On Monday 22 February 2010, 45 participants from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia started on the Saudi Oxford Advanced Management and Leadership Programme (SOAMLP).
We were delighted to welcome our new participants, who come from a wide range of industries:
- Civil aviation
- Communications
- Construction
- Education
- Health
- Information technology
- Media and broadcasting
- Mining
- Ministry of Commerce
- Ministry of Finance
- Petrochemicals
- Private finance and equity
- Regional Development Agencies
- Tourism
- Vocational training
- Water
- Philanthropic organisations
Our participants hold a range of high level positions within their ogranisations:
- Board members, CEOs, Presidents, Director Generals
- Deputy Director Generals, General Managers and Vice Presidents
- Directors, Business and Unit Heads
- University Presidents, Deans and Professors
- Advisors to Saudi Government:
which all bodes well for interesting and stimulating debates and sharing of experiences.
The highlight of the programme so far has been the live case studies on six Saudi organisations. The participants are now working on 13 team projects on social and economic challenges faced by Saudi society. The final module of the SOAMLP will be run in mid May at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia.
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The SOAMLP is one of six national initiatives of strategic importance implemented by the Saudi Arabian General Investment Agency in Saudi Arabia to promote learning, entrepreneurship and innovation, and bring Saudi Arabia’s economy to the forefront of competitiveness.
Dr Lalit Johri, Programme Director for the SOAMLP, says: ‘We are delighted to partner with SAGIA and the Northern Development Program (NDP) in this strategic initiative. We believe that educating talented senior Saudi executives on the SOAMLP will not only improve the performance of their organisations but will also have a positive impact on the economy and make a big difference to the lives of Saudis.’
HE Amr Abdullah Al-Dabbagh, Governor of SAGIA, says: ‘SAGIA supports this programme which reflects the Kingdom’s strategic vision to support the competitiveness of its human resources and the development of private and public sector leaders, especially with investment in human development acting as a cornerstone in our nation’s development and prosperity.’ He continued: ‘We at the National Competitive Center share the same vision with the NDP of long term cooperation to improve Saudi Arabia’s competitiveness.’ He pointed out that the programme will instill business values, methodologies and application strategies that managers and businessmen can use to help them move the Saudi economy and society to a higher level. |