GOIC - Workshop On Identification of New Industrial Projects

Workshop on Identification & Selection of New Industrial projects
10 – 12 November 2008
Palms Hotel-Kuwait

The Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting was conceptualized as a knowledge-hub and industrial investment promotion catalyst, for the purpose of industrial diversification and development within the GCC countries. It targets developing industries throughout the region by means of providing the public and the private industrial sector with distinctive knowledge.

The Industrial Development efforts of the GCC region are focusing on strengthening and expanding the manufacturing capabilities and capacities of the region’s industry. In this line GOIC, in its role to facilitate and to enhance the individual and organizational capacities for industrial development, is organizing this three day workshop on ‘Identification & Selection of New Industrial projects’.

GOIC is carrying out this program in cooperation with the Public Authority for Industry in Kuwait under the patronage of H.E. Dr. Ali Fahad AL Mudhaf, General Manager of the Public Authority for Industry - State of Kuwait.

The upcoming workshop aims to develop the capacity of individual entrepreneurs, investment companies and business houses to identify and select potential industrial manufacturing opportunities.

Hence, the workshop is to equip the participants:

EXPECTED OUTCOME

After the completed Workshop, participants will have gained:

The Participation fee of USD 395 will cover the costs for the three days participation, the complete set of training materials , lunches and all refreshments during the three days.
All additional costs (Travel, Accommodations…) are on the responsibility of the participants.

The outline for the workshop will be centered around six key sessions, covered over the course of three days. The instruction language will be English, Arabic support will be provided. The sessions are:



11-11-2008	Tuesday	Second Day
Timing	Topic	Speaker
8:30 – 9:00	Networking / Coffee Tea
9:00 – 10:00	Part III :Screening of Project ideas	Eng Nelson P Mathew Consultant
10:00 – 10:30	Group Discussion	Coordinator All Participants
10:30 – 10:45	Tea/Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:00	Part IV : Project Appraisal	Eng Nelson P Mathew Consultant
12:00 – 12:30	Tea/Coffee/ Prayer Break
12:00 – 13:00	Part IV : Project Appraisal (cont’d)	Eng Nelson P Mathew Consultant
13:00 – 13:30	Project Appraisal - Exercise	Coordinator All Participants

12-10-2008	Wednesday	Third Day
Timing	Topic	Speaker
8:30 – 9:00	Networking / Coffee Tea
9:00 – 10:30	Part V : Project Selection	Eng Nelson P Mathew Consultant
10:00 – 10:30	Group Discussion	Coordinator All Participants
10:30 – 10:45	Tea/Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:00	Part VI : Case Study	Eng Nelson P Mathew Consultant
12:00 – 12:30	Tea/Coffee/ Prayer Break
12:30 – 13:00	Part VI : Case Study (cont’d)	Eng Nelson P Mathew Consultant
13:00 – 13:30	Presentation	Selected Participants
13:30	Adjournment

Each participant will be provided a CD containing all the presentations delivered throughout the workshop. Also an assignment would be given for the trainees to identify manufacturing industrial projects. Each participant will be allowed to select a specific sector to work with to identify opportunities.

TRAINERS
The training will be conducted by a team of two highly skilled and experienced Project Management consultants. GOIC staff will support and assist the trainers with the planning delivery and follow up of the workshop.

Engineer Nelson P. Mathew

Mr. Mathew is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) of the Project Management Institute, USA, and received a Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from USA, a Masters Degree in Financial Management (MFM), Post Graduate Diploma in Administrative Management (DAM) as well as a B.Tech in Chemical Engineering from India, He was certified as a Distinguished Toastmaster (DTM), the highest recognition awarded by the Toastmasters International of the USA.

Mr. Mathew is working now as Chief Executive of Al Baraka Consultancy in the State of Qatar, and was previously an Engineering Consultant and Head of the Industrial Investment Unit of the Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting (GOIC). Prior to joining GOIC, he was the Chief Executive of Al Baraka Consultancy in Oman for 10 years, as well as having been Manager- Finance & Projects for a prominent business group in Oman for 4 years, and Project Engineer with Tata Consulting Engineers, India for 5 years. He was also a visiting faculty member of an accredited MBA program.

Mr. Mathew has managed more than ten major industrial projects from concept to commissioning as project manager, headed more than 150 consultancy studies and written a number of papers on industrial development and project management matters. He has conducted many workshops on subjects such as project management, project negotiations and communication and leadership, and participated and presented papers in number of international conferences and seminars.

He is currently a member of the Project Management Institute of the USA, and a fellow of Institute of Commercial Management, UK.

Mr. Jose is a B. Tech in Mechanical Engineering from India and MBA in e-Business from USA. He is currently the Chief Operating Officer of Al Baraka Consultancy, Qatar. He was certified as a Competent Toastmaster (CTM) and Competent Leader (CL), recognitions awarded by the Toastmasters International of the USA.
Mr. Shaju has worked in various executive management capacities in various GCC countries and has about 18 years experience in logistics, business management and project management.

Training is his passion. He has conducted many workshops on subjects such as communication, management and leadership. He is also one of the Directors of a program named skills4excellence.com which imparts training to students and adults in programs like time management, goal setting, mind mapping etc.
Mr. Shaju has managed many contracts for supply, installation and service of plants in the oil and gas sector. He has carried also out various techno-economic studies for industrial projects.

He is currently a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and Toastmasters International of USA.

Two to three companies and/or institutions wishing to be directly associated as supporters of New Industrial Projects in Kuwait will have the opportunity to become sponsors to this Workshop. The packages cost USD 15,000 each and contain the following benefits:

Please complete the Online Participant Registration Form or contact Ms. Fadwa Chmaysseh, Project Manager on +974 485 8728 to sign up. You will receive the invoice for USD 395 for each registered participant.

A formal Letter of Acceptance containing information about the venue and other useful data will be sent to the address indicated on the form once the participation fee has been received by GOIC.

CONTACT US

Fro more information about the Workshop please visit us on: www.goic.org.qa or contact Ms. Fadwa Chmaysseh, Project Manager on +974 485 8728.

Read more about GOIC programs in general and the EII Program in particular on: www.goic.org.qa