ACES 6TH Annual Conference
The 2009 ACES annual conference, held in Dubai, UAE from May 26 to 28, focused this year on the global financial crises and ways of overcoming it, and was entitled “ Stronger ACES out of Financial Crises”. The annual conference, which came after ACES has won the first prize of the prestigious King Abdullah II Award for Excellence in Amman-Jordan and celebrated its Jubilee anniversary, was attended by the founders and directors of ACES, Dr. Izz Eddin Katkhuda and Dr. Omar Abdulhadi, and 15 corporate, area and sister companies’ managers.
Highlights of the 6TH annual conference:
- Welcoming remarks by Dr. Katkhuda and Dr. Abdulhadi.
- Different presentations shadowing mostly the impact of the global financial crises on ACES:
Ø ACES and the Financial Crises by Dr. Izz Eddin Katkhuda ( Partner & Director)
Ø ACES Group Strategic Plan 2009 by Dr. Omar Abdulhadi ( Partner & Director)
Ø Financial Challenges and Protection Measures During the Crises by Mr. Khamis Noubani ( CFO)
Ø New Development of ACES Business Plans by Mr. Samir Said ( Corporate Marketing & Business Development Manager)
Ø Equipment, Tools and Inventory Management by Eng. Ayoub Lubbad (Corporate Coordination Manager for Technical & administrative Matters)
Ø ACES Knowledge Management by Eng. Nadi Masalha (Corporate IT Manager)
Ø ACES HR Policies & Procedures by Mr. Nizar Tarawneh (Corporate HR & Administrative Matters)
Ø Crisis Impact on ACES & Measures Taken by Eng. Emad Al Sharif ( ACES Dubai Manager), Eng. Yousef Marei(ACES Abu Dhabi Manager) and Dr. Amjad Barghouthi ( Area Manager), Dr. Iyad Hussein( ACES Amman Manager), Eng. Abdulrahim Sukik(ACES Doha Manager)
Ø General Discussions, Share of Best Practices and Exchange of Technical Experiences
Ø Visit to ACES Abu Dhabi to attend the launching event of the office’s new premises
Ø Presentation of special gifts by the hosting sister company, ACES Dubai, to all the participants.
External Speakers
Ø External Training “ Wealth-Make it Come to You” by Hussain, Orators Forum
Ø Financial Crisis & Expectations by Mr. Emil Rademeyer (Director of Prolead Global ( External Speaker))
Commenting on the results of the annual conference, Dr. Katkhuda and Dr. Abdulhadi, said: “We think that the level of the responsibility and commitment displayed by all the conference participants was up to the serious level of the economic crises and everyone is determined to make the best use of the opportunities created during the crises”.
ACES conferees take this opportunity to thank Eng. Emad Al Sharif, ACES Dubai Manager, and the conference committee members, for the efforts they put in preparing for ACES 6TH annual conference and for contributing efficiently to its success.