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Participating in the FIDIC YPMTP has been a tremendous experience for me. I work mainly on national assignments, so being part of an international group representing countries from all over the globe has been a welcome 'escape' from day-to-day work. Especially the way cooperation and creativity grew within the group was very motivating, and being part of the YPMTP has provided me with an international network, that it would otherwise have taken me years to build - if it had been possible at all.
Regarding management subjects, I feel that I have learned a lot from the training programme as such and the other team members in particular. Taking part in the FIDIC Annual Conference, which concluded the YPMTP, allowed me to test my ideas on the other team members and some very experienced and senior colleagues from around the globe. It is not like I have learned a lot of new ready-to-use tools, but instead I have gained new inspiration and understanding of management issues in an global perspective. All in all, I can only recommend the FIDIC YPMTP to all young professionals in the consulting industry."
Soren Berg Lorenzen, Ramboll, Denmark (FIDIC YP 2005)
Deciding to start (almost at the beginning of my carrier) as a freelance consultant was courageous, but now I have to admit, it was not a “well informed” decision. Participating in YPMTP 2010 was a “revelation” for me not only in terms of gaining important knowledge of legal and business aspects of consultancy but also in terms of sharing knowledge and experience with colleagues from different parts of the world. Long time ago Thomas Edison said “There is no substitute for hard work”. This statement was challenged many times using different expressions instead: “experience”, “knowledge”, etc. My experience was that synergy of hard work, knowledge, and different experiences (and a fun time during FIDIC Conference) made 1+1 to be equal to 3. That is why my gratitude goes to all participants and to the great mentoring team. Thank you all.
Srdjan Topalovic, freelance consultant, Serbia (Chairman of New Delhi FIDIC YP 2010 Closing conference)
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