Mosaic International Summit - Doha2011 - Day 9

This day started hectically as I haven’t slept all night, and many thanks to Anas Najmi who got me and Usman our breakfast and coffee in Usman’s room while finalizing our presentation.

After delivering our final edition to the management team; we then all gathered in the conference room and sat back watching the creativity of each other; some of us presented their field visits impact and what they have learnt from the summit as a short movie (like us), while some of the teams presented their ideas as an interactive play, mimicking and online news bulletin, or even just speaking up on stage. The productions were really creative and fruitful.

After lunch we had another open forum in which we’ve listened to much creative speeches and acts from our fellow delegates; the Indonesians danced, the Bengalis spoke up profoundly, Zul from Malaysia made us all cry with his deeply inspiring life story, and Billie from UK forced us all into a moochi moochi dance!!

After the open forum the delegates had a free evening in which me and Usman used to go up swimming in the 14^th floor in order to stay awake! We had really pleasant time. Later, we went out for a nice Pakistani dinner. That evening was also memorable.

When we came back from dinner, we had what I can call the best meeting in the summit that was suggested by a truly great person that I am lucky to have known: Khizra Bano Dhindsa. Khizra urged us to speak about the first impression we had when all of us met each other, and what everyone thinks about the best and worst in others’ personalities, and what could be done to improve ourselves from others perspectives. In that meeting I learned lots of things about myself that I have never known before and how I look in others’ eyes very honestly and profoundly. It was really fruitful thanks to the beloved police officer Khizra :).

During Presentations Session

Swimming!

Pakistani Dinner

On Table: Lt.: Usman Qureishi (Pakistan) and Myself, Rt.: Fellow Jordanian Delegates Shatha Al Habahbeh and Nour Sha'Sha'a

Usman and Myself in the Restaurant

The Late at Night Meeting Conducted by Khizra

Appearing in the Frame: Lt. to Rt.: Numaan Mahmoud (UK-Organizing Team), Myself, Khizra Dhindra (UK), Aqlima Muradi (Afghanistan), and Hamidullah Sorosh (Afghanistan)

Mosaic International Summit - Doha2011 - Day 8

Today is the second day of field visits and it is a busy day! Our team is scheduled for two very interesting visits to ASPIRE Zone and Grand Hyatt Doha.

After breakfast we headed to the coaches and departed to our morning project visit to ASPIRE Academy for Sports Excellence which is truly miraculous: a breathtaking vast area containing everything you can imagine in the field of sports, fitness, luxury, and sports academic education from Khalifa Stadium with its astonishing Torch Tower to the indoor stadiums, academic school, student dorms, fitness centers, 5-star hotel, congress and exhibition halls, restaurants, health clubs, and even a worldwide acknowledged Orthopedic and Sports Injuries Hospital!

Our visit there dragged lots of WOWs from us and started by coffee and a warm welcome by the administration and an introductory session given to us by an official in the academy. After that we started a tour in the Zone and saw all the amazing facilities and even the preparations to host the Arab Games due in December this year in Qatar. After the tour and some group photos we headed immediately for our afternoon project visit.

We arrived at Grand Hyatt Doha by lunch time and were offered a 5-star lunch by the administration of the hotel. The lunch was superb and really luxurious. After lunch we toured the hotel and were dazzled by the amazing luxurious facilities they offer. By evening and after praying we were invited to the meeting room where numerous staff members talked to us about the hotel, their experience in it, and even their inspiring life stories and dreams. We were addressed by the GM, HR Manager, F&B Manager, PR Manager, and some employees as well. The session was long that we had to politely apologize for not staying for the refreshments and coffee they have offered after the session.

We immediately ran to the coaches and went back to the Hotel for another meeting regarding our assigned presentation. 

That night, me and my fellow delegate and new brother from Pakistan Usman Qureishi stayed up all night (literally!) in order to finish our part of presentation task and that was to edit and direct all the data provided to us into a 15-minute movie..that night will always be remembered.. Love you Usman brother :).

Khalifah Stadium and the Torch Tower

In front of ASPIRE's Entrance

ASPIRE Zone

In-door Stadium in ASPIRE

Group Photo in ASPIRE

Lunch Open Buffet at Grand Hyatt Doha

Group Photo in Grand Hyatt Doha

Meeting with Grand Hyatt Officials and Staff

Next Morning Working on the Presentation After a Full Night Work with Usman 

Mosaic International Summit - Doha2011 - Day 7

In order to solidate all what we have learned in the in-door sessions; the Mosaic Team had prepared several filed visits for us in the upcoming two days. Delegates were divided into four teams and each team went to different locations (most of which are companies sponsoring our event).

After breakfast we headed to our coaches, and our teams’ visit for today was to SHELL; the worldwide famous energy and petrochemical company. SHELL Qatar is located in one of the stunning areas in Doha: Qatar Science, Technology, and Research Park (QSTRC).

As soon as we have arrived; refreshments were offered to us after which we went to the Studio where the famous Arabic scientific competitive show: “Stars of Science” is shot. In the studio we had a brief about SHELL and its latest technology: GTL (Gas to Liquid), and we heard some inspiring stories from employees there.

After that we had a group photo and a tour in the company through which we were acquainted with their latest technologies in the fields of GTL and Manufacturing of Thiocrete.

Before departing back to the hotel were offered an extremely VIP Lunch catered by W hotel. Later we went back and had the rest of the day off.

The delegates teamed up to go for touristic tours, buy gifts, Desert Safari, walking around, or even sit out for a nice cup of coffe. It was a nice evening.

Later that night we  were informed that we have to prepare presentations about our field visits and were instructed to meet to prepare that. we had a late at night meeting and distributed tasks between us.

Morning Refreshments in SHELL

On Table: Wais Mehrabi (Afghanistan), Hanan Al-Jabri (Oman), Dr. Buthayna Al-Mulla (Qatar), and Myself

"Stars of Science" Studio

Entrance of "Stars of Science" Studio

With Head of Engineering Department in Shell

Tour in SHELL

Tour in SHELL

Learning About Thiocrete

Group Photo in SHELL

During Lunch at SHELL

Night Meeting for Presentation Preparing

During Night Meeting for Presentation Preparing

Mosaic International Summit - Doha2011 - Day 6

To start this busy day we had a nice breakfast and coffee, and then moved to the conference hall to listen to Alison’s daily brief in which we were sad to hear that Binna and Stuart were leaving us this day as their mission would’ve been finished by the end of the day.

Immediately after the brief; Stuart and Binna started their last session which was really very fruitful and interactive. This 4^th leadership session was about Action Planning in which we had several workshops and were led to the best way to plan and execute our next year leadership action.

After a coffee break, the second and last part of the 4^th session started and was very important yet very emotional as we had to say good bye to Stuart and Binna. This session was about goal setting, and it did fill all the gaps in our minds and built the true concept of leadership in us. This session was really great!

Right after lunch, we had a meaningful session about sustainability given to us by Mr. Will Day who presented very important points in that field.

At around 5, the Mosaic Team held an Open Forum in which delegates get to make public speeches. I had the chance to speak about (Medical Miracles in Islam); a lecture that was very good and attracted lots of ears Alhamdulillah.

After a full day; we had a very delicious dinner and spent some time together until bedtime.

A fruitful interactive session

On behalf of all delegates; a special thanks were extended by myself to Binna and Stuart

Sturat Duff, Myself, and Prof. Binna Kandola

Great things I learned about myself, leadership, and requirements to develop myself as a leader

Group-based Lunch

Being TV interviewed

My Lecture: "Medical Miracles in Islam"

Mosaic International Summit - Doha2011 - Day 5

Today was light and short in order to offer time for Friday Prayers and a free afternoon and evening for the delegates.

 After breakfast and the usual daily summary by Alison, Binna and Stuart gave us a very nice session about Leadership and Change. This 4^th session of leadership was so beneficial and creative and we were so overwhelmed by the Individual Change Curve and the exercises that were given to us.

After the coffee break we went for Friday Prayers, then some of us went up for lunch whilst most of the delegates left the hotel for a fun day out! I myself spent the day with relatives of mine in Qatar.  

Leadership Session 4: Leadership and Change

Feeding the Giraffes in the Zoo

with relatives

The stunning Villagio Mall

Villagio Mall

The amazing Torch Tower

Mosaic International Summit - Doha2011 - Day 4

Just by having a look at the schedule you’ll feel how great this day will be, so after waking up and having our breakfast; we went to the conference room for our daily summary and reflection given by Alison.

After the summary, we started the second Leadership Session: “The Self Aware Leader; Perspectives and Understanding” in which Stuart shared with his experience and knowledge about the values of a self aware successful leader: aware, learns, enables, resilient, and honest. The session was so attracting and interactive and lasted for around three and a half hours including the coffee break. We learned a lot from this session.

Right after lunch, we left the hotel for the first time heading to a stunning area in Qatar; Katara Village in where the grace of the past meets the splendour of the future. Katara is a one-million-square meters area in which each and every culture in the world has a spot there to share its heritage, music, art, and even food with the visitors. Katara also has a stunning amphitheatre, breathtaking sea view, and lots of traditional scents. It really establishes itself as a cultural hub and a fertile ground for different cultures to meet and blossom.

In Katara’s Conference Hall we had our 3^rd Leadership Session which was kind of an extension of the morning session with emphasis of the virtue of resilience in a leader. This session was given to us by Binna.

After the session and a prayers break, we gathered again for a panel discussion about Bringing Communities Together in which we had the opportunity to listen to three awesome people about their experiences in this field: Executive Director of INJAZ Qatar, Communication and Media Project Manager in British Council Doha, and Binna Kandola again on his controversial research about how every individual is a biast, and that we all have unconscious biases that have impact on the way we act or work! That really dragged lots of discussion that was interrupted -as usual!- by Alison asking us to proceed immediately to a group photo before it gets dark!

After the group photo we had some free time to have more personal photos and to tour Katara village, we went to all possible and open spots there, we saw astonishing cultural dances by locals, visited local art museum, went to the pearl museum, had some parathas (Pakistani bread), took photos by the sea, had sea tours by boats, and lots more!

To conclude this rich day, we were invited to have dinner at (Khan Farouq); a traditional restaurant in the Egyptian Corner in Katara where we had the opportunity to eat delicious traditional food and sweets from Egypt. After the dinner; we celebrated Vicky’s birthday and then we were visited by a traditional Egyptian band which played great cultural and traditional music for us and we interacted by singing and even dancing!..Moments we shall never forget.

Later that night we went back to the hotel for a warm shower and good sleep.

Morning Session: Lt. to Rt.: Makhzani Ng (Malysia). Stuart Duff, and Myself

Prof. Binna Kandola in 3rd Session conducted at Katara Village

Panel Discussion: Bringing Communities Together

Group Photo in Katara Village

Jordanian Delegation in Katara Village 

Lt. to Rt.: Saed AlSalaymeh, Myself, Shatha AlHabahbeh, and Nour Sha'Sha'a

Jordanian Delegation in Katara's Main Conference Hall

Jordanians having a moment to laugh!

Official Jordanian Delegation Photo in Katara's Main Conference Hall

Saed with a local Qatari Cultural Band

Delegates from Jordan, Turkey, and Egypt by the Sea

The Pearl Museum

At the Dinner in Khan Farouq Traditional Egyptian Restaurant