is witnessing phenomenal growth and is seeing a rapid rise in the number of talented
leaders from different industries who are playing a huge role in establishing Qatar as a centre of excellence and a true emerging leader in the region."

"In the future Qtel intends to be known as the provider of the best customer service and highest quality products in the region. Our regional expansion and higher focus on superior quality and service will demand strong leadership while creating exciting challenges for our own people. Our support of talent development initiatives such as this will go a long way in preparing us for what lies ahead."

Qatar has a growing history of hosting cutting-edge and high-profile events such as the World Telecommunications Development Conference; the Doha Debates; the Building Bridges and the Doha Conference on Religious Dialogue seminars; that promote dialogue and the sharing of knowledge between global leaders.

Qtel's Executive Director for Group Human Resources, Jassim Al Mansoori added, "We are very excited at the prospect of hosting this strategic leadership conference. In an ever-changing business environment, the successful leader plays the all important role of converting obstacles into opportunities. This is part of our HR strategy at Qtel, where we are grooming and developing many of our talented management professionals with effective leadership skills."

Suzanne Grant, Managing Partner of the Art of Business said, "Leadership will be essential to optimising growth opportunities in the region and is critical to delivering sustainable solutions. We are thrilled to have partners like Qtel who are dedicated to the role leadership plays in our futures."