Young Arab Leaders (YAL) Bahrain has announced partnership with Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) for the Arab Leaders Forum to be held in the Kingdom from February 20 to 22.

The forum aims to nurture the leadership potential among Bahrain’s youth and provide them with skills-training and mentoring to forge ahead as leaders in their careers, said YAL Bahrain chairman Shaikh Mohammed Bin Essa Al Khalifa.

Announcing its media partnership with Hill & Knowlton for the forum, Shaikh Mohammed said, "It is deeply satisfying that companies of the calibre of Alba and Hill & Knowlton share in our vision for our youth and are prepared to serve as leaders themselves and as role models. I believe that today’s youth are the way forward for Bahrain."

The forum is open to all Bahraini young professionals who have demonstrated a commitment to academics, have an established career with a track record of excellence and achievement, and the prospect of becoming a leader in their chosen field, the YAL chairman said.

Shaikh Mohammed called upon young professionals to submit their application including an updated curriculum vitae through www.yalbahrain.org/alf2010 to attend the forum.

"We must not allow their potential to pass unrealized. As business leaders, we need to galvanise our efforts and provide mentoring and advice to make a difference in the development of our youth so that one day, they can be leaders in their own right, here and in the wider world," he added.-TradeArabia News Service