Renowned Regional Entrepreneur Sultan Batterjee Awarded ‘Most Inspirational Speaker' at SME Beyond Borders Summit 2014

Dubai-UAE: 08 December, 2014 – Sultan Batterjee, CEO of IHCC and Founder and President of Lifestyle Developers Ltd, concluded a successful participation at this year’s SME summit themed ‘SME Beyond Borders - Global Models for Success’, receiving the title of ‘Most Inspirational Speaker’ at the two-day event.

‘SME Beyond Borders’ made business history in the UAE – it was the first time an event examined how global economics impacted the local SME sector. The event that concluded at Dubai’s Madinat Arena on December 1 convened the world’s foremost experts in the SME space who presented leading-edge industry papers, hosted engaging sessions and insightful panels to empower local businesses with global insights. Set to become a landmark event on the regional SME calendar, the conference attracted an audience in excess of 900 delegates across both days, and featured prominent speakers from the global SME landscape, including Google and Etisalat.

In his keynote address on the second day of the conference, Sultan Batterjee shared his passion for business and personal involvement in engaging with the region’s youth and encouraging and inspiring them to venture into innovative areas of enterprise development. He also shared personal accounts of how he is giving back to the community in his role as a developer with a cause – seeking to help build a sustainable future for his generation through the key businesses he is involved with.

Dominic De Sousa, Chairman, CPI Media Group – organisers of the event, said: “The SME sector is seen as the primary growth hub in the economies of the region, and CPI Media Group is among the first to recognise its extraordinary potential. Eight years of dedicated publishing and events management in the SME space have given us a unique view of the market and evolved the ability to create a successful conference such as SME Beyond Borders.”

Paul Godfrey, Group Director of Editorial at CPI Media Group, said: “The SME Beyond Borders summit had an extremely high calibre of speakers this year, but we were truly moved by Sultan Batterjee’s honest and inspirational account of his experience in business. He provided some invaluable advice to our audience and is fully deserving of this unique accolade. His entrepreneurial spirit is also exactly the kind of innovative management style that we honour in Stars of Business Awards 2014.”

IHCC is a regional company with international expertise in turnkey solutions for healthcare, education and mixed-use developments. A design and build company, it also provides other customised solutions such as consulting, construction, equipping, furnishing, staffing and facilities management as well as renovation and project management services. IHCC is a first-of-its-kind specialised local contractor that understands the region’s regulatory environment and offers end-to-end expertise that is best suited for its unique requirements.

Lifestyle Developers is a real estate development company that aims to raise the standard of living by focusing on impacting the professional and aspirational community across the MENA region through developing real estate that focuses on design, quality, affordability and community.