The National Expert Survey (NES) gathers in-depth opinions from selected national experts about the factors that have an impact on the entrepreneurship ecosystem in each economy. At least four experts from each of the entrepreneurial framework condition categories must be interviewed, making a minimum total of 36 experts per country.
NATIONAL EXPERTS 2018
Rosa |
Panadero |
Journalist and Publisher |
Arabian Blue Ocean |
Ahmed |
Abdulwahab |
Founder, CEO |
Next Arabia |
Tarek |
Ghobar |
Startup Manager |
1776 |
Osama |
Saeed |
General Manager |
Bin Hammodah Trading & General Services |
Victor |
Kiriakos |
Director |
Precinct Partners |
Jeremy |
Williams |
Head of School |
Manor Hall |
H.E. Hussain |
Al Mahmoudi |
CEO |
Sharjah Research & Development, Technology and Innovation Park |
Yousuf |
Luiz-Caires |
VP - Expo Live |
Expo Dubai 2020 |
Tarig |
El-Sheikh |
Entrepnreur and Investor |
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Paul |
Kenny |
Managing Director |
AYM |
Rajesh |
Johnny |
Co-founder |
Oryx Prive Investment LLC |
Dr. Petar |
Stojanov |
Founder and Managing Partner |
Ibtikar |
Dr. Alessandro |
Lanteri |
Professor of Entrepreneurship, TEDx Speaker |
Abu Dhabi University |
Sanjiv |
Purushotham |
Founding Partner |
BridgeDFS |
Omar |
Al Busaidy |
Author of Just Read It |
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Omar |
Al Shunnar |
Founder and CEO |
Jsoor |
Shamis |
Al Dhaheri |
Group Managing Director |
Ali & Sons Holding L.L.C. |
Dr. Nawaf |
Almoosa |
Deputy Director and Head of Smart Infrastructure Research |
EBTIC |
Natasha |
Ridge |
Executive Director |
Sheikh Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi Foundation |
Jassim |
Almarzooqi |
Founder group UAE Angel Investors |
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H.E. Dr Arif |
Al Hammadi |
Executive Director |
Khalifa University |
H.E. Mohamad |
Al Qadhi |
General Manager |
Sandooq Al Watan |
Dr. Khaled |
Makled |
Project Development Advisor |
Ruwwad |
Tayseer |
Ismail |
Manager, Performance & Project Management Office, Strategic Planning and Quality Management |
Khalifa Fund |
Zahra |
Al Ansari |
Senior Manager - Strategy and Policy |
Dubai SME |
Ibtiahl |
Naji |
Director |
Dubai Entrepreneurship Academy |
Fatima |
Al Shamsi |
Deputy Vice Chancellor for Administration |
Paris Sorbonne University in Abu Dhabi |
Patricia |
McCall |
Executive Director |
Centre for Economic Growth, INSEAD |
Natalia |
Sycheva |
Program Manager, Entrepreneurship |
Dubai Chamber |
Rashed Jehad |
Sawaqed |
Feasibility Studies and Business Development Consultant |
RAK SME |
Muna |
Bin Sewaif |
Programs Director |
UAQ Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
Robyn |
Brazzil |
Director StartAD |
New York University Abu Dhabi |
Salem |
Al-Alili |
Head |
UAQ Chamber of Commerce and Industry |
H.E SHEIKHA DR. HIND |
BINT ABDUL AZIZ AL-QASSIMI |
Royal Family of Sharjah | Chairwoman |
BPW Emirates Club and BPW Middle East |
NATIONAL EXPERTS 2017
Arif |
Alawi |
Investment Advisor, |
Mohammed Bin Rashid Fund For SMEs |
Amir |
Farha |
Managing Partner, |
BECO Capital entrepreneur |
Christos |
Mastoras |
Founder and Managing Partner, |
Iliad Partners |
Elissa |
Freiha |
Angel Investor and Founder, |
WOMENA |
Faisal |
Abdulla S. Al Hmoudi |
Senior Manager Takamul Program, |
Department of Economic Development, Abu Dhabi |
Saeed |
Al Marri |
Deputy CEO, |
Dubai SME |
H. E. Najeeb |
Al Ali |
Senior Vice President, Unified Project Management Office, |
Expo 2020 |
Anonymous |
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Strategy and Investments |
RAK Economic Zone , Government of Ras Al Khaimah |
Fareed |
Al Amiri |
DBA candidate and Senior Manager, Tawazun Holding |
UAEU |
Mouza |
Al Naseri |
Executive Director, Enterprise Development Department |
Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development |
Ned |
Jaroudi |
Innovation and Entrepreneurship Senior Executive, UAE |
Expo 2020 |
H.E. Khalfan |
Belhoul |
CEO, |
Dubai Future Accelerators |
Catherina |
Ballout |
COO, |
MIT Enterprise Forum Pan Arab |
Anonymous |
UAEU |
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Dr. Bushra |
Al Mulla |
Director of Education & Social Affairs Strategy and Policy, |
Prime Minister Office |
Shainoor |
Khoja |
Founder & CEO, |
Better Business Enterprise Ltd |
Dr. Ounsi |
El Daif |
Founder and CEO, |
Eedama, Environmental consultancy |
Mohamed |
Al Hajeri |
Incubation Manager, |
ICT FUND, Telecom Regulatory Authority |
Anonymous |
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Finance Emerging sectors |
Mubadala |
Ahmed |
Salah |
Partner, Head of Patents & Designs (R&D and Innovations), |
Al Tamimi & Co. |
Rama |
Chakaki |
Co-founder and a shareholder in |
Baraka Advisors & Turn 8 fund |
Fatema |
Khalifa Abdalla Al Muqarrab |
Executive Board Member, |
International chamber of commerce UAE |
Sameer |
Sortur |
Founder, |
SQUARECIRCLE Tech |
Mohamed |
Al Musharrakh |
Director, |
Sharjah Forgein Direct Investment Office |
Anonymous |
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Fujairah Free zone authority |
Anonymous |
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Ministry of Economy |
Banu |
Akbez |
Co-Chairwoman & CEO, |
BPW Middle East Company, management consultancy |
Dr. Noah |
Raford |
COO, |
Dubai Future Foundation |
Dr. Mohamed |
Baka |
Technology advisor |
Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority |
Hisham |
Safadi |
Founder UDENZ, app for dental services |
UDENZ |
Mourad |
Tarzi |
General Manager, |
Emirates Refreshments |
Ashish |
Panjabi |
COO, |
Jacky's Retail LLC |
Tarek |
Hajjiri |
Expert, Public Policy |
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Philip |
Bahoshy |
Founder, |
Magnitt an online MENA ecosystem platform |
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Entrepreneur |
Entrepreneur |
Medera |
Nocentini |
Co-Founder and CEO, Consult and Coach for a Cause (C3) & Senior Vice President, Strategy at OSN |
Consult and Coach for a Cause (C3) |
NATIONAL EXPERTS 2016
Fadi |
Ghandour |
Chairman and managing partner of Wamda Capital |
Wamda Capital |
Shaikha |
Al Naqbi |
Mashreq Bank, AD Corporate Division, Vice President & Senior Relationship Manager |
Mashreq Bank |
Heather |
Henyon |
Women's Angel Investor Network founder & Director of Athena CFO |
Athena CFO and WAIN |
Nizar |
Cheniour |
Khalifa Fund, Director of Innovation and Special Projects Department |
Khalifa Fund |
H.E. Ahmad |
Belhoul |
Minister of Higher Education |
Ministry of Higher Education |
H.E. Abdul Basset |
Al Janahi |
CEO of Dubai SME |
Dubai SME |
Irfan |
Al Hasani |
Editor in Chief, Corporate Communication at Dubai Economic Council |
Dubai Economic Council |
H.E. Marwan |
Al Serkal |
CEO, Sharjah Investment and Development Authority “Shurooq” |
Shurooq |
P K |
Gulati |
Founder, the Assembly, Board member In5 |
In5 |
Clare |
Woodcraft |
CEO, Emirates Foundation |
Emirates Foundation |
Khalil |
Haddad |
Director – Strategy & Corporation Development, Dubai Chamber |
Dubai Chamber |
Najla |
Al Midfa |
General Manager, Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center, Sheraa |
Sheraa |
DR. Ramesh |
Jagannathan |
Research Professor and Associate Dean of Engineering, NY University |
NYU |
Najwa |
Al Hossani |
Curriculum Division Manager, ADEC |
ADEC |
H.E. Dr. Ghaleb |
Al Hadhrami |
DVC Research & Graduate Programs UAEU |
UAEU |
H.E. Dr. Reyadh |
Al Muhaideb |
Vice President, Zayed University |
Zayed University |
Trevor |
McFarlane |
Founder & Chief Executive, Emerging Markets Intelligence & Research |
Emerging Markets Intelligence & Research |
H.E. Badr |
El Olama |
CEO Strata |
Strata |
Dr. Adeeb |
Alafeefi |
Director, Foreign Trade & Export Support at Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development |
DED Abu Dhabi |
Iradj |
El Qalqili |
MASDAR, Head Corporate Strategy and Performance Management |
MASDAR |
Mohamed |
Al Maflahai |
VP of ADNOC Distribution HSE |
ADNOC Distribution HSE |
Abdulrahman |
Al Shaieb |
Ras Al Khaimah chamber of commerce and industry, Director General |
RAK Chamber of Commerceand Industry |
Ali Alessandro |
Ayach |
Consulting Manager & PMO Leader Europe Middle East & Africa Healthcare Transformation Services, |
Philips |
Mortada |
Mohamed Alzaylaie |
Excellence Advisor, Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority |
Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority |
Dr. Yehya |
Al Marzouqi |
Executive Director, Project Management Office; Ex chairman of the Executive Committee of Tawteen program |
Tawazun |
Firas |
Raai |
Head of Business & Products Development - SME Business Banking at Abu Dhabi Islamic bank |
Abu Dhabi Islamic bank |
Shattaf |
Abdulaziz |
Director of Sharjah export development center - Sharjah Chamber of commerce & industry |
Sharjah Chamber of commerce & industry |
Rashed |
Salem Saif Mohamed Al Qubaisi |
Department of Economic Development, Manager of Trade Licenses |
DED |
Obeidat |
Omar |
Partner and Head of Intellectual Property at Al Tamimi & Co. |
Al Tamimi |
Truffaut |
Joanna |
Director | Digital EMEIA Advisory Ernst & Young |
Ernst & Young |
Sultan |
Mohamed Rashed Al Nuaimi |
Director of Organizational Excellence and Communication, Ajman Custom |
Ajman Custom |
Sara |
Al Mazroui |
FERTIL, Contracts Manager |
FERTIL |
Dr. Emilie |
Rutledge |
Associate Professor, UAEU |
UAEU |
Dr. James |
Piecowye |
ZU and 2UE/Dubai Eye |
Dubaieye |
Dr. Peter |
Hatherley-Greene |
Nationalisation specialist, writer, trainer, coach and Founder of Emarise |
Emarise |
Abdulla |
Al Humaidan |
Executive Director of Human Resources Authority (HRA) in AD, board member of Zayed Higher Organization |
Zayed Higher Organization |