UAE Economic Forum: SMEs as engines of growth

Karl Feilder, as a panellist on UAE Economic Forum 2019, discusses the role of SMEs as engines of growth, the challenges SMEs face and how to solve them.

Shaikh Fahim Al Qasimi, Executive Chairman of the Department of Government Relations in Sharjah (DGR), Karl was joined by Khalifa Al Jaziri; Yousif Kruse, Chairman, SME Committee, UAE Banking Federation; and Arjan Oude Kotte, Director, Small & Medium Business, Microsoft.

Is the UAE SME friendly?

About Karl Feilder: Founder, CEO and Chairman of The Neutral Group and Neutral Fuels, Karl Feilder is a serial tech entrepreneur, sustainability advocate and international speaker. His direct actions to mitigate climate change have resulted in over 14 million tonnes of CO2e savings from global corporations. Karl has previously built five companies to exit via trade sale, and taken two more to their Initial Public Offering (IPO). A British national, Karl is now preparing its Neutral Fuels LLC subsidiary, a company that produces bio-fuel from used cooking oil, for an IPO on the London AIM stock market in 2023. Karl is the host of Middle East podcast and video series, Not Another Empty Suit.

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UAE Economic Forum: SMEs as engines of growth

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