The Institute of Business Administration (IBA), in collaboration with Pakistan Executive Organization for Promotion of Leadership and Entrepreneurship, organised the first ever corporate engagement event in Dubai on Wednesday, March 7, 2018. The Minister for Tolerance, UAE, Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan graced the occasion as the chief guest.
Former Prime Minister of Pakistan, Shaukat Aziz, Muhammad Zubair, Governor Sindh, Dean and Director IBA Karachi, Dr Farrukh Iqbal, former Dean IBA Karachi, Dr Ishrat Husain, Alumni Representative on the Board of Governors, Shahid Shafiq, along with the IBA Alumni, renowned recruiting firms and luminaries from all walks of life based in Pakistan and UAE, attended the event.
The event also marked the Year of Zayed, to celebrate leadership through human development and showcase the quality of IBA alumni in the UAE. IBA Alumni Chapter UAE-PEOPLE Excellence Awards were bestowed to nine Emirati and Pakistani awardees in areas of leadership, philanthropy, and entrepreneurship. Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan welcomed the guests and recognized the shared interests and values of Pakistan and UAE-based on tolerance, compassion, and dialogue.-PR