IC Events

Programme

08h00:		REGISTRATION
09h00:		GENERAL PLENARY SESSION
		Welcome remarks
09h30:		Panel 1: Skills to meet public and private sectors requirements
		Education reform: reassessing curriculum and teaching methods How do you develop creative and critical thinking? Addressing the mismatch between educational programmes and the realities of the labour market Are the skills developed through academic programmes and vocational training responding to the needs of employers? What is the best strategy for creating closer synergies between educational and labour policies? How do you create soft skills? Is there a lack of transferable skills? Communicating private sector human resource requirements: how can this dialogue be initiated and maintained? Learning from successful education reforms in Arab countries: how do we further develop interstate cooperation and knowledge sharing?
10h30:		Coffee break and networking
11h00:		Briefing on the role of Technology for education
		How can technology be used to benefit learning and contribute to better and wider education? Public-private partnerships to develop IT skills in schools and universities Role of technology to improve managerial skills and performance How to develop the skills required to cope with rapid technological developments across all industries? How can e-solutions fast track education and competitiveness?
11h30:		Panel 2: Skills for entrepreneurship and leadership
		Entrepreneurship: a key factor for employment and growth in the region Entrepreneurship is a discipline which can be taught. How? What role should education play in fostering an entrepreneurial society? Do the current institutional frameworks encourage entrepreneurship? Boosting competitiveness - How do we teach and train for innovation? How do we create a generation of future leaders? Who and where are the Arab role models? Achieving business excellence: how can organisations improve managerial skills through learning development?
12h30 to 14h00:		LUNCH
14h00:		INDUSTRY PANEL SESSIONS
14h10:		Energy
		Identify the skills which need to be developed in the energy sector How can academic and training programmes meet the HR objectives and needs of the industry? Discuss the critical challenges facing the region in terms of skills shortage and skills gap in the energy sector. How can academia and private sector companies work more closely together to meet these objectives? Can Oil and Gaz companies increase partnerships with universities and centres of learning? How can the region drive more students towards science and engineering? What is the importance of renewable energy for the Middle East? What are the talents and the skills required in the emerging sub-sector?
15h10:		ICT
		Identify the skills which need to be developed in the ICT sector How can academic and training programmes meet the HR objectives and needs of the industry? Discuss the critical challenges facing the region in terms of skills shortage and skills gap in the ICT sector How can academia and private sector companies work more closely together to meet these objectives? Can ICT companies increase partnerships with universities and centres of learning? How can the region drive more students towards science and engineering? How can the Arab world become a technological leader and innovator in ICT How do you create a successful ICT cluster?
16h10:		Coffee break
16.30:		Banking and Finance
		Identify the skills which need to be developed in the Banking & Finance sector How can academic and training programmes meet the HR objectives and needs of the industry? Discuss the critical challenges facing the region in terms of skills shortage and skills gap in the Banking & Finance sector How can academia and private sector companies work more closely together to meet these objectives? Are the universities responding to the needs of the ever changing financial landscape? How may banks and financial institutions increase partnerships with universities and centres of learning? How can the Arab world become a global financial centre? Can Islamic Banking offer opportunities to create a regional financial hub?
17h30:		Concluding remarks

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