wasl to sponsor 5th Annual 'Leaders in Dubai' Business Forum

To be held from 16-18 November at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, the event will see acclaimed business leaders, academics and policy makers presenting their concepts and tried-and-tested strategies for effectively addressing leadership and business concerns.

Alya Al Mutawa, General Manager, Marketing and Corporate Communications, said:

"Within a short span, the Leaders in Dubai forum has achieved the status of a significant calendar event in the region, providing clear market insights and industry trends focusing on the region's fast-paced growth. As a pioneering asset management group in the region, wasl is delighted to sponsor the event that has become an effective platform for leading business professionals to interact with each other on key growth sectors. Deliberating on this year's theme of 'Emerging Strategies for Tomorrow's Challenges' will be noted stalwarts such as the leadership and motivational consultant David Taylor; former World Bank President James Wolfensohn; Nobel Laureate Mohamed El Baradei; business guru Tom Peters; Google's top-rated futurist and Executive Director of the DaVinci Institute Thomas Frey; Chairman of Citigroup Sir Winfried Bischoff; the world's greatest living explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes; revolutionary scientist and President of the Santa Fe Institute Geoffrey West; former Mayor of New York Rudolph Giuliani, and HR specialist Dave Ulrich."

Al Mutawa added: "We strongly believe in the development of human capital in fostering a professional environment that promotes leadership, entrepreneurship and new initiative. Through the event, which falls in line with our core corporate principles, we look forward to growing our industry expertise by effectively contributing to businesses through our sponsorship."

Micro and macro business operations, economics, globalization and the current prevailing socio-economic challenges will be taken up for discussion at this year's forum. Last year, the event attracted more than 1,500 business professionals from over 40 counties.

As a leading asset management company, wasl's operations include project management, property management, hospitality and investment.

The group's project management capability covers residential, commercial, retail, light-industrial, public utilities, leisure and entertainment sectors and education.