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By: Kamran Khan, CEO
Ramesh Jagannathan, Managing Director, Startad Abu Dhabi
Being an entrepreneur is a mindset; and while most people chose to become entrepreneurs, a few are born to become one. Comfortable with ambiguity, pushing the boundaries, and exploring mysteries of various industry verticals to gain a better insight into the business world, Ramesh Jagannathan (MD, startAD) believes himself to have been born with an entrepreneurial mindset. After having served as the Inaugural Vice Provost for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, in 2016, Ramesh founded startAD, the global accelerator at NYU Abu Dhabi and serves as its Managing Director. Ramesh is known for his pivotal strategies pertaining to curriculum development, Study Away programs, Innovation, and Entrepreneurial Enablement programs. An entrepreneurial technologist specializing in leading global teams, converting abstract concepts into tangible and marketable technologies in a short time frame, Ramesh leads with focus on innovation and entrepreneurship at NYU Abu Dhabi since 2010.
By: Kamran Khan, CEO
Intelligent Apps - The Future of Mobile Apps
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With the advancement and adoption of technology in almost everything in today’s world, there is no area left in our daily lives that aren’t influenced by it. Though it consists of down sides, yet this pervasive element has become one of the world
Cashless Society. How Well Is The World Prepared?
By: CEOInsights Team
Just like technology adoption, the argument for a cash less society has been around for a while. But similar to how coronavirus intensified the adoption of technology
By: Mehul Shah, CEO & MD, Elision Technologies
Call center solutions have been in existence for decades in the market. However, in the past few years, the demand and popularity of this software have increased like anything.This has also increased research, development, and innovations
By: Dr. Suresh A Shan, BFSI Head, Enterprise Architect & Creative Innovator, Mahindra Finance
In India E-Business is less to do with electronics and more to do with emotions. A CFO can only tie the digital information into a true trusted truth of finance. So far digital transformation was on the
By: Nandan Bhatkal, Vice President - Enterprise Solutions, Accops Systems
The Covid pandemic has tremendously accelerated the adoption of remote work, and now, the workforce is more mobile than ever. Perception of employees and employers towards remote work
By: Dr. Kaushik Sengupta, Product Head - Food SAR Region, Bureau Veritas Group
The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has demonstrated the value of IT and digital transformation across industries and businesses
By: Rajesh Kumar Singh, Global Head HR, KPIT
Have explored a variety of roles in a professional life of more than 20 years spanning Public sector, Government, Private Sector and Startup. My journey began with State Bank of India as Probationary officer and then I moved to Government of India
By: Dr.Madana Kumar, VP and Global Head - Leadership Development, UST Global
We hear about “New Normal” a lot these days. COVID 19 has disrupted our lives and this has spawned a whole new set of studies and theories
By: Siva Kumar, Senior General Manager of InkJetPrinters, Epson India
Research has shown that even now, SMEs are lagging behind when it comes to ecofriendly technology. In fact, just 24 percent of them are willing to spend on improving sustainability.
Top 10 Indian Leaders In Abu Dhabi - 2021
In recent years, Abu Dhabi has become one of the top meeting destinations for many globally significant business events. The largest emirate is known for its loyal and supporting policies toward foreign investors and open policies for conducting business. With its policies, Abu Dhabi has grown to become a dynamic hub and a major player in numerous business and industrial areas. The Emirate has facilities to accommodate international trade, with the state-of-art infrastructure, and it is also a centre point for world trade and commerce. Setting up business in Abu Dhabi facilitates access to the markets of Africa, Asia, Southern and Eastern Europe, and the Middle East. Abu Dhabi also provides a range of tax benefits like no personal or corporate tax, no import/export duty, and so on. It is a place of excellence for telecommunications and IT. Along with all these, the emirate with foremost position in the field of international tourism is the perfect place to advance any business operations.
About 30 percent of the population in UAE is contributed by Indian expatriate community of approx. 3.42 millions. Approximately 15 percent of the Diaspora is in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The 35 percent of the Indian community is made up of professionally qualified personnel, businessmen and other white collar non-professionals & their families. The Indian community is respected for its technical competence and sense of discipline. Today, Indians are key to the construction, retail, financial services, manufacturing and transport sectors in the region. The county being always open to immigrants, UAE has the highest proportion of international migrants in the world a staggering 84 percent. There are nearly twice as many Indian born as native born people in the UAE today.
The modern multiculturalism of the city and its subsequent appeal as a foreign direct investment is enhancing opportunity for Abu Dhabi to be a perfect business destination. Abu Dhabi has continued to invest in efforts to develop and upgrade event organization facilities in order to promote an accurate record of events hosted within the emirate. In this issue, the CEO Insights introduces a list of 'Top 10 Indian Leaders in Abu Dhabi - 2021' who have contributed to the economic development of the country. The list has been crafted by a team of Industry veterans, CEOs, VCs and the CEO Insights editorial team, thus delivering inspiring stories of their journey and the contributions & roles played by them in the creation and empowerment of a powerful nation.
Our subscribers play a decisive role in finalization of our annual list of "Top 10 Indian Leaders In Abu Dhabi - 2021" by nominating those which have served them with excellence and are praiseworthy. If you feel there is a company that deserves to be on our annual list, do write to us about them mentioning their value proposition.
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Animesh Saxena,Chief Investment Officer | GROWMORE Group | A seasoned investment professional with 13 years of investment experience across asset classes (quoted/private equity, real estate, fixed income, structured products and fund investments across GCC, US, Europe and Asia |
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Dr. B. R. Shetty,Founder & Chairman | Neopharma | A Business Leader and a Philanthropist, he is the proud Founder of 4 companies - NMC Healthcare, Finablr, Neopharma and BRS Ventures |
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K Muraleedharan,Chairman | SFC Group | Has over 40 years of experience in the UAE region |
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Kamran Khan,CEO | Bonnon Coffee | A hospitality professional with 20 years experience in Marketing, Development & Operations, Business Strategy, Marketing Strategy, Franchise Negotiations, and other areas |
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Kaveri Amal,Founder & CEO | Adam & Eve | Has over a decade of experience working across both Indian and UAE markets |
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Manoj Bhatnagar,Corporate IT Manager | Al Ain Cooperative Society | With more than 30 years of demonstrated cross-cultural career success in developing and executing operational strategies, he is known for promoting organizational growth with optimum utilization of evolving technologies |
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Mohammed Korath,Chairman & MD | KM TRADING | Tempted to experiment with multiple lines of business, he forayed into the retail segment in 1973 |
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Ramesh Jagannathan,Managing Director | startAD | Chosen by the President of NYU Polytechnic to Chair the Task Force on Invention, Innovation and Entrepreneurship to create an executable plan for curriculum, research and technology transfer |
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Tony Jashanmal,Group President | Jashanmal Group | AN exemplary businessman with vast industry expertise across Indian and UAE markets |
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Vikram S. Bhatia,CEO | Alam Steel Group | A Harvard Business School alumnus, he has been associated with Alam Steel for over 18 years now, and has been instrumental in the company's success story so far |
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