Representing a global model of entrepreneurship
Khalifa Fund for Enterprise
Development organising Abu Dhabi Entrepreneurship Forum, has announced that
Chad Hurley, co-founder of the social networking site YouTube will be among the
luminaries participating in the forum, which will kick off its activities from
7-9 October 2013, at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC).
The forum will be
held under the patronage of His Highness General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al
Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed
Forces, with the participation of a several members of the ruling family,
senior officials and prominent figures in the business sector.
Commenting on his
participation in the event, Hurley said: "I am excited to come to Abu
Dhabi for the first time and collaborate with Khalifa Fund to share the lessons
I learned from my experiences in creating new standards in technology. The UAE
and the region are full of opportunities to bring people together. I hope my
passion to create new platforms for content sharing will benefit this part of
the world as well."
Chad Hurley is
highly renowned worldwide for inspiring creativity and innovation as the key
pathways to success. He co-founded YouTube in collaboration with Steve Chen and
Jawed Karim in 2005. This marked one of the most significant turning points in
the history of modern communications, as it greatly accelerated and simplified
the process of sharing videos, giving the world unprecedented access to
enlightening and entertaining content.
For his part, Hussein Jasim al Nuwais, Chairman of the Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development, welcomed Hurley's participation
in the activities of the forum, expressing that such participation will be an
important milestone in enriching participants’ knowledge and expertise in
entrepreneurship and its application to diverse aspects of business.
He stressed the
keenness of the Fund to host all locally, regionally, and globally influential
entrepreneurs in order to serve the objectives of the forum and contribute to
the upgrading of the culture of entrepreneurship in society, to help them
transform their ideas and research into products and services promoting the
level of performance of the UAE’s economy.
Al Nuwais
noted that the forum includes a selection of local entrepreneurs, regional and
global, such as: Abdullatif Al Sayegh, CEO of Alsayegh Media; Lord Peter Mendelsohn, former Minister and Chairman
of Lazard International and member of the British House of Lords; His
Excellency Abdul Baset Al Janahi, CEO of Mohammed Bin Rashid Establishment for
SME Development; Badr Jafar, Managing Director of Crescent Group and co-founder
of Global Gumbo Group; Hala Fadel, Chair of the MIT Enterprise Forum in the Pan
Arab region; Clare Woodkraft, CEO of the Emirates Foundation for Youth
Development.
The forum also
features a number of leading companies in the region, notably: the Emirates
Foundation for Youth Development, and the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic
Development, Microfund for Women Jordan, Bayt.com, LinkedIn Middle East, the
International Finance Corporation of Egypt, and Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank.
The sponsors of the
event include Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, General Holding Corporation “Senaat”
and British Petroleum; among others.
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