Being the director of a successful retail business and supporting talent generation initiatives simultaneously requires prompt decision-making and a long-term approach. But Muna Easa Al Gurg has effortlessly juggled her role as the Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group director and a philanthropist. Besides overseeing marketing and communications for a conglomerate with 27 firms, Muna Al Gurg has founded non-profits such as Hub Dubai, fostering social and economic development and an entrepreneurship movement called Endeavour UAE.

With an eye for young talent, she was a judge on a business reality show, The Entrepreneur. She also works with the UN to support refugees across the Middle East and provides scholarships for budding female entrepreneurs at the London Business School. In addition, she champions causes such as breast cancer awareness and the well-being of Palestinian children.