Sheikh Sultan al-Qassemi (Q&A)

Sheikh Sultan al-Qassemi, chairman of the Young Arab Leaders – United Arab Emirates office, is a successful businessman, professor and financial columnist. He spoke with Executive about how his country, with a relatively small population, came to have one of the largest YAL memberships. E What are your ambitions for YAL in the UAE? I see YAL as a vehicle or platform that has tremendous potential. Sometimes, youth as individuals may have great ideas and potential, but lack the confidence or ability to launch something on their own. As a platform, YAL is able to act as a support system for these youth. We are living in troubled and challenging times, so I feel that in a broader sense, YAL is able to promote better understanding by virtue of its separate country offices located around the region, and the frequent meetings of its members from the different country offices. E