SME Connect: Growth opportunities for SMEs in UAE
4 videos • 65 views • by MEED | Middle East Economic Digest The role of SMEs in creating jobs, championing creativity and driving innovation in line with countries’ growth visions makes it essential that we empower our SMEs more than ever. SME Connect, brought to you by Mashreq NEOBiz and MEED Live, will offer you perspectives on how to raise investment and access capital, and the best ways to harness digital platforms to support growth. It will also examine the outlook for business and present strategies for finding new opportunities. Keynote: Ahmed Abdelaal, Group CEO, Mashreq Bank Fireside chat: Majed Al Suwaidi, Managing Director, Dubai Media City, Dubai Studio City, Dubai Production City and Head of in5 and TECOM Panellists providing their insights on growth opportunities for small businesses in the UAE: •Dr. Karim El Solh, Co-Founder And CEO, Gulf Capital •Rakesh Khanna, Vice President, Business Solutions, CEMEA, Visa •Ashish Panjabi, COO, Jacky’s Business Solutions •Rohit Garg, EVP and Head of NEOBiz, Mashreq Bank Highlights and closing remarks by Subroto Som, Senior EVP – Head of Retail Banking, Mashreq Bank Panel discussion points: • Ways to re-engineer your business • Finding new opportunities • Steps to raising capital/investment • Understanding how digital can help your business • Knowing the outlook for the economy and impact on SMEs in UAE