7th CIBAFI – Ivey Business School Joint Executive Programme was Launched to Hone Future-Ready Leaders  

Ashraf AboArafe

31st October 2021, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain | The General Council for Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions (CIBAFI), the global umbrella of Islamic financial institutions, and Ivey Business School at Western University, Canada, continue their productive collaboration and successfully convened their seventh edition of the joint Executive Programme. This year’s programme is themed “Strategic Agility, Leadership Style and Character, and Effective Team Management and Organizational Culture”. The programme will run for four days.
Following the successful execution of their joint Executive Programmes, this 2021 Executive Programme is a very timely edition to address leadership concerns in a period of fast-evolving environments with disruptive technologies and continuing spread of COVID – 19 to be the major contributors of concerns in many parts of the world.
To respond to these challenges and disruptions, through the unique learning method of this programme, participants will be exposed to practical deep dive on leadership style and character and how to utilise these to enable successful strategies as well as assess potential “game changers” relevant to the industry.
Senior Executives of Islamic banks as well as regulatory authorities have gathered to take part in this world-class and highly interactive learning experience that facilitates a deeper reflection and exposition on how executives need to re-engineer their mindset and transform the way they lead their organizations forward.
Amid the challenges of the new normal, leaders must also understand the impact they have on their employee well-being and the health of communities. The participants of the programme will be exposed to different workshops and case studies to provide practical insights into how leaders should engage and motivate team members and facilitate effective talent grooming through difficult conversations and constructive feedback and mentoring. Overall, the participants will learn how to properly manage internal and external stakeholders to create value.
As a leading international organisation, CIBAFI continually supports the Islamic financial industry through specific activities and initiatives which promote growth, uphold ethical practices and Islamic finance values in all financial dealings and transactions. CIBAFI is committed to facilitating cooperation between members and institutions of common interest as well as in providing platforms to discuss emerging issues and sharing knowledge through specialized publications and comprehensive training programmes.

About CIBAFI:
General Council for Islamic Banks and Financial Institutions is an international non-profit organization founded in 2001 by the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and a number of leading Islamic financial institutions and it is an affiliated organ to the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). With over 130 members from more than 34 jurisdictions all around the world, CIBAFI is recognized as a key piece in the international architecture of Islamic finance. Its mission is to support the IFSI by providing specific activities and initiatives, aiming to strengthening the growth of the industry, deepening Shari’ah objectives in financial dealings and transactions, and facilitate cooperation between members and institutions of common interest. CIBAFI office is located at Jeera III, 5th Floor, Office 51, Building 657, Road 2811, Block 428, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain.
For more information on CIBAFI, please contact:
CIBAFI Secretariat at Phone: +973 17357302, email: media@cibafi.org.

About Ivey Business School:

The Ivey Business School at Western University, Canada was founded in 1922 and is one of North America’s oldest and most established providers of business education. Ivey’s mission is to develop outstanding business leaders who think globally, act strategically and contribute to the societies within which they operate. Ivey is the second largest producer of business cases in the world, and the world’s largest producer of Asian business cases. These business cases are used as teaching material by top business schools around the world. In 2015, Ivey Business School partnered with the Central Bank of Bahrain to design and deliver the acclaimed Waqf Fund Leadership Grooming Programme for Islamic Banks. About 35 top executives from 10 major banks joined the multi-module programme in Hong Kong and Toronto. In April 2018, another 2-week Waqf Fund programme for grooming of Bahrain’s future CFOs was launched in Toronto, to be followed by a 1-week immersive experience in Hong Kong for Asian perspectives and insights in 2019. In February, 2020, the Waqf Fund further commissioned Ivey to design and deliver a week-long custom program in Singapore for Chief Compliance Officers of major banks in Bahrain.