Quality Infrastructure for Development: Advanced Training
Register for the 2025 Quality Infrastructure training event in Frankfurt from 20 - 22 October 2025
Dates
20 - 22 October 2025
Face-to-Face
Flemings Hotel, Frankfurt Main -Riverside, Germany
Registration Deadline
30 September 2025
Price
€1,600 per person (includes 19% VAT)
€1,400 group price pp (minimum of 3
participants from the same organisation)
Unlock the Power of Quality Infrastructure for Development
Join leading experts and global professionals for an intensive three-day training designed to deepen your expertise in Quality Infrastructure (QI) and its pivotal role in driving sustainable economic development.
Who Should Attend
This training is tailored for professionals from:
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International development organisations
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Business associations and consultancy firms
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Policymaking and regulatory bodies
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Academic and research institutions focused on socio-economic development
What You’ll Gain
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A comprehensive understanding of the QI system and its economic impact
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Strategic insights into how QI supports trade, innovation, sustainability, and digitalisation
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Practical tools for designing both supply- and demand-oriented QI development strategies
Why This Training Stands Out
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Led by senior experts from Mesopartner, with over 20 years of experience in promoting QI and economic development
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Engaging sessions blending expert input and peer learning
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A gateway to join Mesopartner’s global network of QI practitioners
The trainers are partners of Mesopartner, a leading consultancy in systemic competitiveness and sustainable development. Mesopartner works within the framework of international development cooperation for the leading support organisations, programmes, and projects focusing on quality and standards (including PTB, ITC, ILO, UNIDO and the World Bank). The relevant consulting experience includes analysing national quality infrastructure systems, designing national quality policies and assessing quality requirements in value chains in a participatory way.
Dr Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke is an economist with a PhD in economics and political science. He is a researcher and expert on quality infrastructure and sustainable development and a founding partner of Mesopartner ParG
(Germany).
Since 2004, he has been providing consultancy services to quality infrastructure actors in many African, Asian, Latin American, and Caribbean countries on behalf of German and international cooperation institutions (PTB, GIZ, ITC, UNIDO, and the World Bank). Within this framework, Dr Ulrich advises governments on national quality policies. He also co-developed the Calidena method, a gap analysis for quality infrastructure services in value chains.
Dr Ulrich is a visiting researcher and lecturer at the Technical University in Berlin and promotes the Global Quality Infrastructure Index (GQII). He is dedicated to creating content with an academic and scientific focus and regularly shares his knowledge on the blog QI4D.
Christian has 30 years of experience in Local and Regional Economy Development, Value Chain Development, Economic Governance and Quality Infrastructure. He has been involved in designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating economic development projects in Europe, Africa and Asia for various development organisations and donors. Christian has worked as an intermittent team leader for different development programs in Vietnam and Nepal and has built the capacity of international and national consultants, national project staff and counterparts all over Southeast Asia and South Asia during the last 20 years. Christian has been based in Hanoi, Vietnam, since 2008.
Shawn is a process consultant working in the field of performance and competitiveness improvement of the private sector. He has conducted diagnoses in various industries in more than a dozen countries. His qualifications are mainly in strategic, innovation and technology management, and organizational development, and he has published on topics related to economic development and innovation. He is involved in research into complexity thinking applied to decision making, innovation support and industrialization with different universities.
Testimonials from the QI 2024 event
Ann-Sara Ramkissoon
Development Economist
I'm happy to have participated in Mesopartner's inaugural workshop on Quality Infrastructure in Frankfurt from 30 September - 02 October, 2024. We explored different approaches and methods to pick up new trends and contribute to the future-oriented development of QI. The workshop helped me to deepen my own understanding of Ql and learn how to better explain this very niche field to others.
Location
Frankfurt am Main—Germany’s QI hub—offers easy access, vibrant culture, and close proximity to key institutions in the quality infrastructure ecosystem.
What is included?
The fees will cover your participation in the training session, snacks, lunches, and one group dinner on Tuesday, 21 October. However, please note that the fees do not include any expenses related to travel, accommodation, breakfast, or dinner.
Take the Next Step in Your QI Journey
Whether you're shaping policy, managing development projects, or conducting research, this training will equip you with the knowledge and tools to make a meaningful impact.
Register now to reserve your spot and be part of this exclusive learning experience.
Accommodation Booking
If you wish to stay at the Flemings Hotel in Frankfurt, kindly mention it on your registration form. We will reserve your accommodation, and you can pay directly to the hotel. The accommodation dates are from Sunday, 19 October, to Wednesday, 22 October 2025. Please specify your dates on the registration form if you want to stay longer.
Small Print
Payment procedure
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You will receive an electronic invoice by email.
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Payment deadline is 1 September 2025.
Refund policy
If you cancel your participation, the following refund policy applies:
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If you cancel before 1 August 2025, 20% of your payment will be reimbursed.
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If you cancel after 1 August 2025, your payment will not be reimbursed.