Today we have with us : Ammar Akhtar. This podcast is a collaboration with Ammar as the Podcast host for : “The Story Heros”. Ammar Akhtar is an entrepreneur based in UAE since 2007 and has formed several successful initiatives since then mostly inclined towards mobility and technology. Also is the member startup mentorship committee in Dubai Technology Entrepreneur Centre.

He is the Founder and CEO of Finalrentals.com which is the largest car rental marketplace place in the UAE. Won the best digital business of the year 2018 (Gulf Capital Meed Award).

Nominated as top 5 disruptors to watch out for by SME10X in 2019. Also nominated as entrepreneur of the year 2019 by Entrepreneur Magazine as well as Gulf Capital Meed Awards 2019.

His company has won the Poland Prize by Techseed by ministry of economic development in Gdansk Poland and European Union Funds. Ammar is the brain behind the online booking systems for Budget, Thrifty, Dollar and many other companies in the UAE and has industry experience of over 15 years and has digitized the mobility industry in the UAE.

With an MBA from the prestigious Milano Politecnico MIP school of business in Milan. Global education has helped build global connections.

Speaker and mentor at Seamless Middle East, OEC OMAN and Marketing and Wolves Summit in Warsaw. Registered Speaker at Startup Hansa Summit in Poland as well as Web Summit in Lisbon.

References and Links:

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-6612251847698845696-NbZX

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-6609392811697680384-eknJ