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'Consensus' Book_Celebration of Entrepreneurship_Wamda_AbraajCapital
'Consensus' Book_Celebration of Entrepreneurship_Wamda_AbraajCapital
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The CoE at a glance
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      Music Breaks1                  Pecha Kucha             The Corner
Foreword

We convened the Celebration of Entrepreneurship           In a way, the biggest success of the CoE was to
(CoE) to acknowledge the dynamism and creative            demonstrate beyond the shadow of a doubt that
energy of the entrepreneurs of the MENASA region          if entrepreneurs in MENASA - young and old - are
(Middle East, North Africa and South Asia). Back          given the chance they will respond. The other
in September 2010, it was a bold ‘watch this space’       important thing about the CoE is that the thousands
statement. In November – barely two months later          of entrepreneurs who took part discovered that they
– we welcomed 2,400 celebrants together with              were part of a broad, powerful and forward-thinking
64 global and regional Wamda.com Knowledge                network in their own countries and across MENASA.
Partners. The positive response to our invitation
from 220 speakers and entrepreneurs in just a few         The CoE is above all a private sector story. The event
weeks was simply unprecedented. Our Facebook              was about what entrepreneurs can do for each other.
and Twitter pages went viral. To anyone who was           It was a call to the private sector to get energized
‘watching this space’, we collectively proved that        and to dedicate resources. We claim that there is an
the spirit of entrepreneurship does run through the       established tradition of entrepreneurs in our region
lifeblood of this region. All it needs to blossom is to   and a bright future ahead for entrepreneurship. To
be unleashed and enabled.                                 us, it has been clear for a while now that what the
                                                          region really needs is more private sector investment
From the onset it was clear that this could not be yet    into SMEs and more private sector involvement
another conference. This ‘Anti–Conference’ needed         in shaping enabling environments for budding
to be different and to feel different. ‘Unconventional’   entrepreneurs.
became a guiding mantra. The CoE stimulated the
participation of artists and creative entrepreneurs       The private sector will take the lead in nurturing
as symbols of a new wave of networks. We created          tomorrow’s entrepreneurs if for no other reason
a highly charged atmosphere where entrepreneurs           than the business opportunity it represents: SMEs
from all walks of life could come together as a           in the USA account for 50% of GDP vs. 30% in
community, demonstrate potential and generate             MENASA. While governments in the region pave the
enthusiasm.                                               way for incubators and universities, the community
                                                          of entrepreneurs can already work to stimulate and
                                                          create more opportunity.
The CoE was stimulating to all those that took            The global crisis also brought about a continuing        The CoE put the entrepreneurial spirit to work.
part – 99.9% of all surveyed participants confirmed       shift in the balance of economic activity away from      It was a call to action to the community at large.
that they would recommend the event to a friend.          advanced economies and toward developing ones.           We encourage others to do the same.
Perhaps it was because it served as a reminder of the     In short, entrepreneurship in our region has never
incredible energy within the region. We all felt the      looked better. Thanks to the CoE, more people seem       The next few pages tell the story of this
potential of the entrepreneurial spirit to improve our    to have noticed.                                         memorable gathering and the outcomes that
lives and economies. Entrepreneurs do not just want                                                                entrepreneurs proposed to get us started in the
to strike it rich; they also want to play their part in   Above all, the CoE represents the beginning of           right direction.
forging a new future for the region.                      something new. A first step of many in the right
                                                          direction that launched an unprecedented wave of         Arif Naqvi
The CoE was also important because it signaled the        optimism on the potential of entrepreneurship.           Founder and Group CEO,
possibility for a new direction for entrepreneurship                                                               Abraaj Capital Limited
in the region. We all wanted outcomes. This Report        The key to a new direction lies in the hands of the
outlines the most significant ones: Wamda.com for         entrepreneurs of MENASA and in our youth. They
web-based mentorship and community engagement,            will be the dynamic drivers of economic growth and
Riyada Enterprise Development (RED) for financial         innovation that create employment and transform
investment from the private sector and the MENASA         societies. This requires tools, namely mentorship,
Entrepreneurship Think Tank (METT) in search              investment and a regional networking platform.
of new opportunity, innovation and dialogue with          By working together through Wamda.com, RED,
governments.                                              the METT and through all of our networks and
                                                          communities our region can begin to tap the
Perhaps the CoE was even more significant because         immense skill and entrepreneurial talent that exists -
of the global economic context in which it took place.    talent that will benefit everyone in the years ahead.
We are all operating in a time when ‘traditional’ no
longer works. There is new risk and there is new          The globalization of entrepreneurship is raising
opportunity. Back in 1960 the composition of the          the competitive stakes for everyone. In concert,
Fortune 500 was so stable that it took 20 years for       we can do more for this region than ever before.
a third of the constituent companies to change. Now       Entrepreneurship is a force for good that we
it takes only 4. Ultimately this all boils down to new    must collectively harness and spread across our
opportunities for entrepreneurs and investors. We         economies.
operate in new formats, new contents.
'Consensus' Book_Celebration of Entrepreneurship_Wamda_AbraajCapital
'Consensus' Book_Celebration of Entrepreneurship_Wamda_AbraajCapital
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matt harriS cal SimmonS maura moore ShariF banna jehane noujaim
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Why INspIre?

“The region needs more entrepreneurs” was a sentence repeated
throughout the CoE. It’s a fact that we recognized while planning the
CoE. Recent studies on the region’s economic profile also support the
statement. According to the 2009 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor
Middle East and North Africa Report (GEM MENA) the rates of
involvement in entrepreneurial activity for the MENA countries are
“generally lower than might be expected for countries at their level of
development”.


If the region needs more entrepreneurs it will         The overwhelming majority wanted to hear from
have to foster a stronger entrepreneurial spirit. In   fellow entrepreneurs as well as from successful
short, it will have to inspire more people to become   regional business leaders. The Inspire track became
entrepreneurs. But how does anyone foster the          just that; on the one hand The Corner - inspiring
entrepreneurial spirit? Where does their inspiration   presentations by successful entrepreneurs and
come from? Who holds the mandate for improving         experts, and on the other the Passion Corners - very
the entrepreneurial spirit?                            informal group discussions to share personal stories.


The Inspire track of the CoE programme aimed to        The result was unprecedented. The Inspire sessions
offer private sector answers to those questions. To    received the highest rating from the participants at
find the answers we first asked entrepreneurs about    the CoE.
the sources of inspiration they appreciate the most.
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                             Rayan Sanabani (right), INJAZ student CEO from Yemen and
                             Arif Naqvi (left), Founder and Group CEO, Abraaj Capital, UAE
                             during the closing remarks at the CoE. In true entrepreneurial
                             spirit, Rayan took the opportunity to deliver a funding pitch to
                             invest in his student coffee company ´Mocca´. The audience
                             rewarded him with a standing ovation.
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                                                Index of Total Population age 15–64
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                                                                                            Source: United Nations Population Division (2008), prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers for the World Economic Forum.


Who do you INspIre?
According to the GEM MENA Report, most of the                                               With millions of young people projected to enter                        The CoE was original in that it asked entrepreneurs
entrepreneurial activity in our region is generally                                         the labour market over the coming years, SMEs                           from all walks of life including artists, scientists,
in the hands of the 25-44 year-olds. These are the                                          are a major reservoir for growth and employment.                        social entrepreneurs and CEOs to inspire each other.
people driving the Small and Medium Enterprise                                              Entrepreneurs are poised to become the essential                        Awareness of successful entrepreneurial ventures,
(SME) industry and testing new ventures today. The                                          force of employment and economic growth in                              especially by young people and by women positively
younger tranche – ‘the -25’ – are the entrepreneurs                                         MENASA. Whatever can be done to increase the                            influences perceptions of entrepreneurship. In
of the future. Our region’s demographic profile is                                          percentage of young people that want to start                           general, men are much more likely than women
truly unique in this respect: There are 720 million                                         a business will create more opportunity for our                         to become entrepreneurs involved in early-stage
of ‘-25’ in South Asia. In MENA, the ‘-25’ represent                                        economies as a whole. In our minds, the more the                        entrepreneurial activity. According to the GEM
60% of the population or 195 million people. A                                              private sector can do to inspire young entrepreneurs                    MENA, an average of about 19% men are likely
recent study by Silatech in Qatar reveals that at least                                     today, the better for our region as a whole tomorrow.                   to start a business. The percentage for women
15% of young Arabs plan to start their own business                                                                                                                 is only 9%. By offering a plaform to successful
in the next twelve months. That adds up to over 14                                                                                                                  women entrepreneurs and to young role models,
million new potential entrepreneurs in one year, in                                                                                                                 the CoE had a positive effect on a new community
MENA alone.                                                                                                                                                         that believes in the promotion and development of
                                                                                                                                                                    entrepreneurship in MENASA.
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                                                               PERCENTAGE OF RESPONDENTS WhO BELIEvE ThAT STARTING A NEW BUSINESS IS A GOOD CAREER
                                                               ChOICE IN ThEIR COUNTRY/REGION
                                                               Source: Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2009, prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers for the World Economic Forum.




Cultural perceptions on entrepreneurship have been             The energy of emerging entrepreneurs in MENASA                                          Looking ahead, one of the most significant outcomes
changing. The fear of failure is still a deterrent for         is yet to be fully tapped. Abraaj Capital firmly                                        from the CoE is the creation of the MENASA
some but entrepreneurship is increasingly perceived            believes in the opportunity that SMEs represent in                                      Entrepreneurship Think Tank (METT) managed
as a desirable career choice, especially for young             our region. We will contribute to raising awareness                                     by the private sector. In a region where metrics and
people. With very few exceptions, a large proportion           on entrepreneurship in the region, to encourage                                         thinking on entrepreneurship still lack, the METT
of the population considers entrepreneurship a                 more people to become involved in the business                                          fills an important gap by raising awareness on the
good career choice and perceives that successful               creation process. It was encouraging to see that the                                    powerful economic impact of entrepreneurship
entrepreneurs have high status and respect.                    inspiration delivered concrete outcomes: 86% of                                         and by improving the environment in which
                                                               participants at the CoE acknowledged that they had                                      entrepreneurs start and grow their business.
The Inspire track delivered several interesting                achieved a tangible outcome.
conclusions that we summarize in the following                                                                                                         There is no better inspiration than the example of the
pages. The first section looks at the importance                                                                                                       entrepreneur sitting next to you. The following pages
of people and of teams. Several presentations                                                                                                          are filled with the inspiration of entrepreneurs. For
addressed leadership and passion as characteristics                                                                                                    the full version of the Inspire session please log-on to
of an entrepreneur. Speakers also focused on the                                                                                                       Wamda.com.
ethical values behind entrepreneurship. Perhaps
most importantly, the CoE acknowledged the fear
of failure that prevents many from pursuing their
ideas. Failure is part of the learning curve of an
entrepreneur; it is not the end of the line.
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           Arif Naqvi during the opening session of the coE
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'Consensus' Book_Celebration of Entrepreneurship_Wamda_AbraajCapital

  • 1. PradeeP ramamurthy Fadi Ghandour Frederic Sicre reza derakhShani huSSein zahawy Guy manoukian meeSha ShaFi ariF naqvi talvin SinGh SuPhala ariF lohar Feroz Sanaulla karim djerboa h.e. amr dabbaGh tony FeGhali anne z. jaFery ahmed tolba dr. ibrahim babelli michael manSour ahmad youniS Peter heath h.e. Sheikh Sultan al qaSSemi Soraya Salti SheriF kamel dr. tarek el Sadany rami khouri robert dunn Peter cleaveS raza jaFar ali raGhda el ebraShi iman bibarS kamal mouzawak Pamela hartiGan mohammad haj haSSan nabil tarazi amina Slaoui ibrahim Slaoui Sean Park matt harriS Saad khan cal SimmonS maura moore ShariF banna jehane noujaim jack PerSekian aShraF Gori dean obeidallah mohamed el Sawy Peyman Parham al awadhi chriStine codSi ali ozGun raShid bin Shabib avi bhojani h. e. Sheikh khaled bin zayed al nehayan GreGory k. erickSen tarek atoui Fadi barGhouti wael attili dr. uSama Fayyad jim hornthal Fahad al-Sharekh Ferit Sahenk h. e. Sheikha lubna al qaSimi h. e. Sheikha hanadi al thani naiF al mutawa ahmad humeid amid abdelnour khurram javed mir mo al adham h.e. reem al haShimy joichi ito imran khan Sean cleary tony bury S amar dudin oSSama natto tarek dajani StePhen Garrow judith mchale khater abi habib habib haddad dr. naSSer Saidi bobby SaGer maher kaddoura Sobhi batterjee abdulrahman al zanki oSman Sultan rabea ataya mohammad al ballaa muStaFa Sani Sener wa’d taweel linda rottenberG Fawaz zubi ahmed el alFi loay nazer nileSh ved Faizal kottikolon helmy abouleiSh brendan F. wallace mahmoud ali khaSawneh ian FairService waleed al banawi b.r.Shetty Sahab ahmed bin Shabib neveen el tahri mike caSSidy naGuib SawiriS ahmed metwally muwaFFa lahham thomaS lundGren Shahida Siddique chriStoPher Schroeder adel ali mohamed Parham al awadhi maySoun odeh GanGat Steve Shore mohamed maFooz ziad aly aySha al mudekhi noor el Fadl huda raShad rami mehdawi monja wolF wajiha malik Farida kaShdan mohammed el kalla kamel al aSmar GeorGe khalaF reem marto Simran Samtani mohammed eidah Savita aPte ahmad al-mutawa noor alnahhaS abbaS alidine amin anSur ravi bhuSari hanS Schwab noor aFtab Pankaj jain naSir zubairi kamal haSSan amel makkawi maliha tabari anaS bukhaSh haSSan azzazy Fouad queblawi huSSain hallak ali tumbi ahmed bin Shabib nazGol anSarinia mohammed el-Fatatry youSuF al haShimi raShid al tunaiji ShareeFa Fadhel Stuart hurSt omar Samra mohammed Sabunchi amir anzur marc andre deSchoux Shihab khalil
  • 4. 60 Spark Sessions - Company Presentations 49 Wamda.com Interviews CONNECT 143 Articles on CoE 7000 Tweets MEDIA INSPIRE 239 Speakers Passion Corner 2-5 Passion Corner 1
  • 5. The CoE at a glance 8-9 November 2010 Blogger Area Connect Café 2400 Celebrants 365 Mentorship Sessions 34 Workshops 64 Wamda.com Knowledge Partners EMPOWER Music Breaks1 Pecha Kucha The Corner
  • 6. Foreword We convened the Celebration of Entrepreneurship In a way, the biggest success of the CoE was to (CoE) to acknowledge the dynamism and creative demonstrate beyond the shadow of a doubt that energy of the entrepreneurs of the MENASA region if entrepreneurs in MENASA - young and old - are (Middle East, North Africa and South Asia). Back given the chance they will respond. The other in September 2010, it was a bold ‘watch this space’ important thing about the CoE is that the thousands statement. In November – barely two months later of entrepreneurs who took part discovered that they – we welcomed 2,400 celebrants together with were part of a broad, powerful and forward-thinking 64 global and regional Wamda.com Knowledge network in their own countries and across MENASA. Partners. The positive response to our invitation from 220 speakers and entrepreneurs in just a few The CoE is above all a private sector story. The event weeks was simply unprecedented. Our Facebook was about what entrepreneurs can do for each other. and Twitter pages went viral. To anyone who was It was a call to the private sector to get energized ‘watching this space’, we collectively proved that and to dedicate resources. We claim that there is an the spirit of entrepreneurship does run through the established tradition of entrepreneurs in our region lifeblood of this region. All it needs to blossom is to and a bright future ahead for entrepreneurship. To be unleashed and enabled. us, it has been clear for a while now that what the region really needs is more private sector investment From the onset it was clear that this could not be yet into SMEs and more private sector involvement another conference. This ‘Anti–Conference’ needed in shaping enabling environments for budding to be different and to feel different. ‘Unconventional’ entrepreneurs. became a guiding mantra. The CoE stimulated the participation of artists and creative entrepreneurs The private sector will take the lead in nurturing as symbols of a new wave of networks. We created tomorrow’s entrepreneurs if for no other reason a highly charged atmosphere where entrepreneurs than the business opportunity it represents: SMEs from all walks of life could come together as a in the USA account for 50% of GDP vs. 30% in community, demonstrate potential and generate MENASA. While governments in the region pave the enthusiasm. way for incubators and universities, the community of entrepreneurs can already work to stimulate and create more opportunity.
  • 7. The CoE was stimulating to all those that took The global crisis also brought about a continuing The CoE put the entrepreneurial spirit to work. part – 99.9% of all surveyed participants confirmed shift in the balance of economic activity away from It was a call to action to the community at large. that they would recommend the event to a friend. advanced economies and toward developing ones. We encourage others to do the same. Perhaps it was because it served as a reminder of the In short, entrepreneurship in our region has never incredible energy within the region. We all felt the looked better. Thanks to the CoE, more people seem The next few pages tell the story of this potential of the entrepreneurial spirit to improve our to have noticed. memorable gathering and the outcomes that lives and economies. Entrepreneurs do not just want entrepreneurs proposed to get us started in the to strike it rich; they also want to play their part in Above all, the CoE represents the beginning of right direction. forging a new future for the region. something new. A first step of many in the right direction that launched an unprecedented wave of Arif Naqvi The CoE was also important because it signaled the optimism on the potential of entrepreneurship. Founder and Group CEO, possibility for a new direction for entrepreneurship Abraaj Capital Limited in the region. We all wanted outcomes. This Report The key to a new direction lies in the hands of the outlines the most significant ones: Wamda.com for entrepreneurs of MENASA and in our youth. They web-based mentorship and community engagement, will be the dynamic drivers of economic growth and Riyada Enterprise Development (RED) for financial innovation that create employment and transform investment from the private sector and the MENASA societies. This requires tools, namely mentorship, Entrepreneurship Think Tank (METT) in search investment and a regional networking platform. of new opportunity, innovation and dialogue with By working together through Wamda.com, RED, governments. the METT and through all of our networks and communities our region can begin to tap the Perhaps the CoE was even more significant because immense skill and entrepreneurial talent that exists - of the global economic context in which it took place. talent that will benefit everyone in the years ahead. We are all operating in a time when ‘traditional’ no longer works. There is new risk and there is new The globalization of entrepreneurship is raising opportunity. Back in 1960 the composition of the the competitive stakes for everyone. In concert, Fortune 500 was so stable that it took 20 years for we can do more for this region than ever before. a third of the constituent companies to change. Now Entrepreneurship is a force for good that we it takes only 4. Ultimately this all boils down to new must collectively harness and spread across our opportunities for entrepreneurs and investors. We economies. operate in new formats, new contents.
  • 12. coe programme 3 tracks for 3 outcomes
  • 13. Pradeep Ramamurthy The spy from Reza Dera Hussein Fadi Ghandour Frederic Sicre Guy Ma Meesh F e r i m D j e agh Arif Talv H.E H. Kar E. khshani oz S Dr i cha m ad r H e Em i . Am y Feg ry noukia Arif u ll a Zahawy Sh M. Na a Sha in Sin Cairo An Suph ar Ton . Ib INSPIRE ei M rD ana boa ne ed To elli kh ra l Ma oun th Ah m B a sou Loh qvi abb li ala fi n Z. J Su hi m gh r Ah ete ass lt e l t So r rif a d u r n afe a ha P l Q Sa el an Dr b .T lb n A Y ar R b e r l e S h El Maysoun Odeh Gangat ay Ka an i ek am t a v e r a a i is Ra gh Raz Ro er Pe S ho n iK D e Aysh Moha me d m y t da a J Ka El af C Ste ve Shore Mo Pa ma Ima Eb ar u s a al ha Hud me l n r A Ram mm M B a l Mo ad l a o u iba sh i Fa Zia d A Wa a Ra Mon Mude ha Mafo oz Ha Har zaw rs i i Me rid jih mm Na j H tig ak ja CONNECT aK Sa bil ass an sha hda ed kh i aM no ly Ka org m M A ma Ta a Wol as El Ib min r D raz n me or d wi al Ge hd a ra l a S ud i Ka dl f el ik hi Al ha to m la in an St ll SE S la oui fa r Mustafa Abdel-Wadood e A s laf e Si Re Ma AN o mr ve K PA ui ma e tt Mo an Cr Sa Harr RK ha o mm S am v in ar Cal ad K is Abdul Mau Simm an h S a ed E t a n g Mo o vi Sh r a M o n s ta ida i Da le Mu rphy ha Fa Je h ari f B o r e Ah tm Ap h lah Sh Pan mm Oma ma Jul ane a nn d A a Gh te Fa ia P Nou a ad Sa f A p t a l-M al rr kaj afa ey t jai No Su K. r Lo l y Mo J ac k on-J on m or u qi Aln tawa ok M u sh i i la Ca us EMPOWER a hin b R -Zu in Pers es h ah Pau Abb st ta Ashr ekian dhi as ha f a Eli a a f Go Ali s l D ea n ri din Fa M. e H Obeid Ami e ye alla z H G h a a bi d M oh a m nA b Peyma Ed El h R avi n su Om n Parh Sawy r ar u n b am Al Bhu sari E l ssei e m A wadh Hans Din B a ni Chri sti i Sc hw R as aS ch ne Co d s ab hid h a i Al B e r i f A l i Ozgu n Noor A ftab all Jo ichi I t o Raji aa Pankaj Ja Hatt R ashid b in S h abi b in Fe da Sh ar Nasir Zubairi ah ie n Avi Bhoja ni Farhan Zaid i H. E. Sheikh Khaled Bin Zayed Al Nehayan Kamal Hassan Khal doon Taba za Gre gory K. Eri cks e n Amel Makkawi hi m Tarek Atou i Ta uf iq Ra k ba ri ric h ou t i Maliha Ta rd Rode kr Fadi Barg h Edwa a ili ukhas id B Wael Att Anas B Wal chley y a Fay yad an Azza z pee shi d d Dr . U s am l H as s S a rntha ebla wi Tom ib R hea d Jim Ho re kh d Qu a q l e s kka j i A l -S h a Foua ak S all Riyada Fahad nk nH Mo m A ta Sahe sa i i d umb la a s ad Pro an r Ferit Q a sim i Hus vi sb e li T ss i D a lSa r m Ha oop A l b Fa er i A i ubna Al Than enterprise ab e Ka k n hmy ha L Sh bd de B al ae y C a a n Kol r k i w i ud Shei bin tai nad uta rin y A Tony Bu ry Mohamed Al Neaimi oe ad H. E. a Ha if Al M meid c h nn ed sa ao eikh m tr development l Hu ur Ah An S Pe . Sh Na ta imi iga H. E ad ol n o Ahm deln ir zg -Fa Ia h Nic Na El Has i Ab dM m ij Kito Mi d e ed Ami m Jav dha na Steve l l Kh A y mm fa Tu dhe t rra o Al shim i ha su Al Khu M Ha jan Mo ou Fa urs Al Y id a Da ow sh ef H nc a eem rek arr le Am abu mr t Ra re ar zu i .R h Ta en G cHa ib Sa H.E ha u ab cho r h h M ab d S St ed ar ep ux St udit bi H dda i An WAMDA.com mm Om Eid il A id S ah J a al ir er ib H Sa an k at Kh es ish ng r h Kh Hab ss e n K ge r odi eD idis -Ki i a ra ha uk a a B lon a y ed r Had rt y ed . N Imr y S ou ee Derv Rao msa dr ih Mo ton DR Ab mm b d j i rist Mur hse d Mohamed Ahm ob ad ter nk n An Sh Ne il He ga ha d Al B ima K a lin r at Z ta T a im u rc r Ch Mo he i B Al ul dra de Ma Fat Ro ’d Se la a McC Ama Ma bh an n S Wa ani Bal ay Ta n a t So hm ma Oma Fa ten we er A aA ry Ah ean az er l a s b e lr O e me Cl Zu g s t ma Rab A lexa n Ker du S l ea bi ry Ab af d He l Ko lesh aze r i Ni y N Al f a Mu am en my A tiko Ved t w ou dan bou lon El h sh Mo ce a d h MENASA F. W lei nd B.R. d Al B rvice la Wal Fair awn e a S ed b y Sah i Lo Li w ab een Sha bib al ana i t Na gu Ca ss idy ahr Metwa is Entrepreneurship lly s o se La hha m n dgr en ue der ha wir A del A li Mohamed Parham Al Awadhi a Natt El T iza Shahida Siddiq li K ib Sa tt l in Chr isto phe r Schro e think tank Fa She dA Ian ee Mike Ossam T hom as L u Mu waf f a Br Ahmed Nev Ahm hm Ma
  • 15. i nSP i r e PradeeP ramamurthy Fadi Ghandour the SPy From cairo reza derakhShani huSSein zahawy Guy manoukian meeSha ShaFi ariF naqvi talvin SinGh SuPhala ariF lohar Feroz Sanaulla karim djerboa h.e. amr dabbaGh tony FeGhali anne z. jaFery ahmed tolba dr. ibrahim babelli michael manSour ahmad youniS h.e. Sheikh Sultan al qaSSemi Soraya Salti SheriF kamel dr. tarek el Sadany rami khouri robert dunn Peter cleaveS raza jaFar ali raGhda el ebraShi kamal mouzawak Pamela hartiGan mohammad haj haSSan nabil tarazi Samar dudin amina Slaoui ibrahim Slaoui Sean Park matt harriS cal SimmonS maura moore ShariF banna jehane noujaim jack PerSekian aShraF Gori dean obeidallah mohamed el Sawy Peyman Parham al awadhi chriStine codSi ali ozGun joichi ito raShid bin Shabib avi bhojani h. e. Sheikh khaled bin zayed al nehayan GreGory k. erickSen Fadi barGhouti wael attili dr. uSama Fayyad jim hornthal Fahad al-Sharekh Ferit Sahenk h. e. Sheikha lubna al qaSimi h. e. Sheikha hanadi al thani naiF al mutawa ahmad humeid amid abdelnour khurram javed mir julia Peyton -joneS Saad khan Peter heath iman bibarS Frederic Sicre h.e. reem al haShimy tarek dajani StePhen Garrow judith mchale khater abi habib habib haddad dr. naSSer Saidi imran khan bobby SaGer maher kaddoura Sobhi batterjee abdulrahman al zanki oSman Sultan rabea ataya mohammad al ballaa muStaFa Sani Sener wa’d taweel linda rottenberG Fawaz zubi Sean cleary ahmed el alFi loay nazer nileSh ved Faizal kottikolon helmy abouleiSh brendan F. wallace mahmoud ali khaSawneh ian FairService waleed al banawi b.r.Shetty Sahab ahmed bin Shabib neveen el tahri mike caSSidy naGuib SawiriS ahmed metwally oSSama natto muwaFFa lahham thomaS lundGren Shahida Siddique chriStoPher Schroeder adel ali mohamed Parham al awadhi PradeeP ramamurthy Fadi Ghandour the SPy From cairo reza derakhShani huSSein zahawy Guy manoukian meeSha ShaFi ariF naqvi talvin SinGh SuPhala ariF lohar Feroz Sanaulla karim djerboa h.e. amr dabbaGh tony FeGhali anne z. jaFery ahmed tolba dr. ibrahim babelli michael manSour ahmad youniS h.e. Sheikh Sultan al qaSSemi Soraya Salti SheriF kamel dr. tarek el Sadany rami khouri robert dunn Peter cleaveS raza jaFar ali raGhda el ebraShi kamal mouzawak Pamela hartiGan mohammad haj haSSan nabil tarazi Samar dudin amina Slaoui ibrahim Slaoui Sean Park matt harriS cal SimmonS maura moore ShariF banna jehane noujaim
  • 16. CELEBRATION OF ENTREPRENEURShIP 2010 P EOP LE LE ADE R SH I P PA S S I ON Why INspIre? “The region needs more entrepreneurs” was a sentence repeated throughout the CoE. It’s a fact that we recognized while planning the CoE. Recent studies on the region’s economic profile also support the statement. According to the 2009 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor Middle East and North Africa Report (GEM MENA) the rates of involvement in entrepreneurial activity for the MENA countries are “generally lower than might be expected for countries at their level of development”. If the region needs more entrepreneurs it will The overwhelming majority wanted to hear from have to foster a stronger entrepreneurial spirit. In fellow entrepreneurs as well as from successful short, it will have to inspire more people to become regional business leaders. The Inspire track became entrepreneurs. But how does anyone foster the just that; on the one hand The Corner - inspiring entrepreneurial spirit? Where does their inspiration presentations by successful entrepreneurs and come from? Who holds the mandate for improving experts, and on the other the Passion Corners - very the entrepreneurial spirit? informal group discussions to share personal stories. The Inspire track of the CoE programme aimed to The result was unprecedented. The Inspire sessions offer private sector answers to those questions. To received the highest rating from the participants at find the answers we first asked entrepreneurs about the CoE. the sources of inspiration they appreciate the most.
  • 17. 19 18 i nSP i r e V ALUES FA I LUR E OU TC OME : ME T T Rayan Sanabani (right), INJAZ student CEO from Yemen and Arif Naqvi (left), Founder and Group CEO, Abraaj Capital, UAE during the closing remarks at the CoE. In true entrepreneurial spirit, Rayan took the opportunity to deliver a funding pitch to invest in his student coffee company ´Mocca´. The audience rewarded him with a standing ovation.
  • 18. CELEBRATION OF ENTREPRENEURShIP 2010 P EOP LE LE ADE R SH I P PA S S I ON 200 FOREcAST Index of Total Population age 15–64 MENA 160 (100=year 2010) WORLD 120 100 EAST ASIA 80 40 0 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010F 2020F 2030F 2040F 2050F YEAR WORKFORCE GROWTh FORECAST Source: United Nations Population Division (2008), prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers for the World Economic Forum. Who do you INspIre? According to the GEM MENA Report, most of the With millions of young people projected to enter The CoE was original in that it asked entrepreneurs entrepreneurial activity in our region is generally the labour market over the coming years, SMEs from all walks of life including artists, scientists, in the hands of the 25-44 year-olds. These are the are a major reservoir for growth and employment. social entrepreneurs and CEOs to inspire each other. people driving the Small and Medium Enterprise Entrepreneurs are poised to become the essential Awareness of successful entrepreneurial ventures, (SME) industry and testing new ventures today. The force of employment and economic growth in especially by young people and by women positively younger tranche – ‘the -25’ – are the entrepreneurs MENASA. Whatever can be done to increase the influences perceptions of entrepreneurship. In of the future. Our region’s demographic profile is percentage of young people that want to start general, men are much more likely than women truly unique in this respect: There are 720 million a business will create more opportunity for our to become entrepreneurs involved in early-stage of ‘-25’ in South Asia. In MENA, the ‘-25’ represent economies as a whole. In our minds, the more the entrepreneurial activity. According to the GEM 60% of the population or 195 million people. A private sector can do to inspire young entrepreneurs MENA, an average of about 19% men are likely recent study by Silatech in Qatar reveals that at least today, the better for our region as a whole tomorrow. to start a business. The percentage for women 15% of young Arabs plan to start their own business is only 9%. By offering a plaform to successful in the next twelve months. That adds up to over 14 women entrepreneurs and to young role models, million new potential entrepreneurs in one year, in the CoE had a positive effect on a new community MENA alone. that believes in the promotion and development of entrepreneurship in MENASA.
  • 19. 21 20 i nSP i r e V ALUES FA I LUR E OU TC OME : ME T T 100 90 80 70 60 50 cENTRAL & DEVELOPING IRAN ALGERIA EASTERN EUROPE ASIA UAE SAUDI ARABIA TUNISIA SYRIA MENA LATIN AMERIcA JORDAN MOROccO LEBANON WEST BANK/ GAZA YEMEN PERCENTAGE OF RESPONDENTS WhO BELIEvE ThAT STARTING A NEW BUSINESS IS A GOOD CAREER ChOICE IN ThEIR COUNTRY/REGION Source: Global Entrepreneurship Monitor 2009, prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers for the World Economic Forum. Cultural perceptions on entrepreneurship have been The energy of emerging entrepreneurs in MENASA Looking ahead, one of the most significant outcomes changing. The fear of failure is still a deterrent for is yet to be fully tapped. Abraaj Capital firmly from the CoE is the creation of the MENASA some but entrepreneurship is increasingly perceived believes in the opportunity that SMEs represent in Entrepreneurship Think Tank (METT) managed as a desirable career choice, especially for young our region. We will contribute to raising awareness by the private sector. In a region where metrics and people. With very few exceptions, a large proportion on entrepreneurship in the region, to encourage thinking on entrepreneurship still lack, the METT of the population considers entrepreneurship a more people to become involved in the business fills an important gap by raising awareness on the good career choice and perceives that successful creation process. It was encouraging to see that the powerful economic impact of entrepreneurship entrepreneurs have high status and respect. inspiration delivered concrete outcomes: 86% of and by improving the environment in which participants at the CoE acknowledged that they had entrepreneurs start and grow their business. The Inspire track delivered several interesting achieved a tangible outcome. conclusions that we summarize in the following There is no better inspiration than the example of the pages. The first section looks at the importance entrepreneur sitting next to you. The following pages of people and of teams. Several presentations are filled with the inspiration of entrepreneurs. For addressed leadership and passion as characteristics the full version of the Inspire session please log-on to of an entrepreneur. Speakers also focused on the Wamda.com. ethical values behind entrepreneurship. Perhaps most importantly, the CoE acknowledged the fear of failure that prevents many from pursuing their ideas. Failure is part of the learning curve of an entrepreneur; it is not the end of the line.
  • 20. CELEBRATION OF ENTREPRENEURShIP 2010 P EOP LE LE ADE R SH I P PA S S I ON Arif Naqvi during the opening session of the coE