4 – 14 August 2026

Daily agenda

Tap a day to see its full schedule, dress code and location.

Week 1

4 – 7 August

Week 2

10 – 14 August

Frequently asked questions

The things that come up most. If yours isn't here, your programme team will know.

Three things matter. Your Emirates ID, because most venues check names against the cohort list on arrival. A laptop or a phone you are happy to take a video call on, for your individual meeting on Day 0. And comfortable shoes for Week 2, which is mostly off-site and largely on your feet. The Resources page covers the rest.

On Onboarding Day, Wednesday 5 August, at Emirates NBD, Meydan Building Q. That is the same day your building pass is issued. See the day.

It changes from day to day, because each day has its own activity and its own venue. All are now set, and each one is shown on that day's page next to the hours and the venue. Check the day before rather than guessing on the way out. Comfortable shoes are a safe assumption for all of Week 2. See the full agenda.

Yes. Most venues check names against the cohort list on arrival, and Meydan issues your building pass on Day 1. If you have lost yours, or it is with an authority for renewal, tell your programme team before Day 1 rather than on the morning. There is a way around it, but not one that can be arranged at a gate.

Every day's page names its venue and carries a Maps button that opens directions. Most of Week 2 is off-site, and some of those days are in Abu Dhabi rather than Dubai, which is why they start later than a normal working day. Travel is still to be confirmed. Whether coaches are laid on, where to meet them, and anything you need to know about parking will be published here before 4 August.

On the Resources page, along with the Ruwad Programme Handbook. Each download shows its file type and size, so you can save it to your phone before a day off-site.

It varies, so check the day's own page. Days 2 and 3 are the longest at 08:00 to 16:00. Week 2 usually starts at 10:00 to allow for the travel. Day 0 opens at 09:00 and its cohort session runs on into the afternoon at your own pace, and Day 1's times are still to be confirmed. See the full agenda.

To be confirmed. The agenda shows a break or a lunch break on most days. Whether food is laid on, and where, will be published here before 4 August.

To be confirmed. The attendance rules, and who to tell if you cannot make a day, will be published here before 4 August. Until then, tell your programme team as early as you can rather than on the morning.

Because two things run at once. The cohort session is at Cherry House from 09:00. Individual meetings about your SHL results and your Ruwad profile card run online between 10:00 and 15:00. You step out of the cohort session for your meeting and come straight back into it, so nothing is missed. Your programme team will tell you which slot is yours.

Yes. A selection goes up at the end of each day, on the main page and in the archive at the foot of this page. If you would rather not appear in published photographs, tell the programme team on Day 0 and you will be kept out of the selection.

Ask your programme team. They would rather answer the same question twice than have somebody at the wrong venue. Email Ruwad Programme Management.

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Resources

Ruwad Programme Handbook
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The full 24 months: rotations, the 12-month partner secondment, training from executive leaders across various industries, and how you are assessed.

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