World SME Expo



Seminar Categories:

I. Belt and Road Forum Series
II. Branding : Embracing the E-tailing Era
III. Social Media and Mobile Commerce
IV. Discover Opportunities in Mainland China and Emerging Markets
V. Future Trends for SMEs
VI. New Concepts - New Opportunities : CEO Dialogues
VII. Practical Strategies for SMEs
VIII. HKIFS Briefing Session
IX. HKIFS Plenary Session & Franchise Dialogue
Speaker Details

Mr Mohammed Shael Al Saadi
Chief Executive Officer, Business Developments & Strategy Sector, Department of Economic Development (DED), Government of Dubai
Discussion Panel: How SMEs Can Use Hub-and-spoke Strategy to Open Up “Belt and Road” Markets?

As CEO of the Business Development & Strategy Sector within the Department of Economic Development (DED), Mohammed Shael Al Saadi has a strategic role in maintaining a Competitiveness business environment in Dubai in line with the emirate’s reputation as a business hub and investment destination. Since joining DED in 2008 Al Saadi has made significant contributions to streamlining business activities in Dubai and supporting investor relations with an emphasis on quality, efficiency, transparency and modern technology. He is credited with developing a suite of smart services for Business Registration & Licensing (BRL) transactions and contributing to the UAE improving its global ranking in Doing Business year after year. Mr. Alsaadi is a member of Dubai Smart City Initiative (DSCI) executive committee, his role is vital when it comes to fast spreading the vision os H.H Sh. Mohammed Bin Rashed making Dubai the smartest city in the world by 2017, as Mr. Alsaadi is leading marketing & customers interactions Channels subcommittee. Currently Al Saadi is member of Dubai Smart Government (DsG) executive committee, he is ensuring that (DED) smart strategy is aligned with overall Dubai Government movement towards achieving efficiency and better utilisation to all government resources. In positioning Dubai as the world design hub, Mr. Alsaadi is a board member of Dubai Design District. a district that promote Dubai as the haven of all designers, from different design schools, all over the world. Beside his role as a board member, Mr. Alsaadi is the chairperson of Regulation & Policy Committee, the committee that responsible to attract talents in the design domain, and to make Dubai the city of choice, a city that being the world’s magnet for those talents.
2015 Seminar Schedule
(C3) "Belt and Road” : Hong Kong's Role as a World Trading Hub
Date: 3 December, 2015 (Thursday)
Time: 04:00 PM - 05:30 PM