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Why they chose Abu Dhabi.

Founders, fund managers and operators on what brought them here, in their own words. Interviews are recorded with the companies named.

Investors on record.

Each interview names the company, the sector and the decision that mattered.

From a small bike shop opened in 2002 to the largest bicycle showroom in the Middle East on Hudayriyat Island, Wolfgang ‘Wolfi’ Hohmann shares how Abu Dhabi and ADIO’s Innovation Programme turned his passion for cycling into a destination for the region’s cycling community.
Wolfgang HohmannFounder and CEO of Wolfi’s · Wolfie
From Shanghai to Abu Dhabi, investor and art collector Snow Li shares why she made the emirate her home, building one of the region’s most celebrated private collections and becoming the first donor to Louvre Abu Dhabi.
Snow Feinan LiInvestor and art collector, patron and first donor of Louvre Abu Dhabi · Snow Li
How Abu Dhabi became the luxury NEV brand’s regional headquarters and its launchpad to the world, from the global debut of the ADAMAS SUV at Emirates Palace to plans for AI driven R&D in the emirate.
Jarvis YanFounder and CEO of ROX Motor · ROX
PipetechPipetech
Sharing how Abu Dhabi became the base for the company’s regional growth, with ADIO’s support opening the door to world class infrastructure, partnerships and new opportunities across the emirate.
Nick Cohrane DYT MBEBritish Chamber of Commerce Abu Dhabi Trustee · Nick
Reflecting on half a century of partnership between Japan’s largest energy company and the emirate, and why Abu Dhabi remains central to INPEX’s global growth story.
Hiroshi HagiwaraPresident and Director, Abu Dhabi, at INPEX Corporation · Hiroshi Hagiwara
FalconFalcon
David WebbDavid Webb
MothersonMotherson
Insilico MedicineInsilico Medicine
GushCloudGushCloud
AGSIAGSI
AquaChemieAquaChemie
COCOCOCO
IgniteIgnite
KudoKudo
MotokiMotoki
NoritsuguNoritsugu
So YamanoSo Yamano
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