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Forum on
Measures to Reduce Operation
Costs and Increase Productivity For Small
and Medium Industries (SMIs)
22 December 2008
Bahrain Exhibition & Convention Authority, Al Fanar Hall
This
Forum is organized by GOIC’s
Industrial Technical Assistance (ITA)
Program in cooperation with the Ministry of
Industry and Commerce in the Kingdom of
Bahrain and reputable international experts.
Attendance is free of charge.
BACKGROUND
GOIC has recognized the importance of
supporting small and medium industries’ in
facing the challenges of being competitive
on the global market with minimal impact on
the environment, and therefore, initiated
the Industrial Technical Assistance Program
(shortly ITA).
ITA was established already
in 2001 and has provided small and
medium-sized industries with comprehensive
industrial assessments at low cost. The
outcomes of the most recent assessment
conducted in Qatar in 2008 have shown a
potential reduction of SME’s operating costs
between QR 1.000.000 – 22.000.000 through:
- Reducing energy consumption
(7-20%)
- Reducing water consumption
(80-83 %)
- Minimizing waste (4-80%)
- Productivity improvement
(10-60%)
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OBJECTIVE & EXPECTED OUTCOMES
The objective of the Forum is to
provide all the stakeholders involved in the
sustainable development of small and medium
sized industries in Bahrain with:
- Insights to the benefits of
saving resources (energy,
water), waste reduction,
productivity increase and its
effect on industrial development
and positive impact on local and
global environment.
- An overview of resource
management, energy conservation,
waste reduction, pollution
control, environmental impacts.
- New international trends and
related policy issues.
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TARGETED
PARTICIPANTS
The
Forum will be delivered to an audience
of about 80 individuals representing the
following groups of stakeholders:
- SME owners and employees;
- Industrial managers;
- Regional and local government
decision-makers;
- Industrial banks and financial
institutions;
- Industrial consultants.
FORUM
DOCUMENTATION
The
Forum documentation will include a
hard copy of the presentations, the results
of previous ITA projects on industrial
assessment of SMIs as well as background
information about the ITA
program and other
GOIC services.
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PROGRAM
Please see below the tentative agenda
for the
Forum. The final Program will be
sent to all registered participants a few
days prior to the event.
Bahrain, 22nd
December 2008.
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09:00 – 09:30 |
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Registration
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09:30 – 10:00
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Opening Session
Keynote Speeches:
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10:00 - 10:15
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Coffee Break
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10:15 – 11:30
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Findings of Kuwait Audits-2008
Dr. Alex Mardapittas – EMSc (UK)
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Closing Session – Discussion & Recommendation
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12:30 |
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Coffee Break And Prayer Time
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VENUE
Bahrain Exhibition & Convention Authority, Al Fanar Hall to
view the map
click here.
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SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Two to three companies and/or institutions
wishing to be directly associated as
supporters of Bahrain’s SME development
activities will have the opportunity to
become sponsors to this
Forum .
The packages cost USD 2,500 each and contain
the following benefits:
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• Logo in the
press advertising for the
Forum (1 local Ad in Bahrain &
one regional in the GCC)
• Logo in all printed material
related to the Forum
• Media coverage during the
inauguration of the Forum
• Logo on GOIC webpage for 3
months
• Possibility to brand the lunch
area with Company look
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Sign up for Sponsorship by contacting GOIC Business Development & Marketing Unit (Kristina@goic.org.qa) or completing the Sponsorship Registration Form before December 15, 2008. To find out more, call Ms. Kristina Csiki on + 974 485 8757.
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SIGN UP
Please complete the Online Participant
Registration Form or
contact Ms.
Faeka Kut Kut, Project
Coordinator on +974
485 8810 to sign up. You will
receive an automatic confirmation to the
email indicated on the Registration Form
once you press the SUBMIT button.
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CONTACT US
For more information about the
Forum or
any ITA related questions contact Ms.
Maha
Al Syed, Project Manager on
+974 485 8762
or visit our office on the Cornish Road in
Doha, State of Qatar.
Read more about GOIC programs and projects
on: www.goic.org.qa
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