Inspiring the leaders of tomorrow: Crescent Enterprises welcomes over 350 students from leading business schools

Inspiring the leaders of tomorrow: Crescent Enterprises welcomes over 350 students from leading business schools

Crescent Enterprises, a leading global, diversified business headquartered in the UAE, has welcomed over 100 MBA students from top-tier business schools during the first two months of 2023. The initiative is part of Crescent Enterprises’ drive to propelling diverse talent and entrepreneurship through educational partnerships. Students from Sloan School of Management Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and IE Business School, met with the Crescent Enterprises senior leadership team to gain insight and learn more about the local business landscape. During the visits, students took the opportunity to engage with Crescent Enterprises to learn more about the company's diversification strategies, from ports and logistics to venture capital and incubation. They also discussed its rise from a regional entity to a global diversified conglomerate and how international best practices in corporate governance and sustainability underpinned this. With Crescent Enterprises' senior leadership and recent graduate hires across the organisation, students discussed topics, including business and culture. Dina Sherif, Executive Director, Legatum Center for Development and Entrepreneurship MIT, said: "We are delighted to have been welcomed at Crescent Enterprises and to hear the insights and perspective of their experts on the role of the organisation in the UAE innovation ecosystem. The experience has proved