Economic Reporter :
Among 1000 applications from 20 countries, LEAD (Leadership Excellence and Development) was selected in the top 43 lists to be the only organization from Bangladesh to be represented in the 11th World Islamic Economic Forum, WIEF being held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 3-4 November 2015.
LEAD will now have the unique chance to pitch its project in front of world dignitaries at the event.
WIEF is one of the biggest global platforms for bringing businesses, leaders, investors & business policy makers from Muslim countries under a single platform for growth & prosperity.
Head of states of various countries including Bangladeshi President Abdul Hamid has attended previous WIEF sessions in London & Dubai.
LEAD, a leadership organization, provides extensive training courses on effective communication, thought & visionary leadership, time management, team development and entrepreneurship & innovation. LEAD is the first ever Bangladeshi organization to be certified by Pearson UK, one of the world’s largest education organizations owing Edexcel and Financial Times.
LEAD is also affiliated with other reputed international organizations such as NSHSS (National Society of High School Scholars), United Nations UN Global Compact, Santa Fe Business School, USA.
Earlier, LEAD president Ashfaq Zaman attended WIEF IdeaLab session on 11-12 August 2015 as a guest speaker.
Ashfaq said, “We seek to use this opportunity at the 11th WIEF Ideapad to participate at a high-level exchange forum, gain first-hand industry knowledge, and to uphold the image of our emerging country’s economic potentials to the world participants.”
