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Press Release

UAE Ministry of Economy Gathers Senior Business Leaders to Shape Future Talent
Attraction and Retention Policies

• Public-Private Sector Collaboration Central to the UAE's Talent Attraction and Retention
Strategy
• Roundtable Tackles Strategies to Strengthen UAE’s Leadership in Global Tech Talent
• High-level session Focuses on Tech Talent and Policy Innovation
• Senior Business Leaders Get First Look at UAE Future Tech Talent 2024 Report

Dubai, 18 September 2024 – In a demonstration of cross-sector collaboration, the UAE Ministry
of Economy and Integra Seven, a leading UAE-based public policy research and consulting firm,
hosted the UAE Future Talent Policy Roundtable. The event brought together senior
representatives from pivotal economic sectors and offered an exclusive preview of the upcoming
UAE Future Tech Talent Report 2024, set for release in October.

Participants included business leaders and talent experts from prominent organizations such as
Fragomen, Du, AWS, Coffeee.io, DP World, Dubai Knowledge Park, Dulsco Group, E&, HSBC,
MCG Talent, Nabta Health, Standard Chartered, and Stripe. Together, they discussed the latest
trends in tech talent and explored policy-driven strategies to further strengthen the UAE’s position
in the global market as incubator for skilled professionals.

H.E. Dr. Thani Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade and Minister in charge of
Global Talent Attraction and Retention, emphasized the critical role of collaboration between the
public and private sectors in shaping future-forward policies.

“Public-private dialogue is at the core of our approach to developing our national economic
agenda. This roundtable on the subject of talent attraction is part of a series of important
discussions that support our broader vision of crafting policies that ensure continued growth and
diversification, and advance our ambitions to foster an economy based on knowledge and
innovation,” he said.

The roundtable focused on several key policy areas, including the intensifying global competition
for tech talent. Participants explored the role of the UAE’s national brand in attracting global talent,
while also recognizing the importance of refining strategies to ensure sustained access to
specialized skills that support the UAE's economic ambitions.

Natalia Sycheva, Managing Director of Integra Seven, highlighted the importance of the insights
revealed in the upcoming UAE Future Tech Talent Report 2024, which builds on the findings from
last year’s edition. "While the 2023 report identified key trends that have since been reinforced,