Welcome!

Dear Fellow EO Members:

It gives us great pleasure to invite you to attend the EO Saudi Arabia College, to be held 18-22 January 2010 in Jeddah City, Makkah Region, Saudi Arabia.

During the May 2007 Global Leadership Conference (GLC) in Dubai--the first global event that EO Saudi Arabia members attended in big numbers--we discovered our EO peers were curious about our experiences living and working in Saudi Arabia. Eager to have our EO peers experience our country firsthand, we decided to “Fuel Your Curiosity” by introducing the EO Saudi Arabia College!

There are many exciting opportunities lined up for you during this event, including excellent local and international speakers; a chance to meet some of the best entrepreneurs in Saudi (15 out of the 100 fastest-growing companies in Saudi are EO members); an inside look at the Middle East’s largest economy (and one of the top 20 global economies, with more than 20 percent of global oil reserves); valuable Off-Sites; and a social and cultural experience through the “Open Doors, Open Minds” program (where you will enjoy true Saudi hospitality), all of which will take place in the Makkah Region, the birthplace of Islam and home to the holiest sites for the world's 1.5 billion Muslims.

A special enhancement to this College is an exclusive visit to the oil fields of Saudi Arabia, courtesy of Saudi ARAMCO, the national oil company and the world’s largest oil producer. Saudi ARAMCO has kindly offered to fly all attendees on one of their corporate jets to the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia to visit their oil museum, tour the oil fields and fly them back the same day. We are honored that Saudi ARAMCO has extended this once-in-a-lifetime (OIL) experience in the land of oil exclusively to 2010 EO Saudi Arabia College attendees.

Many global members and staff have visited Saudi Arabia in the past, and some of them were kind enough to share their experiences in the form of testimonials. When you're planning your trip, I encourage you to invite your spouse so you can make this once-in-a-lifetime experience complete.

I look forward to seeing you in Saudi, and I'm excited to show you this amazing place we call home. Please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or special requests.  

Regards,

Samer Kurdi and the 2010 EO Saudi Arabia College Committee