A dinner was held on the 19th of December 2010 at Godolphin Ballroom at Emirates Towers. The event was well attended by over a 100 guests and was graced by the presence of H.E. Mr. Shaukat Aziz who had delivered the key note address on the topic of "Pinnacle to Excellence". Also homage was paid to the founder of IBA late Dr. I.A. Mukhtar during the event. We also heard from Dr. Ishrat Husain (Dean IBA) as to how the money was collected through the sale of invites, pledges and other donations and how they would be utilized for development of IBA's infrastructure and other facilities required putting IBA on the world map.