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Change is here to stay. So how do consultants stay relevant and valued? The time is now to purposefully build your capabilities, explore new ideas, learn future-ready skills, and lead or support leaders. Are you ready for what’s ahead? Find out by tuning in to the replay of our traditional February 1 event for consultants and businesses.

Guest Speaker: Brian Ing (UK)

In his 30-year career Brian Ing has been continuously involved with ICMCI (International Council of Management Consulting Institutes) since 1999 having been a UK trustee, elected Secretary (twice) and Chair. For four years he led the group within ICMCI responsible for assuring the consistent standard of awarding the CMC in all the full member countries of ICMCI. In 2002 Brian was President of the UK Institute of Management Consultancy. In his career Brian built two consultancies from scratch. He has covered, among other topics, use of IT for competitive advantage, program management, outsourcing, marketing strategy and organizational development.

As a colleague and friend of the late Gabriel Al-Salem, Brian has been supporting and contributing to the Gabriel Al-Salem Foundation's activities. In 2015 he conducted training for the winners of the International Award for Excellence in Consulting as part of the “Consulting Without Borders” international conference in Istanbul, Turkey.

Although currently retired, Brian continues to be involved in the revision of CMC standards, development of revised competency framework, determination of re-certification standards, development of Master Coach competency framework and standards, development of CMC firm standards, advising of other committees regarding implementation of standards.

The Future of Management Consultancy: Learning from Our Past.

Management consultants need to re-invent themselves every five or so years. The new high demand product/service may be new but the adaption of the profession to be able to support this service is a well-trodden path. The bulk of management consultancy is the rump of the once trendy products, and when consulting on the trend topic, consultants must not ignore all the lessons learnt in the past.

You will learn:

1. Why does management consultancy always need to adapt to new ideas and concepts?
2. Which past trendy consulting products and services has the consulting profession gone through, and what are the lessons learned?
3. What does it take to effectively consult on a new high demand topic?

Brian’s presentation is followed by a Panel discussion with the participation of the Gabriel Al-Salem Foundation’s Board of Directors, who will elaborate on future readiness from the perspectives of their diverse backgrounds and current engagements.

International Awards for Excellence announcements:

In the second part of the event, we announced the updated categories, criteria, and application requirements and deadlines of the International Award for Excellence in Consulting, including announcing special awards related to the response of civil society and non-governmental organizations in dealing with the impact of the Russian invasion of Ukraine from February 2022.

Watch the replay of the 10th episode of the Gabriel Al-Salem Foundation's series "Consulting Without Borders LIVE - Perspectives," in which we feature prominent international consultants and experts working to address global challenges, promote professional excellence, and build a sustainable future.

On December 1, 2022 at 13:00 GMT, we were delighted to welcome Nick Shepherd (Canada), who is an activist at Responsible Business 2030, director at EduVision Inc., thinker, author and futurist. He is a Fellow Certified Management Consultant (FCMC) and served as one of Canada’s trustees at the International Council of Management Consulting Institutes (ICMCI), where he led the development of the globally recognized competency framework. Nick has been involved in both the Canadian CMC organization holding several roles, and worked with other developing consulting institutes in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and the Caribbean Institute of Management Consultants.

For over 25 years, Nick has also been running his own consulting and professional development company, where his work gradually evolved to focus on the human dimensions of business. While Nick is officially retired now after a career spanning over fifty years, he continues to be active in this area, particularly in corporate culture, which brought him to his present role in the “responsible business” movement.

Business plays an important role within any society. Yet in recent years, business has been criticized for fraudulent and illegal activity, unethical conduct, greed and acting for the sole benefit of shareholders while neglecting its negative impact on society. Can business change its ways and re-invent itself to become more responsible?

With a goal to build awareness of the challenges of transforming businesses and the various initiatives underway that are seeking to change the way “business does business,” Nick focused on the following questions during the livestream:

1. What evidence do we have that change is needed?
2. Can business truly change, and what are the barriers to making this happen?
3. What is responsible business, and what must be part of the solution?

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Tune in to the replay of the 9th episode of the Gabriel Al-Salem Foundation's series "Consulting Without Borders LIVE - Perspectives," in which we feature prominent international consultants and experts working to address global challenges, promote professional excellence, and build a sustainable future.

On November 1, 2022 at 13:00 GMT, we were delighted to welcome Bat-Orshikh Erdenebat (Mongolia), Certified Management Consultant and Chief Advisor at Development Solutions NGO, where he has been working on sustainable tourism and local community development programs, as well as projects targeting Mongolian youth and women, specifically youth employment and entrepreneurship, and women business incubators. This work has been funded by Asian Development Bank (ADB), World Bank, United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Swiss Development Cooperation, The Asia Foundation, and other multilateral donor organizations.

For its outstanding achievements and professional excellence, Development Solutions NGO became the winner of the Gabriel Al-Salem International Award for Excellence in Consulting in 2012 and 2013.

Bat-Orshikh is a member of the Management Consultants’ Institute and Mentoring Institute of Mongolia and Youth Business International in the UK. He is also a DBA candidate in Management and Leadership at the Business Institute in Prague, Czech Republic.

During the livestream we discussed::

1. Current economic, social and environmental challenges and opportunities in Mongolia;
2. The “New Recovery Policy” and its aim to address key economic constraints in Mongolia and increase the livelihood of Mongolian people;
3. The role of Mongolian youth in the country’s stability and sustainable development.

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Tune in to the replay of the 8th episode of the Gabriel Al-Salem Foundation's series "Consulting Without Borders LIVE - Perspectives," in which we feature prominent international consultants and experts promoting professional excellence and building a sustainable future.

On October 1, 2022 at 13:00 GMT, we were delighted to welcome Valentina Grigoryeva (Kazakhstan), Certified Management Consultant specializing in organizational development, corporate strategy, and management and personnel growth. Valentina is also a highly acclaimed business trainer with a focus on leadership and management skills; specifically, she is an accredited trainer of the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and International Council for Management Consulting Institutes (ICMCI).

Valentina has worked as a management consultant since 2003 and implemented over 60 consulting projects and hundreds of business trainings in Central Asia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Romania, Macedonia and Russia.

Since 2010, Valentina has been the Chairman of the Professional Development Committee in the Kazakhstan Chamber of Management Consultants (CMC Kazakhstan). She has also served as an expert assessor for CMC Certification. CMC Kazakhstan won the Gabriel Al-Salem International Award for Excellence in Consulting in 2013.

Valentina will share her personal story of becoming a consultant in Kazakhstan and how she grew to be one of the founders and leaders of CMC Kazakhstan.

You will learn:

1. How the consulting industry in Kazakhstan progressed from a small group of scattered consultants (who didn’t even fully realize they were consultants), to a professional nationwide organization with deep international connections;
2. How partnerships played an important role in CMC Kazakhstan’s ultimate success;;
3. How challenges shaped CMC Kazakhstan into a highly valued consultants’ hub, which promotes professional excellence and provides outstanding support to its members and the Central Asia consulting community

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Welcome to the Gabriel Al-Salem Foundation's live series "Consulting Without Borders - Perspectives," in which we feature prominent international consultants and experts engaging in work related to global challenges.

On September 1, 2022, we were delighted to welcome Dr. Azamat Temirkulov, developer of the Green Economy Model of Kyrgyzstan. He is also Department Head at the President’s Administration, where he leads the development and implementation of the Model. In the past, Azamat worked as an analytical expert at the Security Council of the Kyrgyz Republic and as an Associate Professor at the American University of Central Asia. Azamat earned his PhD in Political Science from the Institute for Peace and Security Research (IFSH) at Hamburg University.

Azamat is a winner of the Gabriel Al-Salem International Award for Excellence in Consulting (2019) in the category "Green Economy."

Azamat shared the story of the Green Economy Model of Kyrgyzstan, specifically:

1. How the Green Economy Model was created and its importance for the development of Kyrgyzstan;
2. How the Green Economy Model was successfully promoted in the Kyrgyzstan government, the Parliament, mass media and the public, making it a national program;
3. Current achievements in the Model’s implementation.

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Welcome to the 6th episode of the Gabriel Al-Salem Foundation's live series "Consulting Without Borders - Perspectives," in which we feature prominent international consultants and experts engaging in work related to global challenges.

On August 1, 2022, we were delighted to talk to Sanjay Saxena, Managing Director of Total Synergy Consulting based out of New Delhi India and providing consulting services for development sector projects worldwide.

Sanjay has worked on more than 150 development projects in 35 countries with ADB, World Bank, African Development Bank, UNDP, UNOPS, UNICEF, DFID, DFAT, JBIC, etc. He is a Fellow Cost and Management Accountant (ICWA), holds an international Post Graduate Diploma in Urban Management and Planning, and advanced Diplomas in Computer Software Applications. Sanjay has worked extensively in four areas – Governance, e-Governance, Public Financial Management (PFM) and Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E). He has published over 170 books on e-governance, MIS and ICT, which are used by over 700 colleges and universities in India as course material for graduate and post graduate levels.During the broadcast on August 1, Sanjay will share insights into his 30-year consulting career managing multi-disciplinary international teams and engaging with a range of public, private, community and non-governmental stakeholders for the successful design and implementation of various projects and programs.

During the show Sanjay specifically addressed the issue of Resilience and why it matters in consulting practice and individual and societal life. The conversation focused on:

1. How sudden shocks, intense events and calamities in our world disrupt the balance of life, both for individuals and for societies;
2. How to plan for mitigating the risks and developing the ability to deal with adverse events for survival and well-being of all those who are impacted; and
3. How to find ways to cope and accept what has happened, adapt, and move forward constructively.

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Welcome to the Gabriel Al-Salem Foundation's live series "Consulting Without Borders - Perspectives," in which we feature prominent international consultants and experts engaging in work related to global challenges.

On July 1, 2022 we were delighted to welcome Elena Yuzkova, who joined us from Kyiv, Ukraine in a conversation on consulting, leadership, business, and volunteering in Ukraine during the war.

Elena is a Certified Management Consultant (CMC) and Vice-President of the Institute of Management Consultants of Ukraine. She is also a business coach, facilitator, and mediator with over 20 years of experience. Elena teaches at MIM-Kyiv Business School and is the founder and CEO of “The Epoch of International Education.”

Under Nurzat’s leadership, the UNISON Group has implemented over 40 successful projects in Central Asia. In 2020, it won the Gabriel Al-Salem International Award for Excellence in Consulting in the category "Green Economy and Environmental Protection" for the project “Stimulating energy conservation and resource efficiency in the private residential and business sector in the Kyrgyz Republic by building national green finance capacities.”

During the broadcast on July 1, Elena talked about her consulting career, as well as:

1. Insights into 100+ days of the 8-year war in Ukraine;
2. Management consulting in Ukraine: challenges and unique opportunities;
3. Volunteering and charitable initiatives by Ukrainian local businesses.

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Please donate to support the Ukrainian charity Благодійний фонд "Омріяна Країна here:

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Welcome to the Gabriel Al-Salem Foundation's live series "Consulting Without Borders - Perspectives," in which we feature prominent international consultants and experts engaged in work related to global challenges.

On June 1, 2022 we were delighted to welcome Ms. Nurzat Abdyrasulova from the Kyrgyz Republic as our guest in a conversation on renewable energy systems, energy efficiency, climate change, environmental sustainability, and good governance in Central Asia.

Nurzat is the Founder and President of the UNISON Group, a professional think tank and civil society organization specializing in providing sustainable solutions in the areas of energy governance, sustainable and renewable energy supply, energy efficiency, green technology, green finance, climate change mitigation, and water and environment. The UNISON Group was founded in 2002 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.

Under Nurzat’s leadership, the UNISON Group has implemented over 40 successful projects in Central Asia. In 2020, it won the Gabriel Al-Salem International Award for Excellence in Consulting in the category "Green Economy and Environmental Protection" for the project “Stimulating energy conservation and resource efficiency in the private residential and business sector in the Kyrgyz Republic by building national green finance capacities.”

During the broadcast on June 1, Nurzat talked about her consulting experience as well as:

1. 20 years of green economy achievements and challenges in Central Asia;
2. Sustainable energy financing and energy saving activities in Kyrgyzstan;
3. “The Green Alliance of Kyrgyzstan” and its role in connecting NGOs, the academic sector, and the business community.

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On May 1, 2022 we aired the 3rd episode of the Gabriel Al-Salem Foundation's live series "Consulting Without Borders - Perspectives," in which we feature prominent international consultants and experts doing work related to global challenges.

We were delighted to have Roman Vakulchuk (Norway), Head of Center for Energy Research at Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), as our guest for a conversation on green energy research, climate change and consulting.

Roman is a researcher and consultant specializing in emerging markets, energy, and climate change. He has extensive experience in project management, fundraising, market foresight, investment consulting, and establishing business networks in Central Asia. Roman is leading the climate team at NUPI and is responsible for developing an internal climate and environmental policy at the institute. He has led various projects funded by international organizations, including the Asian Development Bank, the World Bank, German Development Cooperation, and Global Development Network.

Roman holds a PhD degree in Economics from Jacobs University Bremen, Germany. He is a member of the Kazakhstan Chamber of Management Consultants (CMC Kazakhstan) and the Central Eurasia Leadership Academy (CELA). Roman is a Co-Founder at Central Asian Development Institute (CADI).

In 2013, Roman won the Gabriel-Al Salem International Award for Excellence in Consulting for his study of the consulting sector in Kazakhstan, which led to the establishment of the first consulting association of Kazakhstan.

In this live episode Roman talked about:

- What makes consulting in Central Asia unique;
- Transitioning from working at Shell to climate change research at a think tank;
- Clean energy and electromobility in Norway and the rise of green consulting.

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