ABU DHABI: The Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, ADCC, has organized, at its main tower in Abu Dhabi, a virtual online ceremony to award the winners of the second edition of the Future Entrepreneurs Award.
Mohamed Helal Al Mheiri, Director-General of the Abu Dhabi Chamber, Rashed Abdul Karim Al Balooshi, Under-Secretary of the Department of Economic Development Abu Dhabi; Aamer Al Hammadi, Under-Secretary of the Department of Education and Knowledge; and Mouza Obaid Al Nasri, Acting CEO of Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development Abdullah Ghurair Al Qubaisi, Deputy Director-General of the Abu Dhabi Chamber, and a number of representatives from the Ministry of Education and the media attended the ceremony.
The 2nd edition of the award saw many young innovators with over 3,000 participants who applied for the awards since its launch in January; 100 were nominated to take part in the Future Entrepreneur Exhibition for Creativity and Innovation. More than 5,600 people voted for the most creative and innovative projects in the exhibition. Awards were presented in three categories – Schools category – Cycle2 and Cycle 3, and Universities Category.
Commenting on the occasion, Mohamed Helal Al Mheiri expressed the pleasure of the Future Entrepreneurs Award becoming an attractive platform for national talents who pose as the bright façade of the country when it comes to innovation and entrepreneurship. He said, “They materialize our social responsibility in building a promising and ambitious future ability to cope with the future accordingly.”
Source: WAM
