U.A.E

The World Government Summit: How the UAE’s past informs its future

Attendees at this year’s World Government Summit. (Image via The National / Pawan Singh) This article is a crosspost with K...

Knowledge @Wharton • 02 May, 2016

World Government Summit Healthcare Government

Regional

How low oil prices are battering MENA [Crosspost]

This is an edited crosspost from Knowledge@Wharton. In late 2015, Saudi Arabia announced a record budget deficit of $98 billion, its...

Knowledge @Wharton • 22 February, 2016

AstroLabs Dubai oil prices crosspost

Global

Entrepreneurship contagion: how it spreads

Entrepreneurship spreads thanks to a network, and that network pushes each player in three different ways. (Image via Mancef.org) This is...

Knowledge @Wharton • 11 January, 2016

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Global

Entrepreneurship contagion: the birth of networks

Networks are what make an entrepreneur ecosystem work. (Image via Entrepreneur Ideas) This is part one of an edited crosspost from...

Knowledge @Wharton • 10 January, 2016

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Regional

Private equity investors in MENA seek a place in the sun

This is a crosspost with Knowledge@Wharton. The backbone of future economic development in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) could hinge...

Knowledge @Wharton • 19 October, 2015

IMF Abraaj Group private equity

What it will take to maximize business success in the Middle East

How can business choices yield high profits and high social impact in a rapidly changing consumer culture? What are the...

Blair Winter • 17 April, 2014

Wharton

3rd Wharton MENA Conference

The 3rd Wharton Middle East and North Africa Conference, focused on opportunities for investing and doing business in the region, will be...

Wamda • 19 February, 2014

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Meet The Winners of the HCT-Wharton Innovation Tournament 2021

Early this May, three forward-thinking companies from the Middle East and North Africa took home the top prizes at the...

Leena AlOlaimy • 02 June, 2013

Sustainability Wharton Competitions

Apply Before April 19: HCT-Wharton Innovation Tournament 2021

The Higher Colleges of Technology in the UAE and Knowledge@Wharton have teamed up to host the second edition of the “Innovation Tournament 2...

Wamda • 12 March, 2013

Social Change Environment Wharton

Fadi Ghandour's Next Investment: Building a Future for Arab Social Entrepreneurship

Fadi Ghandour's name has been synonymous with Arab entrepreneurship. In 1982 he established Aramex as an express operator for the Middle...

Knowledge @Wharton • 06 September, 2012

Investment Social Entrepreneurship Wharton

Drawing from Tunisia's Rich History, a Wind Energy Innovation Sets Sail

At the TEDGlobal 2012 conference in Edinburgh, Scotland, Tunisian entrepreneur Hassine Labaied presented Saphon Energy, a wind energy...

Knowledge @Wharton • 30 August, 2012

Technology Environment Wharton

Growing Pains for Jordan's Tech Entrepreneurs

Jordan has managed to avoid the violence and political upheaval its neighboring countries have experienced with the Arab Spring...

Knowledge @Wharton • 23 August, 2012

Technology Wharton

Pursuing the Extraordinary: Curiosity Key to Innovation and Bold Leadership

At first glance, the five men on the stage of the Al Ain Men's College auditorium had little in common: Former astronauts and soldiers,...

Knowledge @Wharton • 09 August, 2012

Wharton

Moving On from Oil: Asia's Lessons in Adaptation and Innovation for the Middle East

Gulf governments have put millions into cultivating innovation and trying to develop future economies not dependent on fossil fuels. In...

Knowledge @Wharton • 02 August, 2012

Wharton

Can Entrepreneurship Bring Change Where the Arab Spring Has Not?

Gathered together around a wide table, the group of entrepreneurs in Dubai for this year's MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Business...

Knowledge @Wharton • 19 July, 2012

Social Entrepreneurship Wharton

Diary of a Google Finalist: Do Arab Entrepreneur Tournaments Help Startups?

Sarah Wali left the U.S. media scene and returned to Egypt to pursue an idea for a citizen journalism platform for the Middle East. With...

Knowledge @Wharton • 12 July, 2012

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An Old Soldier's Advice on Leadership and How to Conquer Your Challenges

British Army Rt. Major General Tim Toyne Sewell not so secretly known as Big Tim to his subordinates at the Royal Military Academy...

Knowledge @Wharton • 28 June, 2012

Wharton

Egyptian Company KarmSolar Wins HCT-Wharton Innovation Tournament 2021

The HCT-Wharton Innovation Tournament, held this past Monday and Tuesday in Dubai, challenged entrepreneurs to produce innovative...

Nina Curley • 10 May, 2012

Green Energy Innovation Environment

Young People in the Middle East Are Ready to Innovate

Lebanese entrepreneur Habib Haddad is one of the Middle East's biggest cheerleaders for the creation of a vibrant startup culture. As...

Knowledge @Wharton • 05 April, 2012

Social Entrepreneurship Wharton

Knowledge@Wharton and HCT Launch Innovation Tournament for Green Ideas in the Middle East

Knowledge@Wharton and the Higher Colleges of Technology are getting serious about green entrepreneurship in the Middle East and North Af...

Wamda • 27 February, 2012

Competitions Wharton

Group Buying Websites Battle for Middle East Shoppers with Online Bargains

Shoppers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are among the wealthiest and most discerning in the world. Most major malls in Dubai, for...

Knowledge @Wharton • 16 February, 2012

E-commerce Wharton

Family Firms in the Middle East: The New Rules of Engagement

When Shaker Group, a Saudi Arabia-based air conditioning supplier, lists 30% of its shares in an initial public offering (IPO) in Riyadh...

Knowledge @Wharton • 10 February, 2012

Wharton

How Women Entrepreneurs Are Driving Business in the Middle East

Reema Bint Bandar Al Saud is an Arabian princess with an entrepreneurial streak. As president and CEO of ALFA International and AL HAMA...

Knowledge @Wharton • 02 February, 2012

Women Wharton

U.A.E

Wharton Business School's Strategic Thinking & Leadership program

Wharton Business School's Strategic Thinking & Leadership program, to be held in Dubai, is designed for senior leaders and business...

Wamda • 25 January, 2016

Business program Wharton