KEYNOTE SPEAKERS & PRESENTATIONS

Peter Senge PhD
Session Facilitator

Senior Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management
Founding Chair, The Society of Organizational Learning

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Monday Evening December 11

Mohammed Abdul Jalil Al Fahim
Building Connections: Bringing the Past into Focus

Despite the economic prosperity brought along by the country’s rich oil reserves, the UAE’s first ruler, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who reigned from 1971 to 2004, recognized the vulnerability of the UAE’s reliance on an exhaustible resource. Sheikh Zayed initiated a series of public policy and infrastructure initiatives aimed at not only diversifying but also growing the UAE’s economy. Recognizing the importance of attracting foreign capital, these policies included religious tolerance and the adoption of moderate foreign policy. He also recognized the importance of protecting the natural environment, long before the concept of “sustainable development” became popular.

For more information on Shaikh Zayed’s environmental policies, click here. http://www.zayedprize.org.ae/en/display.aspx?type=menu&id=441

Chairman Emeritas, Al-Fahim Group

Salim Saeed Al-Aydh
Learning From the Future: Exploring New Possibilities

Sr. Vice President, Saudi Aramco

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Tuesday Morning December 12

Dr.Nahed Taher
Investing for the Long Term: Building a Sustainable Foundation for Prosperity

CEO, Gulf One Investment Bank

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Professor Peter Cappelli, PhD
The Case for Local Capability: Demographic Trends and Labor Markets in the Gulf

George W. Taylor Professor of Management, Wharton School, Director of the Wharton Center for Human Resources

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Tuesday Evening, December 12

HRH Pince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz
Leading by Example: A Case Study for Learning and Innovation in Government

Secretary General for the Saudi Supreme Commission for Tourism

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PARALLEL TRACKS

Tuesday Morning December 12

Track A: Building Workplace Skills
Collaboration Between Higher Education & Business

ENG. YOUSEF ALFARSI, Dubai Aluminum Company
SATU VANIO, Team Academy, Finland

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SORAYA SALTI, Junior Achievement Worldwide

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Track B: Promoting Local Innovation
Regional Experiments with New Business Incubators

ENG. SULTAN AHMED AL JABER, CEO, MASDAR Initiative
ABDULLAH M. AL ZAMIL, COO, Zamil Industrial Investment Company

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AHMED O. KHOWAITER, Director, King Abdullah University of Science & Technology

Track C: Sustaining What Matters
Local Identity in a Global Economy

DR. ABDULKHALEQ ABDULLAH , Professor, Political Science, UAEU