Global and regional entrepreneurs, creatives, business leaders and influential business coaches from around the world will gather to discuss the factors influencing the UAE’s start-up sector growth over the next 50 years at the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival (SEF 2021) on November 22 and 23.
Organised by the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre (Sheraa), the fifth edition of SEF will be held under the theme #WhenStarsCollide.
The in-person two-day event will be held at the Sharjah Expo Centre.
SEF will bring leading global speakers to the UAE and provide a platform for local and regional success stories to inspire the next generation of change-makers, said the event’s website.
The world right now needs more entrepreneurs who think of the greater good of humanity
Najla Al Midfa,
chief executive, Sheraa
“The world right now needs more entrepreneurs who think of the greater good of humanity,” Najla Al Midfa, chief executive of Sheraa, said.
Gulf countries are investing in growing their entrepreneurship ecosystem as they look to diversify their economies to fuel post-pandemic growth. Like its peers in the wider Gulf region, attracting foreign investment across sectors – including its start-up ecosystem – is a key priority for the Sharjah government, as it continues to diversify the emirate's economy.
In January last year, the Economist Intelligence Unit rated Sharjah among the top 10 fastest-growing urban areas in the world.
The SEF will see Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and SMEs Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi lead a keynote discussion, which will be moderated by Magnus Olsson, co-founder of ride-hailing app Careem, on November 22, Sheraa said on Saturday.
The two will discuss the increasing role and impact of the start-ups on the UAE’s growth and the importance of creating the entrepreneurs of tomorrow through adapting the education system of today, Sheraa added.
They will be joined by more than 50 leaders and entrepreneurs who will engage with 4,000 established and aspiring founders.
The festival seeks to drive meaningful impact and foster positive change in the UAE’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, said Sheraa.
Speaks at the event include: Nisreen Shocair, chief executive of the Middle East for YOOX Net-a-Porter; Amir Farha, founder of venture capital firm COTU Ventures; adventurer and entrepreneur Omar Samra; actor and singer Rashed Al Nuaimi; Amna Al Haddad, UAE Olympic weightlifter and entrepreneur; and business coach Lewis Howes, among others.
Sheraa – which means to sail in Arabic – is Sharjah’s initiative to build a start-up ecosystem in the emirate. It is headquartered at the American University of Sharjah and its hub, launched in September 2018, is based at the University of Sharjah.
It has helped founders scale their businesses through workshops, mentorships, introductions to investors, government partners and corporate entities to help them secure access to growth capital.
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A new relationship with the old country
Treaty of Friendship between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United Arab Emirates
The United kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United Arab Emirates; Considering that the United Arab Emirates has assumed full responsibility as a sovereign and independent State; Determined that the long-standing and traditional relations of close friendship and cooperation between their peoples shall continue; Desiring to give expression to this intention in the form of a Treaty Friendship; Have agreed as follows:
ARTICLE 1 The relations between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United Arab Emirates shall be governed by a spirit of close friendship. In recognition of this, the Contracting Parties, conscious of their common interest in the peace and stability of the region, shall: (a) consult together on matters of mutual concern in time of need; (b) settle all their disputes by peaceful means in conformity with the provisions of the Charter of the United Nations.
ARTICLE 2 The Contracting Parties shall encourage education, scientific and cultural cooperation between the two States in accordance with arrangements to be agreed. Such arrangements shall cover among other things: (a) the promotion of mutual understanding of their respective cultures, civilisations and languages, the promotion of contacts among professional bodies, universities and cultural institutions; (c) the encouragement of technical, scientific and cultural exchanges.
ARTICLE 3 The Contracting Parties shall maintain the close relationship already existing between them in the field of trade and commerce. Representatives of the Contracting Parties shall meet from time to time to consider means by which such relations can be further developed and strengthened, including the possibility of concluding treaties or agreements on matters of mutual concern.
ARTICLE 4 This Treaty shall enter into force on today’s date and shall remain in force for a period of ten years. Unless twelve months before the expiry of the said period of ten years either Contracting Party shall have given notice to the other of its intention to terminate the Treaty, this Treaty shall remain in force thereafter until the expiry of twelve months from the date on which notice of such intention is given.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned have signed this Treaty.
DONE in duplicate at Dubai the second day of December 1971AD, corresponding to the fifteenth day of Shawwal 1391H, in the English and Arabic languages, both texts being equally authoritative.
Signed
Geoffrey Arthur Sheikh Zayed
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On the menu
First course
▶ Emirati sea bass tartare Yuzu and labneh mayo, avocado, green herbs, fermented tomato water
▶ The Tale of the Oyster Oyster tartare, Bahraini gum berry pickle
Second course
▶ Local mackerel Sourdough crouton, baharat oil, red radish, zaatar mayo
▶ One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest Quail, smoked freekeh, cinnamon cocoa
Third course
▶ Bahraini bouillabaisse Venus clams, local prawns, fishfarm seabream, farro
▶ Lamb 2 ways Braised lamb, crispy lamb chop, bulgur, physalis
Dessert
▶ Lumi Black lemon ice cream, pistachio, pomegranate
▶ Black chocolate bar Dark chocolate, dates, caramel, camel milk ice cream
