HEC Paris, one of the world’s top three providers of executive education programmes, has successfully concluded its inaugural research conference in Qatar hosting more than 80 international researchers, academics and business leaders.
The conference’s theme, ‘Setting the Stage for a Knowledge-Based Economy in the Gulf – with a Focus on Qatar’, was hosted by HEC Paris’ Doha campus.
Organised with academic support from Qatar University and co-sponsored by Qatar National Research Fund, the conference brought together local and international scholars to discuss the latest research findings and global experiences on the knowledge-based economy while focusing on the applicability of global best practices and knowledge in Qatar.
Setting the tone for the proceedings, Minister of Development Planning and Statistics H E Dr Saleh bin Mohamed Salem Al Nabit joined Dr Hassan Al Derham, President of Qatar University, for a keynote session on 'Qatar National Vision 2030 and the Knowledge-Based Economy'.
