Inc. Arabia

The October 2024 issue of Inc. Arabia is here, headlined by HE Faisal Al Bannai, advisor to the UAE president and secretary general of the Advanced Technology Research Council! Our cover story explores how Al Bannai is helping put the UAE on course to become a leader in groundbreaking innovation. “This is a mission, and frankly, that’s what’s driving me,” he says. This edition debuts Inc. Insider, with expert advice from our “inner circle” in the MENA business world. It features Butter by the Dozen's Asma Jabri on turning her cookie obsession into a business, Stagwell's Sunil John on building a standout brand, the father-and-son duo behind Camb.ai., Avneesh Prakash and Akshat Prakash on balancing family and business, Rakhil Fernando on taking the mantle of YABI CEO from Ambareen Musa, and VaynerX's Claude Silver on building a business with heart. Our features include a dive into electric vehicle adoption challenges in the GCC, with insights from PwC Middle East's Heiko Seitz, EVO's Ibrahim Al Bawaliz Ibrahim Al Bawaliz, and E DADDY UAE's Yasmeen Jawaharali. We also see how working moms navigate double-hatting in the MENA with PeriCare's Perihan Abouzeid 🤱🏻, Carerha's Jessy Radwan, and Zywa (YC W22)'s Nuha Hashem. Plus, we also look at Rockwell Automation safeguarding utilities from cyber-attacks, Acer becoming a tech-powered lifestyle brand, CyberKnight and Gigamon on transforming cloud security in Saudi Arabia, as well as what to expect at the newest edition of GITEX GLOBAL Largest Tech & Startup Show in the World. Also in this issue: insights from Flat6Labs' Dina el-Shenoufy, Global Ventures' Noor Sweid, Creative Zone's Lorenzo Jooris, Trade License Zone's Karl Hougaard, and Drink Dry's Erika Blazeviciute Doyle! Click this link to check out the full magazine for yourself: https://lnkd.in/dtPhQsqK #IncArabia #business #entrepreneurs #startups faisal albannai #growth #MiddleEast #UAE

As this year's edition of Crunchmoms Summit gets underway in Dubai, here's our exploration into what it's like for working moms in the MENA region, with insights shared by PeriCare's Perihan Abouzeid 🤱🏻, Carerha's Jessy Radwan, and Zywa (YC W22)'s Nuha Hashem: https://lnkd.in/d3xEC8Jj #motherhood #women #workingmoms #UAE #SaudiArabia #Egypt #entrepreneurs #startups #business #innovation #flexibleworking #tech

Speaking at this year’s edition of the Future Investment Initiative (FII) conference in Riyadh, Yasir Al Rumayyan, governor of Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), has revealed that the sovereign wealth fund plans to cut its international investment share by nearly a third, with it aiming to align its strategy more closely with the domestic economy.  More details here: https://lnkd.in/dMMJjN5Y #FII #SaudiArabia #PublicInvestmentFund #PIF #KSA FII Institute #investments #business #Riyadh #IncArabia

As trends unfold and technology shrinks distances to create a “global village,” what will mobility look like over the next decade? Global Ventures founder and managing partner Noor Sweid explores the idea exclusively for Inc. Arabia: https://lnkd.in/dEdJg4Tb #mobility #travel #transport #commuting #UAE #MiddleEast #Africa #entrepreneurs #startups #tech #innovation

Knowing who to bring on board – and who to drop off – might just make all the difference for your business. Creative Zone CEO Lorenzo Jooris explores how important it is to "get the right people on the bus" to realize success in business: https://lnkd.in/eDHcaZRP #business #management #people #hiring #innovation #companyculture #success #culture #leadership #strategies

Deloitte, one of the world’s largest professional services firms, inaugurated its Innovation Hub in the Egyptian capital of Cairo in October, with the launch event attended by prominent figures like Egypt Minister of Communications and Information Technology HE Dr. Amr Talaat, Ahmed El Zaher, CEO of the Information Technology Industry Development Agency, ITIDA, Richard Houston, CEO of Deloitte North and South Europe, Mutasem Dajani, CEO of Deloitte Middle East, and Deloitte Innovation Hub leader, Hani Girgis, among others. More details here: https://lnkd.in/eSiNicYp #Deloitte #DeloitteInnovationHub #Cairo #Egypt #consulting #professionalservices #tech #talent #innovation #ICT

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As the father-and-son duo behind Camb.ai, Avneesh Prakash and Akshat Prakash are defying the notion that one must never mix family with business--and that's why we asked them to tell us how they get their relationship with each other to, well, work. Here's what they said: https://lnkd.in/dA4VrN-H #entrepreneurs #startups #artificialintelligence #AI #Dubai #UAE #family #business #innovation #companyculture #management #tech #IncArabia

Thinking about a dual business model for your enterprise? Take note of these insights from Erika Blazeviciute Doyle, founder of Drink Dry --the first premium non-alcoholic drinks marketplace in the Middle East-- as she explains why (and how) she runs the UAE-based enterprise as *both* a distributor and a direct-to-consumer brand: https://lnkd.in/e_yP-jWj #entrepreneurs #startups #SMEs #business #strategies #dualbusinessmodel #distribution #directtoconsumer #D2C #UAE #MiddleEast #leaders

Google has revealed the 15 artificial intelligence(AI)-focused startups that make up the inaugural cohort from the Middle East, North Africa, and Turkey (MENAT) for its Google for Startups Accelerator: AI First program--here's an overview about each of them: https://lnkd.in/dCtuMwpv Biliki AI CranioCatch Deepecho Egrobots Enable.Tech EyeCheckup - early diagnosis FOREST HERO FortyGuard Lucidya | لوسيديا MLnetworks SDM Smart Bricks StrategyConnect VAIS WeAccess.Ai Google for Startups #entrepreneurs #startups #artificialintelligence #AI #innovation #tech