The team presenting to The Duke of York represented members of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Centre for Government Innovation, a UAE think tank and innovation centre.
The Executive Education division at Cambridge Judge has worked closely with the Mohammed Bin Rashid Centre to develop a programme in innovation in government. Input has been provided by many people at the School, including Professor Christoph Loch, Director of the School; Professor Stelios Kavadias, Director of the Entrepreneurship Centre; Dr Khaled Soufani, Director of the Executive MBA programme; and other senior faculty and experts.
Mohammad bin Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and The Future, a member of the UAE delegation that met with The Duke of York, said: “Our aim is to develop, share and benchmark global best practices in government innovation that answer and meet the needs of progressive and open governance.”
Cambridge Judge Director, Christoph Loch said: “We are proud to be working with both HRH The Duke of York’s Pitch@Palace platform and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Centre, aiming to make contributions that help achieve their goals of greater innovation capabilities of their respective countries and internationally.”