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Executive Programme
Global Sustainability Challenges and Strategic Responses

Five Executive Sessions Masterclass REGISTRATION

Mode of Learning: Hybrid Delivery Format [online and onsite attendance in London, United Kingdom]
Programme Duration: 5 Executive Sessions
Total Learning Hours: 30 Credit Hours
Programme Schedule: 4 September 2026
Session Timings (UK Time): Fridays (14:00 PM – 17:00 PM) and Saturdays (10:00 AM – 13:00 PM)

Organised by London Institute of Sustainable Development (LISD) and the World Association for Sustainable Development (WASD)

The programme is structured to provide an engaging executive learning experience through a flexible hybrid format, enabling participants to benefit from interactive sessions, expert discussions, collaborative learning, and practical applications of sustainability concepts.

Overview

The Executive Programme on Global Sustainability Challenges and Strategic Responses is a transformative five-session masterclass designed to develop visionary professionals, leaders, policymakers, and change-makers capable of driving sustainable transformation across organisations, communities, and societies.

Aligned with the United Nations (UN) (2015) 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the programme provides advanced insights into sustainability management, strategic leadership, responsible innovation, and evidence-based decision-making.

The Executive Programme aims to equip professionals with the knowledge, skills, and strategic capabilities required to address global sustainability challenges, develop responsible strategies, lead sustainable organisational transformation, and apply innovative solutions aligned with the (UN SDGs). It prepares participants to integrate economic performance, environmental responsibility, and social impact into effective decision-making and leadership practices.

Participants will explore the complex global challenges shaping the future of business, governance, and society, including climate change, environmental responsibility, social equity, sustainable economic development, ethical leadership, and inclusive growth. The programme combines academic knowledge with practical applications, enabling participants to design and implement strategies that create long-term sustainable value.

Through interactive learning, expert-led discussions, case studies, strategic analysis, and collaborative activities, participants will develop the capabilities required to influence organisational strategies and public policies in an increasingly interconnected global economy.

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Learning Outcomes

Analyse major global sustainability challenges and their impact on organisations, economies, and communities.
Understand the relationship between sustainability, strategic leadership, innovation, and responsible development.
Evaluate sustainable business models and approaches for creating shared value.
Apply evidence-based frameworks to support strategic decision-making and policy development.
Develop leadership approaches that promote ethical, resilient, and sustainable transformation.
Explore the role of technology, innovation, and collaboration in addressing global sustainability challenges.
Identify practical solutions to advance climate action, social inclusion, and sustainable economic growth.

Programme Structure

The masterclass provides comprehensive support to ensure a successful and engaging learning experience. The programme equips participants to lead effectively in a complex and rapidly evolving global environment, combining rigorous academic study with practical application, interdisciplinary learning, and a global perspective.

List of Abbreviations

AI: Artificial Intelligence

DS: Data Science

DT: Digital Transformation

KM: Knowledge Management

UN: United Nations

PPP: Public-Private Partnership

SD: Sustainable Development

SDGs: Sustainable Development Goals

STI: Science, Technology and Innovation

VNR: Voluntary National Reviews

01SESSION

Globalization, Foundations of Sustainability and SD

Professor Allam Ahmed
President LISD and WASD (London - UK)

02SESSION

Understanding the Global Market Place

Professor Philip Kotler
Father of Modern Marketing (Chicago - USA)

03
SESSION

The Evolution of the Concept of Development in the History of the UN System and the UN 2030 Agenda

Ambassador (Ret) Dr Petru Dumitriu
Former Ambassador to the United Nations (Geneve - Switzerland)

04
SESSION

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Strategies

Professor Jerry Kolo
American University of Sharjah (Sharjah - UAE)

05
SESSION

Climate Governance, Environmental Risk, and Corporate Sustainability

Professor Joseph Ntayi
Makerere University (Kampala - Uganda)

06
SESSION

Human Capital for Sustainability: Education and Health Systems

Professor Muhammad Aziz Rahman
Federation University (Melbourne - Australia)

07
SESSION

Energy Transition: Renewable Energy and the Nuclear Debate

Dr Mohamed Hassan-Sayed
University of Southampton (Southampton - UK)

08
SESSION

The AI Carbon Footprint: Data Centres, E-Waste, and Resource Scarcity

Dr Rawad Hammad
University of East London (London - UK)

09
SESSION

Sustainable Urban Development, Heritage and Tourism

Professor Intisar Soghayroun
Former Minister (Khartoum - Sudan)

10
SESSION

Accounting and Financial Literacy for Non-Finance Managers

Professor Michael Busler
Stockton University (New Jersey - USA)

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Target Participants

This Executive Programme is designed for:

Senior managers and executives seeking sustainability leadership capabilities
Business leaders and entrepreneurs developing responsible growth strategies
Project managers involved in sustainable transformation initiatives
Government officials and policymakers working on sustainable development
Professionals in sustainability, corporate responsibility, and ESG-related roles
Academics, researchers, and emerging leaders interested in sustainability
Development practitioners and professionals working towards the SDGs
Future leaders seeking advanced knowledge in sustainable transformation

Facilitators

The masterclass will be facilitated by the best experts from all over the world to provide participants within the public and private sectors worldwide with the best scientific and management solutions to implement effective public policy in their organisations to achieve the UN 2030 Agenda and its 17 SDGs. The facilitators will be on hand to guide you through the material and will expect you to bring personal experience and reflection on the topics covered. Group work will also be required for participants to engage in the workshop. Such activity allows participants to embed the new knowledge within their experience through active discussion and challenge.

Professor Allam Ahmed (London - UK) is a Professor of Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development; Co-Founder of SMART KM MODEL: An Integrated Knowledge Management Framework for Organizational Excellence and led the implementation of the first of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa Knowledge Management Framework Musharaka. Founding President of WASD; SDGs Universities Initiative; Middle Eastern Knowledge Economy Institute; Fellow Faculty of Public Health, UK; Fellow Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK; and Fellow Academy of World Business, Marketing and Management Development, Australia. Prior to QMUL, Prof. Ahmed spent 15 years at the University of Sussex Science Policy Research Unit (1st science and policy think tank in the UK) where he established and led Sussex’s most successful postgraduate programme MSc International Management.

Dr Mohamed Hassan-Sayed (Southampton - UK) is the Founder and Director of Chemical Engineering programs at the University of Southampton. He is an experienced academic with a demonstrated history of working in higher education and industry for 20 years. Skilled in Chemical and Energy systems, a Chartered Energy Engineer From the Energy Institute and a Chartered Engineer from the Institute of Engineering and Technology as well chartered Manager from the Chartered Management institute. He developed and taught a range of Energy and Chemical Engineering courses at the undergraduate, master's and doctoral levels in Kuwait, Saudi, Egypt and the UK. A strong engineering professional with over 95 publications and several books and contributions; supervised 20 PhD projects to conclusion. A Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in the UK. And several certifications in Engineering Business, Management, and innovation. Mohamed Developed the Energy and Petroleum courses at the Australian College in Kuwait then became an Associate Professor for 6 years at the American University in Cairo, where he helped in developing the Energy and Petroleum engineering courses leading to ABET acerdation and participated in the Education Development Program for Egyptian Universities and has previously taught at Suez Canal University and many other private universities such as the British University in Egypt. He also developed and lead the course in Energy and Petroleum Engineering at the University of Portsmouth for six years achieving accreditation through the Engineering council (energy institute) in the UK.

Professor Arshi Naim (London - UK) is recognised among the Top 2% Scientists globally by Stanford University and Elsevier, is a distinguished academic with over 23 years of experience in business management, digital marketing, higher education, quality assurance, and academic leadership. A prolific researcher, she has published 115+ Scopus-indexed papers in high impact journals and contributed to academic books with leading publishers such as Wiley, Springer, Elsevier, Emerald, Taylor & Francis, IGI Global, Nova Science, and Bentham Science.

Professor Joseph Ntayi (Kampala - Uganda) is a Professor at Makerere University Business School and served as the former Dean of the Faculty of Economics, Energy, and Management Sciences at Makerere University Business School (MUBS), a position he relinquished in July 2023. Prior to this, he held several notable positions within the institution, including Dean of the Faculty of Computing and Management Science, Head of the Department of Marketing, Procurement, and Logistics Management. With over three decades of dedicated service to Makerere University, Makerere University Business School, and the government of Uganda, Prof. Ntayi has made significant contributions across various roles in Development Finance, Foreign Trade, Procurement and Supply Chain Management, Development Economics, and Strategic Management. Prof. Joseph M. Ntayi is a luminary in both the academic and professional spheres, celebrated for his profound impact as an international scholar, insightful consultant, and pioneering social entrepreneur. Prof. Ntayi has co-authored more than 200 articles for internationally acclaimed journals, covering a wide range of research interests including Development Finance, Development Economics, Microfinance, Energy Economics, Public Sector Procurement, Supply Chain and Logistics, Public Sector Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Positive Psychology, and Public health. In February 2021, 2022, January 2023, and January 2024, Prof. Ntayi received prestigious accolades from the International Scientific Scholars Forum, recognizing him as one of the top scholars in the world and acknowledging his excellence in Business & Management and Strategic Management. Furthermore, he has been recognized as the leading Strategic Management Scientist in Uganda and the Second most prominent in this field across Africa.

Professor Intisar Soghayroun (Khartoum - Sudan) is the Former Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research in Sudan (September 2019 - October 2021) and Professor of Archaeology at the Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Arts, University of Khartoum(1991-2022). Expert at The Institute of Arabic Manuscripts June 2023 up to present. She has special interest in the theoretical archaeology, Islamic civilization, Archaeology and Museums studies, Ancient technologies, Theatrical Archaeology as well as Gender Archaeology. A research fellow at Bergen University, Norway in 2008 and ST, John’s college/Cambridge University, UK in 2000 and held a number of administrative positions at University of Khartoum such Dean, Faculty of Arts, and Dean, Deanship for Scientific Research. A member of national, regional and international associations of Archaeologists. Also worked as a consultant for a numbers of organizations such as Ethiopia-Sudan Power System Interconnection, Red Sea Power Plant, SMEC International PTY LTD and Consultancy Service for lake Nasser/Nubia Watershed. A member of United Nations General Assembly Science Summit (UNGASS) 2021 up to present.

Professor Jerry Kolo (Sharjah - UAE) is a Professor of Urban and Regional Planning in the School of Architecture and Design at the American University of Sharjah (AUS), Sharjah, UAE. Prior to joining AUS in 2008/2009, he was a Professor at Florida Atlantic University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA, where he also founded and directed an applied research center, Center for Urban Redevelopment and Empowerment (CURE). His areas of teaching and research specialization are urban economic development, environmental planning and sustainable community planning. Jerry has an extensive consulting track record in the areas of municipal economic development, university-community partnerships, and community empowerment. For his community and public service, Jerry has earned several awards, including the State of Florida Governor’s Public Service Award in 1994, and the Florida African-American Achiever’s Award in 1999.

Professor Philip Kotler (Chicago - USA) is widely regarded as the "Father of Modern Marketing" - is an acclaimed American marketing author, consultant, and professor emeritus. He served as the S.C. Johnson Distinguished Professor of International Marketing (Emeritus), Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. Known for popularising the concept of the marketing mix, Kotler has authored over 80 books, including Marketing Management and the Principles of Marketing.

Ambassador (Ret) Dr Petru Dumitriu (Geneve - Switzerland) is a Former Ambassador and Permanent Observer of the Council of Europe to the United Nations in Geneva. Currently Senior Fellow and Lecturer on Multilateral Diplomacy postgraduate courses, Diplo Foundation/University of Malta. Former member of the United Nations Joint Inspection Unit and Editor of numerous reports including: Strengthening the policy research uptake in service of the 2030 Agenda for SD, Role of PPPs in the Implementation of Agenda 2030, Knowledge Management in the UN System

Professor Muhammad Aziz Rahman (Melbourne - Australia) is an experienced academic, a medical doctor and a public health professional. Following completion of medical graduation (MBBS), he completed his post-graduation in Public Health (MPH, PhD). Currently, he is working as the Associate Dean of Research at the Institute of Health and Wellbeing and the Professor of Public Health at Federation University Australia in Melbourne. Professor Rahman has been working in the areas of public health research and teaching for more than 20 years, both in Australian and international settings. He has an excellent track record of providing leadership in completing different research and community projects successfully, focusing on different aspects of public health, securing funding, producing high-quality research publications, supervising higher degree research students, assisting in capacity building and providing supportive supervision to the early/mid-career researchers and collaborating successfully with experienced researchers. Professor Rahman has published more than 200 research papers in multidisciplinary journals with more than 135,000 citations. Due to his extraordinary track record of research citations, he has been ranked amongst the world’s top 2% scientists for the last five years (2020-25), ranking done by Elsevier BV and Stanford University, USA. He has contributed to generating over $13 million in funding in his professional career. He has extensive international research collaborations with over 25 countries and has successfully led several multi-country research projects with significant outputs. Professor Rahman is also actively engaged with professional communities through different leadership roles. He is the Vice President at the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA), the largest organisation for public health professionals in Australia.

Dr Rawad Hammad (London - UK) is a computer scientist with 20 years of experience in academic research, teaching, industry and leadership. Research interests include the use of Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence and disruptive technologies for Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL), e-health and Smart Cities. His expertise lies in the application of innovative technologies from Artificial Intelligence, Semantics, Business Process Management, and Data Management in multi-disciplinary application domains including TEL and e-health. Rawad is the leader of two MSc Programmes and a Technology-Enhanced Learning Research Group. He is also co-director and co-founder of a newly established Smart Health Centre at the University of East London. Moreover, Rawad has been working on large-scale collaborative EU and international projects such as: DECUMANUS, TRANSFER and SmartTech which established collaboration with international partners from UK, Japan, Germany, Finland, the EU and the Middle East. Moreover, Rawad delivered a few keynote speeches and received a considerable number of research awards, the latest was the outstanding paper 2021 by Emerald Publishing. He is an executive committee member of the international society of Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED), and a panel member of different research journal/conference communities such as EC-TEL, IARIA, WASD, MEKEI, in addition to IEEE, ACM.

Professor Michael Busler (New Jersey - USA) is a Professor of Finance at Stockton University in the USA. He has held positions at Pennsylvania State University, Delaware University, Rutgers University and Drexel University. He teaches courses in Corporate Finance, managerial economics and Entrepreneurship. Dr. Busler is a known expert in Public Policy and Economics. He has published more than 65 refereed journal articles and nearly 1000 opinion columns in major publications. In addition, he has given hundreds of interviews on both syndicated radio and on network tv stations.

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To register/enquire about this course and all our various comprehensive list of courses and workshops and if you have any question and/or if you would like to request a training workshop/program not listed in our portfolio please contact our Academic Director Professor Arshi Naim at: arshi@wasd.org.uk with a copy to admin@wasd.org.uk.

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Registration and Fees

Included in the course fee, the following learning materials will be provided:

Admission to all sessions.
All overhead slides (PDF).
Case studies (print and video).
Full access to WASD Sustainability Library including all volumes of World Sustainable Development Outlook book series.
A Certificate of Completion will be awarded by the London Institute of Sustainable Development (LISD), UK. Eligibility requires successful completion of all 30 credit hours and submission of required course assessments. The certificate recognises participants’ commitment to executive learning and professional development in sustainability and strategic leadership.

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Organization Diagnosis, Design, and Transformation

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Social Networks

Related Sustainable Development Goals

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The Evolution of the Concept of Development in the History of the UN System and the UN 2030 Agenda

Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Strategies

Climate Governance, Environmental Risk, and Corporate Sustainability

Human Capital for Sustainability: Education and Health Systems

Energy Transition: Renewable Energy and the Nuclear Debate

The AI Carbon Footprint: Data Centres, E-Waste, and Resource Scarcity

Sustainable Urban Development, Heritage and Tourism

Accounting and Financial Literacy for Non-Finance Managers

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The AI Carbon Footprint: Data Centres, E-Waste, and Resource Scarcity

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