Thursday 17 May 2012

Gulf Air to be the official airline for the First GCC Future Entrepreneurs Forum


Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, today announced that it will be the Official Airline for the upcoming First GCC Future Entrepreneurs Forum taking place in Bahrain on 30th – 31st May.
The Forum which is mandated by the GCC Ministerial Committee for Planning and Development will create a platform for an invited audience from the public and private sector from around the GCC to share their knowledge and skills to develop future strategies for Small and Medium Enterprises’ (SME) growth in the GCC.

“The Ministry of Finance’s support to the event is an appropriate initiative for the future economic climate that will see the economies of the GCC becoming high-growth economies” says Sheikh Ahmed Al Khalifa minister of finance of the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Speaking on Gulf Air’s support for the initiative, Gulf Air deputy chief executive officer, Maher Al Musallam said: “Economic growth is vital to the development of all economies and the GCC is no different. We are pleased to sponsor the first gathering of the GCC Future Entrepreneurs Forum, which we believe will encourage knowledge sharing in the pursuit of essential skills. As Bahrain’s national carrier and one of the country’s largest employers, Gulf Air is committed to investing in local and regional talents. We wish the Forum and its organisers the best of luck and success, as we extend our support to them.”

The Forum’s organizers, The Bahrain Development Bank Group, have a proven track-record in promoting entrepreneurship, innovation and developing small and medium enterprises.

“The GCC Future Entrepreneurs is not just a conference but part of a movement to achieve an entrepreneurship vision for the future of the GCC by welcoming new ideas, providing better support to our entrepreneurs and a more active public-private sector partnership” concludes Nedhal Saleh Al Aujan , chief executive of Bahrain Development Bank.

The Forum is supported by the Ministry of Finance and will take place in Bahrain at the Gulf Convention Centre of the Gulf Hotel to an invited audience.

Article Source : Arabian Aerospace

No comments:

Post a Comment