Programme orientation
The bankability journey, outcomes and manufacturer commitments.
Stage 1 · 25 June 2026
The day the bankability map took shape.
A full working day at SRTIP Sharjah brought manufacturers together with MOIAT, Emirates Development Bank and Handle.
Stage 1 memories
A working room, not a conference.
Participants worked through factory position, performance, technology needs, financial readiness, capital and national industrial value.
The day’s working arc
From orientation to an actionable gap route.
The session combined partner perspectives with direct work on each manufacturer’s operating reality.
Bankability through the EDB lens
What makes a manufacturing case clear, reviewable and finance-ready.
Industrial technology readiness
ITTI, operating evidence and the factory’s transformation priorities.
Manufacturer working tables
A guided baseline across factory, technology, finance, capital and national value.
From gaps to an execution route
Priority actions, evidence ownership and the Stage 2 preparation pathway.
Speakers & specialists
The people who led the working room.
Banking, government, industrial, legal and operating expertise supported the move into the next stage.
Guests of Honour
Khalifa Al Hosani
Senior Vice President, Foreign Direct Investment
Emirates Development Bank
Mariam Almheiri
Head of ITTI
Ministry of Industry & Advanced TechnologyProgramme speakers
Yasmin Al Enazi
Program Director, UAE Region
Maxbyte · The Factory Science
Hamda Al Falasi
Associate Partner, Legal Advisory & Arbitration
Handle
Mohamed Abu El-Makarem
Managing Partner & Group CEO
Handle
Etienne van den Peereboom
Partner, Head of Strategy & Operations
Handle