A speaker at the Management Development Programme organised by QFBA and PwC here.
The graduation of second and third classes of the Management Development Programme (MDP), a joint initiative of Qatar Finance and Business Academy (QFBA) and PricewaterhouseCoopers Qatar (PwC) was held recently.
MDP is part of an ongoing strategy to address the needs of the Qatari and GCC business community within the energy sector.
The programme comprises of five weeks of training, delivered to participants by senior management consultants and internationally acclaimed professors from PwC over a period of four months. The course modules cover topics such as corporate finance, risk management, tax and corporate governance.
Guest speakers in this year’s programme included Jan-Hein Jesse, a partner from PwC Netherlands who flew in to Doha for the programme to discuss his global experience of mergers and acquisitions within the industry.
“QFBA is proud to successfully deliver MDP for the third time jointly with PwC, we are committed to develop Qatar’s future leaders in diverse sectors to help build a sustainable knowledge-based economy for our nation,” said Dr Abdulaziz al-Horr, chief executive officer, QFBA.
“PwC is committed to supporting Qatar’s 2030 National Vision by assisting to enhance the skills and capabilities of its people. The energy sector is ripe for the expansion of the next generation of management. This unique programme, led by Professor Jan Willem Velthuijsen from PwC Netherlands, is the first step in delivering the learning associated with this advancement. The MDP provides the energy industry with a specific programme that addresses and increases the skills of professionals working within this sector,” said Stuart Carter, a director with PwC Doha who co-ordinated the programme.
The participants of this year’s programme include high-performing employees from Tasweeq and Shell.
The next MDP will be held in February 2014.