The Council is designed for senior executives, leading leadership development, talent management and corporate change & transformation initiatives within their organization. Members are based in the Gulf and hold regional or global roles across different in-dustries. The Council is a peer-to-peer, self-governed network and provides a confidential, vendor-free environment where members are exposed to leading edge ideas and best practices beyond their sectors. The membership assumes a mindset of sharing, helping and actively engaging with fellow peers.
- Accor (UAE)
- Emirates Group
- Majid Al Futtaim
Expand your perspective through elevated levels of conversation.
Jumpstart your progress with ideas for practical solutions to business challenges.
Forge lasting relationships with a community of your peers to increase your professional brand.
Inspiration to raise your performance in both the short and long run.
- Vendor-free: Openly share issues and solutions in a safe environment free of vendor influence.
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Self-governed: Members drive the agendas to ensure that your pressing topics are incorporated into discussions.
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International: Members span industries and regions, allowing for a high-level discussion and a wealth of ideas and common challenges.
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Intimate and Confidential: Group size is limited, and meetings are held under the Chatham House Rule to ensure candid and meaningful interaction among members.
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Partner Council Program: Access to 125+ Councils in the US, Europe, and Asia which are linked based on similar focus and related concerns. Members can attend one meeting of a partner council at no extra charge.
Council Meetings
Private Council Websites
Partner Council Programme
Council Webcasts
Council Perspectives™
Council Touchstone Surveys
Conferences
Centers - Economy Finance and Strategy
- Impactful leadership development
- Effective succession planning/talent reviews
- Organizational capability and effectiveness
- High potential programs
- Talent analytics
- Corporate leadership brand
- Employer value proposition
- Corporate culture transformation
- Skills of the future and organization reskilling
- Corporate learning strategy
Senior executives, leading leadership development, talent management and corporate change & transformation initiatives within their organization.
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Sofian Lamali
Council Director, Gulf Leadership, Talent and Organizational Development Council
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