MSX Chairman’s Dialogue to host Bradley J Cook

The Muscat Stock Exchange (MSX) is organising the inaugural edition of the ‘MSX Chairman’s Dialogue’ on Thursday, at the MSX Investors Hall. The Dialogue marks the beginning of a series which will host distinguished personalities from finance, academia, investing and corporate leaders.

These luminaries will share their experience and learnings broadening the knowledge horizon of attending guests. MSX Chairman’s Dialogue also endeavours to build a bridge between global and Omani stalwarts from their respective fields.

Mohammed Mahfoodh al Ardhi, Chairman of MSX, will host Dr Bradley J Cook, President of the American University of Bahrain (AUBH), during the inaugural session. The topic of the discourse is ‘ The Future of Higher Education in the Middle East’ and it will shed light on the current state of higher education, key trends shaping the future of higher education, global dynamics and shifting economies, evolving educational paradigms and vision for the future.

The guest speaker Dr Cook is a noted educationist with nearly 30 years of executive administrative experience in higher education having served as President of the Abu Dhabi Women’s College in the UAE, Vice President for Academic Affairs at Utah Valley University, and Vice President of University Relations also at Utah Valley

University.

Under his leadership, AUBH became the first US accredited university in Bahrain and among only a handful in the GCC and MENA region. Dr Cook grew up in Saudi Arabia and has lived in Egypt, Kuwait, the UAE, and Bahrain. He holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Stanford University. As a Rotary Ambassadorial Fellow, he received a doctoral degree in Middle East Studies from the University of Oxford.