Jeremy is currently serving as the Program Director at Flat6Labs where he is responsible for executing the Abu Dhabi Seed Program - Ignite. Ignite is a specialised seed program that is designed to support up to 60 startups in Abu Dhabi over 3 years. Prior to joining Flat6Labs, Jeremy was Program Leader at startAD where he enabled corporations to further their innovation agenda by recruiting high-caliber startups and implementing the best-aligned technology from around the world. He guided startups on market access to the UAE through pilots, POCs, and technical deep dives with leading corporations, fostering strong, long-lasting, and high-value collaborations. The programs that he was responsible for developing were designed to guide seed stage startups through an accelerated scaling process. Prior to his time at startAD, he served as the Head of Entrepreneurial Skills at the Entrepreneurship Institute, King’s College London. There he was part of the founding team that helped to develop an organization that eventually supported a community of approximately 25,000 people. His work included developing and contributing to a suite of programs including the London Venture Crawl, the Kings20 Accelerator Program, the Santander Entrepreneurial Inclusion programs and many more. He is an experienced program leader, facilitator, mentor, and speaker who was awarded the Enterprise Catalyst Award by Enterprise Educators UK, a recognition bestowed on an individual, enterprise, or entrepreneurship practitioner driving transformational change in higher education-based entrepreneurship hubs. Having done so across three continents, he has a breadth of experience in the international field. Jeremy studied a bachelor's degree in Business Management and founded ventures in his early career before taking a step into consulting, advising, and supporting the development of established start-ups and early-stage entrepreneurs. He has an innate desire to motivate and enable individuals and teams with expert facilitation, having a hand in creating the global leaders of tomorrow,