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Twitter Chat Recap: Innovation, Opportunities and the Middle East Outlook
Where are the opportunities and can leaders remain optimistic about business conditions in the Middle East? This was the focus of a live Twitter chat hosted by Young Presidents’ Organization as it...
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7 Pieces of Advice for Aspiring Entrepreneurs
By Harjeev Kandhari YPO member since 2010 Founder and chief executive officer of Zenises As a founder and lead sponsor of the Careers Society at St Peter’s College at the University of Oxford, I...
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Closing the Gender Gap in the Arab World
Economic participation of women in the Middle East and African countries continues to lag behind the global average. However, women members of Young Presidents’ Organization in the Middle East and...
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7 Questions With Ali Tabbara of UTC International
While business confidence in Saudi Arabia continues to be affected by the falling oil prices and an uncertain global economic outlook, for Ali Tabbara the region still holds opportunities. “The best...
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2016 YPO GLC: Drawing Inspiration from Vision to Reality
After months of planning, the 2016 Global Leadership Conference hosted by Young Presidents’ Organization became a reality in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, marking the first time the annual event has...
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Shaping the Future By Bringing Vision to Reality
By Robert Dorfman 2016 YPO EDGE Chair The 2016 YPO EDGE in Dubai brings together some of the world’s great thought leaders to share their views on some of the big issues facing our world. Our theme,...
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YPO EDGE Debuts in Dubai
When more than 2,600 chief executives gather, the impossible becomes possible. YPO EDGE opened in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with an at-capacity crowd and nearly 60 speakers lined up during the...
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A Vision Realized: YPO EDGE Concludes in Dubai
By Clare Haygood Contributing writer After an unforgettable first day of YPO EDGE 2016 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, the final day explored how business leaders face challenges and risks in moving...
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CNBC Interviews the Experts at YPO EDGE 2016
For the sixth year in a row, CNBC partnered with Young Presidents’ Organization to broadcast live from the 2016 YPO EDGE conference, held this year in Dubai. And for the first time, the CNBC Arabia...
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The Next Stage of Success: Insights from YPO EDGE Dubai
By Sunil Lalvani A YPO member since 2003 By definition, all YPO members are successful, at least by financial measure, but what comes beyond that? At the YPO EDGE in Dubai last week, we were again...
View Article2016 YPO LAB – Gil Oved
YPO member Gil Oved talks about his journey as a businessman in Africa – a continent, he says, which is full of entrepreneurs and disruptors: “To some, Africa may seem like a primitive continent, but...
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Episode 13: Ali Tabbara (UTC International), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
For many executives, the idea of doing business or expanding existing operations in the Middle East triggers fear and anxiety. But much of this fear and anxiety is unwarranted. In this...
View Article2016 YPO EDGE – United Through Grief and a Desire for Peace: Baasam Aramin...
Palestinian Bassam Aramin and Israeli Rami Elhanan give a moving and inspirational account of the close friendship they formed after each lost a precious child to violence in Israel.
View Article2016 YPO EDGE – Solar Impulse: Kito De Boer
YPO member Kito de Boer talks about his work as head of mission at the Office of the Quartet, whose mandate is to help mediate Middle East peace negotiations and support Palestinian economic...
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Interview with Saudi businesswoman Muna AbuSulayman
YPO member and Saudi businesswoman Muna AbuSulayman offers insights on philanthropy and her role as social media celebrity with Gulf Business Today. Read more.
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The How is Determined by the Why
Many people build a business, then construct a philanthropic entity from their profits. Myriad charity organizations spend some of their philanthropic fund’s money on administration, marketing and...
View ArticleEpisode 15: Christine Sfeir (Meeting Point), Beirut, Lebanon
Did you know that Dunkin’ Donuts has been in Lebanon since 1998? Today, there are more than 30 Dunkin’ Donuts stores in Lebanon — all thanks to YPO member Christine Sfeir. Now, Sfeir is...
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YPO Global Pulse Survey: Economic confidence in Middle East and North Africa...
YPO Global Pulse Survey: Economic confidence in Middle East and North Africa falls to four-year low ABU DHABI, 10 May 2016 – YPO, the premier network of global business leaders and chief executives,...
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Behind the Headlines: Discovering Iran’s Business Complexities
Just as U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration and the U.S. Congress were negotiating details of a nuclear agreement with Iran in April, a group of 24 YPO and WPO members were engaging with...
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5 CEOs Share 15 Insights for Business Leaders
As part of our Q&A series with chief executives around the world, we ask about the top three lessons they would pass on to other business leaders. Here are responses from five Young Presidents’...
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