Young Arab Leaders, Bahrain announces the 'Arab Leadership Forum: Step by Step to Success'

Taking the initiative to provide the necessary environment for extraordinary learning opportunities, Young Arab Leaders, Bahrain will host an intensive 5 day leadership forum bringing together world-renowned speakers and experts who will engage the participants in thought-provoking presentations and stimulating discussions. The forum will be held in the University of Bahrain.

With the central theme of "Developing and Transforming Yourself as an Extraordinary Leader", the forum brings together top speakers and experts selected from their accumulated wealth of expertise, experience and knowledge. These international speakers will deliver a powerful and impactful learning experience:

• Warren Evans, International Speaker, Global Trend Analyst, Business Strategist
• Roger Konopasek, International Speaker, Author, Corporate Strategist
• Manoj Sharma, International Speaker, Global Thought Leader, Business Coach
• Jerome Joseph, International Speaker, Author, Brand Strategist

With a holistic and practical approach, this forum will educate, motivate and impart skill sets and proven techniques to participants on how to achieve extraordinary results and become movers and shakers in their communities, region and the world. Participants will discover how to:

• Break through old mindset and develop a new mindset that will transform them to create endless possibilities for themselves and their teams;
• Develop critical business leadership and strategic capabilities to become the next wave of leaders;
• Harness innovation to create sustainable competitive advantage in the global marketplace;

• Gain new perspective on their business and themselves and how to lead their organisation toward greater success;
• Design a compelling and convincing personal brand as a leader and stand out from the pack;
• Create personal power they can leverage and communicate with great confidence and command respect from others;
• Move forward with specific action plans that they can take to create their own personal leadership dynamics that will empower themselves and others.

Application's for nomination to this year's forum is open to Bahrainis aged between 24- 30 who possess strong leadership potential and sound English skills, a willingness to share what they have learnt with their peers and community; coupled with a proactive and dynamic approach to reach higher managerial levels. Closing date for submission of CVs is 9th Ocotber, with all applications submitted via email.

Introducing the forum, YAL, Bahrain Chairman, Shaikh Mohammed bin Essa Al Khalifa, said:

"The 'Arab Leadership Forum: Step by Step to Success' is one of the highlights of YAL- Bahrain's initiatives for this year, because we will be bringing together some of the best international leadership speakers under one roof, for a custom designed leadership development program to further enhance the caliber and skills of Bahrain's most promising youth. Through this program and our other programs we try to provide unique opportunities for young Bahrainis to identify their strengths and further cultivate them."

Commenting on the structure and goal of the forum, Khalid Jumaan, a member of YAL, Bahrain, said: "These 5 days will be transformational for the participants. We want the participants to leave on the last day of the conference with a completely new perspective on how to live, work and progress. The forum will address themes that are applicable to their personal development, their role in a team at work and their overall contribution to their organization. These young Bahrainis are our future leaders and we should mentor, guide them and provide them with the best opportunities and invest in them."

Participants are also expected to come from Bahrain, Dubai, Lebanon, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Palestine, Morocco and Qatar. The forum will offer unmatched opportunities for real action-packed learning and high-level networking.

This high profile event is being sponsored by some of the leading businesses in Bahrain, such as Kuwait Finance House (KFH); Alba; and Miracle with Mumtalakat B.S.C as Platinum Strategic Partner.

Commenting on the "Arab Leadership Forum", CEO of Mumtalakat, Talal Al Zain, said: "We are delighted to support the Young Arab Leaders Organization, Bahrain Chapter, and acknowledge the commendable aims of this initiative. It is an ideal vehicle enabling young Bahrainis to enrich their learning experiences and inspire them to become confident and successful individuals.

"Young people deserve chances and opportunities to improve self esteem and to raise their awareness about the challenges they will face in the future."

Mr. Abdul Razak Jawahery, Executive Manager at KFH-Bahrain, remarked; "KFH-Bahrain aims to contribute positively to the social and economic development of all markets in which it operates within. We strongly believe in mentoring and nurturing youth as they are our future. It thus gives us immense pleasure to sponsor the 'Arab Leadership Forum', where we have identified an organization that has similar values and objectives as ourselves, with the aim to develop a new generation of Arab Leaders."

And Alba Chief Executive, Ahmed Saleh Al Noaimi, said: "Alba has long been committed to supporting Bahrain's youth. We recognise that today's youth represent our most important investment for the future, and we remain firmly to doing everything in our capacity to help prepare them for a better tomorrow.

"We are confident that the YAL 'Arab Leadership Forum: Step by Step to Success' will prove a remarkable success and contribute, directly, to empowering our Kingdom's youth. We feel privileged to be able to support the YAL in their latest initiative and we wish them every success."

Adam Sunderland, Chief Executive Officer of Miracle said: ''Miracle applauds the overall vision and ambition of Young Arab Leaders, Bahrain and believes that this latest initiative, the 'Arab Leadership Forum: Step by Step to Success', will be an invaluable experience which will greatly enhance the careers and potential of those selected to participate''.

'We take great pride today in our association with the leaders of tomorrow'.

In presenting the "Arab Leadership Forum", YAL, Bahrain hopes to present a unique platform for emerging leaders from across all sectors to learn, develop, share, connect and network with like-minded people.

YAL, Bahrain is conducting the "Arab Leadership Forum" which is organized by Partners Conference & Event Management Pte Ltd, a boutique training and events organiser based in Singapore.