Ahmed Osman
Past Chairman - International Council for Small Business
Ahmed Osman is the Past Chairman of the International Council for Small Business (ICSB), the world’s oldest and largest nonprofit organization devoted to small businesses internationally. He was the first Arab and African elected to this position since ICSB’s establishment in 1955 and the youngest Chairman to date. ICSB is the platform that distributes new knowledge and information on small business management and entrepreneurial development. ICSB is the originator of the United Nations’ Resolution to create an International Name Day dedicated to Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises on June 27 (MSMEs Day). He was also the editor of the Global MSME Report for 2019. He is also the founder and creator of the ICSB Knowledge Hubs.
Ahmed is also the Managing Director of the Global Entrepreneurship Network in Egypt (GEN Egypt) and is a Project Management & Strategy Advisor for several Government and Private organizations in Egypt. He holds both a Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering with Honors and a Masters Degree in Engineering and Management from The University of Birmingham, UK and is a certified Project Management Professional from The Project Management Institute, USA.
He is also the CEO is of a Project and Facility Management firm in Egypt – CHROME. The company currently manages a multi sector construction portfolio.
Ahmed has been instrumental in the launch of the Egypt Entrepreneurship Summit and Nawah Social Entrepreneurship Competition. Since it’s inception Nawah has supported over 100 companies in their startup journey. He is also a member of the advisory board of the SME World Forum.
Ahmed Osman is the Past Chairman of the International Council for Small Business (ICSB), the world’s oldest and largest nonprofit organization devoted to small businesses internationally. He was the first Arab and African elected to this position since ICSB’s establishment in 1955 and the youngest Chairman to date. ICSB is the platform that distributes new knowledge and information on small business management and entrepreneurial development. ICSB is the originator of the United Nations’ Resolution to create an International Name Day dedicated to Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises on June 27 (MSMEs Day). He was also the editor of the Global MSME Report for 2019. He is also the founder and creator of the ICSB Knowledge Hubs.
Ahmed is also the Managing Director of the Global Entrepreneurship Network in Egypt (GEN Egypt) and is a Project Management & Strategy Advisor for several Government and Private organizations in Egypt. He holds both a Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering with Honors and a Masters Degree in Engineering and Management from The University of Birmingham, UK and is a certified Project Management Professional from The Project Management Institute, USA.
He is also the CEO is of a Project and Facility Management firm in Egypt – CHROME. The company currently manages a multi sector construction portfolio.
Ahmed has been instrumental in the launch of the Egypt Entrepreneurship Summit and Nawah Social Entrepreneurship Competition. Since it’s inception Nawah has supported over 100 companies in their startup journey. He is also a member of the advisory board of the SME World Forum.