Kuwait Finance House - Bahrain demonstrated its commitment to the principles of leadership excellence by becoming a Gold Sponsor of Bahrain Management Society's "International Leadership Conference". The International Leadership Conference (ILC 2010) is being held under the patronage of His Excellency Dr. Abdul Hussain Bin Ali Mirza, Minister of Oil & Gas Affairs and Chairman of the National Oil & Gas Authority (NOGA). It is one of the most important Leadership events in the region and will bring together CEOs, Senior Executives and other high-level professionals and senior representatives from several leading organisations. Due to be held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Bahrain on May 18 &19, 2010, the conference has Leadership Excellence as its key theme. Commenting on KFH-Bahrain's support for the conference and its objectives, Mr Abdulhakeem Alkhayyat, Managing Director and CEO of KFH-Bahrain said, "At KFH-Bahrain we believe that in order to achieve Leadership excellence, we must follow best practice and we are committed to the principles that nurture leaders of the future." Talking about leadership, he added, "Today's environment requires people at all levels to step into leadership roles and motivate and influence others to achieve a shared vision. The work environment needs to inspire and allow employee capabilities to thrive, create a sense of ownership and be responsible for their actions." He is confident that conferences such as this, and the opportunities it provides, will help to develop a framework on which the torchbearers of tomorrow - both corporate and civic - can be trained. Mr. Abdulhakeem Alkhayyat spoke at the Leadership conference on how Islamic Banking is helping to create leaders for the future. The intense 2-day programme will feature 12 presentations from industry leaders, highly reputed management institutes, recruitment agents and others in the region and beyond. Bahrain Management Society's President Dr Adel Hamad said, "The conference expects to turn the spotlight on key issues concerning institutions and organizations today - among these is how to attract and develop the best corporate leaders, those who will be able to cope with global changes and keep up with developments taking place in the world." The conference programme consists of a series of interesting and informative presentations from HR Consultants, business leaders and University professors. Other issues that will be highlighted will be some of the latest trends in leadership and the business experience. Mr. Abdul Razak Jawahery, Executive Manager at KFH-Bahrain presented a cheque on behalf of the bank to Bahrain Management Society's President Dr Adel Hamad.