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DUNIA YOUNG BUSINESS LEADERS PROGRAM

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ABOUT DUNIA YOUNGBUSINESS LEADERS PROGRAM

Dunia Young Business Leaders Program is a unique 3 week program developed for students who yearn to gain an early insight into what it takes to be a leader in the business world.

PROGRAM BENEFITS• Develop comprehensive understanding of how to set up a business

• Gain hands-on experience and entrepreneurial knowledge from industry leaders

• Develop personal leadership skills with the help of professional leadership training workshops

• Gain greater self-awareness and teamwork skills

• Learn strategic tools and techniques necessary to set up a business

Dunia Young Business Leaders Program is designed to equip ambitious young people with the skills and knowledge required to become future business leaders.

This intensive summer internship program provides a select group of students the opportunity to enhance their leadership, strategy, team work, communication, execution and conceptual skills.

The participants engage with and learn from business leaders, entrepreneurs, industry leaders, investors, innovators, consultants and other practitioners to learn from their real world experiences.

The program aims to inspire young minds in their formative years, to help them discover the leader within.

Throughout the 3 week program, students will gain an in-depth understanding of how to:

• Identify new opportunities and come up with a

viable business idea

• Develop a business plan

• Visualize the path to progress

• Define target customer segments and the

unique value proposition for each segment

• Identify resource needs and allocation

• Understand constraints

• Understand financial metrics

• Develop business and financial plans

• Identify product/service needs and solutions

• Create a well-rounded marketing &

communication plan

• Identify technology needs to sustain the

business and deliver a superior customer

experience

• Recruit the right talent

• Scale-up the business

• Ensure sustainability through ethical practices

• Identify and manage business risks through

audit

• Give back to the community through

community service initiatives

• Build confidence in their abilities

• Be inspired to act to make a difference

The program uses a mix of effective learning methods, including classroom skill-based and aptitude development training, role plays, case studies, meetings with inspiring business leaders and entrepreneurs, exposure to impact investing, field trips, special projects, group assignments, preparing and delivering presentations, exposure to learning to doing good while being in business through simple CSR activities, and understanding social innovation, creativity, ethical business practices, and sustainable growth practices.


Mariam Elsamny, Program Dean, engaging with studentsRajeev Kakar, Managing Director & CEO, Dunia Finance conducting a workshop with students

INTRODUCTION TOTHE PROGRAM

Rajeev KakarManaging Director & CEODunia Finance

“At dunia we are fundamentally a company that focuses empowering people, enabling success & enriching lives. Our focus since inception has been on developing communities around us, and developing programs that enable us to contribute positively to the eco-system.

We decided at dunia that we would design a special program that would uniquely offer over a 3 week period a wide variety of learning experiences to the youth of today. So we designed a highly eclectic program, put together a team to do a lot of research, identify programs, case studies, a list of inspirational speakers, people who have done different things, and put this together in a very exciting format ensuring that the students would be highly motivated by what they have heard and at the same time the use of audio visual equipment, games, role plays, case studies, all of them designed to make sure that there was a lot of participation.

We are focusing on developing the youth and bringing out the best in them. This program has proven to be a great platform for students to engage and learn, and at the same time have fun!”

Mariam ElsamnyProgram Dean

“Leadership cannot be taught as we say. However, it is a process of self discovery, and we have aimed to create a platform through the Dunia Young Business Leaders Program whereby we expose students to the various building blocks of setting up a business. In this program, students engage with industry leaders, leading practitioners, and successful entrepreneurs who share their real life experiences. The various methodologies used in the program - classroom training, case studies, field strips, group assignment - make it quite an invigorating one... ensuring a life time, unforgettable experience for the students!”

Rosalind NajaProgram Manager

“Passion, energy, excitement... are but a few words that describe this program. We guarantee the students 3 weeks filled with an amazing learning experience, fun, knowledge sharing, making new friends, and meeting top industry experts.This program is truly an eye opener for the young brilliant minds.”

OUR PROGRAM COVERINGKEY BUSINESS ASPECTS


The Dunia Young Business Leaders Program is structured into 3 key modules as detailed below, each containing case studies, workshops, roundtable discussions with industry experts and hearing from real life entrepreneurs.

Week 1: Conceptualization Phase✓Business concept

✓Developing a business plan

✓Defining target customers & unique value proposition

✓Creating and validating the business financial plan

✓Using Analytics to drive customer behaviour

Week 2: Business Development Phase✓How to develop attractive products for your target customers

✓Developing an effective marketing & communication plan

✓Using social media effectively

✓Sales strategy

✓Using technology to power your business

Week 3: Execution Phase✓Hiring the right people

✓Launching the business

✓Expanding your business

✓Identifying & managing business risks through an effective audit process

✓Giving back to the community

Who is the program designed for?This program is designed for :

• High school students entering grade 11 or 12

• University students entering 1st or 2nd year

Where : Dunia Finance, Dubai Outsource Zone

Cost : Complimentary

Application : www.dunia.ae/youngbusinessleaders

Inquiries : [email protected]

Applicants must provide:

• Completed Application Form

• Curriculum Vitae

• Copy of valid passport with residence visa (for expatriates)

• Copy of valid passport or Khulasat Khaid (for UAE nationals)

• Copy of valid medical insurance card

• Full academic transcript from current school/university

• Most recent test scores on SAT, SAT subject tests, PSAT, ACT, TOEFL, CEPA, AP, etc. (whichever have been completed)

• Responses to essay questions enclosed in the application form

• Minimum three letters of recommendation from school or university as per specified format in the application form

• Special Honors/Affiliations/Certificates/Merit Awards

HOW TOENROLL

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE2014 SUMMER PROGRAM


OPPORTUNITIESTO NETWORK

American School of Dubai

American International School of Lagos

Al Diyafah High School

BITS Pilani

Beyoglu Anatolian High School

Cambridge International School

Dubai International Academy

Dubai Scholars Private School

GEMS Modern Academy

Hayah International Academy

Heriot Watt University

Indian High School

Jumeirah College

JSS Private School

McGill University

Manchester Business School

New York University

New Cairo British International School

Our Own English High School

Regent International School

Raffles World Academy

Shrewsbury International School

University of the Arts London

Upper Canada College

The summer 2014 Dunia Young Business Leaders Program, witnessed a great mix of students from top schools and universities in UAE and globally.

The students also had different cultural backgrounds as there were 10 nationalities in the batch. This gave students a great opportunity to network and interact with each other, leveraging each others’ various educational and cultural backgrounds.

A mix of high school and university students from a variety of backgrounds learned how to establish, grow and lead a company, along with developing other key business skills. Identifying and capitalizing on new opportunities, allocating resources effectively, working as a professional team, understanding the importance of social innovation, creativity, business ethics and sustainable growth practices were also studied and applied.

Guest speakers were invited from a range of disciplines and business sectors, as well as leading local and

multinational firms, including; Aegis Media, Bain & Company, Bell Pottinger, du, Ogilvy, PwC and Nasser Saidi & Associates. His Excellency Umej Bhatia, the Ambassador of the Republic of Singapore to the UAE also gave an inspiring speech on leadership, job creation and diplomacy.

At the graduation ceremony for the students, a number of students and their parents expressed their gratitude and endorsement for the program.

In 2014, a group of 48 highly skilled students were selected to take part in the Dunia Young Business Leaders Program.

WHAT THESTUDENTS HAD TO SAY

Zohayr Khan American School of Dubai - UAE

“This leadership training program provided us a wonderful opportunity to learn and go through a first-hand practical life experience just in three weeks. It is a good initiative and this will help me achieve my ambitions to become an investment banker in future.”

Teetat Srethbakdi Shrewsbury International School - Thailand

“The course was very demanding and challenging, but meeting new people and hearing inspiring stories from the speakers are fantastic and kind of balances that out. The program has been much better and much more interesting than I had expected. I expected to learn a lot from the program, but didn’t expect to have so much fun at the same time.”

Patrick Wee New York University - UAE

“If you have even the slightest feeling that you might want to be an entrepreneur some day, join the Dunia Young Leaders’ Program. Through various sessions with guest speakers, interactions with dunia’s top-level management and activities with the immediate Dubai community, you will see what it takes to be a Young Business Leader. Plus, you’ll even gain a few Young Business Leader friends along the way! ”

Efe Ozar Beyoglu Anatolian High School - Turkey

“I thank Dunia for having given me a life changing experience during the Dunia Young Business Leaders Program. Through this program I gained a great deal with regard to the real meaning of team work, leadership, project management and systematic approach to put theory into practice.”

Zeinab Shafei Hayah International Academy - Egypt

“Throughout the three weeks, after each speaker drilled on what it meant to be a leader, I now know, I’ve had been a leader all along. I just needed to discover the leader within me through the Dunia Young Business Leaders Program. For some of us, the challenge was speaking to an audience, voicing out their opinions and for several others it was learning how to work within a team. Overcoming these obstacles is what makes us a leader and in light of that, we had all been leaders during the past three weeks.”

Yashaswini Agarwal Manchester Business School - UAE

“I am delighted to be a part of Dunia Young Business Leaders Program 2014. The sessions had been truly enriching and eye opening. I was exposed to many new ideas and concepts that have helped me shape my thinking about the business world in a different way.”


THE DUNIA YOUNGBUSINESS LEADERS

PROGRAM

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WHAT SOME OF THE 2014PROGRAM TRAINERS HAD TO SAY

“The Dunia Young Business Leaders Program is a brilliant induction and an orientation for potential entrepreneurs. It gives them a glimpse of what they might face once they enter into the business world. It’s a holistic program that covers different components of the business.”

Hind Al Mualla, Chief of EngagementKnowledge & Human Development Authority (KHDA)

“dunia has done an absolutely outstanding job by creating this initiative. I don’t know anyone else who has done this. Young kids want to do something completely different. They want to be part of change; they want to be part of creating something. That is what entrepreneurship is all about – creating something from nothing and making a success out of it.”

David Phillips, CEOFreight Systems

“It’s is tremendous effort on dunia’s part & I hope that dunia will keep this event on an ongoing basis every year.”

Ashruff Jamal, PartnerPricewaterCoopers(PwC)

“It was a great experience and a great initiative. This is a wonderful program. Happy to come back.”

Michael Nederlof, CEOAegis Media MENA

Hind Al Mualla Chief of EngagementKnowledge & Human Development Authority (KHDA)

Ashruff Jamal PartnerPricewaterCoopers(PwC)

David Phillips CEO

Freight Systems

Dr. Nasser H. Saidi PresidentNasser Saidi & Associates

Michael Nederlof CEO

Aegis Media MENA

Osman Sultan CEOdu

H . E Umej Bhatia Ambassador of the Republic of Singapore to the UAE

Embassy of the Republic of Singapore



Company Speaker

Bain & Company Jean-Marie PeanChairman - Middle East

Bell Pottinger Nicola HooperAssociate Partner

BIPB Middle East Philippe PerretDirector

Dentsu Aegis Media

Michael Nederlof CEO of Dentsu AegisNetwork MENA

Dentsu Aegis Media

Sanjay NairHead of Insights, DentsuAegis Network MENA

du Osman SultanChief Executive Officer

Embassy of the Republic of Singapore

H.E. Umej BhatiaAmbassador of the Republicof Singapore to the UAE

Freight Systems David PhillipsChief Executive Officer

Knowledge & Human Development Authority (KHDA)

Hind Al MuallaChief of Engagement

Nasser Saidi & Associates

Dr. Nasser SaidiPresident

Ogilvy Evan KearneyStrategic Planning Director

Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC)

Ashruff Jamal Partner

Sharaf Group

SP Jain School of Global Management

Sacha PlumbridgeHead of Design

Professor Christopher Abraham Head Dubai Campus & SeniorVice President

The Online Project Zafer Younis Co-Founder & CEO

Turnaround.ae

Xische & Co.

Dave BradleyDirector

Danish FarhanFounder & CEO

Ali HurbasStrategic Analytics Head

Mariam ElsamnyChief Marketing Officer

Mert IstanbulluogluAudit Manager

Mohan PrasannakumarRetail Assets Product Head

Mustafa ErimHead of Audit

Muzaffer HamidCentral Operations Head

Rajeev KakarManaging Director & CEO

Rajnish KumarHead - Affluent Segment

Raman KrishnanChief Risk Officer

Sanjay KaoConsumer Business Head

Shiruy MehtaBP & A Manager

Spiridon GoumasHead of Compliance

Sunil MathewsSelf Employed Business Head

Venu ParameshwarChief Financial Officer

Faculty may change for each rendition of the program, but will be of similar profile and experience.

View the media gallery at :www.dunia.ae/pressroom

2014 PROGRAM FACULTY

2014IN-HOUSE

FACULTY

DUNIA BUSINESSLEADERS MEDIAGALLERY

khaleej times Sunday, July 20, 2014

a“great leaders are born, not made.”

This quote sums up the basic tenant of the great man theory of leadership, which sug-

gests that the capacity for leader-ship is inborn.

According to this theory, you’re either a natural born leader or you’re not, but Abu Dhabi-based finance company Dunia Finance’s managing director and chief execu-tive Rajeev Kakar believes other-wise. He is busy shaping up future business leaders through his unique and well-descriptive three-week programme at dunia training acad-emy in the Dubai Outsource Zone.

Perhaps Kakar is more inspired by the great American sportsman Vince Lombardi, who once said: “Leaders are made, they are not born. They are made by hard ef-fort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal that is worthwhile.”

Kakar is not the only one who is following the footsteps of the American football player and coach Lombardi, as 48 students are cur-rently participating in the Dunia Young Business Leaders Pro-gramme to sharpen up their leader-ship skills. The intensive summer

internship “complimentary pro-gramme” is designed for high school and university students and has received tremendous response since its inception in 2013.

Against the previous pro-gramme’s 36 students, this year 48 students from Canada, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Thailand and Turkey are undergo-ing a mix of effective learning methods including classroom skill-based and aptitude development training, field trips, special proj-ects, exposure to impact investing and sustainable growth practices, among many others.

Zohayr, an 11th-grade student at American School of Dubai, termed the programme “a good initiative” and said it will help achieve his ambitions to become an investment banker in future.

“The leadership training pro-gramme provides us a wonderful opportunity to learn and go through a first-hand practical life experi-ence just in three weeks,” he said.

“Such programmes cost up to $7,000 in United States, but here it is free of charge,” he said.

Nigel Fernandes, who came from India and wants to be an electrical engineer with a marketing degree, also praised the programme and

said it will help him a lot in achiev-ing his life’s ambitions without cost-ing him a penny from his pocket.

“We don’t see such a valuable initiative anywhere in the world. It is a good-quality programme and I recommend every student to apply and go through this life-learning experience.”

Teetat Srethbakdi, grade-12 stu-dent at Shrewsbury International School Bangkok, who is keen to su-pervise the family’s insurance busi-ness or something along the line of engineering or business, said the course is still very demanding and challenging, but meeting new peo-ple and hearing inspiring stories from the speakers are fantastic and kind of balance that out.

“The programme has been much better and much more interesting than I have expected. I expected to learn a lot from the programme, but didn’t expect to have so much fun at the same time,” Srethbakdi said.

Some of the parents of participat-ing students also echoed the similar views and praised dunia manage-ment for their brilliant initiative that aims to inspire young minds in their formative years to help them dis-cover the leader within.

“Dunia Finance is giving the most precious opportunity to lead-ers of the future. I am so grateful to dunia for this inspiring programme, which will be a milestone in my son’s future career,” Bengi Erim Eker, mother of Turkish student Efe Ozar, told Khaleej Times.

Amani Abid’s parents, Ridha Abid and Fatima Zohra Mezroua, also expressed the same views and paid rich tribute to the dunia team for their efforts to build up future business leaders.

“We appreciate a lot all the ef-forts and the great work you [dun-ia] are putting in this programme. We see that every day in Amani’s happy face when she comes back from the day at dunia. She is ex-tremely happy and enthusiastic about being part of the dunia fam-ily. Thank you very much for mak-ing that possible.”

“As parents, we are extremely happy about having this opportu-nity to have Amani live this enrich-ing and empowering experience. All our appreciations go to you and to the whole dunia team,” they added.

The leadership programme is structured into three key modules

Shaping up future buSineSS leaderS

dunia Finance’s leadership programme inspires young minds in their formative years to help them discover the leader within, writes Muzaffar Rizvi

Rajeev Kakar conducting a workshop with students. He said dunia is committed to investing more on leadership programme in the future. — KT photos

Students at the leadership programme, which is due to close on Thursday.

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that engage students in case stud-ies, workshops, roundtable discus-sions with industry experts and hearing from real-life entrepre-neurs. In the three-week course, the students with different cultural backgrounds first go through a conceptualisation phase and then enter the business development stage. In third and last phase, they learn about execution steps to help understand various aspects of the leadership programme.

“The selection for three-phase leadership programme is absolute-ly on merit. It is a very unique pro-gramme that we are focused on to contribute towards creating sus-tainable resources,” Kakar told Khaleej Times during a break in an interactive session at the leader-ship programme, which is due to close on Thursday.

“Our dunia slogan from the be-ginning has been of empowering people, enabling success and en-riching lives in this world of finite resources. One of the most impor-

tant things that we need is leaders who can create jobs, not people who just seek jobs. So we want to catch children early to influence and shape their minds, be able to influence and teach them that it is possible to learn leadership [and] it is possible to make a difference,” he explained.

Asked this programme is a tal-ent-hunt drive for dunia, Kakar was quick to respond and dispelled the wrong perception.

“This is purely a non-commer-cial initiative; these are students and we help shape their minds so that a few years from now, these will be the ones who will go for-ward [and] be leaders, be in the government, politics, education… they will make a difference and help make our world a bigger and better place,” he said.

To a question about the leader-ship programme’s future pros-pects, he said: “We are definitely focused on doing this on an annual basis, but we don’t want to limit it just to young business leaders. We would like to link on to other com-munities and we want to run this programme on a round-the-year basis.”

“We’ve been doing training for a long time, we train our people, we focus a lot with external insti-tutions and now we are tying up a lot with external institutions,” he added.

“We believe that training is an important part to improve per-formance and development ac-tions are important in enhancing performance. This is a develop-ment programme that helps raise the bar and we will do more and more programme of this nature. We are committed to investing more on this in the future,” Kakar concluded.— [email protected]

We need leaders who

can create jobs, not people who just seek jobs

Rajeev Kakar

48students

participating in leadership programme

pRogRaMMe benefiTS

* Develop comprehensive understanding of how to set up a business

* Gain hands-on experience and entrepreneurial knowledge from industry leaders

* Develop personal leadership skills with the help of professional leadership training workshops

* Gain greater self-awareness and teamwork skills

* Learn strategic tools and techniques necessary to set up a business

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Application Formwww.dunia.ae/youngbusinessleaders

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ABOUT DUNIA FINANCE

Dunia Finance (known as dunia) was born out of a strategic partnership between Fullerton Financial Holdings (wholly owned subsidiary of Temasek Holdings of Singapore) and Mubadala Development Company. dunia was launched in September 2008 to cater the consumer mass market and affluent segments and the self-employed mass market segments. dunia offers a range of financial solutions to both individuals & corporates through its multiple channels: 19 financial centers across the UAE, 400+ relationship officers, 24-hour contact center and website.

For more information about dunia, please visit www.dunia.ae

Dunia Young Business Leaders program is a three (3) week program. Candidates applying for this program will need to submit an application and will be required to go through a selection process. Completion of this application does not guarantee selection, which will be at the sole discretion of dunia. A candidate selected to attend the program will be required to attend all the sessions for the complete duration of the program. Selected candidates who fail to attend the program or do not attend all sessions of the program will not be awarded a completion certificate. This certificate is a certificate of participation, and not a degree or an accredited program. Each candidate must provide a valid passport or Khulasat Khaid (for UAE Nationals), valid residence visa (for expatriates). Candidates must also have a valid medical insurance coverage under an insurance provider with coverage in the UAE. UAE nationals must have a valid health card issued by the Department of Health and Medical Services. Selected candidates must provide copies of the above mentioned documents and any other documentation and release forms, as dunia may specify from time to time, prior to the commencement of the program. Selected candidates who fail to provide any of the above mentioned documentation prior to the commencement of the program will not be allowed to participate in the program. Candidates under the age of 21 years must get the application and all other forms signed by their lawful guardian. Each candidate must verify beforehand that the program is suitable for his/her requirements and ensure the necessary level of competence required to achieve the objectives of this program. Copyrights in the entire program content vest with dunia. No part of the training material may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or otherwise without prior written permission of dunia. All decisions relating to the program will be made at the sole discretion of dunia, and dunia reserves the right to modify, cancel, change or alter the program, its contents, duration, dates, speakers, etc. at any time at its sole discretion, with no obligation on its part to anyone. In case unforeseen circumstances require us to cancel the program, selected candidates will be sent a prior intimation.

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