His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the UAE, and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, attended the graduation ceremony of the first cohort of Georgetown University’s Executive MBA programme at the DIFC Academy.
The graduation ceremony took place during the Mohammed bin Rashid Leadership Forum, the premier annual gathering focusing on future transformation in leadership and management that strives to implement the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, of making Dubai the world’s foremost city on every count. The Forum brought together 1,000 key government and private sector leaders in Dubai.
Marking the occasion, His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed said: “Empowering our national talent and equipping them with the knowledge and expertise needed to place them among the ranks of global influential leaders reflects the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of investing in people as the core of our priorities. Qualified minds are the true wealth on which we rely to build a strong economy and a sustainable, innovative society. Today, we celebrate the graduation of a distinguished group of promising leaders, capable of guiding our institutions towards new horizons.”
His Highness added: “Through such programmes, we seek to prepare a new generation of executive leaders capable of fostering a knowledge-based economy, as well as enhancing Dubai’s status as a global economic hub and a destination for innovation and entrepreneurship.”
