Saad Abdalla is an accomplished entrepreneur, startup mentor, and angel investor with over 22 years of experience in creating, launching, and scaling innovative businesses across multiple sectors. He has a proven track record of bringing new ideas to life from the conceptual stage to fully operational businesses all while driving growth and profitability for businesses, implementing effective strategies, and building and leading high-performing teams.Saad is the Head of Project Development & Founding Entrepreneur for World of Farming, an Agri-Tech startup, where he developed and implemented the go-to-market strategy for an innovative hydroponic animal fodder concept and oversaw the day-to-day operations of the company. He also served as General Manager & Founding Entrepreneur for Kava & Chai, a home-grown specialty coffee chain in the UAE, where he scaled the concept to seven locations across the country. He is also a member of the Dubai Angel Investors network.Saad's areas of expertise include leadership, strategy, operations, business development, and complex project management. His experience covers various sectors, including Agri-Tech, F&B, Sustainable Mobility, Logistics, and Corporate InnovationSaad has an MBA from the Telfer School of Business at the University of Ottawa and a Bachelor of Engineering from McGill University. He is a dual citizen of Canada and Jordan and a holder of a self-sponsored residency visa (Golden visa) in the UAE. He is a native speaker of English, and Arabic and speaks basic French.