Fatemah Al-Azemi

KUWAIT: The 'Heading Global ' Conference, which will be held under the patronage of his Excellency Minister of Education and Minister of Higher Education Dr Bader Al-Essa, discusses knowledge economy, and leading change through knowledge economy to build better future, official spokesperson of the Public Authority For Applied Education And Training (PAAET) Fatemah Al-Azemi announced. The event takes place from the 14th to the 16th of November in Futouh Ballroom in Regency Hotel. Entitled 'Journey to Excellence,' the vision of the conference is promoting smart, sustainable and inclusive growth .

The Public Authority For Applied Education And Training, as one of the biggest academic institutions in Kuwait, believe that education, training and development are the heart and soul of knowledge for the development vision 2030. In this conference where educators, policy makers, practitioners and individual citizens will engage and interact to frame current emerging challenges and derive solutions and opportunities for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth for the region.

There are different themes that will be discussed in this conference by national, regional and international keynote speakers such as, Smart Business Environment, Smart Cities, Smart ICT, Smart Mobility, Smart Energy, Smart Society and Smart Negotiation.

There are a lot of sessions that include full papers and technical presentations distributed over the conference. An exhibition will be opened on the first day and will continue for two days with many participants from different organizations .

"We believe in the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training that youth are the backbone to every nation and can change the future of the society , so we must motivate them," Azemi said. "A student contest called 'Smart Kuwait' is organized for them and different fields for this competition are offered. Winners will awarded on the opening of the conference."

Pre-conference Training courses  and workshops will start today and some of them will last for five days  and most of these training courses are certified from KM Institute. The Public Authority for Applied Education and Training takes great pleasure in inviting you to attend and participate in this event that will be held in Regency Hotel, Futuoh Ballroom tomorrow at 9:00 am.