- In Association with
- Under the Patronage of
H.H. Sheikh Nahayan
Mabarak Al NahayanCABINET MEMBER & MINISTER OF TOLERANCE AND COEXISTENCE, UAE
The ABLF IP Architect
IEDEA is the region’s premier strategic advisory and outreach agency with three decades of experience serving sovereign, public, private, and social enterprise ecosystems.
A pioneer in influence building and narrative architecture, IEDEA designs and delivers sustainable networks, enabling access to capital, credibility, and community. With a mandate rooted in purposeful partnerships, the firm has supported governments and social innovation programmes across 33 countries, facilitating investment flows, unlocking institutional support, and offering tailored investor engagement strategies.
The company’s flagship platform, the Asian Business Leadership Forum (ABLF), established in 2007 under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, UAE Cabinet Member and Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, is held in partnership with the UAE Ministry of Economy. The ABLF has evolved into one of the UAE’s most respected convenings for policy, enterprise, and purpose-led dialogue, engaging over 400 million stakeholders across digital, television, and print formats
With more than 1,300 marquee projects and an alumni base that includes heads of state, sovereign fund leaders, global investors, and institutional visionaries, IEDEA’s work continues to receive formal patronage from the royal houses of the UAE.
IEDEA’s strategic counsel and outreach capabilities have also supported flagship government initiatives. The firm has been retained as Advisor to the UAE Prime Minister’s Office across key programmes including the World Government Summit, the UAE National Program for Happiness and Wellbeing, and the Mohammed Bin Rashid Centre for Government Innovation. It has advised entities such as Dubai FDI, Dubai Women’s Establishment, and the Dubai Press Club, and has played a central advisory role at platforms including the Global Women’s Forum Dubai. In 2018, IEDEA was named Strategic Partner and Chief Advisor for Outreach and Funding at Dubai Cares, one of the world’s largest NGOs focused on access to quality education.
IEDEA’s integrated digital and public relations capabilities span government roadshows, global fundraising campaigns, research-based publications, and immersive investor experiences. Through its proprietary data systems, IEDEA manages one of the world’s largest qualified databases of over 1.7 million active stakeholders, ensuring targeted engagement and strategic value across all mandates.
flagship event series, the ‘Asian Business Leadership Forum (ABLF)™’ established in 2007, hosts exclusive international business events, talk shows and roadshows in association with the UAE Ministry of Economy. The ABLF, held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, UAE Cabinet Member and Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, reigns as one of the UAE’s most credible leadership platforms, engaging over 400 million through television and publication formats.
With over 1000 high-profile projects garnering the presence and participation of statespersons, policymakers, global business leaders and private investors, IEDEA’s transformational work across Asia has regularly received official Patronage from the UAE royal families.
IEDEA’s unparalleled expertise in outreach and fundraising has earned it prestigious appointments and retainerships with global and regional government initiatives and departments such as the World Government Summit, the UAE’s National Program for Happiness and Wellbeing , the Dubai Investment Development Agency (Dubai FDI – part of Dubai Economy), Mohammed Bin Rashid Centre for Government Innovation, Dubai Women’s Establishment, Dubai Press Club and international events such as the Global Women’s Forum Dubai among others.
In 2018, IEDEA became Advisor to UAE’s Imperium Ventures, a specialist firm that provides access to strategic business and government relationships in GCC for innovative, tech-focused global companies and organisations. The same year, in recognition of its consistent contributions to the UAE, IEDEA was appointed as Strategic Partner and Chief Advisory for Outreach and Funding Initiatives at Dubai Cares, one of the world’s largest NGOs focused on providing access to quality education to children and youth. Given its immense strength in global outreach, the Company is regularly commissioned by the Government of the UAE to design, architect and deliver cutting-edge initiatives, spanning the gamut of innovative investor meets, government roadshows, research-backed publishing projects and bespoke PR activations.
In July 2021, IEDEA was appointed as Advisor to the USD 48 billion India-based conglomerate, the Aditya Birla Group, to serve and support the Group’s investments interests globally.
IEDEA owns and manages one of the world’s largest and most reliable databanks of 1.2 million active investors, innovators and achievers; one that assures the highest engagement for every one of the outreach initiatives that we are appointed to help deliver.
To explore IEDEA’s initiatives, partnerships, and programmes, visit www.iedea.com