Dignitaries, policymakers, government officials, and experts in data, statistics, and economic sectors from over 30 countries, including the UAE, Slovakia, the UK, Jordan, Switzerland, Italy, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, and more, will convene for the inaugural ‘Regional Data and Community Development Forum’ taking place on 9th-10th October at Al Jawaher Reception and Convention Centre in Sharjah. The event is organised by the Department of Statistics and Community Development (DSCD).
Key speakers include Andrej Kiska, former President of Slovakia; Sheikh Fahim bin Sultan bin Khalid Al Qasimi, Chairman of the Department of Government Relations in Sharjah; Professor Dr. Ger Graus, Global Education Adviser, James Hardy, former Head of Europe at Alibaba, and Chris Barton, Founder and first CEO of Shazam.
The distinguished speaker lineup also includes Rafael Diez de Medina, Director of the Department of Statistics and Chief Statistician at the International Labour Office (ILO), Robert Ndugwa, Head of the Global Urban
Observatory Unit at UN-Habitat, and Dr. Haidar Fraihat, Director-General of the Jordanian Department of Statistics. They will join Piero Demetrio, an Expert in Statistics and International Consultant at Rome University La Sapienza, Dr. Fahad bin Abdullah Al-Dossari, President of the General Authority for Statistics, KSA, and Dr. Saif Juma Al Dhaheri, Director of the National Operations Centre at NCEMA.
Source: Emirates News Agency