Danish is an investor, strategist, entrepreneur, sailor and father. One of the Middle East's youngest start-up entrepreneurs turned investors, he heads investment firm Xische Ventures, and anti-disciplinary strategy and storytelling group Xische & Co across Dubai, New York and Kuala Lumpur.Born and raised in the Middle East, Danish is a proud Dubaian who is passionate about entrepreneurship, culture and anti-displinary thinking. He is a strategic advisor to the Government of Dubai, co-author of Dubai's Happiness Agenda, and serves on the boards of the Dubai Future Council for Energy, Dubai Govenment owned data hub MORO, Dubai Holding's in5 Design Incubator and co-founded the World Happiness Summit.After dropping out of three different universities, he founded a new media firm at age nineteen and successfully exited four years later. Danish has since spent twenty years advising, creating, and investing in ventures for clients and partners including the UAE Prime Minister’s Office, Dubai Culture, UAE Mars Mission, Smart Dubai, DEWA, BMW & Giorgio Armani.He is an international keynote speaker, has been quoted in TIME Magazine, and serves as a global brand ambassador of Infiniti Automobiles. When he's not sailing or creating imaginary worlds with his sons, Danish’s idea of time-off is playing coach, angel investor and mentor to regional startups . He serves as chairman of investment boutique Xische Holdings, a privately-held group that includes an investment fund, AI-powered insurance platform, environmental solutions agency, and a global leather brand.More on www.danishfarhan.comSpecialties: Angel finance, private equity, venture incubation, management consulting, venture commercialization, public-private partnerships, government brand strategy and narrative building