Talal Abdulkarim

Talal Abdulkarim is a highly acclaimed business advisor, speaker and facilitator. Known for his innovative and creative skills in solving the most challenging business and technological problems, Talal Abdulkarim has gained extensive experience by working with some of the worlds' most successful CEO's. Talal began his business career as a teenager working in the family business in Damascus, Syria and now has more than 25 years experience serving on the highest executive level at companies like Intel Corporation, Intersolv, Al-Jazeera Network, Franklin Covey, and Xerox, MENA Smart, to name a few. With a Master's Degree in Technology Management and a Project Management Professional (PMP) Accreditation, Talal Abdulkarim is known for his practical, real-world perspective. His expertise runs deep in several areas of business: Leadership, Creativity and Innovation, Time Management, Execution, Discipline of Getting Things Done, Developing Trust, Organization System Alignment, Winning Teams, Project Management, and Employee and Customer Loyalty. Talal Abdulkarim is a favorite among executive educators. He was the one most trusted senior advisor in addition to facilitating numerous workshops for the in-house executive development programs for three consecutive years. Some of the organizations he consulted were Ministry of Presidential Affairs, Pepsico, Saudi Armco, SABIC, Nestle, Qatar Foundation, Qatar Financial Center, Saudi Airline, Etisalat, Shell, Mobily, Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council, Abu Dhabi National Hotels, Oman LNG, Dolphin Energy, Capital Market Authority, AlRajhi Bank, Ministry of Labor, Doha Land, DIFC, Ewan, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Souter Group, International Business Equipment, and the Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation. Talal Abdulrarim's cutting edge solutions has awarded him numerous distinctive contributions where he was recognized by CEO's and state heads. He is a frequent guest speaker on several media channels in the Middle East. Being a dual-national citizen, Talal has a comprehensive knowledge of several cultures which gives him a unique perspective on bridging inter-cultural understanding. Talal Abdulkarim had designed many of his own leadership programs and co-authored on many Leadership Development Programs that are currently used by the most internationally respected organization. Talal's interests outside of work