Monthly Archives: October 2022

On Sunday, October 2, 2022, the Yemeni Institute of Directors (YIoD), one of the Yemeni Business Club projects, in cooperation with the Investors and Business Development Association (IBDA) in Turkey, carried out an awareness workshop entitled “Governance and its Role in Corporate Sustainability” The workshop was trained and facilitated by Eng. Ghadeer Al-Maqhafi – the Executive Director of the Institute The workshop was attended by several businessmen, businesswomen, and entrepreneurs.
The session focused on defining governance and its importance in the sustainability of companies and banks, and the roles and responsibilities of the concerned parties about governance. The session included interventions and questions raised by the attendees and greatly influenced the discussion.

In order to achieve the goal of raising awareness of governance practices and identifying the latest practices in the Arab world, the Yemeni Institute of Directors (YIoD) participated in coordinating the second webinar with the Arab Forum on Governance entitled “Governance Practices and its Applications in the Arab Countries – 2” (UAE – Lebanon – Morocco) on Thursday, September 29, 2022.
Participating Speakers:
1- Dr. Rachid Eltaher (Professor of Business Law at Hassan I University in Morocco – Ph.D. in Corporate Governance) – Morocco.
2- Dr. Ashraf Gamal El Din Abdel Rahman (CEO of Dubai Governance Institute – Non-Executive Board Member – Professor at the Faculty of Commerce, Cairo University – Ph.D. in Management from Manchester University) – UAE.
3- Dr. Azza Suleiman (Ph.D. in Law from the University of Paris II in private law – a lecturer at the Lebanese University since 2009 – a visiting professor at Sultan Qaboos University) – Lebanon.
The Facilitators:
1- Eng. Ghadeer Ahmed Al-Maqhafi (Acting Executive Director of the Yemeni Business Club – Trainer and Consultant in Corporate Governance, Banks, and Business Leadership – Certified as a Board Member) – Yemen.
2- Dr. Zahra Al-Nasser (Ph.D. in Corporate Governance, University of Dublin, Ireland – Assistant Professor of Accounting, University of Dar Al Uloom Saudi) – Saudi Arabia.
A number of governance experts in the Arab world participated in the webinar to discuss and review governance practices in Arab countries.

In order to achieve the goal of raising awareness about corporate governance practices and identifying the latest practices in the Arab world, the Yemeni Institute of Directors (YIoD) participated in coordinating the first webinar with the Arab Governance Forum entitled “Governance Practices and its Applications in the Arab Countries (Yemen – Egypt – Qatar- Saudi Arabia)” on Thursday, September 8, 2022.
The speakers of the webinar:
– Eng. Ghadeer Ahmed Al-Maqhafi (Acting Executive Director of the Yemeni Business Club and its project, the Yemeni Institute of Directors – trainer and consultant in corporate governance, banks, and business leadership – certified as board member) – Yemen.
– Prof. Dr. / Mohamed Mostafa Soliman (Executive Director of the Egyptian Institute of Directors – Professor of Accounting and Finance at the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport) – Egypt.
– Sheikh Dr. Thani bin Ali Al Thani (Thani bin Ali Law Office) – Qatar.
– Dr. Zahra Al-Nasser (Ph.D. in Corporate Governance, University of Dublin, Ireland – Assistant Professor of Accounting, Dar Al Uloom Saudi University) – Saudi Arabia.
Panelists:
– Dr. Abdul-Basit Mohammed Al-Darassi (Assistant Professor of Commercial Law, lawyer, and legal advisor specializing in companies and arbitration) – Yemen.
– Dr. Mohammed Lotfy (legal advisor, expert in governance and compliance) – Egypt. A number of governance experts in the Arab world participated in the symposium to discuss and review governance practices in Arab countries.