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2011 Sponsors

Diamond Sponsor


Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has in just over seven years established itself as the world’s leading airline. Etihad has received a range of awards that reflects its position as the leading premium airline brand in the world, including, World’s Leading Airline at the World Travel Awards in 2009 and 2010.

As the national airline of the UAE, Etihad Airways recognises its responsibility to pioneer employment opportunities for Emiratis in the airline industry, also bringing on board their unique skills and experience for the benefit of the airline. The Etihad Airways’ Emiratisation scheme offers a wide range of career opportunities for UAE nationals, including a cadet pilot scheme, a technical engineering development program, a graduate management development program and call centre program. Etihad’s Emiratisation program currently has 228 UAE national trainees deployed across the airline, including 103 cadet pilots, 38 graduate managers and 57 technical engineers.

The most valuable asset of any organisation is its people and that’s why staff development is such a big focus for us. Etihad continuously strive to develop our training programs and have invested in state – of – the art educational facilities.




Platinum Sponsor


The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) practice of Ernst & Young has operated since 1923, and our longevity in the region gives us a deep understanding of business in this part of the world. We are the largest professional services provider in the region, with around 4,200 people in 15 countries and have won numerous awards and accolades for our work.

The culture of Ernst & Young is to ensure that we understand our clients concerns and work with them to provide creative, innovative and cost effective solutions. We help to improve regulatory regimes and company reporting models. We promote transparency in financial reporting and use our influence to strengthen global corporate governance. We encourage entrepreneurship, which leads to growth, jobs and prosperous communities. And our people share their business skills and knowledge with others in their communities.




Gold Sponsor


Schlumberger is the world's leading supplier of technology, integrated project management and information solutions to customers working in the oil and gas industry worldwide. We employ more than 110,000 people representing over 140 nationalities working in approximately 80 countries.

Knowledge, technical innovation and teamwork are at the center of who we are. For more than 85 years, we have focused on leveraging these assets to deliver solutions that improve our customers’ performance.

In 2011, Schlumberger invested $1 billion in R& E. With 25 research and engineering facilities worldwide Schlumberger provides the industry's widest range of products and services from exploration through production and provides a range of dynamic career opportunities.

This year, the company is recruiting more than 5,000 graduates to begin dynamic careers in: Engineering, Research, Manufacturing, Geosciences, Human Resources, Business and Finance, and HSE.

Schlumberger Limited has principal offices in Paris, Houston and The Hague and reported revenues of $27.45 billion in 2010.

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Silver Sponsor


FranklinCovey is a global leader in leadership, strategy, execution and personal and professional development. At FranklinCovey Middle East, our passion and focus is on meeting the challenge of the ages: achieving greatness. Many seek it. Yet most fail to achieve it. Our mission is to enable greatness in people, leaders, and organizations throughout the Middle East. Our aim is to develop future leaders by delivering global knowledge and practical experience necessary to lead successfully in the new global knowledge workers age.

FranklinCoveys client base covers more than 90 percent of the Fortune 500 organizations as well as numerous government entities and educational institutions.