Training Programs

Who it is for: Top executives · professionals seeking a board seat · newly appointed directors · governance professionals

Format: 4 days · 2 modules · Riyadh, 14–17 December 2026 · Register Your Interest

Build the judgment to contribute effectively before, or as, you take a board seat. Over four days, explore where decisions belong, how boards engage with management and how directors act when information is incomplete.

Module 1 — Understanding the foundation of board governance. Examine where key decisions are taken, board roles and support functions, and the interaction of formal structures and informal influence in GCC governance. Explore human judgment and AI support, personal board behavior and common dilemmas involving the chair, the CEO, fellow directors and subsidiaries. Cases, a board behavior survey and a simulation support a learning journal and personal development agenda.

Module 2 — Orchestrating effective board assignments. Work with a full board pack to examine information gaps, risk escalation, stakeholder communication and board effectiveness. A continuous case connects both days and culminates in a role-based board simulation, a structured debrief and exercises to improve reporting and information flow. Consider how directors interrogate machine-generated analysis. Written exercises help you retain and apply the learning.

You will be able to:

• Distinguish the responsibilities of directors, management and board support functions
• Read a board pack critically, identify omissions and ask focused follow-up questions
• Contribute to collective decisions under time pressure and incomplete information
• Trace how material risks reach the board and identify weaknesses in escalation
• Assess board dynamics and propose improvements to reporting and board support

Practical application: Leave with your learning journal, a personal development agenda and written work on board information and effectiveness that you can revisit in your own context.

Who it is for: Senior executives moving toward board roles · newly appointed directors

Format: Up to 6 days · 3 modules · psychometric assessment and personal feedback · Riyadh, 2027 · Register Your Interest

Develop your contribution as a director in organizations shaped by complex ownership, informal influence and changing expectations. Build the confidence to challenge constructively, exercise independent judgment and work effectively with fellow board members.

Module 1 — Next-gen board governance. Governance models internationally; director responsibilities; compliance versus value-add; types of boards and what shapes them; modern board information systems.

Module 2 — Orchestrating effective board assignments. The life-cycle of boards and directors; designing effective evaluations; ESG at board level; practical tools for board members; governance in international organizations; optimizing subsidiary governance.

Module 3 — Navigating typical board challenges. Recurring tensions and conflict patterns; personalities in the boardroom; a two-part simulation; AI opportunities for boards; the future of boards.

You will be able to:

• Exercise independent judgment while maintaining constructive working relationships
• Decide under uncertainty with incomplete board information
• Navigate power, influence and interpersonal dynamics at board level

Personal development: The proposed Next-Gen design includes preparatory reflection, a psychometric assessment and personalized feedback to connect the learning with your strengths and development needs.

Who it is for: Experienced board members, board chairs and committee chairs

Format: Up to 6 days · 3 modules · Coaching options to be confirmed · Riyadh, 2027 · Register Your Interest

Strengthen your leadership as an experienced director in an environment shaped by state priorities, family ownership, sovereign investment and geopolitical uncertainty. Examine board effectiveness and major transitions, and develop a personal impact plan.

Module 1 — Governance models and board roles. Global trends, divergence versus convergence; compliance versus value-added board philosophies; a best-practice model; implications for director profiles; board-excellence simulations.

Module 2 — Leadership at the board level. Your leadership style and those of others; behavioral versatility; influence and persuasion; managing productive conflict; a personal impact plan.

Module 3 — The forward-looking board. Mega-trends and strategic uncertainty; deep dives on AI ethics and geopolitics; ESG strategy; board evaluation; CEO and business-model transitions.

You will be able to:

• Assess governance models and clarify the contribution expected of your board and its members
• Adapt your leadership style and use productive conflict to improve board discussion
• Examine the implications of AI, geopolitics and ESG for board oversight and strategy
• Evaluate board effectiveness and approach CEO and business-model transitions

Proposed coaching and project options, subject to cohort arrangements:

• Two virtual individual coaching sessions of 60 minutes each, before and after the program, if the coaching option is selected
• Two virtual group coaching sessions of 90 minutes each, in groups of five, if the group coaching option is selected
• A potential project to review and revise your board handbook

Coaching inclusion and any additional fees will be confirmed in the cohort information.