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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
