Raed Al Emadi

Raed Al Emadi is Silatech's Deputy CEO & Chief Operating Officer, an initiative by Her Highness Shaikha Moza bint Nasser to address youth unemployment in MENA. He started as Country Operations Manager in 2010 and eventually advanced to his present post.

Raed graduated from McNeese State University (Louisiana, USA) with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and a minor in Mathematics. As an engineer, he has served in many prominent organizations within Qatar such as Qatar Petroleum, Qatar Foundation and Barwa Real Estate. He has been involved in delivering multi- billion dollar projects in hydrocarbon and real estate development industries both in Qatar and internationally (UK, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt and Bahrain). He has been entrusted with many critical roles, including Chief Operations Engineer of Education City's north campus (Qatar Science & Technology Park QSTP)

In April 2013, he was seconded to Qatar Business Incubation Center as the -interim- Chief Executive Officer believing strongly in its mission to develop the next-generation of successful entrepreneurs and business leaders, promoting entrepreneurship and business ethics, and ultimately creating the next QAR 100 million companies in Qatar. By April 2014, QBIC has launched its' services, and the center received over 100 applications to enroll in the incubation program.

An advocate for entrepreneurship: Raed serves on the board of Bedaya Center for Entrepreneurship and Career Development as the vice chairman; as a Board Member for QBIC Steering Committee; as well as AFIF, an endowment fund by a Qatari philanthropist aimed to promote entrepreneurship regionally. He enjoys mentoring start-ups, and has participated regularly as a mentor in the “Stars of Science” entrepreneurship-focused reality TV show created by Qatar Foundation to shine a spotlight on the next generation of young Arab innovators. Raed has been featured as a judge in many business competitions both locally and regionally.

Often, he is invited to give talks about entrepreneurship in the Arab world to universities and joins panel discussions and he has participated in several state delegation in the MENA region.