The Cultural Village Foundation- Katara in collaboration with Palladium Group organised the eighth forum of Qatar Strategy Execution Community (QSEC) yesterday with the theme “Holistic Approach for Strategy Alignment.”
Regional and international strategic leaders, executives, and experts in developing strategies for government and private sectors participated at the forum.
Opening the session, Katara General Manager Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim Al-Sulaiti, said“the initiative was launched to act as a bridge that links us with national, Gulf, Arab and international leaders and corporations that share with us the goals and aspirations towards building a promising future for our communities in which culture and cultivated individuals play a key role.”
“Today’s Forum came to supplement the goals we set since the first forum through identifying and analysing best practices, transferring knowledge and circulating successful business experiences. The Cultural Village became an umbrella for senior leaders, chief executive officers and individuals who work in area of strategies in Qatar and the region, to hold dialogues, discussions, and support innovative concepts in strategic plan development and implementation field,” he added.
The forum included presentations on best practices for strategy alignment for various domains, including health, education, culture, private sector & CSR, and government. The presentations were given by experts in field including Dr Farley Cleghorn, Global Head of Health Practice at Palladium; Dr. Shadi Khawandanah, Chairman of Special Direction Group of Companies; Dr Khalid Al-Mezaini, assistant professor at Qatar University and Paulo Serra e Silva, Regional Director at Palladium.
“One of the aspects we are focusing is strategy execution for governments, and municipalities. We develop a framework that we have been using around the world to make it easy for governments to add value to their citizens. We of course keep the 2030 vision in mind, as it is essential in formulating a proper and successful strategy,” said Silva.
