Sheikh Mohammed, who is also the chief executive of the Economic Development Board (EDB), highlighted the importance of leadership qualities and its importance in socio-economic development during his welcome speech at the opening of the three-day Arab Leadership Forum (ALF). The forum is being attended by over 200 participants.
He congratulated the participants for their desire to learn and highlighted the significance of the annual event in aiding leadership development among youth.
"We are proud to be hosting the prestigious ALF once again this year, one of the most well-respected leadership forums for youth professionals in the region. I encourage young leaders and for attending and seizing the opportunity to participate in the forum's activities and for having the passion and the commitment to want to advance in their careers and become future leaders in the Arab world. It is events like this that encourage our youth to adopt a leadership mindset and help lead and drive their careers forward, and by doing so, drive the Arab world toward success," he said.
The participants, he said, will have the chance to learn more about leadership skill sets and how to develop the leadership mindset that makes a successful and effective leader.
The forum also provides a unique opportunity to network with like-minded young professionals. Participants, he added, are young professionals who have already established themselves as potential leaders in their fields and ALF seeks to encourage them to extend these qualities by developing their leadership skills and how to capitalize on such valuable concepts.
The central theme for this year's forum, “Building the Next Generation of Leaders” aims to show participants that leadership and success involves many paths. To this end, leading international speakers will conduct workshops on topics as varied as understanding and applying leadership psychology to self-improvement and wealth strategy.
The event is part of YAL's continuous commitment to educating and nurturing the leadership potential among Bahrain's youth and providing them with skills-training and mentoring to forge ahead as leaders in their careers.
The YAL, established in February 2004, is an independent pan-Arab organization aiming to galvanize 500 of the most accomplished, results-oriented individuals from the region who realize it is time to take a more active and responsible role in improving the state of the Arab world.
