GCC Board of Directors Institute Announces 6 th Chairman Summit in Riyadh

Riyadh-Saudi Arabia: 15 November, 2018 – The GCC Board of Directors Institute (GCC BDI), a not-for-profit company, and Elm, a provider of secure digital solutions, announced the 6th Annual Chairman Summit in Riyadh on November 26th, that is expected to draw the participation of influential chairmen, board directors and C-suite executives to debate on a wide range of topics. Titled ‘Digital Disruption and the Fourth Industrial Revolution – Are boards ready?’, the summit will look into board strategies on digital transformation and the skill sets required to fully embrace disruptive technologies, as well as cyber security advice, best-practices in IT governance and how Blockchain technology and AI will transform business processes. The Summit will be opened by His Excellency Eng Abdullah Al-Swaha, Minister of Communication and Information Technology of Saudi Arabia, with welcome remarks given by Mohammed AlShroogi, Chairman of GCC BDI, as well as Dr Abdul-Rahman bin Saad Al-Jadhai, Chief Executive Officer of Elm. Other guest speakers will include renowned serial entrepreneur James Bilefield, Lino Cattaruzzi, Managing Director MENA of Google, Ihab Foudeh, General Manager of Public Sector MENA at Microsoft, Abdulrahman Tarabzouni, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of STV, Xavi Anglada, Managing Director and Digital Lead MENA at Accenture, Phyllis Newhouse, Chief Executive Officer of Xtreme Solutions, Dr Hans-Martin Stockmeier, Senior Partner McKinsey & Company, Evans Munyuki, Group Chief Digital Officer at Emirates NBD, Matthew White, Head of Digital Trust and Blockchain Lead at PwC, Omar Hashem, Head of Digital and Technology at NCB, Wael Fattouh, Cybersecurity and Technology Risk Partner at PwC, Zeyad Khoshaim, Managing Partner at Khoshaim & Associates, and Vinay Chandran, Digital Partner, McKinsey & Company. Jane Valls, Executive Director of GCC BDI, said, “Technological advancements continue to shift the paradigms in the business world faster than ever before. This year’s Chairman Summit has been established to identify industry trends with the help of some of the most sought-after experts in the industry, including our partners from Elm, to share their insights with our members. Doing so will enable stakeholders to explore innovative solutions to optimize their corporate strategy and governance structures.” The GCC BDI Chairman Summit is an annual leadership event that has attracted over 500 delegates since its inception in 2013 About GCC Board of Directors Institute Launched in 2007, the GCC Board Directors Institute (GCC BDI) is a not-for-profit organization that guides board directors of organizations, from family-owned businesses to listed companies, to acquire the know-how and the tools to reach and sustain effective governance. GCC BDI was founded by four leading regional corporations - Investcorp, SABIC, Saudi Aramco and Emirates NBD – and it is supported by four advisory firms: Allen & Overy, Heidrick & Struggles, McKinsey & Company and PricewaterhouseCoopers, as well as regional regulatory authorities: the Emirates Security and Commodities Authority of the UAE, the Capital Market Authorities of both Saudi Arabia and Oman and the Central Banks of Bahrain and Saudi Arabia. GCC BDI now works with over 1,100 alumni members who benefit from a network of senior business leaders and a variety of workshops designed for board directors and senior executives. Notably, the Institute hosts an annual Chairman Summit that brings together regional leaders and players to explore the evolving role and value of Boards as well as appropriate corporate governance standards. The next GCC BDI Chairman Summit will take place on 26 November, 2018, in Riyadh. Today the Institute is globally recognized and the only Directors Institute from the region to be admitted to the Global Network of Directors Institute. We encourage you to visit the Institute's website at www.gccbdi.org to learn more and get involved with the GCC BDI. About Elm Elm, the state-owned company, is the leading provider of innovative secure services and solutions to both public and private sectors in Saudi Arabia. We provide readymade e-services & training, customized IT solutions and training, governmental support services and consultations. Elm’s customer base currently comprises over 25,000 private and public organizations on top of individual customers, helping them achieving remarkable results in increased efficiency in addition to cost and time reduction. For more information, please contact: Christoph Diesch APCO Worldwide cdiesch@apcoworldwide.com + 971 55 134 0892