An online seminar titled Strategic Sustainable Development: An Arab-British Vision, convened by Strategic Management College (UK), Manara Foundation, IBC and Tamkeen Academy, in cooperation with the Arab Development Experts Forum, the Yondarkin Foundation for Development, the Arab Federation of Private Schools, and the Yemeni communities of Qatar and Birmingham, on 24 and 25 July 2025.
The organising bodies invited participants to the seminar to build bridges of cooperation and explore the future of sustainable development, with speakers including Dr Khamis Al-Ajmi, Dr Qais Abdullah Najim, Mohamed Metwally Abdel Azim, Ibtihaj Ahmed, Mohamed Zoheir Khalil, Dr Mervat Ibrahim and Amin Sami, with attendees from Morocco, Qatar and Egypt.
Participants and their capacities
Speakers
- Khamis bin Obaid Al-AjmiHonorary President, Arab Federation of Private Schools · Arab Federation of Private Schools
- Dr Qais Abdullah Najim
- Mohamed Metwally Abdel Azim
- Ibtihaj Ahmed
- Mohamed Zoheir Khalil
- Dr Mervat Ibrahim MohammedCEO, Future Ready Consultancy · Future Ready Consultancy
- Amin Sami
Participating organisations
- Strategic Management College (SMC), United KingdomCo-organiser
- Manara Foundation for Development and EducationCo-organiser
- Tamkeen AcademyCo-organiser
- Arab Development Experts ForumKnowledge partner
- Yondarkin Foundation for DevelopmentKnowledge partner
- Arab Federation of Private SchoolsKnowledge partner