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 crosspost networks istanbul
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 crosspost networks istanbul
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 philadelphia business school conference
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 Digital Media Google Media
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