24/08/2026
Every founder knows the real bottleneck isn’t capital. It’s people.
That’s what makes the UAE’s move worth reading. While the rest of the world makes it harder for skilled talent to move, the Emirates rebuilt its entire residency system to pull that talent in, and it’s working.
At home, talent is a fight. Some places decided to make it a tailwind instead.
And the people shaping that shift aren’t distant from us: the UAE’s Minister of Foreign Trade, Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, shared the LIDE stage at our Brazil Emirates Conference in Dubai, last year. That’s the vantage point membership gives you.
Apply for LIDE Emirates membership through the link in bio.