Ahmed Bin Sulayem: The Architect of Dubai’s Trade Empire

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Business With Bartawi

Mahmoud Bartawi

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Welcome to Business With Bartawi, the place where practical experience and entrepreneurship meet. This podcast is your key to learning from the best, hosted by Mahmoud Bartawi, a seasoned entrepreneur and former banking executive who has managed AED 2.5 billion at prestigious UAE banks including ENBD and FAB. Mahmoud’s journey includes selling his startup, UNDER500, to a $1.6 billion unicorn, Kitopi, and helping companies expand into the GCC market.

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Ahmed Bin Sulayem: The Architect of Dubai’s Trade Empire

Business With Bartawi

1 hour 8 minutes 22 seconds

2 months ago

Ahmed Bin Sulayem: The Architect of Dubai’s Trade Empire

Ahmed Bin Sulayem helped turn Dubai into one of the world’s most trusted trade centers.As Executive Chairman of DMCC, he has overseen the rise of the UAE’s most powerful free zone — home to over 26,000 companies and a central force behind Dubai’s global economic positioning.🎙️ In this special episode of the BXB Podcast, we explore:1 / How vision becomes infrastructure2 / The untold story behind DMCC’s origin and rise3 / Why trust, silence, and precision still move more than noise4 / Ahmed’s thoughts on blockchain, water, tokenization, and AI in the next decade of Dubai’s economyTimestamps0:00 – Intro: Seeing clarity where others see noise0:54 – DMCC’s early startup struggles (2001–2004)2:14 – Rwanda’s president & the tea trade lesson7:56 – Almas Tower: How it sold out in 8 hours10:21 – Breaking away from Dubai’s real estate obsession16:33 – From “outside Dubai” to the new heart of the city21:43 – The fastest decision that changed everything24:43 – “Fire me if it doesn’t work” — bold risks at DMCC40:04 – Why water is the next global commodity49:18 – Risk, AI, and the future of business in DubaiThis is not just a conversation.It’s a record of how systems get built — and how legacy is earned.We hope you enjoyed it📥 Follow Business with Bartawi on Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/businesswithbartawi/👤 Follow Mahmoud Bartawi:Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/bartawi/LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahmoud-bartawi/X (Twitter) → https://x.com/bartawi