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The Roads and Transport Authority, RTA, has selected "Cultural Diversity" as a theme for the 6th Dubai International Project Management Forum, DIPMF.
The event will be held from 7th to 10th December, 2019, in collaboration with Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, DEWA, DP World, Emaar Properties, and Projects Management Institute, PMI.
During the event, winners of the 3rd Hamdan bin Mohammed Award for Innovation in Project Management will be awarded. The purse of this award has grown by 29 percent to touch AED2.6 million (nearly US$710,000). It seeks to identify, reward and empower innovation in Project Management, PM, set up a database for top practices and business models in PM, and create a platform for sharing innovative ideas and training on PM skills.
The selection of "Cultural Diversity" as a theme for the forum concurs with the declaration of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, designating 2019 as the "Year of Tolerance". It is also a manifestation of the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, for making the UAE a reference in the culture, policies, laws and practices of tolerance worldwide.
"The sixth edition of the forum will discuss a host of key topics relating to visionary leadership; economic diversity; future mobility; Dubai; A Land for Talents; review of HBMAIPM Showcase; specifications of The Millennial Project Manager; Future Trends in Project Management; Design Thinking and Agile Project Management; Mega Event Project Management; Human Resources in Project Management, and Hybrid Project Management. Other topics include Collaborative Project Management, and Asset Project Management. On the sidelines of the forum, activities include Master Classes in Agile Project Management; Benefits Management; Artificial Intelligence; Disruptive Technology; Project Management and Governance of Organisational Project Management, OPM," explained Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of RTA.
"The last edition saw the organisation of 42 sessions comprising six keynote speeches, seven master classes, three discussion panels, 24 parallel sessions and two closed sessions. Some 2,000 intellects of PM in the region and the world over took part in the event," said Abdul Mohsen Ibrahim Younes, CEO of Rail Agency and Chairman of the Organising Committee of the DIPMF.
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