Three Qatari female ambassadors from Maersk Oil Qatar (MOQ) have attended the sixth One Young World Summit, held recently in Bangkok, Thailand.
The international event brings together young talent and FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 companies to debate today’s most pressing issues and set up initiatives to drive positive change.
Maersk Group sent 15 delegates to this year’s summit, further supporting its efforts to shape the next generation of global leaders. The representatives from four of the 130 countries in which Maersk Group operates have each demonstrated their ability to act as change ambassadors, according to a statement.
“The delegation is MOQ’s first, and it marks the company’s progress and commitment to building local capacity, offering unique opportunities for Qatari nationals to develop both as individuals and
leaders,” the statement notes.
The MOQ delegates - Asma Aboubakr Ahmad, Alanoud Nasser Heedan and Sara al-Maraghi - are all members of the company’s Qatari Leadership Talent Pool, a programme that identifies and accelerates the development of high-performing Qatari employees to go on to assume leadership
positions.
The trio went through a rigorous application process to earn a place to represent MOQ and Qatar in Bangkok and each has a proven track record of volunteering and taking an
interest in global issues.
One Young World is a UK-based not-for-profit that gathers the brightest young people from around the world, empowering them to make lasting connections and implement positive change.
One Young World Counsellors, who lend their support to raising awareness of issues affecting young people today, are some of the world’s most recognisable entrepreneurs and mentors, including Kofi Annan, chair of the Kofi Annan Foundation and seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations, and Sir Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Group.  
Lewis Affleck, managing director of MOQ, said: “I’m very pleased that we can offer our young Qatari employees unique opportunities like this to use the leadership skills they’ve gained in Maersk Oil at such an important forum.”
Al-Maraghi, piping engineer at MOQ, said: “I am honoured to represent both Maersk Oil Qatar and my country as an ambassador at the One Young World Summit.”
Also attending from Maersk was Michele Cardoso Perera Schifino, communications specialist, APM Terminals in Brazil, speaking in the plenary session on migrant rights.
During the summit, the Maersk Oil delegates highlighted the company’s success in reducing gas flaring from the Al Shaheen field by over 90% since 2007 and reducing greenhouse gas emissions during the same period by around 50%.