14 UAE entrepreneurs receive Apea 2016 awards

4/29/2016 11:51:35 PM

(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Fourteen entrepreneurs and business leaders from the UAE were honoured as winners of Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Awards 2016 or Apea at a star-studded awards ceremony in Dubai.

Over 200 attendees were present at the by-invitation only event comprising of industry leaders leading entrepreneurs dignitaries and the who's who of the business world including Dr Fong Chan Onn chairman of Enterprise Asia Umej Bhatia Ambassador of the Republic of Singapore to the UAE Hani Al Hamli Secretary-General of the Dubai Economic Council Dr Bassam Dahman managing partner of RSM UAE Lt. General Sudhir Sharma advisor to Enterprise Asia Talmiz Ahmad Former Indian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and Dato' William Ng President of Enterprise Asia.

The Apea is a regional recognition programme organised by Enterprise Asia the region's leading association for entrepreneurship. The Awards are presented to a handful of entrepreneurs across Asia Pacific each year with annual award ceremonies held in over fourteen countries."We can say with certainty that the recipients of the Apea are like no other. Not only do they have to prove their entrepreneurial skills and experience in one of the toughest contests in the world they also subject themselves to a pledge to uphold the highest standards of entrepreneurship which includes allegiance to the two founding pillars of Enterprise Asia namely Investment in People and Responsible Entrepreneurship" said William Ng president of Enterprise Asia.

The recipients in UAE were selected from among 100 shortlisted candidates ranging from talented young entrepreneurs to experienced industrialists. "The Apea is aimed at promoting entrepreneurship. Beyond recognising the efforts of these entrepreneurs we hope to encourage them to continue taking their businesses to the next level and in the process provide more job opportunities to the people in the region and help to drive the economy forward" said Ng.

Among the recipients were: Dr Shaikha Al Maskari chairperson Al Maskari Holding 'Woman Entrepreneur of the Year'; Firoz Merchant Founder and chairman of Pure Gold Jewellers 'Special Achievement Award' and in Outstanding' category: Khaled Bassatne managing director BB Energy (Gulf) DMCC Mohammed Abdullah Al Jarman general director Emirates Transport Deepak Dhawan chairman Food Specialities Limited; Lalu Samuel chairman and managing Director Kingston Holdings; Talal Al Gaddah CEO MAG Property Development; Premchand Kurup CEO Paramount Computer Systems. In the 'most promising category' Saleh Al Akrabi chairman Emirates Consulting Group Dr Sassan Dieter Khatib-Shahidi CEO German Imaging Technologies (GIT) Dubai; Nawaz Khan managing director Modec Group; Gopu Nair CEO Tablix Technology; Sirish Kumar CEO andCo-Founder Telr and Ayman Al Awadhi group managing director The Corporate Group.

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