WMG
An applied research partner in engineering, manufacturing and technology management. SOGL's flagship knowledge partner.
Global institutions. Eight cities. One programme.
Our partners are not names on a brochure. They are the institutions inside which fellows actually learn, across three continents.
01 / Bangalore
Bangalore
Technology, Innovation & India's Emerging Capability
IISc ARTPARK
India's first AI and Robotics Technology Park, hosted at the Indian Institute of Science. At the frontier of India's technological capability.
02 / Dubai
Dubai
Capital, Governance & Global Connectivity
Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government
One of the Arab world's foremost institutions for governance, public policy and leadership. Named for the ruler of Dubai.
RIT Dubai
The Dubai campus of Rochester Institute of Technology, one of America's leading technology universities.
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC)
The financial heart of the Middle East and a global hub for capital markets, banking and financial services. 6,500+ companies, 40,000+ professionals.
Hawkamah Institute for Corporate Governance
The leading institute for corporate governance in the Arab world, affiliated with DIFC.
03 / Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi
Future Enterprise & Strategic Leadership
Abu Dhabi School of Management (ADSM)
Abu Dhabi's premier business and management institution, focused on developing leaders for the region and for global practice.
04 / Singapore
Singapore
Systems Leadership, AI & Strategic Governance
SIM Global Academy
Singapore's leading institution for professional development, business and leadership education. Deep integration with Singapore's skills and innovation ecosystem.
Jonathan Tow & Partners
A specialist leadership and strategy practice with deep expertise in geopolitical leadership and organisational transformation in the Asia-Pacific region.
05 / New Delhi
New Delhi
Power, Economic Statecraft & India's Strategic Position
India Foundation
A leading think tank at the intersection of strategic policy, governance and national security. Well-connected to India's foreign policy and security establishment.
06 / Vienna
Vienna
Rules, Institutions & Operating Across Borders
Diplomatische Akademie Wien
Founded in 1754, one of the world's oldest and most distinguished institutions for diplomacy and international affairs. Trains diplomats and international affairs professionals from across the globe. Vienna is the seat of multiple UN organisations and international bodies.
07 / New York
New York
Entrepreneurship, Family Enterprise & Global Growth
State University of New York at Buffalo (University at Buffalo)
A leading research university with strong programmes in entrepreneurship, law and business.
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)
A world-leading technology university with strong connections to entrepreneurship, innovation and the tech industry.
Lawrence Technological University
A Michigan-based technology and innovation university with strong ties to US enterprise and manufacturing.
08 / Washington DC
Washington DC
Geopolitics, National Strategy & Global Leadership
The Institute of World Politics
Graduate school of national security and international affairs.
Hudson Institute
A leading policy research organisation focused on geopolitics, national security and the future of the global order.
Knowledge and Industry Partners
The foundations
BEST Innovation University
The founding institution behind SOGL and its primary academic sponsor.
India Foundation
Knowledge partner for geopolitics and Indian strategic affairs.
WMG
Industry partner for technology, manufacturing and enterprise capability.
Next Step
The year that changes how you lead.
The December 2026 cohort is now forming. Places are limited and allocated through personal conversation.