Program for Advanced Leadership & Management(PALM 2)

14th – 27th January 2011

Madinah, Saudi Arabia

Program Highlights

Received Applications

Program Applications

312 Applications from 28 courtiers

Young Executive Scholarship (YES)

113 Applications from 17 countries

University Professors

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PractitionersProfessional

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University Professors

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PractitionersProfessional

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Speakers Profile

Program Key Topics

Competitive Strategy

Dr. Costas Markides, London Business School

Strategic Intuition

Dr. William Duggan, Columbia Business School

Finance for non-FinanceFinancial Strategy

Financial Engineering

Mr. Rafael Venas, Senior Instructor, Globecon Group

Mr. Arif Naqvi,Vice Chairman, Abraaj Capital

Celebrating Entrepreneurship

Developing Executive Leadership

Mr. Padraig Hyland, Chief Ninja, Leadership Academy, Meettheboss.tv

Operational Excellence

Prof. Pedro Videla,IESE Business School, Spain

Global Economics and the Downturn

Prof. Marc Sachon, IESE Business School, Spain

Mr. Rami Abu Ghazalah,CEO, AL-BAIK

How Did We Make It Happen?

Dr. Mansour Javidan,Dean of Research and Garvin Distinguished Professor,Thunderbird School of Global Management, USA

Managing Business Globally

Dr. Saleh Malaikah, Chairman, Salama Group

Turning The Group Around

Dr. Bassil Yaghi, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers

Corporate Performance Management

Decide and Deliver

Mr. Jean-Marie Pean, Chairman MENA, Bain & Co.Global Consulting

Dr. Sami BaroumChairman, Knowledge Economic City

Redefining a Retailer

Succeeding in the C-Suite

Mark Byford, Partner, Egon Zehnder

Mr. Johan Brand, Partner, Egon Zehnder

Participants Profile

Average 41 years

Average 16 years

Total Years of Experience1,225 years

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MBA student

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Head of BU / Department

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CEO / Managing Director

Executive Board Member

Chairman

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Program Evaluation

4.6 4.64.8 4.7

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Enhance Leadership Excellent Investment Recommend the program Future Participation

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Would Recommend The Program Would Like to Participate Again

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Average : 4.67

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PALM 2

Excellent Investment of time and money

Would Recommend The Program Would Like to Participate Again

Solid consensus on program effectiveness in 2011

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Communication Program brochure

Registration process

Personnel Professionalism

Overall administration

Program location

appropriate

Hotel selectioin Madinah

Oberoi Accommodation

Food and Beverages

Avg.: 4.6

All but one strongly agree that Madinah is the perfect location

Participants Testimonials

“This program gave very good opportunity for networking with other executives in the Middle East and around the world. I also truly benefited from the in-depth local case studies presented

during the program and which are rarely found in other executive education programs I have attended. I can confidently say that

this program is of equal caliber to the program I attended in INSEAD”

Khalid Mohammed Bashniny

Western Region Manager, Corporate Banking Group

Saudi Arabia

Nadir BurnashevDirector of Structured Finance

Kazakhstan

“The program content was very strong, the caliber of participants was extremely impressive and the location gave

much opportunity for spiritual development. The professionalism of the MILE team, their sincerity and willingness to help participants was extraordinary”.

“I stand in a line, a long line of admirers and thank givers to you. The success of PALM 2 first and foremost is due to where it was held; second to the content of lectures and the qualifications of our instructors; third to the team and organization that realized this event; and fourth to the person who is behind it all. The person whose charm, kindness, leadership and

overflowing faith, has inspired and energized us all. I want to stand in line to thank you, I stand as a Saudi, as an Arab and foremost as a Moslem. This

endeavor has touched us all on so many levels. We have departed the city of prophet not as we have entered it”.

Saudi Arabia

Sheriff Muwaffak Mashour Al Harith

Chairman, Al-Harithy Group

“The knowledge gained from this experience is by far the greatest asset I will take back with me. But I must say, the warm and friendly attitude of the entire MILE staff and the great personality of Dr. Mohamed has personally impacted

me the most”.

Mirza Muhammad Hasan Pooya

Managing Director

United Kingdom

“This is, by far, the best program I attended in my life. I can confidently say that I am a different person after attending this 2

week intensive executive course. I’m lucky to have joined this exceptional program which gave me the opportunity to increase my

knowledge and lift my spirits… It was truly an eye-opening experience. I would like to thank everyone who contributed to the

success of this program”.

Abdulrahman Mohammad Alrefaie

Director of Human Resources

Saudi Arabia

“Receiving the Young Executives Scholarship to attend this PALM program has been a catapult ride. You can imagine my excitement to hear that I would have the

opportunity to rub shoulders with such a large pool of competitive world-class c-suite executives and get an opportunity to learn from the best of the best. Strong learning modules, sheer interaction during the day and at evening gala dinners, diverse set of participants, deep socio-cultural and professional learning gave me and other young leaders who attended the drive to achieve to the best of our abilities. And needless to say, to have all of this in the Islamic holy city of Madinah made it “hands down” the

greatest experience I have ever had”

Syed Waqas Burney

MBA student, Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan

Pakistan

Young ExecutiveScholarship

“What impressed me the most about this program was the professionalism, kindness, and cooperation of the MILE

administration. The location, field trips, hospitality of Arabs and networking was all a wonderful plus to the great modules delivered

by exceptional academicians. Truly amazing”.

Salman Siddeeque AliPhD Student – Business Policy, Indian Institute of Management

India

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