Imad Eddine OUBIRI

📄 UAE–GCC–MENA ADVISOR PROFILE – IMAD EDDINE OUBIRI
Strategic Advisor | Startup Mentor | Market Entry Specialist
📍 Dubai, UAE | ✉️  🔗 LinkedIn

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🧭 WHO I AM

A UAE-based International Relations Strategist and Golden Visa recipient with a proven track record advising startups, growth-stage companies, and investors on how to successfully enter and scale in the UAE, GCC, and wider MENA region.

With over two decades of experience in business development, public-private partnerships, investment promotion, and diplomatic engagement, I help international startups localize their strategy, align with regional norms, and build trusted relationships in high-value sectors such as sustainability, trade, AI, legal-tech, and public services.

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💡 HOW I HELP STARTUPS EXPAND IN THE GCC
• Go-to-Market Strategy: Crafting regionally sensitive launch strategies that align with local business culture, legal frameworks, and economic priorities.
• Mentorship & Coaching: Supporting founders and leadership teams to adapt business models, storytelling, and negotiation approaches for the Gulf.
• Investor & Partner Access: Leveraging a deep network of UAE-based investors, accelerators, and public sector actors to build commercial trust and traction.
• Regulatory & Legal Navigation: Guiding startups through local compliance, VAT, IP protection, and entity structuring across UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Oman.
• Public Sector Engagement: Preparing startups to partner with government-backed programs and national initiatives through polished presentations, PR, and diplomacy.

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🌍 REGIONAL EDGE
• UAE: Deep-rooted relationships with government entities, chambers of commerce, and national-scale forums like AIM Global Congress (as Official Anchor & Knowledge Partner).
• Saudi Arabia: Insights into Vision 2030 priorities, stakeholder mapping, and sustainable investment projects.
• Qatar, Oman, Bahrain: Experience with trade delegations, PPP facilitation, and positioning startups for state-linked contracts and partnerships.
• North Africa & Levant: Arabic fluency and cultural proximity allow me to mentor founders entering Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, and Morocco with tailored strategies.

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🏅 TRUSTED BY REGIONAL INSTITUTIONS
• Advisory Board Member, American University in the Emirates
• Judge, Arabia CSR Network & Emirates Environmental Group
• Interpreter-Advisor, Ras Al Khaimah Arbitration Centre
• Advisor, OCO Global (UK), Exponaut (Estonia), MBN Group (Portugal)
• Recognized in “Titans of Africa” for UAE–Africa business diplomacy
• Awarded “Eminent Man of Economic Development & Philanthropy,” Athens, 2024

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🔗 LET’S BUILD YOUR GULF STRATEGY 

Whether you’re launching your startup in Dubai, preparing a scale-up plan for Riyadh, or seeking trusted partnerships across the region, I offer the insight, network, and mentorship to help you succeed.

Imad Eddine Oubiri