World Investment Conference (WIC) 2025, Sharjah

Accelerate portfolio growth, efficiency, and valuation through enterprise ecosystem orchestration.

date

October 22 – 23, 2025

location

Al Jawaher Reception and Convention Centre, Sharjah, UAE

Stand: B4

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SMART Souq - Digital platform for investor-enterprise ecosystems

Investors today manage diverse enterprises - each scaling at its own digital pace, yet often in isolation. SMART Souq turns these individual trajectories into a coordinated growth engine, designed to launch, scale, and connect enterprise ecosystems that unlock new revenue and collaboration opportunities.

An AI-powered marketplace platform, SMART Souq enables investors to connect enterprises on a unified digital ecosystem and orchestrate shared services across the portfolio. Each enterprise gains speed and visibility; the portfolio gains compounded value.

Shared gateways, logistics, and AI analytics deliver up to 60% faster go-live and 30% lower operational costs across the investment ecosystem - helping create value in both capital allocation and value orchestration.

For Investors - Scale economics of growth

Whether you are a venture capitalist, private equity leader or fund manager, SMART Souq helps you scale value creation across holdings, not just within them. It turns digital enablement into a portfolio-wide performance lever that strengthens IRR, enhances operating leverage, and supports valuation uplift through digital maturity:

Accelerate portfolio outcomes

It provides the infrastructure, visibility, and orchestration needed to achieve measurable portfolio-level impact.

Shared digital infrastructure

Position your portfolio on a single platform by connecting operational KPIs, commercial performance data and portfolio reporting to drive informed capital flows - achieve upto 30% efficiency gains.

Multi-instance hosting

Operate multiple marketplace instances from a single platform, tailored to each investee's target audience and offerings with unified governance and oversight.

Portfolio visibility

Gain an AI-driven dashboard that highlights sales growth, engagement trends, and revenue correlations across investees making digital ROI transparent.

Launch-ready shopfronts for every investee

Instantly activate branded storefronts for portfolio companies - accelerating time-to-revenue and reducing onboarding friction.

Cross-portfolio monetization

Enable investees to co-sell, bundle, and share demand - turning individual customer bases into a shared growth network.

Compounding value creation

Each new investee strengthens the network, expanding reach, accelerating monetization, and supporting higher portfolio valuations at exit.

For Enterprises - Monetize, co-sell and collaborate

SMART Souq gives enterprises instant access to shared digital infrastructure, ecosystem reach, and actionable insights - amplifying growth without adding to fixed costs.

Accelerate digital revenue

Launch storefronts instantly and begin transacting within days, turning digital readiness into immediate sales momentum.

Collaborate to scale

Co-create bundles and joint propositions with ecosystem peers, opening new revenue channels at near-zero acquisition cost.

Expand reach

Tap into portfolio-wide visibility and customer traffic to raise conversion and customer lifetime value.

Sell anything, seamlessly

Offer physical, digital, or subscription-based products - individually or as synergistic bundles.

Simplify operations

Use pre-built APIs and connectors for logistics, payments, and analytics - cutting onboarding time and operational friction.

Grow intelligently

Apply shared AI insights to refine pricing, demand forecasting, and product strategy in real time.

Intelligence is the bridge between digital activity and business performance

4-sight

4Sight AI brings that intelligence to life across your ecosystem - analyzing demand, personalizing experiences, and predicting outcomes in real time.

For Investors: Real-time visibility into revenue drivers, enterprise performance, and growth correlations - turning portfolio data into actionable insight.

For Enterprises: Personalized recommendations that lift conversion rates, ARPU, and customer lifetime value.

Meet our team

Shivdayal Charan

Director - Middle East

Shiv brings over two decades of leadership experience in enterprise technology across the Middle East and Africa. As Regional Director, he drives business growth by aligning digital integration strategies with client transformation goals.

With a background in solution consulting and enterprise sales, Shiv is known for building long-term partnerships and delivering measurable impact in large-scale digital programs.

Moayyad Alfaris

Enterprise Architecture Leader

Moayyad Alfaris is a digital transformation and enterprise integration leader with 20+ years of experience across North America and the Middle East. He helps enterprises modernize complex IT estates - leveraging AI, cloud, and microservices to deliver scalable platforms, faster innovation, and measurable business outcomes. Known for bridging technology and business strategy, he guides clients in turning legacy systems into future-ready, AI-augmented platforms.

Abdelhadi Hamed

Account Manager

Abdelhadi Hamed is an Account Manager with expertise in scaling sales and channel partnerships across telecommunications, IoT, energy, and IT. He works with enterprises in the MENA region to design go-to-market strategies, expand key accounts, and capture new revenue opportunities. Known for cultivating long-term client relationships, he translates commercial strategies into measurable business outcomes. His approach blends market insight with technology initiatives that enable organizations to modernize, adapt, and compete in evolving markets.

Fares Ismail

Enterprise Account Executive

Fares Ismail is an Enterprise Account Executive specializing in ecosystem-led digital growth for enterprises and government entities across the UAE and MENA region. At Torry Harris, he drives strategic sales of integration solutions, B2B marketplaces, and cloud-enabled platforms that modernize systems, improve agility, and open new revenue channels. With expertise in IT services, B2B platforms, and ecosystem-driven models, he enables clients to digitize business processes, enhance cross-industry collaboration, and scale new revenue streams.