[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-index":3},{"data":4,"pagination":112},[5,20,33,47,59,70,81,91,102],{"id":6,"slug":7,"title":8,"short_summary":10,"content":12,"category_id":13,"category":14,"featured":15,"published_at":16,"visibility":17,"cover_image":18},6,"itef-startuptn-mou-gcc-tamil-nadu-innovation",{"en":9,"ar":9,"de":9,"hi":9,"ml":9,"ta":9},"ITEF Signs Strategic MoU with StartupTN to Bridge GCC and Tamil Nadu Innovation Ecosystems",{"en":11,"ar":11,"de":11,"hi":11,"ml":11,"ta":11},"ITEF and StartupTN have formalised a partnership to connect Tamil Nadu's thriving startup ecosystem with industrial demand across the GCC, opening cross-border pathways for engineering entrepreneurship, investment, and talent mobility.","\u003Cp>The International Tamil Engineers Forum (ITEF) has signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding with \u003Cstrong>StartupTN\u003C/strong>, the Tamil Nadu government's flagship startup mission, to formally connect the GCC's engineering community with Tamil Nadu's innovation ecosystem.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>The agreement, signed at the GCC Connect 2026 Curtain Raiser in Kuwait, establishes structured pathways for:\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cul>\n  \u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Cross-border investment\u003C/strong> â€” GCC-based Tamil engineers and entrepreneurs gain priority access to vetted Tamil Nadu startups, with co-investment frameworks supported by both partners.\u003C/li>\n  \u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Industrial linkages\u003C/strong> â€” Tamil Nadu deeptech startups receive direct introductions to manufacturing, infrastructure, and energy sector procurement teams across the GCC.\u003C/li>\n  \u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Talent mobility\u003C/strong> â€” Engineering professionals across the ITEF network gain visibility into emerging roles within high-growth Tamil Nadu ventures, and vice versa.\u003C/li>\n  \u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Joint events\u003C/strong> â€” Quarterly innovation showcases will rotate between Tamil Nadu and GCC capitals, beginning with the GCC Connect flagship event in Q3 2026.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>This partnership recognises a simple truth â€” Tamil engineering talent is one of the GCCs most valuable industrial assets, and Tamil Nadus startup ecosystem is one of Indias fastest growing,\u003C/em> said the ITEF Secretariat. \u003Cem>Formally connecting these two worlds creates real economic value on both sides.\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>Under the agreement, the first cohort of \u003Cstrong>fifteen Tamil Nadu deeptech startups\u003C/strong> in clean energy, advanced manufacturing, and infrastructure technology will be presented to ITEF members at the GCC Connect 2026 flagship summit. ITEF members will have first-look investment rights and structured introductions to founder teams.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>The MoU also commits both partners to publishing an annual \u003Cstrong>GCCâ€“Tamil Nadu Innovation Report\u003C/strong>, mapping investment flows, talent movement, and joint venture pipeline across the corridor.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>ITEF members interested in the first cohort introductions can register their interest through the Member Portal under \u003Cem>Programs &gt; Innovation Partnerships\u003C/em>. The first investor briefing is scheduled for early June 2026.\u003C/p>",2,"Partnerships & MoUs",true,"2026-05-14T20:05:07+00:00","public",{"url":19},"https://services.usegrupr.com/api/app/media/file/132",{"id":21,"slug":22,"title":23,"short_summary":25,"content":27,"category_id":28,"category":29,"featured":15,"published_at":30,"visibility":17,"cover_image":31},7,"three-itef-members-gcc-engineering-excellence-awards-2026",{"en":24,"ar":24,"de":24,"hi":24,"ml":24,"ta":24},"Three ITEF Members Recognised at GCC Engineering Excellence Awards 2026",{"en":26,"ar":26,"de":26,"hi":26,"ml":26,"ta":26},"Three members of the International Tamil Engineers Forum were honoured at the 2026 GCC Engineering Excellence Awards â€” recognition for projects spanning desalination, smart-city infrastructure, and renewable-energy storage.","\u003Cp>Three ITEF members were named among this year's honourees at the \u003Cstrong>GCC Engineering Excellence Awards 2026\u003C/strong> ceremony in Manama, Bahrain â€” a recognition programme jointly run by the Bahrain Society of Engineers, the Saudi Council of Engineers, and partner institutions across the GCC.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>The honoured members and their projects:\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cul>\n  \u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Senior Project Engineer, Desalination Programme\u003C/strong> â€” recognised in the \u003Cem>Sustainability in Engineering\u003C/em> category for delivering a 200,000 mÂ³/day reverse-osmosis plant with industry-leading energy efficiency, deployed across two GCC sites in 2025.\u003C/li>\n  \u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Lead Systems Architect, Smart Infrastructure Division\u003C/strong> â€” honoured in the \u003Cem>Digital Transformation\u003C/em> category for an integrated traffic-and-utilities operations platform now active in three GCC capitals.\u003C/li>\n  \u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Director of Energy Storage\u003C/strong> â€” winner in the \u003Cem>Renewable Innovation\u003C/em> category for grid-scale battery storage commissioning that materially reduced peak-load fossil generation in 2025.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\n\u003Cp>All three honourees are members of the ITEF Kuwait and Saudi Arabia chapters, with combined GCC tenure exceeding fifty years.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>\"These three projects are exactly the kind of work that anchors Tamil engineering reputation in the region,\"\u003C/em> commented the ITEF Chairman. \u003Cem>\"Beyond the awards, each of these projects continues to deliver measurable economic and environmental returns â€” that is what excellence actually looks like.\"\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>The forum has invited all three honourees to deliver featured sessions at GCC Connect 2026.\u003C/p>",3,"Member Achievements","2026-05-13T20:14:18+00:00",{"url":32},"https://services.usegrupr.com/api/app/media/file/136",{"id":34,"slug":35,"title":36,"short_summary":38,"content":40,"category_id":41,"category":42,"featured":43,"published_at":44,"visibility":17,"cover_image":45},8,"smart-cities-gulf-itef-members-shape-doha-2030",{"en":37,"ar":37,"de":37,"hi":37,"ml":37,"ta":37},"Smart Cities of the Gulf â€” ITEF Members Shape Doha 2030 and Beyond",{"en":39,"ar":39,"de":39,"hi":39,"ml":39,"ta":39},"Six ITEF members hold senior engineering roles across the Doha 2030 smart-city programme. Their work â€” from integrated transit systems to digital twins of major districts â€” offers a preview of where GCC urban engineering is heading next.","\u003Cp>The Doha 2030 master plan represents one of the most ambitious smart-city programmes in the Gulf region â€” and at least six senior engineering positions across its core delivery teams are held by ITEF members.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>The 2030 programme covers six core engineering streams:\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cul>\n  \u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Integrated mobility\u003C/strong> â€” autonomous-vehicle-ready road systems, expanded metro coverage, and bus rapid-transit integration with last-mile micro-mobility.\u003C/li>\n  \u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Digital twins of major districts\u003C/strong> â€” real-time three-dimensional models that fuse traffic, utility load, and environmental sensor data to inform municipal decision-making in minutes rather than weeks.\u003C/li>\n  \u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Adaptive utilities\u003C/strong> â€” water, power, and waste systems that adjust supply in response to weather, demand patterns, and occupancy in real time.\u003C/li>\n  \u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>District-scale cooling\u003C/strong> â€” centralised cooling networks that deliver 30% energy savings over per-building units.\u003C/li>\n  \u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Air-quality and noise monitoring\u003C/strong> at street level, feeding open data into the city's civic platform.\u003C/li>\n  \u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Resilient communications backbone\u003C/strong> â€” fibre and 5G/6G-ready infrastructure across the entire master-plan area.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\n\u003Cp>ITEF Doha chapter members are particularly visible in the digital-twin and integrated-mobility streams, drawing on combined experience from earlier smart-city work in Bangalore, Chennai, and Hyderabad.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>The forum is organising a closed-door technical session at GCC Connect 2026 where these members will share what worked, what failed, and what they would architect differently â€” content reserved for ITEF members only.\u003C/p>",5,"Engineering Innovation",false,"2026-05-12T20:14:18+00:00",{"url":46},"https://services.usegrupr.com/api/app/media/file/137",{"id":28,"slug":48,"title":49,"short_summary":51,"content":53,"category_id":54,"category":55,"featured":15,"published_at":56,"visibility":17,"cover_image":57},"curtain-raiser-gcc-connect-2026-programme-speaker-lineup",{"en":50,"ar":50,"de":50,"hi":50,"ml":50,"ta":50},"Curtain Raiser for GCC Connect 2026 Unveils Programme and Speaker Lineup",{"en":52,"ar":52,"de":52,"hi":52,"ml":52,"ta":52},"ITEF lifted the curtain on GCC Connect 2026 â€” the forum's flagship summit â€” with a confirmed programme spanning industrial corridors, leadership, and engineering innovation across four days in September.","\u003Cp>ITEF officially launched the programme for \u003Cstrong>GCC Connect 2026\u003C/strong>, the forum's annual flagship summit, at a curtain-raiser event attended by more than 150 members and partner-industry representatives.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>The 2026 edition will be the largest in the forum's history. Headline numbers:\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cul>\n  \u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>4 days\u003C/strong> Â· 12â€“15 September 2026 Â· Chennai Trade Centre, Tamil Nadu\u003C/li>\n  \u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>800+ delegates\u003C/strong> expected from 18 countries\u003C/li>\n  \u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>40+ speakers\u003C/strong> across keynotes, panels, and masterclasses\u003C/li>\n  \u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>3 parallel tracks\u003C/strong> â€” Industrial Corridors, Engineering Leadership, Innovation &amp; Startups\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\n\u003Cp>Confirmed keynote speakers include:\u003C/p>\n\u003Cul>\n  \u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Shri B. Krishnamoorthy, IOFS\u003C/strong> â€” General Manager, Armoured Vehicles Nigam Limited (AVNL); Ex-Commissioner NR1; Special Secretary/Project Director, TIDCO\u003C/li>\n  \u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Dr. L. Shaw Nawaz Khan, PhD\u003C/strong> â€” Guest of Honour, themed session on Connecting Industries with Global Talents\u003C/li>\n  \u003Cli>Senior delegation from \u003Cstrong>StartupTN\u003C/strong> presenting the 15-venture innovation cohort\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\n\u003Cp>Members who register before 15 June 2026 will receive the early-bird rate. Group bookings of five or more from a single GCC chapter receive an additional 15% discount.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>Sponsorship enquiries can be directed to the ITEF Secretariat through the contact form. The full event microsite goes live next week.\u003C/p>",1,"Community Updates","2026-05-11T20:14:18+00:00",{"url":58},"https://services.usegrupr.com/api/app/media/file/133",{"id":60,"slug":61,"title":62,"short_summary":64,"content":66,"category_id":54,"category":55,"featured":15,"published_at":67,"visibility":17,"cover_image":68},4,"curtain-raiser-jumeirah-messilah-hotel-record-gcc-turnout",{"en":63,"ar":63,"de":63,"hi":63,"ml":63,"ta":63},"Curtain Raiser at Jumeirah Messilah Hotel Draws Record GCC Turnout",{"en":65,"ar":65,"de":65,"hi":65,"ml":65,"ta":65},"The 15th February curtain raiser at Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel, Kuwait, recorded the highest single-evening attendance in ITEF history with 320 members spanning all five GCC chapters.","\u003Cp>The 15th February curtain raiser event at the \u003Cstrong>Jumeirah Messilah Beach Hotel\u003C/strong> in Kuwait City registered \u003Cem>320 attendees\u003C/em> â€” the highest single-evening turnout in ITEF history.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>Members travelled from all five GCC chapters: Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, and Bahrain. The evening was structured in three parts:\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Col>\n  \u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Welcome reception &amp; chapter introductions\u003C/strong> â€” each chapter's newly nominated leadership took the stage for short remarks.\u003C/li>\n  \u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Programme briefing\u003C/strong> â€” the Secretariat walked through GCC Connect 2026 logistics, sponsorship tiers, and the StartupTN partnership.\u003C/li>\n  \u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Open networking\u003C/strong> â€” extended into the early hours with structured introductions facilitated by chapter coordinators.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ol>\n\n\u003Cp>A highlight of the evening was the official handover of the founding charter to the \u003Cstrong>Bahrain Chapter\u003C/strong>, formally bringing all five GCC chapters under the elected-leadership framework.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>\"Every face in this room represents a Tamil engineer who chose the GCC for their career, and every connection made tonight makes that choice a little less lonely,\"\u003C/em> the ITEF Chairman remarked during opening remarks.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>Photographs from the evening are available in the gallery. Members who attended can claim their high-resolution copy through the member portal.\u003C/p>","2026-05-10T20:14:18+00:00",{"url":69},"https://services.usegrupr.com/api/app/media/file/138",{"id":13,"slug":71,"title":72,"short_summary":74,"content":76,"category_id":60,"category":77,"featured":15,"published_at":78,"visibility":17,"cover_image":79},"itef-brings-startuptn-ecosystem-model-gcc-curtain-raiser-kuwait",{"en":73,"ar":73,"de":73,"hi":73,"ml":73,"ta":73},"ITEF Brings StartupTN Ecosystem Model to GCC at Curtain Raiser in Kuwait",{"en":75,"ar":75,"de":75,"hi":75,"ml":75,"ta":75},"In a packed session at the Kuwait Crowne Plaza, ITEF and StartupTN previewed how Tamil Nadu's startup ecosystem can plug directly into GCC industrial demand â€” and what early ITEF members will gain.","\u003Cp>At a curtain-raiser event for GCC Connect 2026, the International Tamil Engineers Forum hosted senior leadership from \u003Cstrong>StartupTN\u003C/strong> â€” Tamil Nadu's flagship startup mission â€” to outline a structured bridge between Tamil Nadu's innovation economy and the GCC's industrial demand.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>Tamil Nadu has emerged as one of India's most prolific startup states, with strengths in \u003Cem>clean energy, advanced manufacturing, electric mobility, agritech,\u003C/em> and \u003Cem>defence-adjacent engineering\u003C/em>. Several of these sectors map directly onto GCC priority industries â€” particularly Saudi Vision 2030 and the UAE Industrial Strategy 2031.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>Key takeaways for ITEF members:\u003C/p>\n\u003Cul>\n  \u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Direct introductions\u003C/strong> to 15 vetted StartupTN ventures looking for GCC partners or pilot customers.\u003C/li>\n  \u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Co-investment opportunities\u003C/strong> â€” ITEF members will gain first-look access to Series A and pre-Series A rounds in Tamil Nadu deeptech.\u003C/li>\n  \u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Mentorship-in-reverse\u003C/strong> â€” senior ITEF members can join StartupTN advisory boards in their domain expertise.\u003C/li>\n  \u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Bilateral talent pipelines\u003C/strong> â€” Tamil Nadu engineering graduates with GCC-relevant skills get pre-screened for ITEF member companies.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\n\u003Cp>The session closed with a panel featuring procurement leads from three major Kuwait and Bahrain industrial groups, who outlined exactly what types of GCC contracts startups need to be ready for.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>The full curated startup pitch deck and contact directory is available to ITEF members in the resources library.\u003C/p>","Industry News","2026-05-09T20:14:18+00:00",{"url":80},"https://services.usegrupr.com/api/app/media/file/131",{"id":41,"slug":82,"title":83,"short_summary":85,"content":87,"category_id":54,"category":55,"featured":43,"published_at":88,"visibility":17,"cover_image":89},"gcc-connect-2026-curtain-raiser-40-speakers-three-track-programme",{"en":84,"ar":84,"de":84,"hi":84,"ml":84,"ta":84},"GCC Connect 2026 Curtain Raiser Reveals 40-Speaker Lineup and Three-Track Programme",{"en":86,"ar":86,"de":86,"hi":86,"ml":86,"ta":86},"The full speaker lineup, programme tracks, and registration details for GCC Connect 2026 were revealed at the official curtain raiser â€” a signal that the forum's flagship summit has reached a new scale.","\u003Cp>ITEF released the full speaker lineup and programme details for \u003Cstrong>GCC Connect 2026\u003C/strong> at an industry-attended curtain raiser, signalling the most ambitious edition of the forum's flagship summit to date.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Programme highlights:\u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Day 1 â€” Industrial Corridors:\u003C/em> Opening keynote on the Saudi Vision 2030 industrial corridor, with panels covering procurement opportunities, joint-venture pathways, and engineering talent demand forecasts through 2030.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Day 2 â€” Engineering Leadership:\u003C/em> Masterclass track for senior engineers transitioning into executive roles. Includes confirmed sessions on board governance, technical-to-commercial transitions, and managing globally distributed engineering teams.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Day 3 â€” Innovation &amp; Startups:\u003C/em> Showcase of fifteen Tamil Nadu deeptech startups looking for GCC pilots. Live pitch sessions, structured investor introductions, and a closing partnership signing ceremony.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>Day 4 â€” Community &amp; Awards:\u003C/em> ITEF Engineering Excellence Awards 2026, recognising six categories including Engineering Project of the Year, Rising Engineer, Industry Builder, and Lifetime Contribution.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>The summit will be held at the \u003Cstrong>Chennai Trade Centre\u003C/strong> from 12â€“15 September 2026. Registration is now open to all ITEF members through the member portal; non-member professional rates and partner-organisation passes are also available.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>Sponsorship packages are being released in three tiers â€” Industrial Partner, Innovation Partner, and Community Partner. Interested organisations should contact the Secretariat directly.\u003C/p>","2026-05-08T20:14:18+00:00",{"url":90},"https://services.usegrupr.com/api/app/media/file/134",{"id":92,"slug":93,"title":94,"short_summary":96,"content":98,"category_id":54,"category":55,"featured":15,"published_at":99,"visibility":17,"cover_image":100},9,"itef-mentorship-programme-100-senior-engineers-early-career-members",{"en":95,"ar":95,"de":95,"hi":95,"ml":95,"ta":95},"ITEF Launches Mentorship Programme Pairing 100 Senior Engineers with Early-Career Members",{"en":97,"ar":97,"de":97,"hi":97,"ml":97,"ta":97},"The new ITEF Mentorship Programme matches senior engineers with members in the first three years of their GCC career â€” covering technical depth, professional growth, and the cultural navigation that the forum was founded to help with.","\u003Cp>The International Tamil Engineers Forum has launched its \u003Cstrong>ITEF Mentorship Programme\u003C/strong>, an initiative pairing senior members with early-career engineers within the first three years of their GCC professional journey.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>The programme launches with \u003Cstrong>100 mentor-mentee pairs\u003C/strong> across the five GCC chapters and runs in twelve-month cohorts.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>Each pairing receives:\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cul>\n  \u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Structured monthly one-on-one\u003C/strong> sessions (in person or video, member preference).\u003C/li>\n  \u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Quarterly group sessions\u003C/strong> with peer mentees and other mentors â€” building horizontal networks alongside the vertical mentor relationship.\u003C/li>\n  \u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Access to the ITEF resource library\u003C/strong> including engineering-leadership templates, salary benchmark studies, and a curated reading list refreshed quarterly.\u003C/li>\n  \u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Optional shadow days\u003C/strong> where mentees join mentors at their workplace for a structured technical observation.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\n\u003Cp>Mentorship topics span the technical and the human:\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cul>\n  \u003Cli>Technical depth in the mentee's specialisation\u003C/li>\n  \u003Cli>Career progression â€” when to pursue further qualifications, when to switch employers, when to start a venture\u003C/li>\n  \u003Cli>Navigating GCC professional culture â€” workplace expectations, communication norms, and the unwritten conventions every newcomer eventually learns\u003C/li>\n  \u003Cli>Family considerations â€” settling spouses and children, schools, healthcare, long-term residency planning\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\n\u003Cp>The mentor cohort is selected on a combination of professional seniority, willingness to commit to monthly engagement, and recommendation from chapter leadership. Mentees apply through the member portal; allocation is handled centrally by the Secretariat to ensure even chapter coverage and good domain matching.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>Applications for the September 2026 cohort close 31 August 2026.\u003C/p>","2026-05-07T20:14:18+00:00",{"url":101},"https://services.usegrupr.com/api/app/media/file/139",{"id":54,"slug":103,"title":104,"short_summary":106,"content":108,"category_id":54,"category":55,"featured":43,"published_at":109,"visibility":17,"cover_image":110},"itef-cultural-evening-strengthens-bonds-gcc-tamil-engineers",{"en":105,"ar":105,"de":105,"hi":105,"ml":105,"ta":105},"ITEF Cultural Evening Strengthens Bonds Across GCC Tamil Engineering Community",{"en":107,"ar":107,"de":107,"hi":107,"ml":107,"ta":107},"Over 200 ITEF members across the GCC gathered in Kuwait City for an evening of cultural performance, networking, and forum updates â€” reinforcing the human side of a forum built on engineering excellence.","\u003Cp>The International Tamil Engineers Forum hosted its 2026 GCC Cultural Evening at the Crowne Plaza Kuwait City, drawing more than two hundred engineering professionals, family members, and partner organisations for a night of community, music, and conversation.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>The event opened with a performance by acclaimed Tamil playback artist \u003Cstrong>Shakthisree Gopalan\u003C/strong>, whose set blended classical foundations with contemporary compositions â€” a fitting metaphor for the forum's own balance of heritage and modernity.\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>Between performances, the ITEF Secretariat delivered short briefings on the upcoming year:\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cul>\n  \u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>GCC Connect 2026 flagship summit\u003C/strong> â€” registration opens Q3, with a target of 800+ attendees across four GCC capitals.\u003C/li>\n  \u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Mentorship programme expansion\u003C/strong> â€” pairing senior engineers with early-career members entering the GCC workforce.\u003C/li>\n  \u003Cli>\u003Cstrong>Chapter elections\u003C/strong> â€” Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, and Bahrain chapters all transitioning to elected leadership in 2026.\u003C/li>\n\u003C/ul>\n\n\u003Cp>\u003Cem>\"What makes ITEF different is that we are not just a networking organisation â€” we are a community,\"\u003C/em> said the forum's Managing Director in closing remarks. \u003Cem>\"Tonight reminded all of us why that matters.\"\u003C/em>\u003C/p>\n\n\u003Cp>The Cultural Evening has become an annual fixture in the ITEF calendar, rotating between GCC capitals. 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