The launch of the Dubai Financial Experts Program to graduate Emirati leaders in the financial services sector

The Dubai International Financial Center launched the “Dubai Financial Experts Program” with the aim of developing the next generation of Emirati leaders who lead the leadership of innovation in financial institutions at the level of Dubai, the Emirates and the world.

The program comes, in partnership with the Mohammed Bin Rashid Center for Leadership Preparation, and is designed to enhance knowledge, skills and capabilities for Emiratis in the financial services sector, through a distinguished educational trip that combines global executive education, and to provide access to senior innovators and executives from the level of senior management, and mental development Entrepreneurship and the development of leadership skills.

His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, First Deputy Governor of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, President of the Dubai International Financial Center, stressed that the Emirate of Dubai continues to qualify the creative Emirati cadres and enable them to obtain the finest knowledge and experiences in translation of the visions of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, may God bless him, and his directives aimed at launching qualitative programs for the purpose of qualifying national leadership competencies, capable of establishing the UAE’s position as a major center for the global economy, and achieving the targets of Dubai Economic Agency “D33”.

For his part, Mohammed bin Abdullah Al -Qarqawi, head of the Executive Office of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of the Mohammed bin Rashid Center for Leadership, stressed that the Dubai Financial Experts Program embodies the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, in building qualified generations to lead Large transformational projects, the main economic sectors, and reaching the responsibility of management, development and innovation in leading financial institutions locally and globally.

In turn, Issa Kazim, Governor of the Dubai International Financial Center, said that as we continue to develop a new generation of Emirati leaders, the Dubai Financial Experts Program for the Development of National Talents with the latest tools and expertise in financial services and leadership skills was designed in line with the Dubai World Financial Center strategy 2030 that It focuses on the future financing leadership and Dubai Economic Agency (D33).

The program targets the citizens of the UAE between the ages of 25 and 35, who have a professional experience ranging from 5 and 10 years, including work in the financial sector, with a strong educational basis, provided that the candidate is the leader of a team or a strategic project manager, and enjoys leadership and motivation To achieve success, candidates will be evaluated and selected by analyzing their leadership and financial competencies comprehensively.

The Dubai Financial Experts Program consists of 6 elements that include courses that focus on leadership and innovation in future financial services in cooperation with Oxford University, international Silicon Valley partnerships in the United States, advanced training courses with mentors, experts and pioneers in the financial field and topics related to innovation and leadership, And practical training opportunities at a global level with major companies and financial banks (Job Shadowing), in addition to a project to graduate for each affiliate aimed at achieving a tangible impact and transferring the experiences acquired to the employer, and exclusive sessions with twenty experts and leaders in the financial and economic field, while it will be organized The graduation ceremony of the associates at the Dubai World Trade Center within the “Mohammed Bin Rashid Forum for Leaders 2025”.

It is noteworthy that the Mohammed Bin Rashid Center for Leadership Preparation, in September 2024, celebrated the 20th anniversary of its establishment, as more than 850 Emirati leadership figures in various sectors and specialties have effectively contributed to the advancement of the development march in the state and the achievement of its future goals and their ambition, including 7 ministers, and 10 Agents of ministries, 17 public directors, and 89 executives and deputies.

Since its establishment, the Center has provided leadership training courses for its employees, in cooperation with more than 300 local and international leadership experts, more than 55 international universities and a leadership consulting company.

The Mohammed Bin Rashid Center for Leadership Preparation aims to “prepare tomorrow’s leaders”, identify, build and develop Emirati leaders at all levels, through qualitative programs and purposeful activities that contribute to qualifying leadership figures with various vital skills, and you can adapt to developments and deal with changes with flexibility and intelligence, and enjoy efficiency The acquisition capacity that qualifies it to make fundamental decisions and create solutions to the challenges of the future.