Dubai, UAE, 8 October 2015: Go Bold or go home this year with Peter Diamandis as he takes the stage at the sixth annual du CEO Forum to arm today's entrepreneurs and leaders with highly practical tools they'll need to positively impact lives and make dreams come true. 

During the du CEO Forum 2015, guests will be armed with knowledge and expertise dispensed by one of the 21st century's groundbreaking futurists, Peter Diamandis. With his go big, create wealth and impact the world attitude, Diamandis will be inspiring entrepreneurs and prescribing an innovative bold approach towards achieving the impossible.

Osman Sultan, Chief Executive Officer, du, said: "It is an incredible honour and our absolute privilege to host Mr. Peter Diamandis at the du CEO Forum this year. His unique view on the world today, and how it is experiencing drastic change year by year, will be an eye-opener to all of our esteemed guests. I am looking forward to exploring the imminent prospects offered by our world today through the eyes of a futurist. Our 6th du CEO Forum will undoubtedly be a distinctive, unforgettable, and provocative experience."   

Named one of "The World's 50 Greatest Leaders" by Fortune Magazine, Diamandis is best known as the pioneer of commercial space - impacting the world with radical technologies that even the most influential leaders of today thought once inconceivable. His list of dedicated investors is awe-inspiring, including Elon Musk, Larry Page, Jeff Bezos, Richard Branson, Bill Clinton, Eric Schmidt, James Cameron and Ray Kurzweil.

"Right now the only constant is change, and change is moving at an increasing rate. I would like to thank du for giving me the opportunity to speak in one of the most rapidly changing cities in the world today. We have already entered an era where change is unstoppable and for the first time in history, our capabilities have begun to catch up to our ambitions," said Diamandis.

Under the umbrella of du's Leadership Series, the du CEO Forum brings UAE's CEOs and top executives together with some of the world's most motivational and successful personalities. Previous forums have hosted Sir Richard Branson, Malcolm Gladwell, Chris Anderson, Robin Sharma, Pranav Mistry, and Professor Clayton Christensen. The 6th du CEO Forum 2015 is an invitation-only business event, and will be held on October 12 this year in Dubai.

About du
We started operating in 2007, offering mobile and fixed telephony, broadband connectivity and IPTV services. Today, we serve more than 7.5 million individual customers and over 80,000 businesses in the UAE. We also provide carrier services for businesses and satellite up/downlink services for TV broadcasters.

We won the Gallup Great Workplace Award. Our recruitment strategy aims to provide fulfilling opportunities for quality talent in a cosmopolitan working environment where more than 60 nationalities work 35% of which are Emiratis. We are the first telecom company in the world to release a Sustainability Report based on GRI-G4 comprehensive guidelines. Among our other laurels, we also have the credit of being the first in the UAE to be awarded with prestigious LEED Platinum certification for 2 of our green retail outlet.

du is 39.5 percent owned by Emirates Investment Authority, 20.08 percent by Mubadala Development Company PJSC, 19.5 percent by Emirates Communications and Technology LLC and the remaining by public shareholders. Listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM), the company trades under the name 'du'.

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