Mohamed Al Gergawi, executive chairman of Dubai Holding, has been selected as one of the 12 mentors of the World Economic Forum on Growth to be held in Dalian, northeastern China, next week from 6 to 8 September.

The mentors’ list includes Craig Barrett, chairman of Intel Corporation, US, and Sir Martin Sorrell, Group Chief Executive, WPP, UK.

Dubai Holding incorporates seven entities – Dubai Group, Dubai Properties, Tatweer, TECOM Investments, Jumeirah Group, Sama Dubai and Dubai International Capital.

The company has created a strong foothold in various industries by developing pioneering initiatives spanning numerous sectors including healthcare, technology, finance, real estate, education, telecommunication, entertainment and leisure, energy, communication, industrial manufacturing, biotechnology, hospitality and aerospace. Each Dubai Holding operating company focuses on key areas that dynamically support the development of Dubai as a world-leading hub for commerce, leisure and finance.

The World Economic Forum on Growth is also the inaugural annual meeting of global growth companies, which will bring together emerging companies from around the world with the World Economic Forum’s top experts and leaders of industry.

More than 300 companies from the new global growth community will attend the forum in Dalian. The forum will host more than 1,200 participants including experts, leaders of industry and government officials.

Dubai Holding has been one of the strategic partners of the World Economic Forum. The partnership has been in force since the beginning of World Economic Forum on “Middle East in Dead Sea”, Jordan more than two years ago.