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Saudi Strategy Week
Dates: 28 September - 2 October 2025

Crowne Plaza, RDC Hotel
Riyadh, KSA

Certificate in Strategic Thinking & Planning

Empower your strategy journey: Immerse in practical thinking, explore diverse models, gain confidence implementing frameworks, linking vision to operations for organisational success

Why Attend?

Strategic
Thinking

Strategic
Planning

Strategic
Implementation

Ted Wainman

Led by Ted Wainman

Ted Wainman is a trained and qualified Associate Chartered Accountant (ACA) from Ernst & Young. He has also worked with JPMorgan on the investment management side of the business. Whilst at JPMorgan, he undertook a company sponsored MBA in the International Management of Financial Services, from which he graduated at the top of his class with merit.

Ted has worked with over 350 companies in more than 35 countries around the world – delivering financial training. He brings this wealth of experience into the classroom; his workshops are highly engaging and thought provoking – with the content individually tailored to meet the specific needs of the delegates attending each workshop.

Benefits of Attending

Deepen your understanding of strategic thinking principles, empowering effective leadership and direction-setting

Learn to seamlessly translate strategic intentions into operational plans, fostering tangible progress within your organisation

Identify the need for flexibility in strategic plans, acquiring the skills to respond effectively to external circumstances, steering clear of strategic rigidity pitfalls

Who Should Attend

This course is aimed for Executives, Senior Managers, Business Unit Leaders, Regional Heads, those working in Strategic Planning departments and anyone else who wants to gain a fundamental understanding of frameworks and tools for shaping their strategic thinking.

It will also benefit those individuals who are familiar with the concepts but would like an intensive refresher workshop on the latest thinking.