H.E.

Najla

Ahmed

Al

Midfa

Startup

Ecosystem

&

Impact

Najla

Ahmed

Al-Midfa

is

the

Chief

Executive

Officer

of

the
Sharjah

Entrepreneurship

Center

(Sheraa)
,

a

government-backed

platform

launched

in

2016

to

grow

Sharjah’s

startup

ecosystem.

Under

her

leadership,

Sheraa

has

supported

over

150

startups,

attracted

$161M+

in

investment,

created

1,600+

jobs,

and

generated

over

$247M

in

cumulative

revenue.

Sheraa

also

hosts

the
Sharjah

Entrepreneurship

Festival

(SEF)

—

a

flagship

event

featuring

300+

global

speakers

and

over

13,000

participants

from

around

the

world,

positioning

Sharjah

as

a

regional

hub

for

innovation

and

entrepreneurship.
Leadership

&

Affiliations

Najla

sits

on

the

boards

of
United

Arab

Bank
,
Emirates

Development

Bank
,
Dana

Gas
,

and
Emirates

Schools

Establishment
.

She

is

Co-Chair

of

the

4th

Industrial

Revolution

Working

Group

at

the

UK-UAE

Business

Council,

Vice-Chairperson

of
Young

Arab

Leaders
,

and

a

board

member

at
Endeavor

UAE
.

She

is

also

a

fellow

of

the

Aspen

Institute’s

Middle

East

Leadership

Initiative

and

an

Eisenhower

Global

Fellow.

Najla

holds

an

MBA

from
Stanford

University
.