Muscat: Three international and eight Omani speakers will converge in Muscat this September end to distill their versions on the power to dream. The Power to Dream thought leadership conference, organised by Black and White Oman in association with BPOS, to be held on September 28, will feature illuminating and powerful speakers. The event is being held on the occasion of the Omani Youth Day (*) celebrations and will be hosted by Bikram Vohra, veteran journalist.
Three international speakers
The speakers include Chris Gardner, entrepreneur, international best-selling author and the main protagonist on whom the story of the popular film Pursuit of Happyness hinged on; Chetan Bhagat, biggest selling English language author in India’s history and motivational speaker and Laura Dekker, the youngest solo sailor around the world. The trio will unveil to the youth of Oman the secrets of how they followed their dreams to carve unique success stories.
Eight Omani speakers
Eight Omani speakers, including Dr Lamya Al Haj, academician, coach, researcher and associate professor at the Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) and founder of a speakers’ platform in the GCC; Hatim Abdissalaam, motivational speaker and youth influencer and soon-to-be author; Hassan Ali Husain, entrepreneur and founder of Arab Board Games; Noor Al Esry, a student speaker and the youngest speaker in this lot; Haitham Sulaiman, award winning filmmaker; Mohamed Al Khaifi, innovative wood worker; Manasik Al Moosawi, AI design expert and Nooralhuda Al Mandhari, an adventurer, mountain climber, founder and co-founder of HUN’na and Ghudu respectively, will add the local flavour to the power to dream theme set to create a lasting impact on the Omani youth.
Everything starts with a dream
All speakers will base their talks on how everything starts with a dream and how that path, paved with their sacrifices, determination, perseverance and sheer grit, got them to where they are today and serve as a beacon of hope and inspiration to the youth of Oman.
Plans are afoot to rope in Dr Shashi Tharoor, Indian parliamentarian, author and former diplomat to this elite set of speakers, which “will be the icing on the cake”, according to the organisers. For more event details contact: 90920969
(*) Celebrated every year on October 26