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1 Innovation & Creativity 2015 Post Show Brochure Creating Cutting Edge Organizations 20th - 21st of May, 2015 Dubai, UAE Media Partner Organized By

2 Innovation is the process of turning ideas into manufacturable and marketable form. - Watts Humprey

3 Event Summary 01 On May 20th and 21st the first of its kind Innovation & Creativity Certificate Program took place in Conrad hotel Sheikh Zayed Road Dubai, the program was hosted by Boston College University and organized by LEAD. This is the 3rd of a series of highly innovative certificate programs to take place in Dubai by Boston College after the highly successful Innovative Leadership 2014 and Urban Innovation The program was aimed at CEOs, Senior Executives, and Strategy Directors to help them transform their organizational cultures and teams into highly innovative, creative units, and was designed for managers with responsibility for organizational leadership and core missions, functions, products, and services by building a tool-box of skills and policies intended to promote successful innovative, creative organizations. Participants were able to learn to develop tools to promote innovation and creativity, develop techniques to deploy new Information Technology solutions including social media tools to enhance creativity, learn how to use innovation and creativity to address disruptive change, develop managerial skills to use collective intelligence to enhance business productivity and goals, develop skills to levervage the social communities and motivation in the sharing economy, and realize and access sources of creativity within an existing workforce. The program was hosted by two of the finest faculty members of Boston College; Professor Spencer Harrison, PhD, - Professor of Management and Organization from Carroll School of Management - who we had the honor of learning from him for the 2nd time now in Dubai and Professor Gerald Kane, PhD - Professor of Information Systems at Carroll School of Management who was equally brilliant and we hope to see more of him again in the future. Innovation & Creativity stressed on the use of information technology to help achieve innovation and creativity and the role of leaders in managing creative workers and projects. The Innovative Leadership workshop was very valuable to me. It was AWESOME and such a great Learning s experience Kholood AL-Mattar Senior Training Specialist ASAS Institute

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Speakers 04 Gerald Kane, PhD Professor of

Management and Organization Carroll School of

6 Speakers 04 Gerald Kane, PhD Professor of Information Systems Carroll School of Management Boston College Professor Spencer Harrison, PhD Professor Spencer Harrison, PhD Professor of Management and Organization Carroll School of Management Boston College Dr. Robert M. Mauro Executive Director

How did Participants Benefit 05 90% of participants thought the training met their expectations and more 84% of participants will be able to use and utilize the knowledge they learned from the

7 How did Participants Benefit 05 90% of participants thought the training met their expectations and more 84% of participants will be able to use and utilize the knowledge they learned from the program 86% of participants thought the program had excellent delivery methods 92% of participants thought the program will help them perform better at their job Geographical Split Gender Split BAHRAIN: 7.14% JORDAN: 3.57% OTHERS: 7.15% MALE 46:43% FEMALE 53.70% KSA: 7.14% QATAR: 10.71% UAE: 64.29%

8 Industry Split Government 60.71% Aviation 3.57% Banking & Finance 14.29% IT & Telecom 7.14% Education 3.57% Construction & Contracting 3.57% Transport & Cargo 3.57% Others 3.58%

9 Job Title Split 07 Others 14.28% Directors: 17.86% C-Level Executives: 28.57% Senior Managers 17.86%

10 Some of our Attendees 08

11 Our Clients 09 Public Sectors & NGOs The Jordanian Royal Court Kind Abdulla Design & Development Bureau Jordan River Foundation UNRWA King Hussein Cancer Foundation UNFPA UNHCR The UN Refugee Agency Royal Health Awareness Society Tkiyet Um Ali Aqaba Container Terminal Microfund For Women USAID UNDP INTAJ Information Technology Association Jordan Jordan Tourism Board The Children s Museum Jordan Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation - SDC GIZ Caritas Jordan Millennium Challenge Cooperation United States of America Embassy Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization Social Security Corporation Miyahuna Insurance Authority International Youth Foundation Save The Children RTA Roads & Transport Authority Emirate of Abu Dhabi Department of Municipal Aairs Al Ain Municipality Abu Dhabi Quality & Conformity Council Dubai egovernment Government of Dubai Abu Dhabi Education Council Emirates Transport EMP Ministry of Public Works Federal Customs Authority Abu Dhabi Ports Dubai Women Establishment Dubai Ladies Club DEWA Ministry of EducationSaudi Government Ministry of Cabinet Afairs - General Secretariat of the Cabinet Dubai Municipality Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council Directorate of Town Planning and Survey Sharjah Ajman Freezone Government of Sharjah - Sharjah Commerce & Tourism Development Authority. Finance & Banking Arab Bank Bank of Jordan Arab Banking Corporation The Housing Bank for Trade & Finance Jordan Kuwait Bank Invest Bank Cairo Amman Bank Capital Bank Jordan Dubai Islamic Bank Bank al Etihad Ahli Bank KPMG Arabia Insurance Company Deloitte EY PWC Bank of Khartoum Al Hilal Bank VM Capital Ltd.

12 Our Clients 10 IT & Telecom Zain Orange Umniah CrysTel Call Mada Dama Max Rubicon Telefnity Info2Cell Seagulls Lobitel Optimiza Menaitech Interactive Group Mena Apps MEPS Master Card Worldwide. Enterprises Abu Khader Balubaid Alturki Yusuf Bin Ahmed Kanoo LG Manaseer Group Promos Saudi Oger Ltd. Hawras Projects & international Trading Group Nuqul Group Nestle Waters Nestle Monsanto P&G Play Business Insights Consulting Petra Pepsico King s Academy Mazaj Nashama Almutlaq Holding Smart Buy Guardian Investment House Al Murjan Holding SERCO Al Faisaliah Group Safari Sadaat Foundation Skillers Armada Group. Medical & Pharmaceutical HIKMA Ferring Pharmacy 1 Dawacom Bayer Ram Pharma MS Pharma Group Sawa Center Dasman Diabetes Institute AMSA Shocaire Al Khalid Hospital & Medical Oil & Gas Qatar Gas EDGO Jordan Egyptian Fajr for Natural Gas Transmission & Supply Co. Ltd NT&S Energy Nakilat Saudi Aramco

13 Our Clients 11 Transport & Courier Royal Jordanian Saudi Arabian Airlines Airport International Group ARAMEX JorAmCo DHL Flynas Leopards Courier DP World Industrial & Construction Saudi Ready Mix Izzat Marji Group Lafarge MID Contracting HOMAG Middle East Engicon Fine Saraya International Building system Factory Al Yamama Hill International (Middle East) Limited Training & Consultation Leadership & Management Academy ASAS Bedaya Specialized Excellence Programs Ministry of Information and Communication Technology Municiplity Of Taif City King Abdulaziz Quality Award GIG RTA United Arab Emirates Ministry of Labour Holy Mekkah Municipality Dubai Chamber

14 Our Clients 12 Media ABS Network Abu Dhabi Media Education This was one of the best workshops I have ever attended. The venue, materials & facilitation was excellent. I recommend this training to all leaders in the region who are interested in seeing real progress in their organizations for Innovation. Muhammad Aasim Habib Senior Vice President MEA Corporate Head quarter Interactive Group. Jadara University King Saoud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Services American University of Sharjah AEG The Orthodox Education Society Arabian Gulf University Hospitality King Hussein Bin Talal Convention Center Flip Movenpick Hotel Kempinski Hotel Real Estate Amlak Retail Insurance BIM Tawuniya

15 Jumeriah Lakes Towers Cluster F, HDS Tower #1802 P.O.BOX Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tel: Fax: uae@leadmena.com Organized By

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