Events

Organised by:			Funded by:
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development	Gabriel Al-Salem Foundation	Turkish Management Consultants Association	This project is funded by the European Union

16-17 April 2015, Istanbul, Turkey

The conference brought together professional consultants from across Turkey and the region, as well as Turkish and international business owners, top managers and international organizations active in private sector development.

The theme of the conference in 2015 was Turning knowledge into value. It provided a forum for discussion of best practice in business and consulting from around the world and how to apply these for real-world impact and business growth.

The overall agenda included:

• A half-day conference with three international key note speakers and cases presented by last year’s winners of the International Award for Excellence in Consulting
• A networking dinner & award ceremony for the International Award for Excellence in Consulting 2014
• A full day workshop on Management Consulting Tools, delivered by Brian Ing, from the International Council of Managing Consulting Institutes.

At the gala dinner / award ceremony, which traditionally took place after the conference, Viktoria Olskaia, President of Gabriel Al-Salem Foundation, announced 10 prize holders from 7 countries. This year the Award International Committee received the total of 50 applications from 18 countries. The gala dinner participants not only cheered on the award winners but also enjoyed their artistic performances.

1 February 2014 Kyiv, Ukraine: 3rd Gabriel Al-Salem International Conference «Consulting without Borders» and the Ceremony for the winners of the International Award for Excellence in Consulting 2013

Viktoria Olskaia, President of Gabriel Al-Salem Foundation, will meet with management consultant in Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia

On April 25-26, 2013 Viktoria Olskaia, President of Gabriel Al-Salem Foundation, attended the Small Business Support Annual Workshop at the headquarters of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London.  Viktoria presented the results of the first two conferences “Consulting without Borders” and the competitions for the Gabriel Al-Salem International Awards for Excellence in Consulting, which were held in Almaty, Kazakhstan and Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic on February 1 in 2012 and 2013.

Viktoria Olskaia, President of Gabriel Al-Salem Foundation, attended a Networking event for women entrepreneurs in Kyiv, which was organized by the Ukrainian BAS team of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

Viktoria Olskaia, President of Gabriel Al-Salem Foundation, visited Kyiv, Ukraine to start preparations for the next Conference “Consulting without Borders” and the ceremony for the winners of Gabriel Al-Salem International Award for Excellence in Consulting, which will take place on February 1, 2014.

Dear colleagues, dear friends!

The event was organized by the Consortium of Consulting and Research Organizations in the Republic of Kazakhstan with the support of the EBRD BAS Programme in Kazakhstan.

Gabriel Al-Salem Foundation was one of the main organizers of the First International Conference "Consulting Without Borders" and the first ceremony for the winners of Gabriel Al-Salem International Award for Excellence in Consulting. Both activities took place on February 1, 2012 in Almaty, Kazakhstan, at the RIXOS Almaty hotel.

Kazakhstan Chamber of Management Consultants CMC Kazakhstan holds its First National Conference and a 4-hour training on Ethics in Consulting (only for CMC-Kazakhstan members!)