BisB partners with INJAZ Bahrain for “World of Innovation”

TDT | Manama  

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com

Three executives from Bahrain Islamic Bank (BisB) recently participated as judges in a virtual Innovation Camp Tournament entitled “World of Innovation” organised by INJAZ Bahrain under the slogan “Discovering the Spirit of Leadership”.

The tournament aimed to find innovative solutions to real-life challenges in the business world by utilizing innovation, creative thinking and teamwork, which tested the leadership, critical thinking, and presentation skills of the participating students, where they learned how to start a business in an inspiring environment.

From March 6 to 10, the workshop tested the students’ skills, challenging them to come up with innovative ideas for an assigned problem in less than two hours. The participants were given two minutes to pitch their ideas to the judging panel, wherein one team was selected every day and qualified to compete amongst the finalists on the last day of the workshop.

During the first phase of the workshop, Jawad Abdulhadi Humaidan, Acting Head of Corporate Banking at BisB, and Ahmad Fakhro, Marketing Manager at BisB, participated in the judging panel which evaluated the ability of the participating students to either digitize a traditional product or service or upgrade an existing digital product or service through the use of technology.

The team from Al Taawon Secondary Boys School were selected as the winners of the challenge. For the other stage of the workshop, Dalal Al Rayes, Head of Human Resources at BisB, joined the judging panel, which challenged female students to develop an action plan for an idea or service that would contribute to simplifying the lives of women in the workforce.

The winning team selected was Al Muharraq Secondary Girls School for their idea ‘Musaned’. Afnan Saleh, Chief of Human Resources at BisB, said, “We are proud to partner with INJAZ Bahrain in favour of the bank’s initiatives as part of our CSR program, Jood, which focuses on innovation through education, and equipping students with the right skillset and innovative mindset to qualify them to enter the workforce and become future leaders.”

Hana Sarwani, Executive Director at INJAZ Bahrain commented, “The Innovation Camp targeting all public secondary school students, saw the participation of approximately 220 students, which reflects on how keen Bahrain’s youth is to join the Kingdom’s ever-growing and thriving financial sector.”