Unveiled: New cohort, mentors for NEP’s 3rd edition

Unveiled: New cohort, mentors for NEP’s 3rd edition

Abu Dhabi: Fifteen (15) UAE-based specialists are taking intensive mentoring sessions aimed to develop a new crop of leaders in key strategic clusters under the National Experts Program (NEP). Under the program, UAE-based specialists undergo a rigorous eight-month mentoring that combines academics, immersive work experience, and one-on-ones by sector leaders to foster knowledge exchange and innovative thinking. Now in its third edition, NEP focuses on three strategic clusters: Economic Growth, Social Development, and Sustainability and Infrastructure. With the UAE hosting the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) this year, this edition places added emphasis on sustainability. The learning and development program supports the UAE’s strategic vision and fosters the development of sector leaders by cultivating specialised expertise and leadership skills in outstanding UAE-based professionals and equipping them to make a transformative impact on key social and economic sectors. Through work sharing, shadowing, networking and other experiential activities, a selection of high-level, industry-leading mentors accelerate the personal and professional development of NEP participants, further cementing the value of lifelong learning, innovation and education as key pillars in the nation’s ongoing progress. “The National Experts Program, created to contribute to the UAE’s long-term strategic economic development, will be an essential platform to recognize