Fatima AlMubbad

Regional Director, Taiwan and Southeast Asia at Bahrain Economic Development Board

Speaker

Fatima has over 15 years’ experience in various international roles (London, Dubai, Taipei, Bangkok and Singapore covering ME and Africa and East Asia) in strategy consulting, inbound and outbound investment and bilateral trade while leveraging on public and private sector partnerships. During her executive career she has achieved average deal sizes between USD$5-10M, established over 10 significant PPPs that enabled private sector access and has led Ministerial trade and business missions including PM Jacinda Arden to Singapore. Fatima is uniquely placed in understanding cultural nuances between East and West and is a proud Bahraini speaking both Mandarin and Arabic, sector agnostic, speaks 4 languages and graduated from London School of Economics and Political Science and has master’s degree in International Relations. Fatima is often described as creative innovator.

Fatima is responsible for building strategic blueprints, establishing, and strengthening Bahrain’s positioning in APAC to attract FDI and enable companies to expand their footprint into the Middle East and Africa via Bahrain.

Fatima has helped other countries grow over the last decade of her career and is excited to finally be rooted back to helping her own country.