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9/20/24, 10:38 AM PRESSR: Bodour Al Qasimi convenes Sheraa's newly appointed board to build a leading regional hub for entrepreneurship — Tra…
the strategic agenda for the upcoming term. This gathering of thought-leaders

and influential industry heads highlights Sheraa’s clear and passionate

commitment to accelerating the development of entrepreneurship in Sharjah
and the wider region.

Sheikha Bodour said: ‘As we embark on this next phase of growth with our new

board, I’m filled with optimism for Sheraa’s future. We’re privileged to be

supported by such a highly accomplished group, whose expertise, dedication,

and vision will further elevate Sheraa as the most dynamic regional hub for new

business founders. Together, we’ll continue to foster innovation, resilience, and
sustainability within Sharjah’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, ensuring that our

startups thrive and compete with the best in local and global markets.’

Among the meeting’s attendees were the respected board members such as

H.E. Dr. Muhadditha Yahya Al Hashimi, Chairperson of the Sharjah Private

Education Authority; H.E. Ahmed Al Naqbi, CEO of Emirates Development Bank;

Mohammed Khadiri - CEO, Bank of Sharjah; Dr. Saeeda Jaffar - Senior Vice
President and Group Country Manager GCC at Visa; H.E. Eng. Omar Al Mahmoud

- CEO of the ICT Fund; Ahmed AlKhoshaibi – Group CEO of Arada; Fahad Al

Hassawi - CEO of Du; Salim Al Owais - CEO of Re.life (subsidiary of BEEAH

Group); Muna Al Gurg - Vice Chairperson of Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group; Farida

Elagamy - General Manager of Tharawat and Co-Founder of Kyma; Sonia

Weymuller - Founding Partner of VentureSouq; Leena Khalil - CEO of
Mumzworld; Imran Sayeed - Senior Lecturer at MIT Sloan School of Management;

and Abdullah Snobar - Executive Director of DMZ and CEO of DMZ Ventures.

H.E. Abdullah Bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy, said: “As we strive to

position the UAE as a premier global hub for entrepreneurship by 2031, Sharjah

is set to contribute significantly to the achievement of this goal thanks to its

startup ecosystem’s strengths in future sectors. The emirate’s status as a
thriving entrepreneurial hub was once again underlined by the 2024 Global

Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER) that ranked Sharjah 4th in the GCC, and 7th in

the MENA region’s startup ecosystem rankings. The support offered by Sheraa to

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