About ICON

ICON builds bridges between countries, cultures and people: from the Gulf region and GCC states, to the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia and America.

 

The International Consortium for Management, Development and Consulting (ICON) is based in Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain.

ICON draws on its Chief Executive Rashed Shaheen's many years of experience in international strategic planning, project management and consulting, bringing institutions and firms worldwide to the Gulf region, doing business and cooperating with the GCC public and private sector.

Recent news

European Day of Languages

Sep 24, 2010

Franz Huber speaks at the European Day of Languages

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits Bahrain

May 27, 2010

HRH Premier and Merkel Hold Official Talks

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Recent events

Professional Motorsport Circuit Forum

Nov 16, 2010

Shaikh Salman bin Isa Al Khalifa, CEO of the Bahrain International Circuit, gave circuit owners and operators from around the world valuable ... Read more...
Women's Football Cup ARABIA 2010

Oct 18, 2010

From October 18th 2010 to 28th the General Organization for Youth and Sports (GOYS) of the Kingdom of Bahrain and the German Federal Foreign ... Read more...
Middle East Spatial Technology Conference & Exhibition 2009

Dec 6, 2009

Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain Under the Patronage of H.E. Eng. ... Read more...
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European Day of Languages

Mrs Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, introduced a round-table on languages, competitiveness and employability in the Auditorium of the Breydel building in Brussels (Belgium).

 

Entrepreneur Franz Huber explained how his team's linguistic abilities helped him expand his map-publishing business from Germany markets as far apart as the Balkans and China.

The participating representatives discussed their approach to languages with Cathy Smith, a former BBC TV presenter and Brussels based news correspondent.

 

Video of the Webcast

European Union page of the event