Lunches on the twenty
fifth of February
The Chairman of the Council Asharqia
Chamber Abdulrahman bin Saleh Al Ataishan The forum of the investment opportunities in
Qatif, which is organized by the Chamber
on Saturday and Sunday (2526 / February 2017), will witness the local and Gulf
participation of businessmen and women, government officials, experts and
specialists, which will review a number of specialized working papers about the
prospects for economic investment in the province of Qatif, also offering a
number of investment opportunities in various fields.
Al Ataishan said that the first day of the forum, held under the patronage of
His Royal Highness Prince Saud bin Nayef, Prince of Eastern Province allocated for the
establishment of a number of workshops dealing with topics related to the aim
of Forum, investing in Qatif such as (business
pioneering, human resources, and the development of Business), and
participating in the discussion of these topics representatives of a number of
major companies and institutions in the Kingdom and the Arabian Gulf.
He said that the main speaker in the
forum is the former Chairman and chief executive of Aramco Abdullah bin Saleh
Juma, followed by a presentation and a working paper titled ( business
pioneering) provided by the Jamal Al Akkad, and another titled (IT provided by
Ahmad Abdul Jabbar, In addition, three discussions, the first discusses (investing
in information technology) by Khalid Al Sulaimani, Ahmed Abdul Jabbar, Badi Al
Quaisim), managed by Abdullah Al Askari, and the second (investment in tourism)
by Dr. Hamad Al Ismail and Abdullah Al Juhani, and Shafiq aL Asaif, and
Abdulaziz Al Humaidan) moderated by Hussein Al Muqren, while Abdulla Al Zamil offers
a worksheet in another session for ( solidarity investment) and then a third
discussion about the (renewable energy), by Jamal Kaishi, and Loai Abdul Rahim, managed by Dr. Amin Yacoub, the Forum will have a
video display of a number of proposed projects to invest in the province of
Qatif. The forum, held in King Abdullah Hall in Qaddih witnessing a private
women events, the participation of both the Minister of Social Affairs, the
former Omani d. Sharifa Al Yahyai that will speak of (Omani experience in the
empowerment of women), while the Ambassador of the day of the pioneers Global
Business Sarah Al Ayed for ( businesswomen pioneering), in addition to Asia Al
Sheikh, who will present a working paper (CSR), therefor, , the women event
will see a discussion titled (economic empowerment investment for women, in
which everyone involved (Duha Al Ibrahim,
Sarah Al Ayed, Anoud Al Rammah) and
manages dialogues Mumenah Faoor.
Al Ataishan said that the organizing committee of the forum is keen to attract speakers and experts who provide ideas
transformed into added value economic
projects, enhancing the prestige of the eastern region, and the province of
Qatif in particular on the economic map of our country. Stressing that Asharqia
Chamber has been dealing with the all new, being open to every idea In
particular economic value for the Eastern region and the private sector, and
that our belief in the centrality of the private sector in the overall
development, and this is emphasized by the Kingdom Vision 2030, which stresses the
significant role that can be played by this sector in achieving the goals of the vision, which are the goals of the country and the leadership generally.
For his part, head of the business council of Asharqia Chamber branch said the
province of Qatif Abdul Muhsen Bin Abdul Majed Al Faraj The investment,
including industrial, commercial and service, agricultural, tourism, education
and health, and varied eastern region, the importance of this forum, as a
number of experts will speak and discuss a number of investment opportunities
which we hope will be of added value for the national economy, contributing to
the diversification of income sources, and provide jobs for young Saudis
promising
He explained that Qatif province with an important strategic location being a
link between Dammam (and what it represents from an administrative and economic
importance) and Jubail (which is one of the industry castles in the Kingdom),
and Ras Tanura (which has one of the biggest oil refineries) in addition to the
marine debut distinctive and economic history, agricultural and environment,
all of that makes them suitable for a variety of small, medium and big projects,
good investment environment, to be a mine
for a number of promising investment opportunities.
For his part, Secretary
General of Asharqia Chamber Abdulrahman bin Abdullah Al Wabel said that Asharqia
Chamber is keen for the distribution of
its efforts in the areas of the eastern region, and not focusing only on the
center of economic importance in Dammam and Khobar, so it has a variety of
programs in Jubail, Khafji and Qatif, and this forum, which is held for the
second time in the province of Qatif is one of the many activities by the Chamber,
which seeks to enhance the private sector position in the national economy, and
raising the level of its contribution to the overall development.
Al Wabel said that Asharqia Chamber has shown a great preparation for the
organization of this forum, which will be held over two days, and through a
variety of sessions, some are utterly for women, and some for men, because the province of Qatif, despite
the economic history is still carrying
many promising opportunities that the private sector can contribute in
activating on the ground.
