YAL Member Mahmoud El Khoja, Co-founder of BioBox, just decided to become an entrepreneur when the COVID-19 decided to make an entry at the same time. With that, he shares seven lessons he learned while transitioning into entrepreneurship in the middle of the COVID-19 crisis in his article. Read the full article here.

In a situation where the entire world has been put on pause, and a political and economic impact lies in wait, YAL Partner Abdulla Wasel, Managing Associate at Wasel & Wasel, recommends four tips on how entrepreneurs can align their businesses with the operations of a post-pandemic world. Read the full article here.

YAL Member J.K. Khalil, Senior Vice-President of Mastercard, faces risks and challenges on a daily basis. He shares his words of wisdom on how entrepreneurs can “cope” through the COVID-19 crisis and how to come out even stronger in his latest article in Entrepreneur magazine. Read the full article here.

An insight on how to navigate your startup through the COVID-19 Crisis, YAL Executive Director Nabra Al Busaidi shares different points any startup should keep in mind to maintain their business during this pandemic. In this article featured by Entrepreneur Middle East, she shares valuable advice on how to ensure your company will survive this crisis. Read the full article here.

YAL Member and Founder of Stallion AI Group , Samer Obeidat signed an MoU with Talal Abu-Ghazaleh (TAG) Global. TAG Global is the world’s largest intellectual property. The MoU between Stallion AI Group and TAG Global aims to enhance joint cooperation between both parties to support the development of the IT sector and promote the culture of artificial intelligence in Jordan and the MENA Region. Stallion AI is on a mission to transform MENA’s enterprises with AI solutions

YAL Board Member, Ned Jaroudi spoke at the Future-Proof Workforce Summit 2019 on how the future of work skills will support a globally-connected ‘experiential’ world, and the economic impact of Expo2020. The Summit brought together leaders and change-makers who addressed shifts and growth in business.

Watch YAL Member, Dr. Heba Makram speak at the SHRM Tech Conference in Dubai, about the key dimensions of HR Transformation. HR Transformation remains a true driver to business success. Watch the video to learn how to ensure that HR transformation adds value to your organization.

We are pleased to announce our new partnership with Capital Club Bahrain to bring positive change across the region by cultivating entrepreneurial aspirations of the youth to drive employment and education. The partnership will generate a series of events that will support both regional mentors and the youth to stir local and global interest and investment for startup ideas, and find solutions to the regions most pressing problems.

As a part of Dubai Innovation Week, we are pleased to announce our strategic partnership with Ideanco, to bring together leaders from the Arab world to focus innovation and entrepreneurial initiatives on climate change, aerospace and other transformation and reinvention related sectors. YAL will kickstart the partnership with a CLIMATHON in Dubai this year. Through this partnership we aim to build more networked, team-based leaders focused on the innovation of the Arab Youth in the UAE and the region.

As we celebrate the UAE Innovation Month, Young Arab Leaders and Emirates Foundation for Youth Development join hands in developing the next generation of Emirati leaders in the UAE through entrepreneurship and quality education. YAL Executive Director, Nabra Al Busaidi, and EF Chief Executive Officer, Maytha Al Habsi, officially signed the agreement. Watch out for high impact programs and initiatives for 2019 through this partnership!