This document provides information about the "Strategy Leaders Forum" conference taking place from April 26-30, 2015 in Dubai, UAE. The forum will focus on mastering strategy execution for business growth and organizational agility. It will explore regional and international thinking on strategy execution and feature presentations from thought leaders on topics like innovation, agility, and eliminating common causes of strategy implementation failures. The document outlines the conference agenda, event details, speaker biographies, and registration information.

1. Mastering Strategy Execution for Business
Growth and Organisational Agility
 Explore the latest regional
and international thinking on
strategy execution
 Build agility into your strategy
and be responsive to rapidly
changing market conditions
 Avoid strategy implementation
failures by eliminating the
common causes
 Link the impact of strategic
execution to your organisation’s
bottom line
 Develop actionable strategies
in the Middle East to drive
successful business growth
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International and Regional Strategy Leaders
Presenting For the First Time
Rita McGrath
Globally Recognised Expert on Innovation and
Strategic Management
Back by Popular Demand
Jeroen De Flander
One of the World’s Most Influential Thinkers on
Strategy Execution
Ahmed Aljaberi
Strategic Planning Director
Al Ain Municipality
Ayesha Al Junaidy
Director of Corporate Strategy
DP World
Yatin Pahwa
VP - Product Strategy
Deutsche Telekom
Dirk Richter
Senior Advisor - Strategy
Division
Health Authority Abu Dhabi
Maher Abouzeid
CEO Turkey & Middle East
GE Healthcare
Khaled Al-Aboodi
CEO
ICD (KSA)
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EVENT AT A GLANCE
Sunday
26 April 2015
Monday
27 April 2015
Tuesday
28 April 2015
Wednesday
29 April 2015
Thursday
30 April 2015
Pre-Forum Workshops
A. Business Model
Generation
B. Business War Gaming
C. Strategy Execution for
Middle Managers
Strategy Leaders Forum Post-Forum Workshops
D. BSC Execution
E. Change Management
for Strategists
F. Project Management
for Strategists
Strategy for
Business Growth and
Competitiveness
Featuring Rita McGrath
Innovation, Agility and
Execution in the Middle East
Featuring International
Keynotes and the CEO Panel
Focus on Balanced
Scorecard Implementation
Featuring Jeroen De Flander
Business growth and geographical expansion are dominating executive agendas for most businesses in the Middle East. However, with a
volatile business climate and increasing competition from cross-border companies, managers are looking at strategy techniques to help
them take advantage of new opportunities as well as build strategic competitive advantage in their organisations. More and more, strategy
executives are required to build organisational agility into their strategy frameworks to ensure they are prepared to respond timely to any
changes in their environment.
Similarly, governments in the GGC are increasingly pushing for improved organisational performance measurement and management
in public sector organisations. The side-effects of these challenges include managing talent and performance, embedding strategy in
organisation culture, engaging with middle management, leading change and mitigating risks.
Running for over a decade, the Strategy Leaders Forum brings the world’s elite thinkers in the fields of strategy and innovation to the
Middle East’s business community. 2015 is no exception with a mix of high-profile thought leaders as well as regional CEOs and strategy
practitioners. The Forum facilitates dialogue to address the region’s strategy formulation and execution challenges. Join the conversation
and be at the top of your game.
n Professor at Columbia Business School and a Strategic Management Society
Fellow for her ground-breaking intellectual contribution to the field of Strategic
Management
n Ranked #6 in the Top Ten Management Thinkers in the World by Thinkers50
n Fresh from her Keynote address at Stanford CPD’s “The Strategic Execution
Conference 2014”
n Received the 2013 Distinguished Achievement Award of Strategy by Global
Management Award Thinkers50
n The End of Competitive Advantage listed as the #1 Business Book of the Year
by Strategy + Business Magazine and Best General Book by 800CEOREAD
Rita McGrath MONday, 27 April 2015
Jeroen De Flander
n Jeroen De Flander is one of the world’s most influential thinkers on strategy
execution
n He has helped more than 23,500+ managers in 35+ countries master the
necessary execution skills
n He has shared the stage with strategy gurus like Michael Porter, Costas
Markides and Roger Martin, three of the world’s top 50 thinkers
n His latest book ‘The Execution Shortcut’ is a critically acclaimed
masterpiece on the practicalities of making strategy happen!
wednesday, 29 April 2015
Business Strategy in the Middle East: It’s Time for
Opportunity and Agility
The World’s Latest Thinking at the Middle East’s
Leading Strategy Forum

3. 08.30 Registration and Morning Coffee
08.55 Chairman’s Welcome Address
09.00 INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE: Recognising and Capturing Growth
Opportunities Created by Trends in the Region and Beyond
Examine a case study from a fast thinking and dynamic organisation.
Deutsche Telekom’s UK subsidiary is joint owner of EE, which was
the UK’s first 4G mobile broadband network. This case will explore
how the organisation systematically identifies and acts upon quick
market opportunities and examines how this methodology can be
applied to the Middle East
Yatin Pahwa, Vice President - Product Strategy & Business
Development, Deutsche Telekom
Focus: Recognising Strategic Opportunity
09.30 GURU MORNING: The End of Competitive Advantage and the New
Strategy Playbook
For years, the ultimate goal of strategy was
presumed to be a ‘sustainable’ competitive
advantage. Strategy when advantages are not
sustainable, however, can be just as powerful. It
does require completely different approaches to
budgeting, resources, and talent management, as
well as an increased emphasis on creating a pipeline of innovations.
This talk describes some of the counter-intuitive aspects of
dynamic strategies, for example that it may make sense to
sub-optimize some processes in the interests of preserving
flexibility.
Rita McGrath, Associate Professor of Management, Columbia
Business School
Focus: Strategic Growth Focused Execution
10.30 Morning Break and Speed Networking
11.00 GURU MORNING: Using Discovery Driven Planning to Develop Agile
Strategies When Data is Not Available
Discovery Driven Planning is a planning and learning process that
helps executives systematically convert assumptions to knowledge
so that they can access significant opportunities while containing
risk. The core premise of the method is that when there isn’t enough
information to develop a conventional business plan, the thrust
of planning must instead be on learning, while at the same time
reducing cost and risk.
Rita McGrath, Associate Professor of Management, Columbia
Business School
Focus: Agility For Growth
12.00 A Roadmap to Strategy Execution
This session gives a deep understanding of how to put together
a comprehensive roadmap for strategy implementation, which
is the key to strategy success. The crucial role of milestones to
this process will be evaluated and delegates will learn how to set
specific ones for your organisation. We also look at the challenges in
executing strategy and how they can be overcome. Lastly, for those
further along to process, we will look at opportunities for further
advancement
Jude Chagas Pereira, CEO, IYCON
Focus: Integrating Strategy
12.30 GOVERNMENT EXCELLENCE: Achieving Strategic Excellence
through a Strategic Delivery Office at Statistics Centre Abu Dhabi
(SCAD)
SCAD has managed to transition from being a start-up into
becoming the benchmark for other statistical offices in the region,
due to a prolific implementation of strategy. In this presentation,
Khaled explains how a rigorous focus on strategy and execution, and
establishing a Strategy Delivery Office played an essential role in this
success story. Delegates will learn how this can be applied to their
own organisation.
Khaled Ali Alsafi Al Hashmi, Executive Director, Strategy &
Excellence Sector, Statistic Centre Abu Dhabi
Focus: Strategic Excellence Through SDO In The Government Sector
13.00 Lunch and Networking Break
14:00 Achieving Global Strategic Alignment At DP World
As one of the UAE’s most successful international companies, DP
World provides an excellent case study for strategy practitioners
in the region. This presentation will examine the methods used
to develop strategic frameworks to create alignment. It will
demonstrate the value created by the alignment process. It will
also cover the use of scenario planning models to understand
uncertainties in the international environment and how to develop
contingency strategies for them.
Ayesha Sultan Al Junaidy, Director - Corporate Strategy, DP World
Focus: International Strategic Alignment
14.30 CSO PANEL: ‘The Bottom Line’ How a Top CSO Drives Profitability
and Can Prove It!
Strategy execution is challenging and consumes the time and
resources of people at all levels of the organisation. This panel will
focus on how Chief Strategy Officers can demonstrate the ‘Bottom
Line’ impact of implementing strategy to achieve ‘buy-in’ at all levels.
The following questions will be discussed:
Can you easily demonstrate how successful strategic execution
improves efficiency in an organisation?
How do you link strategic initiatives to your ‘Bottom Line’?
What skills, behaviours and results does a CSO need to show to raise
the profile of strategy execution in a business?
Maha Maisari, Vice President of Corporate Strategy, Jumeirah Group
Khaled Ahmed, Chief Planning Officer, Economic Zones World
Abhishek Dhingra, AVP - Business Strategy, First Gulf Bank
Yatin Pahwa, Vice President - Product Strategy & Business
Development, Deutsche Telekom
Focus: Linking Strategy To Business Performance
15.10 Afternoon Networking Break
15.40 Producing Effective Operational Plans from Strategy
Typical of a family business in the region, Mazrui Holdings is a
privately-held diversified holding company that operates across
numerous industries and asset classes. Delegates will get a unique
insight into how the organisation breaks down their strategic
initiatives into executable plans - cascading goals and objectives
into business unit level routines – and developing metrics and
communication processes to track an initiative’s progress
Naser Sultan, Manager Strategy & Performance, Mazrui Holdings
Focus: Strategy Execution in A Family Conglomerate
16.10 Making Changes to a Strategy Implementation That Isn’t Working
The country’s largest non-life insurance company will share learnings
on making adjustments to an existing strategy implementation,
including how to identify problems and make the changes required
to fix a challenging implementation. You will discover how to
communicate progress upwards and downwards and investigate
the on-going process of reviewing your organisation’s strategic
execution and alignment capability.
Daniel Whitehead, Director - Medical Strategy, Daman
Focus: Fixing A Broken Implementation
16.40 GOVERNMENT EXCELLENCE: Developing the Most Effective KPIs to
Drive Change in Your Organisation
Health Authority Abu Dhabi has recently begun a performance and
metrics transformation. This highly informative session will discuss
Dr Richter’s experiences of achieving performance management
success in the German public sector and how this can be translated
to the Middle East region.
Dr. Dirk Richter, Senior Advisor Strategy Division, Health Authority
Abu Dhabi
Focus: KPIs and Metrics In The Government Sector
17.10 Scenario Planning and Strategy Execution Using Big Data Analytics
at ADWEA
A visionary session on using analytics to identify reasons for low
performance, and to understand the causes and effects of strategic
assumptions. Mohamed will examine possibilities in leveraging Big
Data to help you predict scenarios and develop indicators to identify
early if a strategy is on course or not. You will also see a utilities
based example of how to use data to mitigate the risk of strategy
failure.
Mohamed Guidoum, Senior Business Planner, ADWEA
Focus: Big Data For Strategy Selection
17.40 End Of Day One
DAY ONE - Strategy Leaders Forum MONday, 27 April 2015
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4. 08.30 Registration and Morning Coffee
09.00 Chairman’s Welcome Address
09.05 INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE: Focusing on Innovation to
Differentiate in Highly Competitive Markets
One of Britain’s largest and most respected banks, Barclays,
has been innovating for over 300 years - from launching the
world’s first ATM machine in 1967, through to current innovations
in mobile payments. This case study gives a fascinating insight
on using innovation to drive your differentiation strategy, in the
context of a highly competitive market.
Sunil Dixit, Head of Group Digital Strategy, Barclays Bank (UK)
Focus: Innovating In Competitive Markets
09.35 CeO PANEL: Differentiation and Developing USPs in Increasingly
Competitive Markets
The GCC market is attracting more and more competition
from international companies who see growth opportunities
in the region. How do you ensure your products and services
compete? This panel will explore differentiation and why it matters
more than ever. Top regional CEOs will discuss how to better
understand your customers and how to use strategic processes
to align your business to focus on increasing customer value.
Roberto de Diego Arozamena, Chief Executive Officer, Abdul Latif
Jameel Energy
Khaled Al-Aboodi, CEO, The Islamic Corporation for the
Development of the Private Sector
Maher Abouzeid, President & CEO Turkey & Middle East, GE
Healthcare
Jérôme Droesch, CEO - Gulf & Middle East, AXA Insurance
Peter Fort, Chief Executive Officer, RAK Free Trade Zone
Authority
Focus: Competitive Strategy Excellence
10.15 Morning Networking Break
10.45 GOVERNMENT EXCELLENCE: Developing a Strategy Execution
Team at Al Ain Municipality
This presentation will cover the key issues that need to be
considered when defining the structure of a ‘Strategy Execution
Dream Team’. You will assess the different skills sets required
and how to find and nurture the necessary attitude, beliefs and
knowledge within your team and the wider organisation. You
will look at setting milestones and KPIs that are directly linked to
executing your strategy in a fair and transparent way.
Ahmed Abdulla Aljaberi, Strategic Planning Director, Al Ain
Municipality
Focus: Strategy Excellence in The Government Sector
11.15 Strategic Models for Geographic Expansion
In this session, delegates will learn how to evaluate opportunities
for entering new markets using scenario planning and risk
management techniques – with a focus on the Middle East and
Africa. It will look at the process of identifying and prioritising
opportunities and how to integrate this process into your
organisation’s strategy model.
Rikin Khamar, Enterprise Group Strategy & Operations Manager
Hewlett Packard
Focus: Capturing Growth Opportunities
11.45 Embedding a Positive Culture to Drive Your Strategy
Creating or improving the culture in any organization is easier
said than done. It requires changes not only in the DNA of the
company but more so in the core thought process of its staff, both
at a professional as well as at a personal level. Daunting as this
task may be, it is essential to the success of implementing any
meaningful strategy. Delegates will explore the vital ingredients
required to embed a positive culture, to enhance value for a
company and its stakeholders.
Shahid Kazi, Chief Executive Officer, ValuStrat
Focus: Organisational Culture
12.15 Lunch and Networking Break
13.30 CSO PANEL: Developing Your Human Capital and Ensuring Your
Strategy ‘Lives’ in Your Organisation
Our expert strategy and organisational effectiveness panel will
review best practices in change management, with a focus on
people, as the key enablers that drive successful implementation.
Our panel will discuss ideas on how to bring your people along –
exploring processes for dialogue and communication to ensure
your employees understand their crucial role in the strategic
process and your organisation’s future success.
Mohamed Guidoum, Senior Business Planner, ADWEA
Ramakrishna Movva, Head Strategic HR & Organisational
Capabilities, Emirates NBD
Dirk Richter, Senior Advisor Strategy Division, Health Authority
Abu Dhabi
Khalil Issa, Managing Director, ADC Energy Systems
Declan Ball, EVP - Head Organisational Effectiveness, Abu Dhabi
Commercial Bank
Focus: Strategic Human Resources and Capabilities
14.15 Cascading Strategic Execution through Acquisitions
This presentation examines the key considerations, from a
strategy execution view point, that need to be considered when
integrating a new acquisition. Particularly, Neeraj will discuss
common challenges and obstacles to this process and assess
methodologies to make the embedding of strategy in the new
business unit efficient and able to quickly deliver shared value.
Neeraj Makin, VP Head - Group Strategy, Emirates NBD
Focus: Acquisition Strategic Alignment
14.45 ‘Picking the Winners’ Using Metrics To More Accurately Evaluate
Strategic Options
A key focus priority for organisations is how to prioritise and
select between opportunities. This case study will scrutinise
how one of Saudi Arabia’s leading infrastructure developers
has successfully pursued power and water development
opportunities in Saudi Arabia and the wider Arabian Gulf region.
This presentation will look at the latest thinking and tools
for initiative management and setting universal metrics for
quantifying the potential of strategic initiatives.
Rajiv Yadav, Head of Global Strategy and Performance
Management, ACWA Holdings
Focus: Evaluating Strategic Initiatives
15.15 Afternoon Refreshments and Networking Break
15.45 Interactive Roundtable Discussions
Roundtable A – Setting KPIs for Strategy Success
Roundtable B – Change Management
Roundtable C – Strategy Execution in the Government Sector
Roundtable D – Strategic Execution in Egypt
16.30 DUAL CASE STUDY: Building Strategic Capability and Strategic
Execution through PMO
Discover two approaches to dealing with the challenges
associated with strategic execution and the case for the Strategic
Project Management Office (PMO). Learn the imperatives for
a Strategic PMO. Discover how to maintain focus on critical
initiatives. Understand how to measure benefits effectively
and be proactive and agile. You will explore ways to overcome
institutional and cultural challenges for Strategic PMOs in the
Middle East
Case Study A: Scott Ellis, Head of Portfolio Management, Al Tayer
Group
Case Study B: Srikanth Murthi, Head of PMO, Qatar Development
Bank
Focus: Strategic Project Management Office
17.20 End of Day Two
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5. 08.30 Registration and Morning Coffee
08.55 Chairman’s Opening Remarks
09.00 BSC MASTERCLASS: 20 years Balanced Scorecard: What
Works and Why: Practical Insights from the Field
ƒƒ Why the Balanced Scorecard became the 6th
most used management instrument in the
world
ƒƒ 9 things every leader should know about the
Balanced Scorecard
ƒƒ Beyond the Balanced Scorecard: how to integrate the outcomes
into the individual objective setting cycle
ƒƒ Re-measure: the value of KPIs is overrated - learn a different
approach to measuring success. Find out how to clean your
dashboard and keep only those indicators that matter
Jeroen De Flander
10.00 Morning Networking Break
10.30 BSC MASTERCLASS: Balanced Scorecard 2030: What Balanced
Scorecard Hall of Fame Companies Will Do Next
ƒƒ A strategy map is not a strategy: how to test where you stand
today and start a steep learning curve
ƒƒ From measuring strategy to a holistic 4 benefit Balanced
Scorecard approach
ƒƒ The Upstream and Downstream Balanced Scorecard movement
– where will you go?
ƒƒ Why Change Management will become more important and
how to become really good at it
ƒƒ 3 Balanced Scorecard trends: how to get yourself in pole
position
Jeroen De Flander
12.30 Networking Lunch
13.30 Strategic Initiative Management: Taking Your Balanced Scorecard
to the Next Level
� Why Strategic Initiative Management has been ignored by
senior leaders in the past
� How Strategic Initiative Management significantly increases
the chances of successful strategy execution
� Practical ways to prioritise and select strategic initiatives, and
connecting them to your Balanced Scorecard
� Why it is crucial to include Risk Management in all your strategic
initiatives
Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez, professor Duke Corporate Education
and Director Head of PMO, GlaxoSmithKline
15.30 Afternoon Networking Break
16.00 Unlocking the Magic Formula: Strategy Execution and Technology
Corporater examines the benefits of deploying as Enterprise
Performance Management system – which is a holistic system for
managing performance. They discuss how companies can deliver
exceptional results through effective technology selection and
implementation. Delegates will explore practical examples from
leading global organisations.
Tor Inge Vasshus, CEO, Corporater, Norway
Focus: Technology for Strategy Execution
16:30 Winning Strategies for Engaging Employees and Embedding the
BSC in Your Organisation
Don’t short change your strategic plan. Often strategic plans are
formulated either organically or by consultants and treated as an
end product that just ‘sits on the shelf’. This session will highlight
some simple considerations using the BSC planning process to
embed strategy in your organisation.
Dr Fadi Trabzuni, Vice President, Innovation and Growth Programs,
Cristal
Focus: Embedding the Balanced Scorecard
17.00 Outstanding BSC Execution and Alignment at AW Rostamani
Automotive
AW Rostamani Automotive is the only private sector company
in the UAE to have been inducted into the Hall of Fame for BSC
strategy execution. Mahamad will examine the key success
factors for strategy execution, including: defining the long term
strategy and developing a world class organisational framework.
He will explore cascading the corporate strategy into all subsidiary
companies and strategic business units, as well as aligning
employee incentives.
Mahamad Rafique Nadaf, Head of Business Excellence & Business
Development, AW Rostamani Group
Focus: Aligning The Balanced Scorecard
17.30 Closing Remarks from the Chair
DAY Three - Balanced Scorecard DAY wednesday, 29 April 2015
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Rajiv Yadav
Head of Global Strategy and
Performance Management
ACWA Holdings
Daniel Whitehead
Director, Medical Strategy
Daman
Abhishek Dhingra
AVP - Business Strategy
First Gulf Bank
Declan Ball
EVP- Head Organisational
Effectiveness
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank
Khaled Al Hashmi
Exec Director, Strategy &
Excellence Sector
Statistic Centre Abu Dhabi
John M. Quirk
Executive Project
Director
Ma’aden Alcoa JV
Aluminium Projects
Khaled Ahmed
Chief Planning Officer
Economic Zones World
Scott Ellis
Head of Portfolio
Management
Al Tayer Group
Srikanth Murthi
Head of PMO
Qatar Development Bank
Mohamed Guidoum
Senior Business Planner
ADWEA
Ramakrishna Movva PhD
Head, Strategic HR & Org
Capabilities
Emirates NBD
Speakers and panelists include:

6. Visit www.strategyleadersforum.com/workshops to see the full workshop outlines, meet your expert workshop leaders and
decide the best topic to meet your learning needs.
Choose one Pre-Forum Workshop and one Post-Forum Workshop to improve your strategy execution.
Registration opens at 08.30. Workshops run from 08.30 until 14.30, when lunch will be served.
In Association With
All workshops are in association with George Washington University. Participants will receive an
Informa / George Washington certificate of attendance provided they attend full sessions and
pass an assessment.
Post-Forum Workshops Thursday, 30 April 2015
Workshop D
Balanced Scorecard Execution Workshop– Linking
Strategy to Budgeting and Talent Management
This is an interactive workshop where practitioners can advance their
knowledge of the Balanced Scorecard concepts. The smaller group setting
will provide an ideal environment to tackle individual questions in more
depth and group exercises will enhance learning and ‘take-away’ output.
The first session will guide you through the concept and rationale of the
BSC, its context, key aspects, various applications, the cascading of BSC to
align employees to the overall organisation. The second session will look at
the development process including planning and output design; it will also
examine how to align existing strategic and operational plans with budget,
as well as specific methodologies including the Balanced Scorecard
Institute’s 9 steps. Session three will look at how to use the BSC model
to its best effect, including ‘ownership’, management leadership, Rules of
Engagement and dynamic scorecard development.
Led by:
Eddy Abou Chakra, Managing Partner,
Vanguards Consulting
Workshop F
Practical Project Management Concepts to Improve
Your Strategy Execution
This workshop focuses on how organisations can significantly increase
the achievement of their strategic objectives by implementing key project
management concepts to identify, align, score, prioritise and select project
initiatives. The OSM can learn a lot from project management tools and
techniques to ensure that strategic initiatives are chosen in alignment with
the overall strategy and are followed through until they deliver value to the
organisation.
Through a mixture of examples and interactive exercises, attendees will
learn how to execute strategic initiatives by implementing key project
management concepts in your organisation today.
Led by:
Antonio Nieto-Rodriguez, professor Duke Corporate Education and Director
Head of PMO, GlaxoSmithKline
IN ASSOCIATION WITHIN ASSOCIATION WITH
Pre-Forum Workshops Sunday, 26 April 2015
Workshop A
Rethink and Innovate Your Strategy Using Business
Model Generation Methodology
While many organisations in the GCC have had a stable model for a
number of years, the changing dynamics of today’s economic and
social market are rendering current business models unsustainable
and obsolete. The financial crisis, globalisation, digitisation, access to
information and changing consumer behaviours have transformed the
way corporate and Governments need to think about and respond to their
customers. New innovative business models are required to keep meeting
expectations of the 21st century customer.
This practical facilitative workshop will explain how organisations can
use the ‘Business Model Canvas’ to drive innovative business models
and robust strategies. It will enable you to challenge your existing models
and design new strategies that reach new audiences and customers.
The team will also explain how to use the canvas to innovate and start
developing new business models for the future.
Led by:
Carlos Guevara, Partner, ShiftIN Partners
Roberto Wyszkowski, Partner, ShiftIN Partners
Workshop B
Business War Gaming – Simulation Based KPIs and
Performance Management Workshop
Business models, competitive dynamics and strategic challenges vary
dramatically from one business to the next. Effective performance
management and KPIs are essential building blocks for successful
strategy execution. This high impact, experiential learning workshop
will use war gaming techniques to provide a hands-on approach to
identifying, selecting and aligning KPIs to organisational strategy.
You will go-through one of the most competitive and intense workshop
experiences working in small teams to take multiple decisions in a
simulation exercise. Using performance dashboard, live market and
share price indicators to align performance management in your virtual
business to its agreed strategy.
Led by:
Taimur Kiddie, Director – Middle East & Africa, BTS
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TECHNOLOGY PARTNER
IYCON is a transformational technology solutions company
whose mission is to serve businesses and governments, by
delivering high quality strategic execution services, through
world class technology tools, expertise, best practice methodologies and continued quality
support. IYCON’s mission, “Sustaining Your Adaptive Advantage™” is geared to help
companies discover and maintain their competitive advantage, as well as empowering them
with the ability to master change. IYCON is a leader in improvement & delivery of
performance management execution, as well as a preferred performance execution partner
for government & private corporations. We understand how to provide solutions which
work for our customers. We deliver more than products, and we add value to these
products through our best practice implementation methodology, and empower the
customer team to take full ownership of the product, and the initiative being driven by the
product. IYCON is the Strategic Value Added Partner for QPR Software across EMEA, the
Asian Subcontinent, North America & Oceania. QPR Software is specialized in operational
development of private and public sector organisations whose mission is to help our
customers to become agile and efficient in their operations. QPR offers software solutions
and services in areas of enterprise architecture development, process modelling and
analysis as well as performance management.
SOFTWARE PARTNER
Corporater is a specialised vendor for Balanced Scorecard and
Performance Management software solutions that are flexible,
ready-to-run, and that can be easily managed and configured by
business users. Founded in the year 2000, Corporater has over 1000 customers from all key
domains with an international presence in over 29 countries through its offices and
strategic partnerships. Corporater recently established its operations in Dubai to support
and grow key partnerships in UAE. Corporater EPM Suite is a Palladium Kaplan-Norton
Balanced Scorecard Certified Software. Business in Control: Corporater is changing the way
people view corporate performance management software solutions. Our slogan is
Business in Control - we deliver solutions that are fully managed and configured by
corporate users. We believe that the focus should be on how you run your organisation –
not on the technology. Strategy-driven Performance Management: By placing strategy at
the centre of corporate performance management, Corporater enables a holistic approach
to strategic execution by harmonizing performance disciplines, such as operations,
budgeting, risk management, quality, etc.
Strategic partner
BTS is a world leading strategy implementation consulting firm.
The company accelerates execution by ensuring the workforce
is aligned to the strategy, has the right mind set, and has
mastered the capabilities needed to deliver business results. BTS leverages customized
business simulations and experiential learning initiatives to develop the leadership, business
acumen, business innovation and sales skills necessary for superior strategy execution.
Partnering with today’s leading corporations, BTS consultants bring passion and deep
industry insight to deliver high-impact solutions that help clients achieve better results,
faster.
ASSOCIATE SPONSOR
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Similarly, ShiftIN Partners is a management consulting firm
focused on helping clients develop and execute strategy programs that enable them to
achieve the necessary Shift, working from withIN. With an accumulated experience in
consulting of +20 years among our Senior Team, our consultants are regularly appointed by
the Leadership Teams of Ministries, Councils, Government Departments and Private
Holdings in the Middle East, to provide advice on how to overcome challenges related to
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