LUMI X DUBAI SME Collaboration Part II

Quests to build Entrepreneurship Skills and Ecosystem in Dubai, aligned to the D33 Goals

Develop entrepreneurial talent for the SME and startup ecosystem.Provide access to a global network of experts entrepreneurs, investors & business leaders.

Provide youth & workforce a platform to come up with ideas in new sectors with prototypes & business plans

Develop entrepreneurship skills in local population esp. youth. Additionally develop AI and design thinking skills to build startups.

2024 Goal: Deliver entrepreneurship training to 5,000 Emiratis (>3X of 1.5K people trained in 2023)

Achieve IPO or Unicorn Status for 400 startups

• Launch 27,000 startups
• Handhold 8,000 startups- through capacity building, tech. and global growth

Skill Building

Startup Ideas

SME & Startup Ecosystem

Dubai Emirati and SME population

How Lumi Will Deliver Targeted Outcomes to Support Dubai SME

Our Understanding of Your Goals

The D33 Vision for Entrepreneurship and How Lumi can help

• Upskill 50,000 Emiratis
• 10X Innovative Ideas
• 10X Startups for Funding

• Upskill 10,000 Emiratis
• 1,000 Innovative Ideas
• 100 Startups for Funding

• Upskill 1,000 Emiratis
• 200 Innovative Ideas
• 40 Startups for Funding

Outcomes

• Async Quests (AI-driven) to select candidates with promising ideas
• Live facilitation (Virtual)
• Local Bilingual Facilitators

• Async Quests (AI-driven) to select candidates with promising ideas
• Live facilitation (Virtual)
• Local Bilingual Facilitators

• Live Facilitation (Virtual)
• Local Bilingual Facilitators

Facilitation

• University & TVET Students
• Working Professionals
• High School Students

Participant Type

2026 - 2033

2025

2024

# of Participants

• University & TVET Students
• Working Professionals

• University & TVET Students
• Working Professionals

50,000 Dubai Youth Per Year

10,000 Emiratis

1,000 Emiratis

How Lumi can help Dubai SME support the D33 agenda

Advanced Quest

Primary Quest

• Tourism
• Healthcare
• Food & Nutrition
• Sports
• e-Government

100 Quests

Funded Innovation

Advanced Support

40 FundedStartups

200 Ideas with Business Plans

Quests on up to 5 Sectors

1,000 Emiratis trained in Entrepreneurship Skills+200 Developed Ideas

Outcomes

1,000 Emirati Youth

Proposed 2024 Plan

• Design and implement user testing scenarios

• Refine solution using initial user feedback

• Develop a more robust solution

• Get targeted and expert help where nedded

• Present your refined prototype

Teams bring their ideas to life with latest low/no-code tools

• Collaboratively develop/ code the solution e.g. an app, website, chatbot, etc.

• Design the logo, UX, and build content

• Build your solution using wireframing

• Present the prototype app and gather real feedback from members of community

The quest divides into smaller teams of Luminaries

• Brainstorm around the challenge statements

• Validate idea through first-hand surveys & research

• Identify key components of one's solution

• Develop the storyboard

• Research the global problem and develop a global, fact based view

• Interview members of the community to gain deeper insights

• Understand personas - people experiencing the problem

• Generate precise needs statements

Key Outputs

Ideate

Investigate

Prototype

Iterate

Lumi Quest By Phase

Skills

• Storytelling
• Presenting
• Collaboration

Session GoalEnd of phase 2 presentation

Skills

• Confidence
• Storytelling
• Resilience

Session GoalMake a storyboard to show how your idea will work from start to finish. A Lumi expert will give you feedback to make it even better.

Skills

• Storytelling
• Wireframing
• Critical thinking

Session GoalPlan how your app will look and work.Introduction to wireframing

Skills

• Design thinking
• Collaboration
• Taking initiative

Session GoalRevisit brainstorming and then learn how to decide which ideas are good vs. not so good

Skills

• Critical thinking
• Agile project management
• Collaboration

Session GoalRevisit our challenge statements and start brainstorming your solutions using existing frameworks

Session 5

Session 2

Session 1

Session 3

Session 4

Phase 2: Ideate (high level outline, each session = 120 mins)

Skills

• Critical thinking
• Design thinking
• Storytelling

Session GoalLearn how to create challenge statements that capture what, who, where and why to help with brainstorming

Skills

• Empathy
• Design thinking
• Collaboration

Session GoalImagining a person who is having the problem and describing the challenge in a clear way

Skills

• Giving feedback
• Taking initiative
• Problem solving
• Resilience

Session GoalWhat problems are we able to solve and who are we solving these problems for, conducting interviews

Skills

• Taking initiative

• Collaborative problem solving
• Critical thinking
• Empathy

Session GoalUnderstand big problems affecting people all around the world, Let's try to see things from their perspective.

Skills

• Appreciating others
• Collaboration
• Active listening

Session GoalMeet your cohort, get to know Lumi better and discuss the Quest. Create a real sense of belonging, uniqueness and fun.

Session 5

Phase 1: Investigate (high level outline, each session = 120 mins)

Session 2

Session 1

Session 3

Session 4

Lumi Quest By Session

Skills

• Storytelling
• Pitching
• Benchmarking
• Presenting

Session GoalCapstone activity: final presentation to Lumi experts, parents and school representatives

Skills

• Storytelling
• Future orientation
• Critical thinking

Session GoalFinalise the initial prototype, including design before the final presentation (capstone activity)

Skills

• Storytelling
• Leadership
• Prototyping

Session GoalUtilise additional feedback you received to create a more refined prototype, presentation to Luminaries to gather feedback before the final presentation

Session 2

Session 1

Session 3

Phase 4: Iteration (high level outline, each session = 120 mins)

Skills

• Resilience
• Prototyping
• Storytelling
• Empathy

Session GoalFinalise the initial prototype, including design

Skills

• Agile project management
• Prototyping
• Presenting

Session GoalUse no-code software to bring your storyboard to life

Phase 3: Prototype (high level outline, each session = 120 mins)

Session 2

Session 1

Lumi Quest By Session

Operating Model

• Quest Topics: Healthcare, Food & Nutrition, Sports, Tourism, e-Government

• Participants: University and TVET students (e.g. HCT), and working professionals

• Delivery Method: Virtual

• # Quests: 100 Quests (each with 10 Emirati participants). 11-12 quests per month.

• Duration: 1-week long hackathons with University/TVET students.

8 weeks long (4.25 hours a week, early evening time) with working professionals

• Facilitators: Both Global as well as local (bilingual) facilitators

• Subject Matter Experts: Dubai SME will bring experts in each of the 5 sectors. SMEs will spend 30-45 mins across 3-5 sessions to provide feedback and offer expertise to the challenges being solved.

Goal: Train 1,000 Emiratis on Entrepreneurship skills in 2024

Proposed Operating Model

Hari Padmanabhan

Kosmo Kalliarekos

Member of the House of Lords, UK. Former Cabinet Minister under David Cameron. Member of Parliament, UK. Seasoned British politician.

Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Stanford University. 25 years VC with USD$2B+ in value. Founder of Singapore Biodesign (a Stanford University affiliate)

ex-McKinsey serial entrepreneur with 24 years globally in ed-tech/tech/strategy. Advisor to boards of education companies.

Chairman and CEO, Uncia. Executive Chairman of TrackIT. Ex Chairman of OS Labs. Seasoned Dubai business leader

Lord Henry BellinghamChairman, Lumi

Dr Christopher ShenCo-founder - CIO, Lumi

Prashant RaizadaFounder - CEO, Lumi

Managing Director, EQT Partners, Founding Member- Parthenon Director of the Board, Nord Anglia

Quests will be overseen by Lumi founders and Chairman, along with seasoned global and Dubai-based business leaders.

500+ coaching hours delivered

400+ coaching hours delivered

500+ coaching hours delivered

300+ coaching hours delivered

• An enthusiastic leader and researcher in Digital gaming and English language learning.
• Certified Leadership Assessor and a Certified Leadership Coach.
• Passionate to coach youth and leaders to support them through the transitions they go through and the leaders they aspire to be.

• Coaches youth to become resilient, innovative and capable of coping with future challenges.
• Worked with organizations on team development, team dynamics, and supporting new employees in transition to their novel positions.
• Focus is mainly on tailoring future leaders.

• Extensive experience in education and coaching spans over two decades
• Deeply committed to helping youth reach their full potential.
• Certified coach, entrepreneur, and teacher.

• Certified coach dedicated to empowering youth.
• With her guidance, young individuals learn to manage life’s challenges, and strive towards independence.
• Coaching stule fosters self-esteem and motivation

Quests will be facilitated by local bilingual innovation facilitators who will bring the local cultural knowledge and contexts.