Forum Opening

DAY 1 5th March

Forum opening 10:00-10:15   

  • National Anthem
    Welcome Speech
    Patronage Speech

    Dr.Khalid Mahdi

    Secretary General - The General Secretariat Supreme Council for Planning and Developments

    Short Video

Keynote speech 10:20-10:50

First session : The Impact Of Building Knowledge Markets In Sustaining The Economies Of The Region 11:00-12:00   

  • • In the 21st century, knowledge markets have become a distinguishing feature of economies, particularly in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. These markets, which comprise education centers and other domains, are primarily driven by scientific and engineering innovations.
    • Knowledge markets play a vital role in enhancing global competitiveness.
    • The concept of knowledge markets and their relation to the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
    • The impact of the growth of knowledge markets on national economies.

    Dr.Vito Intini -UNDP
    Khalid AlHashash - Prime Minister Dewam
    Hazem Galal - PWC
    Dr.Mohammad Salman - KCCI (Moderator)

BREAK 12:00-12:15

Second session : The Future of Job Opportunities and Skills within Knowledge Markets 12:15-13:00   

  • • Building knowledge markets aims to create job opportunities within a non-traditional framework, where the nature of jobs, work, and investment opportunities differs in terms of knowledge and skills, and intellectual property assets are turned into goods and services with economic value in a way that contributes to diversifying investment and job opportunities and promoting gross domestic product. Additionally, it promotes the spread of knowledge cities, which requires knowledge of the specialization trends according to the needs of knowledge markets.
    • Developing the business environment and systems and the nature of jobs
    • Required job skills within knowledge markets
    • New labor market policies and the future of traditional and non-traditional jobs
    • Requirements of Education and Scientific Research in the Knowledge Economy

    Dr. Lim Lai cheng -Ernst&Young

    Dr.Ismail Radwan - World Bank

    Kishore Kumar Singh - International labor organization
    Eng.Nader Marafi - ReDSOFT (Moderator)

Keynote speech 10:00-10:30   

Third Session : Requirements of Education and Scientific Research in the Knowledge Economy 10:35-11:35   

BREAK 11:35-11:45

Fourth Session : Legislative environment for knowledge markets 11:45-12:45   

  • • Towards enhancing the perspectives of Arab Gulf states in transitioning to the knowledge economy and achieving economic, research, and service integration. Encouraging the private sector to lead the localization of joint industries and providing high-tech services in Gulf markets. Reviewing the role of patent agencies in enhancing the competitiveness of small, medium and micro-sized projects, in addition to presenting Kuwait's experience and its role in promoting the importance of knowledge markets (the knowledge index).
    • Encouraging the private sector to lead the economies of the region (knowledge production institutions, investment and financing institutions, evaluation, marketing and entrepreneurship institutions).
    • The role of patents and intellectual property management institutions in enhancing the competitiveness of Gulf small and medium-sized projects.

    Lina Adloni - Kuwait Society of Lawyers

    Khalifa Al-Yaqout - Al-Yaqout& Al-Fouzan Law Group

    Dr.Nour Al-Abdelrazzaq - Kuwait International Law School
    Eng.Ayman AlBannaw - Human Construction Society (Moderator)

Concluding remarks 12:45-13:00

  • A word of thanks

    Dr.Khalid Mahdi

    Secretary General - The General Secretariat Supreme Council for Planning and Developments

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