[email protected] MONDAY 20 APRIL 2015 • www.thepeninsulaqatar.com • 4455 7741 WEEKNIGHT VEGETARIAN: PEEL A PLAINTAIN, ELEVATE A TACO P | 8 QATAR NATIONAL PAKISTAN’S RISING O KADHAL LIBRARY TO DESIGNERS ARE KANMANI HOLD OPEN DAY TRUE MASTERS WINS HEARTS P | 3 P | 9 P | 11 Katara is hosting the Fifth Strategic Leaderships Forum on Tuesday. This comes in response to the success of the previous forums in terms of representation from both private and government sectors in Qatar and abroad. P | 2 | MONDAY 20 APRIL 2015 | 02 CULTURE Katara to hold fifth Strategic Leaderships Forum on Tuesday he Cultural Village planning pertinent to their industries. Foundation “Katara” is In the same vein, Dr Al Sulaiti holding the Fifth Strategic stated continuum of this forum in Leaderships Forum - Qatar a periodical manner is to replicate TStrategy Execution Community — different experiences, learn, and on Tuesday, April 21. This comes support state institutions and enti- in response to the success of the ties working in the field of strate- previous forums in terms of rep- gic leaderships. This goes hand in resentation from both private and hand with Katara’s vision and the government sectors in Qatar and strategy launched last year and in abroad. response to the national strategic objectives pertinent to the cultural sector. He also noted that the forum is an important opportunity to bring Dr David Norton together senior officials, executives, Dr Khaled bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti and workers specialised in the strat- egies sector in Qatar. sectors in order to exchange exper- in conjunction with the Palladium He further noted to the sig- tise, and long term plans that are International Group and under the nificance of the cooperation with set to reach to the best practices supervision of David Norton and Dr Al Sulaiti: The forum turned Palladium International Group in and replicas of successful mod- a group of international experts in into an umbrella under which implementing the strategy, which els within the best international the field of strategies and executive senior officials and workers in is a participant in the Strategic standards. leadership. It is one of the leading Leaderships Forum. He pointed to Al Jaber also stated that the companies worldwide in the field of the field of strategies meet. the role of forums and pre-planning forum will discuss in its sessions providing assistance to institutions in positively impacting the course of and workshops on April 21 the best in creating and implementing their Dr Al Jaber: We endeavor work of Katara. It has witnessed a criteria in linking strategies with the strategies,” he said. to exchange expertise and significant leap in its performance, national budget of an institution to Dr David Norton, the international successful models in the region mission, and programmes. It also reach to the best practices. expert in the strategic performance and worldwide. draws a critical stage through imple- Dr Al Jaber confirmed the partici- management, pointed to the fact menting a strategy that accords with pation of Dr James Creelman, the that the development Qatar is wit- Qatar National Vision 2030. head of research at Palladiuumbm nessing in all levels which has helped Dr Norton: The development in Dr Khaled Al Jaber, Strategic International Group and a profes- in making these forums continue to Doha has helped in making these Affairs Consultant of Katara, sional trainer in the implementation succeed. They help an institution forums successful. expressed that the foundation of strategies. He is also specialised to draw a road map to the future appreciates the ongoing communi- in administrative risk management of the institution through creating cation, contribution, holding work- and the balance scorecards for the vision and mission statements, shops that deal with drafting and regulating the financial services. He implementing programmes, doing implementing strategic plans on is an expert in the global economy the actions, resolving problems, In this occasion Dr Khaled bin the local, regional, and global lev- and has published around 23 books and coming up with appropriate Ibrahim Al Sulaiti, General Manager els. He also stressed on the impor- in in the financial strategic planning. solutions according to the interna- of Katara, advised that convening tance of holding the Fifth Strategic Other participants in the forum are tional standards. This requires the the Fifth Forum is an indication to Leaderships Forum at Katara. a group of senior officials, executive need to come up with a strategy the success of this significant forum. Furthermore, he noted that the managers, and workers in different that focuses on qualifying leaders, It turned into an umbrella under forum realised its objectives since sectors of economy in Qatar to dis- and creating a well-laid administra- which senior officials, executives, its launch in 2013, when it turned cuss all issues and developments in tive plan that can lead to realize the and workers in the strategies field into a minaret that brought together this vital sector. desired objectives. meet. They attend to participate, experts, specialists, researchers, The forum has gained much pub- Dr Norton is the head of learn, discuss, and adopt the best interested people, and workers in licity locally, regionally, and globally, Palladium International Group. It is practices in the field of strategic the field of strategies in different Dr Al Jaber advised. “It is organised an organisation that facilitates the efficient use of balanced score- Officials at the Fourth Strategic cards for performance worldwide Leaderships Forum. as a managing process that incurs an added value. Dr Norton had delivered several lectures and authored many books and articles. His work in the field of balanced scorecards was the topic of many articles and government conferences. The latest Forum for Strategic Leaderships was held in April 2014 at Katara. The Peninsula | MONDAY 20 APRIL 2015 | CULTURE 03 atar National Library (QNL), a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, QScience and Community Qatar National Library Development, is set to hold its 3rd Heritage Collection Open Day aimed at further celebrating Qatar’s cultural heritage. The two-day event, on Wednesday Open Day to showcase and Thursday, will be held at QNL’s Heritage Collection Building at 71 Al Maha Street in Al Luqta, and showcase precious items including historical man- heritage collection uscripts and books. The event, which also celebrates World Heritage Day will run from 2pm to 7pm. (Syria), Mosul (Iraq), Bulaq (Egypt) and in Themed ‘Wagten Geda (times gone the Hijaz (Saudi Arabia). The Collection by), it will also provide Qatar’s commu- is home to more than 2,400 manu- nity with the opportunity to view rare scripts including Qur’nic manuscripts historical collections and witness the and other texts dealing with religious unveiling of the newly-acquired Arabic topics, manuscripts on the Arabic lan- Cinema Collection. guage, medicine, pharmacology, and Open to the public, ‘Open Day 2015’ astronomy. The Collection also holds will host tours every 40 minutes, taking a large number of books written in for- visitors through the unique collection eign languages including writings by comprising some of the rarest and most European travellers and explorers who valuable texts and manuscripts related visited the Arabia Gulf Region and its to Arab-Islamic civilisation, including a surrounding. wide range of historical texts, manu- “The Heritage Collection Open Day scripts, traveller’s instruments, globes 2015 will showcase some of the most and maps. inspiring and pivotal moments in Qatar’s In keeping with its commitment to history,” said Dr Claudia Lux, Project support Qatar Foundation’s mission Director of Qatar National Library. “In to foster a progressive society, while line with QNL’s efforts to further enrich preserving the nation’s heritage, QNL the existing Heritage Collection, newly bridges Qatar’s past and future through acquired items showcasing the pro- knowledge. By sharing valuable infor- gression of Arab cinema will also be mation and cultivating creativity, QNL future generations. Acquired by Qatar Collection attracts intellects and dip- unveiled this year. continues to support Qatar Foundation Foundation in 2006, the Collection lomats from across the world and has “As a member of Qatar Foundation, in protecting the nation’s heritage for is now an integral part of QNL. The welcomed many high profile visitors, Qatar National Library is committed to among them HRH Prince Charles, preserving national history by acquiring the Prince of Wales, who visited the and housing some of the most valuable Collection in February 2014. precious items in its Heritage Collection. Founded in the early 1980s as part Building on last year’s success, we are of H.E. Sheikh Hassan bin Mohammed expecting increased participation and bin Ali Al-Thani’s vision to create, and look forward to welcoming everybody.” make accessible, a landmark repository The QNL registration team will also of Qatar and regional history in the heart be onsite during ‘Open Day 2015’ of Doha, the Heritage Collection is a to assist members of the public with unique contribution to Qatar’s cultural online registration that provides users landscape. Specifically, the Collection’s free access to a wide range of valu- Early Arabic printing section contains able online learning resources available some of the first Arabic books printed through its website: www.qnl.qa. on presses in Shweir (Lebanon), Aleppo The Peninsula | MONDAY 20 APRIL 2015 | 04 CAMPUS Clock-wise from left: Malik Qaiser Awan, Muhammad Atiq, Anjum Imad and M A Shahid receiving their awards. TNG recognises dignitaries for contribution to education he Next Generation (TNG) school organised been a member of the board of governors of Pakistan Annual Day, which drew appreciation from Education Center and is currently chairman of Urdu the parents and students at the TNG Ain forums’ Majlis-e-frogh e Urdu Adab, Aalami frogh- TKhalid campus.