QIIB announced its sponsorship of the 24th Gulf Engineering Forum, themed “Environmental Engineering and Sustainability”, which was held from March 7 to 9 at the Sheraton Grand Doha Hotel.
Several ministers and dignitaries from Qatar, the GCC and Arab countries attended the forum, which was organised by the Ministry of Municipality, the Gulf Engineering Union and Qatar Society of Engineers.
The forum featured panel discussions attended by experts and specialists from Qatar and the GCC countries, which addressed topics related to technology and smart cities, sustainable building materials, efficient management of buildings and cities, waste management and recycling".
QIIB CEO Dr Abdulbasit Ahmed al-Shaibei stated, “By sponsoring the forum, QIIB affirms its support and participation in activities that provide value addition to the general trends of the state, particularly, the issues of sustainability, technology, recycling, and other important matters”.
"The importance of the forum's theme and its focus on sustainability hint at modern trends in business and engineering projects. As banks, we are undoubtedly interested in promoting ideas and initiatives that enhance sustainability for representing the future and being a legacy for future generations.”
The CEO noted, “We ensure to implement our social responsibility strategy including a wide range of activities and initiatives that serve the widest possible segment of society, and support creativity, innovation, digital transformation, and many other topics that represent basic trends for the society’s advancement and development”.
He added, "We highly recognise the success of this important forum and thank the organisers for their efforts. We are confident that the forum’s recommendations would be a step forward in a number of topics that were discussed and highlighted".
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