DOHA: Experts from around the world, including the UK, will gather in Qatar to discuss latest issues and challenges with risk management and the benefits of having business continuity plan at Business Continuity and Resilience Conference on November 20, 2018.
Being held under the patronage of H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim Al Thani, the Minister of Economy and Commerce, the second edition of the event will have a theme of ‘Towards a Reliable Economy’.
The conference is organized by Silah for Marketing and Exhibition with strategic partnership of QBA, Professional Development partnerships with Business Continuity Institute, (BCI, UK), bci Qatar Forum (BCIQF) and Institute of Risk Management (IRM).
The coveted conference, builds on the success of the first conference “Business Continuity … Stability and achievements”, which witnessed more than 400 participants inclusive of business owners and specialists, representing more than 130 different companies and institutions from public and private sector operating in Qatar.
Abdullatif Ali Al Yafei, Chairperson of Business Continuity Institute, Qatar Forum and President of the Second Conference, said that after stability and achievement, maintaining the success and developing the resiliency in Qatar is important. Under the guidance of the country’s wise leadership of the Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the country has overcome the crisis that beset the country in 2017.
Al Yafei stated, since then, Business Continuity and Resilience has gained an increasingly important role not only supporting as a backbone for companies in Qatar in overcoming the blockade, but also in enabling them to adopt Business Continuity and Resilience tools as per International standard specifications in order to boost those companies’ preparedness during disasters and crises of any kind, regardless of their specialization or field of operation. He further added, companies in Qatar have shown their great willingness to leverage one another’s expertise in this area and present recommendations that are poised to make Business Continuity and Resilience a mainstay at the strategic discussion table when planning for business growth.
