Emirates NBD’s “Banker for a Day” raises awareness among students of UAE’s bid to host World Expo 2020

Press release

Published March 3rd, 2013 - 10:26 GMT

Emirates NBD senior managers and Dubai Expo 2020 Ambassadors with the winners of “Banker for a Day” and their family members

Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the region, organised an awards ceremony to reward participants in the fourth phase of its "Banker for a Day"; a programme that enables high school students to experience an actual working day at the bank. As a premier partner to the UAE's bid to host World Expo 2020 in Dubai, Emirates NBD leveraged this opportunity to raise awareness of the bid among students who participated in the "Banker for a Day" programme.

The award ceremony was attended by senior managers of Emirates NBD, along with Jassim Mohammed and Adel Ibrahim, who as Expo Ambassadors were among the winners of the national Dubai Expo 2020 'Be Part Of It' competition with their original song inviting the world to visit Dubai.

The fourth phase of the one-day programme saw participation from 48 students representing 11 schools across the UAE. As part of the programme, the students were also asked by Emirates NBD to present newsletters that detailed their experiences as 'Bankers for a Day,' as well as their views on why Dubai should be hosting the World Expo 2020.

Four students, Roohi Kapadia from Dubai Gems Private School, Rashid Ahmed Haffejee from Deira International School, Ahmed Al Moosawi from Victorian International School, Sharjah, and Farah Hussaini from Deira International School received cash prizes and trophies for their creativity and innovative approach to their newsletters. The first winner received an iPad branded with the UAE's bid to host the World Expo 2020 in Dubai.

First launched in April 2011, "Banker for a Day" offers high-school students from various schools across the UAE, the opportunity to gain hands-on experience of how a bank works. Since the programme first took off, a total of 232 students from 49 different schools of Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi have completed the programme.

Seen here with the four winners are Suvo Sarkar, General Manager - Retail Banking; Vikram Krishna, Head - Group Marketing & Customer Experience; Saif Al Mansoori, Deputy Head - Group Marketing and Branding, Emirates NBD; Jassim Mohammed and Adel Ibrahim, the Dubai Expo 2020 Ambassadors, at the "Banker for a Day" Awards ceremony.

Background Information

Emirates NBD

Emirates NBD, the leading banking group in the region, was formed on 19 June 1963, when H.H. Late Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum signed the Charter of Incorporation of the National Bank of Dubai (NBD) which became the first National Bank established in Dubai and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). With the blessings of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, NBD merged with Emirates Bank International (EBI) on 06 March 2007, to form Emirates NBD, the largest banking group in the region by assets. On 16 October 2007, the shares of Emirates NBD were officially listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM). The merger between EBI and NBD to create Emirates NBD, became a regional consolidation blueprint for the banking and finance sector as it combined the second and fourth largest banks in the UAE to form a banking champion capable of delivering enhanced value across corporate, retail, private, Islamic and investment banking throughout the region.