John Lincoln – Marketing expertise
John Lincoln has over 30 years of business management experience in marketing, business development and sales management. His global experience includes hands on operating experience in developed and emerging markets.
His long term stints include in the USA, Japan, UK, India and Malaysia. John has also done extensive short term stints in Thailand, Latin America, Europe and across the Far East including China, Hong Kong, Korea and others.
John is pleased to offer his gratis mentorship (time permitting) to SMEs in this region, drawing upon his hands on global experience in B2B and B2C marketing and business development.
John is currently the Vice President, Enterprise Marketing for du since September 2008.
John is an avid blogger and you can read his posts at http://www.johnlincoln.biz his twitter handle is @lincolnjc 
Alexandar Williams – Strategy & Planning
Alexandar Williams has about 20 years of experience in strategy and planning for SMEs and Industry Development, mainly in Singapore. His key interest and passion is in developing market-based, executable strategies in which all relevant stakeholders can play a meaningful role in SME development. He has an MSc in Public Administration from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Farrukh Naeem – Digital marketing and Social Media
Farrukh Naeem is a digital strategist and social media consultant based in Abu Dhabi, UAE. His marketing blog (copywriterjournalist.com) has a readership across 140 countries and his tweets (@farrukhnaeem) are followed by more than 12,000 people worldwide. Farrukh has worked with global brands like Microsoft, Adidas, HP, Honda, Xerox, Siemens, the United Nations, etc. and has over 12 years of marketing experience in Asia and the Middle East.
Kevin Abdulrahman – Leadership & Motivation
Kevin Abdulrahman is considered to be Asia’s most sought after motivational and leadership speaker who has Athletes, Celebrities, CEOs, Executives, Government Entities Models, Musicians, Private Companies, Public Organizations, Royalties, Schools, Sports Teams and Universities as his client list. He is sought after to consult, coach, train, work with and speak to groups helping them take their results to the next level. Kevin Abdulrahman is also the creator of countless training programs in the fields of self improvement, motivation, leadership and public speaking. Visit Kevin’s website KevinAbdulrahman.com or contact the management team on lubna.allaham@kevinabdulrahman.com
Through his current tenure as the Managing Director of the high-profile Flagship Consultancy based in Dubai, Zed works with clients on many aspects of the business from strategic planning, business development, marketing strategies, pre-sales and sales management, across different sectors such as government agencies, real estate, media companies, manufacturing, contracting, engineering firms, retail and shipping companies.
Have you ever known someone who seems to always be able to get what they want no matter what? If you do, you can bet that this person has a specific strategy which they have developed to help them achieve their goals.
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Up close & personal, interactive session with Sanjiv Mehta, chairman, Unilever. Sanjiv Mehta is chairman of Unilever and has been with the companies for the past twenty years. Unilever is one of the world’s largest FMCG companies. Sanjiv has done Bachelor’s in Commerce (India), followed by Chartered Accountancy (India) and, later an Advance Management Program (Harvard Business [...]
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