Experts discuss family business case studies and their impact on economic growth in the MENA region

Family business leaders, experts, and entrepreneurs came together to discuss the founding histories of leading regional family-owned conglomerates and the pivotal impact of family-owned businesses on economic growth and social change in the MENA region.

Speaking at the event were President of Saudi Arabia’s Almajdouie Group Abdullah Ali Almajdouie; Founder and CEO of Koita in the UAE Mustafa Koita; Director of startAD at NYU Abu Dhabi Robyn Brazzil; General Manager of Tharawat Family Business Forum Farida El Agamy; and Vice Provost for Academic Policies and Governance, and Program Head of History at NYU Abu Dhabi Martin Klimke, all of whom shed light on some of the long-lasting enterprises’ unique attributes.

This event was part of “Family Business Histories” – a globally unique research project in collaboration with the Tharawat Family Business Forum and NYU Abu Dhabi, with the goal to research the founding history and entrepreneurial legacy of family-owned enterprises in MENASA. It was launched following the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that was signed between both parties in April 2017.