Held in collaboration with Alchemist Accelerator, a renowned global accelerator for corporate startups, the program took place at Education City Golf Club. Participants included a diverse group of corporate leaders, including executives, strategists, and innovators.
Aysha Abdulhameed Al Mudahka, Senior RDI Program Director at QRDI Council said: “The Corporate Innovation Leaders Program Training aims to equip leaders with the capability to create meaningful change within their organizations. Over four intensive days, our corporate leaders moved from concepts to concrete experiments, identifying high value‑ opportunities, testing assumptions, and building the capabilities needed to scale innovation sustainably. As this cohort returns to their organizations, they will now carry new tools and frameworks, and a shared discipline that will accelerate time to‑ ‑value and deliver measurable results for their businesses and for Qatar’s innovation economy.”
Participants engaged in a series of sessions designed to nurture innovative capabilities and address key corporate challenges. The program covered core themes such as understanding the fundamentals of innovation, identifying and prioritizing high-value opportunities, and applying strategic frameworks to build an innovative culture and team within an organization. Through interactive workshops and collaborative discussions, attendees explore where innovation originates, how to cultivate an innovative mindset, and the principles required to drive meaningful change within organizations.
The program also included expert-led sessions by Stephanie Melodia, Public Speaker and Entrepreneur, who previously spoke at the 9th CILP training, and Alistair Croll, Author and Co-founder of Fwd50.
Through the QRDI Council’s Corporate Innovation Leaders Program, participants benefit from direct access to QRDI Council’s innovation tools and frameworks, case studies on corporate innovation processes, and insights into key initiatives such as QOI. The program concludes with the design of each participant’s first innovation experiment, followed by a graduation ceremony and community induction, equipping leaders with the mindset and methods needed to champion innovation across their organizations.
QRDI Council has effectively collaborated with 37 Large Local Enterprises (LLEs) in Qatar, including Qatar Airways, Sidra Medicine, Qatar Charity, Qatar Insurance Group, Aspire Zone, Ooredoo, Barzan Holding, KAHRAMAA, Milaha, Aljazeera, Es'hailsat, Alijarah, Baladna, HIA, Meeza, GWC, QAPCO, and HMC. The Council's growing list of partners demonstrates its dedication to empowering all entities in Qatar to become active players in an ecosystem characterized by innovation.
As a flagship capacity building‑ program, CILP directly advances Qatar National Vision 2030 by strengthening human capital, creating a competitive, knowledge based‑ private sector, and accelerating economic diversification. By equipping leaders with evidence-based innovation methods and connecting them to startups, researchers, and global partners, CILP translates national RDI investments into productivity gains, new market opportunities, and high value jobs. The growing CILP community and its open innovation practices help scale solutions in priority sectors, enhancing resilience, supporting sustainable growth, and elevating Qatar’s global competitiveness.