Fast FWD @ NU-Q

The Executive Education Program at Northwestern Qatar welcomes you to register for the 2025 autumn Exec Ed Fast FWD @ NU-Q event. This year we build on last year’s successful launch of this service that is designed and produced to support QF alumni and NU-Q juniors and seniors advance their career successes. Seating is limited to 100 participants. The registration fee is 73 QAR ($20 US) and done via Eventbrite. The fee is non-refundable and also includes a complementary buffet lunch and meet-and-greet session with organizations and companies looking for interns and new hires.

The Expert Speaker

We are delighted to have Mrs. Hannah Balogun, Director of HR at Northwestern University Qatar, provide the professional development seminar on developing strategic leadership. This competence is a critical success factor everywhere today. Mrs. Hannah has served for more than 24 years as a seasoned Executive and Leadership Coach, providing professional development training in major companies around the world. She is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), and of the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM), and the Chartered Management Institute (CMI). Mrs. Hannah has a wealth of expertise in approaches, insights, and practices for competence in strategic leadership and organizational development. She is a credentialed Resilience Leaders Consultant and NLP Business Practitioner, and a respected figure in the International Coaching Federation and the European Mentoring and Coaching Council.

Program  

9:30 – 11:00 a.m.

Career Development Seminar

Strategic Leadership: Unlocking the mindset to lead with clarity, confidence, connection, and impact.

• Session conducted in the NU-Q Projection Theater. 

11:00 – 12:30 p.m.

Meet and Greet Session

An opportunity for NU-Q juniors, seniors, as well as QF alumni to engage with representatives of public institutions and private companies in Qatar offering internships or job opportunities in Qatar.

• The session will be conducted in the NU-Q Main Dining Room.
• Students should update their CVs and portfolios to prepare.

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

Complimentary buffet lunch

• Also conducted in the NU-Q Main Dining room