Minister of Public Sector Development and Minister of State for Mega-Projects, H.E Imad Fakhoury, on Thursday inaugurated the annual conference of the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes ICMCI 2010 in Maain.
In his speech at the inauguration of the event, Fakhoury highlighted the importance of the consulting sector in providing Jordanian economy with qualified human resources, saying that the Ministry of Public Sector Development has designed many integrated programs to activate collaboration with the consulting sector.
He added "consulting sector is one of the promising sectors that we rely on to achieve sustainable economic development in Jordan."
The event, hosted by the Institute of Management Consultants and Trainers IMC – Jordan in coordination with the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes ICMCI, was attended by more than 100 participants from 40 countries across the world.
Aneeta Madhok, Chairperson of the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes ICMCI, called on participants to take advantage of this significant event for enhancing the efforts of the ICMCI at the regional and the global levels.
She added "you can see how important your participation in the coming days will be. We are looking to create a recipe that includes ingredients like wisdom and experience of the ones who were here before us, practical issues of those who are holding offices in similar capacity, voice of spokespersons of our members, and talent and freshness of the first timer in ICMCI. The key to the recipe is engagement. Hope to have that from all present here today."
In his comment, Chairman of the Board of Directors Dr. Hamdalla Mubarak said: "This conference comes at a time where the management consulting sector needs governing standards and regulations especially in the absence of such regulative bodies in the Arab countries", warning about the consequences of this negative atmosphere and its effect on the sector and the companies it serves.
He added: "Arab trainers and consultants working in the region are duty bound to consolidate their efforts to benefit from this conference, to stabilize the best practices and enrich the region with the experiences and services it needs."
For her part, Salwa Bameih, IMC Jordan Trustee said that:" The management consulting market in Jordan and the Arab region have noticed a significant growth rates in terms of supply and demand, we have noticed an increasing number of service providers of professional services and this profession became a career for young graduates, hence increasing the need for specialized training and certification."
During the three-day event, participants are scheduled to discuss the global financial situation and the extent to which it affects the consulting management sector.
