Rana Abu Nemeh

Project Management for Foreign Direct Investments and Economic Development supporting the following clients: IDA Ireland, Aug 2021- Present: Rana actively contributed to the lead generation activities mandated to identifying & developing a pipeline of qualified prospects and investment opportunities for the republic of Ireland, her contribution involved optimizing the use on intelligence tools to research, pre-qualify & profile a pool of sector-fit leads. Rana’s prior expertise between USA & MENA in innovative sectors & unicorns is actively being employed in spotting representation opportunities & leads that are fit for growth within Ireland’s sustainable, circular economic ecosystem. Rana is currently looking to aid the progress on the conversion of key leads e.g., (Hyperpay, Dgrade, Talabat, Careem). Most recently Rana represented Ireland at GITEX2022 the world’s largest tech trade show, Rana managed to identify a pipeline of 70+ companies and qualify over 20 to develop on.

Ras Al Khaimah Economic Development Zone, September 2021 - Present: Rana is currently co-leading the investment attraction of major multinational industrialist to RAK FZ promoting it as a powerhouse for scale-up businesses and a regional leading industrial hub that offers customisable solutions to free zone and non-free zone businesses in a multinational community flourishing in over 50 sectors, and 7 international markets across 5 regions. Rana’s role continually requires cross-market liaising, grounded up to date knowledge to geopolitical and global economic trends, fast-paced response to various ad-hoc requests such as business case development for investments, and economic modelling for new sectors. During her appointment she managed to spark a potential collaboration on a government level between Jordan-KSA-UAE, she identified a pipeline of more than 500 prospects, initiated over 5 industrial site-selection visits for major players including GSS, Uniliver, and Manaseer Group, and currently she is actively looking to facilitate the conversion of her active projects’ portfolio for the zone.

Business Tourism Attraction Pre & Post Expo, Failte Ireland, Feb 2022 & Oct 2021: Rana led a project aimed at driving the recovery in the business tourism sector to Ireland post the pandemic. Supporting the National Tourism Development Authority Failte Ireland & the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA); Rana took part in identifying in market opportunities from the UAE that contributes to the Global Ireland 2025 initiative for Ireland’s participation at EXPO2020 at the Riverdance event and managed to individuals in a position of influence to bring business events of scale to Ireland.

Mecklenburg Vorpommern- Germany, March 2022 – July 2022: Rana worked amongst a team on supporting the German government act of post pandemic economic recovery by applying strategic, researched & technology enabled LGR activities to entice major logistics and maritime entities to set foothold in some of their very lucrative locations and ports (Wiesmar, Rostock and others) which they are looking to sell to interested entities. This followed a prior success on an engagement where we succeeded in selling Lloyd Werfe- Bremerhafen port to a UAE based entity with the aim of creating over 300 jobs within 3 years & a successful high-level investment event for the Minister of German Minister of Economy, Reinhard Meyer.

Capita Scaling Partners, UK Sep 2021- Dec 2021: Leading a project aimed at driving the recovery of London’s West End. Working with London & Partners (the Mayor’s Economic Development Agency); Westminster City Council; and the Business Improvement Districts (Heart of London Business & New West End Company), supporting the agency in identifying sectors of interest to consumers, and identifying exciting new investors in Retail, Leisure and Hospitality for the West End

Jordan Investment Commission, Jul 2021 – Dec 2021: Rana led the refresh of the Jordan Investment Commission’s FDI strategy approaches, identified investment attraction strategies with diaspora focus, built a structure for a series of sector-themed investment promotion events during EXPO2020 in UAE followed by events across international markets including (China, UK, and the USA), and identified a pipeline of 1200 leads. This involved building on the identified key sectoral strengths and its competitive areas relative to other economies.

Rana’s Clients Portfolio Also Included the Following:

• US Commercial Services Market Entry Programme • Maryland Department of Commerce Trade & Market Representation • Estonia Economic Development Authority – Matchmaking and Trade Services Support at EXPO2020 • Department for International Trade of the UK - Matchmaking and Trade Services Support • District 2020- UAE (Expo2020 transition into a freezone focused on attracting innovative businesses and investments into D2020) Department for International Trade of the UK - Retail Mission / Dubai Study Tour