I am a director in a fund that invests in MENA equities. Although I have been in the financial industry , I have great interests in the areas above and even greater awareness about learning more outside my field and also given my interests

1) there is a gap between where is opened my time ie office , gym etc there is nothing in between that would feed my soul on an ongoing basis as explained in the previous section 2) I was a member in the arts club, however personally find no curation in terms of the talks , events etc as most are commercially driven. 3) I am from the Middle East ? However lived in various cities like London, Beirut , Paris and Dubai and so believe I could add in terms of my network and also openness to contribute financially or volunteer for certain projects/ events 3)I love meeting people and learning about their different cultures 4) I would be taking a course about investing in art, culture and startups ( I have fundraised for over 20 companies) so perhaps could contribute for workshops or other talk events

I personally have several interests like classic film/cinema, art, culinary, learning about different cultures, travel, spiritual awakening and discussing current affairs. Having lived in Dubai since 2008, I have witnessed how the city has changed and how more effort has been placed in building the artistic and cultural aspects however not enough in that I spend most of my time looking for events around the above mentioned areas but rarely can find something organized and more frequent I.e we have to wait until it's art Dubai or design week etc and there is nothing on an ongoing basis. Else I spend my time thinking about enrolling in courses in relatable areas however there are not much workshops or courses that suit my time and taste