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Keynote speaker Mirza Al Sayegh calls for new mindset to face ‘uncertain times’
The 2nd Academy of International Business (AIB) MENA Conference, which attracted more than 100 delegates from 24 countries and 89 universities, concluded on January 15 with the presentation of community development and inspirational leadership awards at Zayed University.
The event was held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Nahayan bin Mubarak Al-Nahayan, UAE Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and President of Zayed University, as a collaborative effort between the University of Wollongong in Dubai (UOWD) and Zayed University.
Mirza Al Sayegh, Director of the Office of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who was guest  speaker, called for a new mindset in ‘managing uncertain times’, through innovative self-employment models and by launching small businesses.
“The state companies will be saturated in the near future, and will no longer be able to employ new people. We will need a new crop of leaders and entrepreneurs, with more tangible ideas on starting one’s own business, working from home or operating as freelancers,” said Al Sayegh.
Chris Colwell, a motivational speaker who became a quadriplegic following a sky-diving accident in 2003, in his keynote address on “Even Impossible is Possible”, related his own story on how he faced uncertain times.
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