TiE Global Summit begins two-day summit in Dubai with 3,000+ attendees
TiE’s largest ever Global Summit opened its doors to more than 3,000 entrepreneurs, investors, VC’s, start-ups, world leaders, and TiE Charter Members from all across the world for the first time in the UAE.
The event started with an opening keynote by HE Hamad Buamim, President and CEO of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Another keynote was delivered by H.E. Omar Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications on Our Digital Economy. H.E Aman Puri, Consul General of India in Dubai addressed the strong relations between India and UAE to co-create Global Innovation.
There was a special address by Mohamed Al Abbar, Chairman, EMAAR; Chairman, Noon who spoke about “The Middle East – Rediscovering Entrepreneurship”.
Hatem Dowidar, Group CEO of Etisalat Group was in conversation with Ross Maclean, Group Chief Executive Officer The Collective, UAE who spoke about enabling a hyper connected world.
In partnership with Noon – Title Partner and Etisalat – Strategic Partner and supported by Microsoft, Emirates NBD, Dubai Internet City – DIC, and the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing – DTCM, the event witnessed global marquee speakers across the industry.
Other prominent speakers on Day 1 were Vijay Shekhar Sharma, Founder and CEO, Paytm, in conversation with Ronit Ghose, Global Head, Banking, Fintech and Digital Assets – Citi Global Insights. Najla Al Midfa, CEO, Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center – Sheraa, UAE – INVITED with Muna Al Gurg, Director, Retail – Easa Saleh Al Gurg, UAE, in conversation with Shameema Parveen, Co-Founder and CEO, Edutech; Co-Chair TiE Women Global. Shekhar Kapoor, Film Director, bringing unique insight into creating content. Yashish Dahiya, CEO of Policy Bazar and India’s largest insurance aggregator in conversation with Aby Thomas, Editor in Chief, Entrepreneur Middle East. Abdul Rehman Tarabzooni, Founder and CEO of STV in conversation with Prashant Gulati, TGS, Founder SmartStart Fund. Slim Sikkut, CIO of the Government of Estonia in conversation
Day 2 of TiE Global Summit will see prominent speakers such as HE Mohamed Bin Talaih, Chief of Government Services of UAE, speaking on The Government API Opportunity for Startups.
Other prominent speakers on Day 2 were George Jacob, President and CEO of Bay Ecotarium. Dr. Krishna Ella, Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Biotech, interviewed by Jassi Chadha, Founder, President and CEO, Axtria Inc. Shashank Kumar, Cofounder and CEO of DeHaat. Sandeep Nailwal, Cofounder and COO of Polygon. Sunil Gavaskar Cricketer and Commentator In conversation with Anis Sajan Cricketer and Group Vice Chairman, Danube Group. Ashish Panjabi, COO, Jacky’s Retail President TiE Dubai. Manohar Reddy Founder and CEO, Feuji President, TiE Hyderabad. Praveen Tailam, Chair, TiE Global Board of Trustees, TiE Global Leadership Team. Pradeep Udhas, Managing Partner, KPMG India. Prof. Mohanbir Sawhney. Associate Dean for Digital Innovation at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Mgmt.
The two-day conference showcases various keynotes from different speakers, fire-side chats with experts, panel discussions, start-up pitch sessions, demo sessions on tech trends, blockchain technology, financial inclusion and innovation. It covers various trending topics in the start-up ecosystem and provides entrepreneurs with a curated and intellectual space for networking.
Prashant Gulati, TiE Global Board Trustee and President Emeritus, TiE Dubai commented, “The TiE Global Summit 2021 will be the largest such conference for entrepreneurs anywhere in the world and will focus on shining the flame on some of the biggest and successful entrepreneurs from more than 100 countries. From in-person networking, word-class speakers, panel discussions, workshops, and clinics to pitch competition, this will be not to miss even, bringing it to the most entrepreneurial city of the world, and as a testament of Dubai being the Global Center for innovation.
The Summit aims at fostering new ideas and provides a platform for investors to identify and fund curated start-ups and entrepreneurs in the b2b and b2c space.
TiE Dubai is the Middle East Chapter of the 60 Chapter global organization that has been fostering entrepreneurship in the region, since its inception at DIC in 2002. With regular events and flagship programs focused on women, University Students and Mentorship, all not for profit and creating the enabling environment for grassroot entrepreneurship.”
For over a decade, the UAE has been prioritising digital transformation. The 2020 UAE Digital Transformation Report highlights the competitive position of the UAE, having ranked first globally in 23 indicators in vital sectors, which include: telecommunications, health, residency, and labour. It was also ranked among the best five countries in 59 indicators and one of the best 10 in 106. Moreover, and according to the 2021 MENA Venture Investment report, the MENA region in 2020 saw a record of $1 Billion dollars of investment in start-ups, highlighting the fast-paced growth of potential start-ups in the region.
