EDI Forum Albania: Transformational Leadership

We pray for Albania to be blessed but, in the meantime, we are the ones who can be a concrete blessing in & through the workplace where we are.

EDI is present for the first time in ALBANIA, with a weekend Seminar from 27th to 29th of March 2015, to support the development of leaders from Albania in the areas of economics, business, NGO and government, based on the life and teachings of Jesus.

During this forum successful speakers from the professional and business fields will share with the participants the truth that Jesus’s principles and values are not only very helpful for the professional & business careers but also that they are the only principles that can help you have a long and successful career.

The speakers will participate throughout the entire event providing speeches, small group facilitations, and leadership together with the staff.

SPEAKERS

Jack Fallow was a Trustee for The Trinity Forum (Europe) and has attended and moderated at many Forums. He was the founder Chairman of employees-and-owned GasForce Ltd, formed as a buy-out from British Gas. He has held director-level posts in three regions of the United Kingdom and in the corporate centre in three functions: Human Resources, Service Engineering, and Operations. He is founder director of the Centre for Organizational Effectiveness which specializes in integrated approaches to developing world-class organizations. In 1992, he became a Freeman of the City of London and honorary graduate of Brunel University. He is also a director of Globis Ltd, a workplace conciliation company and Newloop Ltd, a web design and media company.

Robert Maričak business investor, executives' consultant, and former owner of more than 10 companies in 5 countries. One of the companies, run by Robert was in the top 1% most profitable companies for 4 years in Croatia. The company used to design, create and sell high tech ink jet industrial use printers. Croatian engineers were utilized to do all the work. In addition to business, he has been teaching from the Word of God.

Dr. Justin Kagin has a PhD in agriculture and resource economics from the University of California at Davis. He is the founder and owner of Kagin’s Consulting, a consulting firm helping to alleviate poverty worldwide. He is a founder and the director of the Economic Diplomacy and Integrity Forum. He is also the founder of the non-profit "Coalition of Churches for the Roma", which seeks to network and to provide resources for churches in order to change the lives of the Roma community.

Lars Rise is a former Member of Norway Parliament, and Member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. He is also a political scientist with a master’s degree in Comparative Politics from the University of Bergen.Currently he is Chairman of Norwegian Subsea Pipe and managing his hotel property where he is working on real estate development.

The main objectives of the EDI Seminar in Albania are:

1. To promote transformational leadership based on the Principles of Jesus in professional, political, economic, and social fields.

2. To bring together present and future leaders of Tirana from the local and international companies, businesses, non-profit organizations, and local churches in order to introduce the Principles of Jesus in Leadership and Work as a model on how to best serve the people in a way that will impact and transform the community.

3. To engage professionals from the economic, social, and religious fields, primarily from Tirana and the surrounding areas, in a series of conversations to encourage and promote collaborations, relations, and development.

4. To expand the “Prayer Breakfast with Professionals” event with believers from different churches in the area.

5. To equip the group of professionals network in implementing projects that will impact the community.

6. To support the professionals network by connecting current participants with leaders in EDI (Economic Diplomacy and Integrity) and ROM (Renewing our Mind) forums.

7. To equip local entrepreneurship and promote the Values and Principles of Jesus in Business.

Economic Diplomacy and Integrity (EDI)

EDI is an initiative under Forum for Leadership and Reconciliation (a nonprofit organization engaged in reconciliation, peace building, and leadership development). EDI is designed to support the development of young professionals and students in the areas of economics, business, and politics based on the life and teachings of Jesus. Principles like integrity, moral leadership, service to the community, a focus on the poorest and their needs, faith, and transparency can help combat corruption, selfishness, youth hopelessness, debilitating unemployment, and abject poverty.Our hope is to develop the region not just in terms of economic growth, but also through the creation of a community of leaders committed to good economics and politics and most importantly to each other.

EDI has been in existence for 9 years now, as a two-week forum for young leaders in Fuzine, Croatia and two years as a weekend forum for professionals in the area of business, politics, and economics in Transylvania, Romania.

Over 250 participants have attended one of these gatherings over the years.

Preliminary PROGRAM

FRIDAY 27/03/2015

17:00-18:00 Registration

18:00-18:30 Introduction

18:30-19:15 “Decision Making” ROBERT MARICAK

19:15-19:45 Small Group Discussions

SUTARDAY 28/03/2015

08:30-9:00 Late Registration

9:00-9:45 “Ethics Versus Business” JACK FELLOW

9:45-10:15 Small group discussion

10:15-10:45 Coffee break

10:45-11:30 “Me, You and the Government” LARS RISE

11:30-12:00 Small group discussion

12:00-14:00 Lunch (on site)

14:00-14:30 “Voting with Integrity” SGP SPEAKER

14:30-14:45 Small group discussion

14:45-15:00 Coffee break

15:00-15:45 “Work together, live together” JUSTIN KAGIN

15:45-16:00 Small group discussion

16:00-17:00 WORKSHOPS

BUSINESS: “Swim against the sharks” ROBERT MARICAK

POLITICS: “Integrity in Politics” LARS RISE

ETHICS: “Trinity forum” JACK FELLOW

19:00-21:00 GALA DINNER (on site)

SUNDAY 29/03/2015

8:30-9:30 MUSIC & DEVOTION

9:30-10:15 “Love Economy” JUSTIN KAGIN

10:15-10:30 Local examples

10:30-11:00 Coffee break

11:00-11:45 “Dialog Café” JACK FELLOW

11:45-12:15 “Next step” ROBERT MARICAK

12:15-12:30 Closing & Certificates JUSTIN KAGIN

Registration FEE: 1500 Lek

(Includes: Seminar's Materials, Lunch and Dinner @ 28-th of March and Coffee breaks)