Conferences

On April 19 2009, Martin Lindstrom, global branding and marketing guru and author of bestseller 'Buy-ology: The Truth and Lies about Why We Buy', will present LIVE & IN PERSON in Dubai to a senior level marketing and advertising audience from the corporate, government and public sectors. The Buy-ology Symposium explores why everything we believe about why we buy is wrong. Product placement is off track, sex doesn't sell and the TV commercial is dead in the water. So what's next for marketing? How can we repair advertising approaches when the basic toolkit for it - and which the $600 billion advertising industry depends on - needs fixing?

Welcome note from the Bahrain Quality Society and Global Benchmarking Network. Today's deepening financial crisis is biting the real economy, dragging western nations into severe slumps, and choking world trade. More than ever before it is only the fittest that will survive. So how can an organisation survive and grow in today's economic climate? A key mechanism to do this is through benchmarking - learning from the experience of others. Through benchmarking you can learn how other organisations are responding to the economic downturn and adapt and implement their best practices to lead your organisation to future success, to achieve this we need to improve our understanding and share our experiences. With the Global Benchmarking Network conducting its 18th Annual General Meeting on 25th and 26th October in Bahrain, we at Bahrain Quality Society and Global Benchmarking Network take immense pride in bringing the 4th International Benchmarking Conference to Bahrain on the 27th and 28th October, 2009. This conference, which brings together various leading organisations and business professionals from around the globe, will prove an excellent platform for sharing and exchanging views, ideas, experiences and techniques involved in attaining higher performance levels in organisational operations. This is a unique opportunity to learn from some of the world's top speakers in the business field.

IDC's IT Managers Forum and Expo 2009 introduces you to the decision makers of the region. The year 2009 is forecasted to be a difficult one due to the overall slowdown of the global economy.

The conference agenda will focus on the international best practices for Achieving Excellence in Talent Leadership in the downturn.

With so much interest in the healthcare sector and focus primarily on the private sector, MEED's Healthcare Projects 2009 promises to be the premier event for all those seeking to work in the region's expanding market for healthcare services and facilities. This is not a conference about clinical developments or medical research, neither is it purely construction of projects; it is actually about the following: The strategic direction of the sector Forecasts and future plans from developers/ operators of new projects Key investment opportunities for the industry's key stakeholders Changes in the regulation agenda.

To provide participants with a thorough understanding of the principles of good business communication.

MEED's Healthcare Projects 2009 promises to be the premier event for all those seeking to work in the region's expanding market for healthcare services and facilities.