11 October, 2015 - Dubai, UAE: APQC, a global leader in knowledge management (KM), benchmarking and business best practices research, in partnership with Projacs Academy, one of the most successful business training and development companies in the Middle East, is bringing the foremost KM Conference in the U.S. to Dubai - making it the first time the conference is held outside of the USA. The conference will take place on 18-19 November at the Ritz-Carlton Dubai DIFC.

"There is a growing realization by leading organizations in the Middle East of the real value knowledge management provides. We are excited to support our members and knowledge management practitioners in the region with this event," said Dr. Carla O'Dell, APQC CEO. APQC's roots in knowledge management date back to 1993, when Dr. O'Dell helped found it as a business discipline. Over the last 30 years, APQC has helped hundreds of companies worldwide establish and grow KM practices and has hosted successful KM Conferences and workshops in the U.S. for more than 20 years.

"Dubai has become an integral business hub to this region with an increasing amount of investments and business opportunities" says Mr.Luay Khoury, Vice Chairman of Projacs International. "With the fast growing pace of the city and the constant thirst for knowledge and personal improvement, it only made sense to make Dubai our first venture in the Middle East.  We are eager to host this unprecedented event in collaboration with APQC", added Khoury.

What is knowledge management?

In a business context, knowledge is what employees know about their customers, each other, products, processes,  mistakes, and successes, whether that knowledge is tacit or explicit. Knowledge management is a systematic effort that enables information and knowledge to grow, flow, and create value. Organizations implement KM programs to institutionalize and promote knowledge-sharing practices.

Through workshops and keynote presentations, the 2015 APQC MENA Knowledge Management Conference will provide attendees an understanding of what knowledge management is, why KM is good business, how to build a business case for KM and how KM supports an organization's core processes.

Some of the foremost experts in KM that represent leading global organizations, such as Microsoft and NASA, are scheduled to participate as keynote speakers and panelists. Presenters include CEOs, Chief Knowledge Officers, Global KM Leads and an award winning education professional.

 "Conference attendees will benefit from Projacs' extensive knowledge of the complex business environments and challenges in the region as well as APQC's experience and expertise in applying KM approaches to meet those challenges head-on. This partnership is a powerful combination," closes Dr. O'Dell.

Information about the conference, presenters, the organizers, and registration can be found at www.kmconference.me

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About APQC
APQC is a member-based nonprofit and one of the leading proponents of knowledge management, benchmarking and best practice business research. Working with more than 750 organizations worldwide in all industries, APQC focuses on providing organizations with the information they need to work smarter, faster, and with confidence. Visit www.apqc.org, call +1.713.681.4020, or follow @APQC and learn how you can Make Best Practices Your Practices®.

About Projacs Academy
Projacs Academy, founded in 1984, has established a first-class reputation synonymous with quality, excellence and success. Projacs Academy is ready for the challenges of the 21st century, reinforcing its existing strengths in Project and Construction Management with a new focus on cutting edge ideas such as BIM, Green Building methods, energy saving construction techniques and other avenues.  

Projacs Academy also maintains strategic alliances with world renowned and reputed universities as well as professional institutions ,during this time, Projacs Academy has successfully conducted over 16,300 programmes and conferences for more than 313,640 professionals from around the world. As a result, Projacs Academy is one of the leading Project and Construction Management training, development and service providers in the Middle East and other parts of the world. 

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