Exclusively for BOS Corporate Members and selected invitees.
Hamid Hamirani will speak on How the UK and Oman can work together to create a smart industry hub in Oman. This could enhance productivity in Oman’s industrial sector and provide scaling opportunities for commercially viable, tested and proven portfolio companies emerging from leading universities in the UK.
About the lecture
This lecture will build on his presentation last year in which he assessed Oman’s economic reforms and emphasised the key role technology should play in driving sustainable economic growth and enhancing the competitiveness of Oman’s non-hydrocarbon sectors.
As a key figure in a new initiative known as the ‘Smart Industry Initiative’ between the UK and Oman, Hamid has facilitated strategic collaborations between Oxford Science Enterprises and Oman Investment Authority’s portfolio companies.
In this lecture, Hamid will explore how transformative technologies emerging from the University of Oxford can create in-country value, position Oman as a leading industrial and manufacturing hub in the region, and advance the goals of Oman Vision 2040. He will also highlight the potential of these technologies to support Oman’s energy transition, reduce its carbon emissions, and pioneer advancements in its space communications.
About the speaker
Hamid Hamirani is a distinguished finance and investment professional with over 20 years of experience in Oman’s public and private sector.
He served as a Senior Advisor to the Minister of Finance in Oman, playing a critical role in transforming sovereign wealth funds, including the Oman Investment Fund where he was an Investment Committee member. The fund later merged with the State General Reserve Fund to form the Oman Investment Authority in 2020.
He is a recognised thought leader in investment advisory, and his expertise spans corporate governance and business transformation.
In 2016, he co-authored a seminal paper with Professor Jerome Angel of UC Berkley, arguing that investments in technology foster sustainable economic growth more effectively than fiscal or monetary stimulus – a perspective validated by global economic trends since the financial crisis of 2008 and COVID-19 in 2020.
Currently, Hamid plays a pivotal role in advancing technology transfer from the research coming out of the University of Oxford to Oman’s energy, space, industrial, and utilities sectors.
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