30 financial leaders join Emirates Financial Institute’s Leadership Programme at Oxford University

30 financial leaders join Emirates Financial Institute’s Leadership Programme at Oxford University

DUBAI, 1st June, 2023 (WAM) -- The Emirates Institute of Finance (EIF) has announced the launch of a leadership training programme in partnership with the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford.

The programme, titled "Leadership Development Programme", is designed to train national leaders in the financial sector on new skills related to Strategic Leadership, Personal Leadership and Organisational leadership, with a focus on Disruption throughout the programme.

Participants in the Leadership Development Programme are from Emirati and Bahraini supervisory bodies and financial institutions. The programme was attended by 30 leaders from a range of UAE-based institutions, including the UAE Central Bank, United Arab Bank, HSBC, Standard Chartered Bank, Emirates Islamic Bank, First Abu Dhabi Bank, Emirates NBD, National Bank of Fujairah, Tanfeeth, as well as representatives from the Bahrain Stock Exchange and Benefit Bay Company.

The Institute and the University of Oxford have jointly developed the programme with the aim of training and developing outstanding leaders in the field of financial services from the Middle East. Specifically, the programme aims to develop leaders on the skills of strategic leadership in the era of disruption and financial challenges, focusing on the development of winning strategies and navigating the challenges faced by the financial and