(Pic: Dr Heval Mehta giving a welcome note) Dubai, UAE – 13 February 2026  – At a time when boardrooms across the Gulf are undergoing their most significant governance overhaul in a generation, a room full of Dubai's senior business leaders gathered for an unusual proposition: not to learn how to lead, but to find out if they are ready to govern. What is a Board Readiness Seminar, and why does it matter in the GCC? A Board Readiness Seminar is a structured governance assessment event designed...

Earlier this month, Directors’ Institute – World Council of Directors noted the appointment of Abhay Maheshwari , one of its community members, as an Independent Director at SRB Fuels Private Limited . The announcement, carried through the Institute’s professional network, was brief — as such notices tend to be. But the profile behind it warrants closer attention. Independent directorships are not, in themselves, unusual events. What makes this one worth noting is the seniority,...

Some announcements mark a moment. This one marks a movement. Directors' Institute – World Council of Directors, a World Development Corporation initiative and one of the most respected board governance institutions in the world, has entered into a landmark strategic collaboration with INSEAD — the institution ranked as the world's most trusted learning partner and the #1 provider of Custom Programmes by the Financial Times. The result is a co-branded initiative: the Directors' Institute –...