How to join the Global Board Ready Women initiative

1.) Contact us at alumni@ie.edu to let us know of your interest. We will give you an IE specific code to join the group.

2.) Submit a request to join the LinkedIn Group. Your membership will be pending while the LinkedIn Group Administrator checks your credentials.

3.) Upon request, provide LinkedIn Group Administrator with the IE code. Eligibility

* Five years experience in one or a combination of the following roles:

-Chair and/or non-executive director of listed or private corporations

-Chief Executive Officer, COO, CFO and other C-suite executive or director level appointments in listed or private corporations

-Family member and controlling shareholder of boards of large family companies

-Director of government agencies

-Director of non-profit organizations

-Institutional investment community senior professional

-Professional firms senior partner serving boards and their committees as clients

-Entrepreneur

-Leading Academics with suitable relevant experience

* The women included in the group must be able to demonstrate that they are financially literate. Profit & Loss experience is advantageous, given that some large companies have this as a pre-requisite for board roles.

* In addition, candidates should be practitioners of excellence in corporate governance, with the following qualities:

-Articulate communicator and good listener

-High level of emotional Intelligence – ability to understand the dynamics of the boardroom, how to deal with conflict when it arises

-Ability to self-assess -Can enhance contribution through feedback

-Can lead when appropriate, but aware of collective responsibility and engagement

-Can challenge constructively and be supportive when necessary

-Sharp mind and good judgement

-Self-confident without being dogmatic

-Understand the importance of independence

-Courage to stand up for that which is in the best interests of the company

-Understand how to add value to a board

-Team player

* Women on the list will be expected to have made a conscious commitment to assume the role and responsibility of corporate governance in a publicly quoted company.

Its vision is to become a leading center in Islamic finance in Europe. Its mission is also to educate, promote, research and apply Islamic economy and finances.

The educational activities consist of applying the theoretical concepts to particular situations and different combinations of people and situations. The idea of the courses is the usage of several educational tools on a multimedia platform.

Research generation is essential for the promotion of the activities of the center, which will be carried out by DBA and PhD students, guided by IE and KAU professors.

The center will develop short executive education courses. The courses are organized by the Center in order to promote Islamic finances on an international level and educate European and international professionals in the area. One of its main objectives is to work for the creation of a qualification in Islamic finances with a view to increasing international awareness.