Economic Impact

This is episode three in our second season and this time we’re joined by the chief executive officer of Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem, Hub71.

Ahmad Ali Alwan was a founding member from its inception in 2019 and he now leads the development and implementation of Hub71’s technology strategy and long-term vision to elevate Abu Dhabi as a leading technology ecosystem globally.

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It's time for the second episode in season two of Economic Impact...

...and we're pleased to welcome Ravi Hinduja, Founder and CEO of Aquaflex Holding Ltd. and Vivasvaan Industrial, to discuss academic motivation, the lessons he learnt from his first business venture, improving our community’s quality of life and more.

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In this first episode of this new season we're joined by the CEO of Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center SHERAA, Ms. Najla Al Midfa who joined Ahmed to discuss her career and to examine her passion for entrepreneurship...  

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In this final episode in season one we're joined by Mr. KM Noordeen, the chairman and founder of Ocean Rubber Factory, to talk about his journey to success...

A leading supplier of technical rubber products in the Middle East, Ocean Rubber Factory is now acknowledged to be the biggest technical products manufacturing units in the Middle East.

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 For this episode Her Excellency Raja Al Mazrouei, CEO of Etihad Credit Insurance  joins us to talk fintech in the Gulf region, as well as to tell us about her career journey to Etihad Credit Insurance.

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This time we're joined by Mr. Ramy Jallad, Group Chief Executive Officer of Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone, also known as RAKEZ.

Ramy has a wealth of  free zone experience  and now develops and drives the strategic growth of RAKEZ to create a thriving commercial and industrial business hub that attracts and welcomes investors from all around the world. 

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Ahmed Badr is the Director of the International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA) Project Facilitation and Support division (PFS) - the division which offers member countries dedicated project implementation support.

Here he talks to Ahmed Al Naqbi about ways to ensure that clean energy happens the right way.

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This time, CEO and co-founder of House of Pops, Mr. Mazen Kanaan (@mazenkn) joins Ahmed Al Naqbi to discuss his experience launching a health popsicle brand in the UAE.

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In this episode we welcome Mr. Saleh Lootah, the chairman of the Food & Beverage Manufacturing Business Group as well as the Managing Director of Al Islami Foods and the President of the Harvard Business School Club in the GCC. 

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For episode two we're very pleased to welcome Mr. Saud Abu Alshawareb, Executive Vice President – Industrial Leasing, TECOM Group. Saud joins us to talk about what’s happening at one of the region’s largest industrial manufacturing and logistics hubs – Dubai Industrial City. 

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