Abdulla Al-Ghanim

• Leading a team of 10 employees, including 4 in Geneva in Qatar’s Permanent Office at the WTO, to work on all matters related to the WTO, cooperation between Qatar and regional and international organizations, as well as free trade agreement negotiations • Organiser and Director of Qatar’s Economic Roadshow 2018 in the US, covering 7 states and 8 cities, with a delegation of over 100 professionals representing both the public and private sectors • Developed the department's 2019 budget with other heads of section, including the year’s KPI, staff training programmes, and international trips strategy • Evaluating employees’ performance and ensuring a productive team environment • Developed a two-year training programme for the section’s staff • Deputy leader of the Qatar Trade Expansion team with Iraq, Turkey, and Central Asian countries

• Qatar’s focal point and coordinator for the Qatar-United States Council on Trade and Investment (G2G) and for the US-Qatar Business Council (G2B and B2B) • Reviewing and editing the WTO’s secretariat report as part of the Trade Policy Review for Qatar, and responding to technical questions from the member states • Multilateral negotiations at the WTO • Organizing economic and business forums, as well as joint economic and trade committees in and outside of Qatar (France, Japan, UK) • Conducting presentations on Qatar’s economy and investment opportunities for audiences between 100-150 private sector attendees from different countries and cultural backgrounds • Negotiating, drafting and reviewing economic and trade cooperation agreements, BITs, and FTAs • Representing the Qatari government in high-level international forums and conferences, e.g. the WTO Ministerial Conference and the World Economic Forum • Member of the GCC-EFTA Free Trade Agreement Joint Committee • Member of the Ministry’s working team for economic best practices • Member of the national working group on the implementation of the Trade Facilitation Agreement • Diploma in the WTO’s Advance Trade Policy Course - Geneva

• Proposed, planned, and organised events and community outreach activities for the Qatar-Japan 2012 Year of Culture

• Valedictorian of Graduating Class 2013 • President of the Students Representative Council • 1st Place, International Case-study Competition 2012 • 1st Place, Inter-Stenden Case-study Competition 2012 • 3rd Place, Inter-Stenden Case-study Competition 2011 • 1st Place, International Case-study Competition 2010 • 1st Place, Inter-Stenden Case-study Competition 2010 • Team leader of a team of 7 students organizing the charity event Guinness World Record for the largest game of hide and seek with a total number of 1240 participants raising around $11,000 as part of Event Management minor