Arada supports SEF 2025, the region’s biggest entrepreneurship event, as Impact Partner
News: 4 February 2025
Arada played a leading role at the Middle East’s largest event for entrepreneurs and start-ups, Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival (SEF) 2025, which took place on 1-2 February at Sharjah Research Technology and Innovation Park (SRTIP).
As legacy partner, Arada continued its longstanding commitment to SEF by sponsoring the Impact Zone for the third consecutive year.
Alongside the Impact Stage, which saw the opening ceremony and a range of influential of more than 50 speakers—including HE Sheikha Hoor Al Qasimi, President of Sharjah Art Foundation, HE Alia Bint Abdulla Al Mazrouei, Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and footballer Thierry Henry—the Impact Zone hosted 25 key panel discussions and keynote speeches.
Ahmed Alkhoshaibi, Group CEO of Arada, stated: “Our long-term partnership with Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival perfectly matches with Arada’s mission to create and support spaces that enable people to lead positive and fulfilling lives. As the largest and most meaningful gathering of entrepreneurs in the UAE, SEF has an incredible track record of inspiring change and empowering innovation, and we were delighted to take part once again this year.”
This year’s SEF is its most exciting edition yet, with trailblazing leaders and innovators, including HE Omar Saif Ghobash, Amy Cuddy, Sania Mirza, and Mostafa Salameh.
