8:30 – 9:00 | Registration, networking & breakfast

9:00 – 9:10 | Welcome remarks — DBWC Director

9:10 – 9:15 | Remarks from the President of the Lebanese Business Council

9:15 – 9:25 | Introducing the AUB Academic & Executive Hub — Professor Yusuf Sidani, Dean of Olayan School of Business, AUB

9:25 – 9:55 | Keynote: "Reading the Region: Gulf Markets, Global Shifts, and What It Means for Business Leaders in 2026–27" — Dr. Henry Azzam, Director, AUB Academic & Executive Hub, DIFC, Dubai

9:55 – 10:20 | The AUB Executive MBA: Program Overview and Format

10:20 – 10:35 | Q&A — Open to the floor

10:35 – 10:45 | Exclusive announcement: DBWC and the AUB Hub jointly unveil a 50% Dean’s scholarship program for DBWC members and invited business council guests

10:45 – 11:30 | Networking