As part of the partnership between the National Competitiveness Center (NCC) and London Business School (LBS) - aimed at developing academic content that highlights the Kingdom's experience in implementing economic and developmental reforms and integrating it into the school's executive education curricula to reinforce the Kingdom's position as a global academic model for transformative economic policy - H.E. Dr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Kassabi, Chairman of the NCC Board, met with a group of senior executives participating in the School's executive training programs, led by Professor Florin Vasvari the Executive Dean of Executive Education.
The visit - comprising 67 executives from 35 countries - aimed to gain insight into the Kingdom's reform experience and its impact on enhancing national competitiveness, in addition to reviewing case studies developed by the school on a number of reforms implemented across the public and private sectors.
The delegation included Professor of Economics Emre Ozdenoren, Associate Director Ms. Fiona Garcia, and leaders from major global companies. These included financial and banking institutions such as Citibank, American Express, and JPMorgan Chase Bank; leading professional services and management consulting firms such as Boston Consulting Group, McKinsey & Co., Deloitte Consulting, Accenture, and EY; industrial corporations such as Rolls-Royce, Beko, and Mitsubishi Corporation; as well as technology, e-commerce, and retail companies including Amazon, Etsy, Vodafone, and Nike.
The group also visited the Saudi Business Center to observe first-hand the Center's operational model, following their review of a case study highlighting the Center's global role as a benchmark for facilitating starting and doing business through the one-stop-shop model, and its contribution to positioning the Kingdom among the world's leading countries in the quality of government services provided to the business sector.
The visit additionally included a presentation on Istitlaa, the public consultation platform operated by the National Competitiveness Center, to learn about its role in enabling the public, government entities, and the private sector to provide feedback on proposed laws and regulations before approval, and its impact on enhancing the quality of the legislative environment in the Kingdom through stakeholder engagement.
London Business School opened its Riyadh office last November. The school is recognized as one of the world's leading business schools, known for its highly ranked postgraduate programs and a wide range of executive education offerings designed for experienced leaders across the public and private sectors.
The NCC and LBS signed a cooperation agreement last May to develop academic content and case studies based on the economic and developmental reforms and initiatives implemented in the Kingdom.
