Bassem Addnan Al Otaiby

Bassem Addnan Al Otaiby is the founder and CEO of the Corporate Intelligence Consultancy Service, and an expert in institutional development and entrepreneurial empowerment. He gained international skills and experience in the areas of institutional design, institutional structuring and leadership of change programs, establishing and building systems, strategic management, lean administrative systems and fourth generation solutions and applications. He is also the founder of the "Organizational Intelligence" business model and a professional trainer for more than 20 professional programs for leaders, managers and executives.

Practitioner in the field of business strategies and development, with extensive experience covering the areas of improving and streamlining the processes of strategy, development, implementation, and formulating strategic changes, in addition to a range of considerable experiences in identifying business needs, envisioning solutions, and prioritizing strategic initiatives to achieve specific goals based on a deep understanding of the various aspects of the world of business.


Academic degrees:

He graduated from the UAE University with Honors, and obtained a Master's degree in business administration, in addition to five professional certificates specializing in management sciences, auditing and reviewing.
Professional certificates in: excellence, auditing, control mechanisms, governance.

Certified assessor from the European Foundation for Quality Management, Brussels, Belgium.
EFQM Certified Assessor for Committed to Excellence (C2E), Brussels, Belgium.
Lead evaluator at the European Foundation for Quality Management, Brussels, Belgium.
Certificate in Monitoring and Self-Evaluation, USA.
Certified Internal Auditor, USA.
Certified team leader with the Dubai Quality Award.
Senior evaluator accredited by the Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Award.

Qualifications:
MBA from New Hampshire College, USA.
Bachelor's degree with Honors in Accounting and Information Systems from United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
Receiving the privilege of being honored by the founder of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, may God bless his soul.


Career Progression:
He has a professional career full of leadership positions with a number of ministries and government organizations in the UAE: Financial Manager, General Manager, Internal Audit Manager, Strategy and Quality Consultant, Excellence and Quality Systems Representative, Senior Advisor to the Executive Office of the Government of Dubai, Seconded to the Minister of Culture and Youth and Cultural Knowledge Development.

Publications:
He is the author of the book "Creating the Future of Culture and Knowledge Development in the UAE... The Future of the 2071 Centenary through Sheikh Zayed's Way."
He is the first to address the topic of creating the future through the cultural and knowledge aspects in the Arab world.