Coverage
Emirates News Agency (WAM) · 14 November 2026 · English and Arabic
‘Future Council’ projects leverage AI to serve business, space sector and PoD
The D100 team, with Ahmed Shahin Khalisdar among its six members, took first place at the second edition of
Majlis Al Mustaqbal (Future Council), run by the Mohammed Bin Rashid Establishment for SME Development (Dubai SME)
at the Dubai Entrepreneurs Hub, 10 to 12 November 2026. Working on a challenge set by Commercial Bank of Dubai,
the team built an AI-powered platform that guides new businesses through their first 100 days after receiving a trade licence.
Also reported by
TradeArabia,
GDN Online,
Emirates 24 and
Khalijiuwn 24.
Emarat Al Youm, Al Bayan, Al Khaleej · 13 to 14 November 2026 · Arabic
Coverage of D100’s first-place win at Majlis Al Mustaqbal
Reporting on the winning projects, drawn in part from interviews with the D100 team, including Ahmed and his teammate Ousha Mohammed Al Mazrouei:
how D100 tracks a new company’s first 100 days and builds a financial record that helps banks decide on lending.
الإمارات اليوم (Azad Aisho),
البيان (Obada Ibrahim),
البيان and
الخليج.
Dubai Post · 11 November 2026 · Video, Arabic
Interview at Majlis Al Mustaqbal
Ahmed Shahin Khalisdar, student and entrepreneur, interviewed by Ibrahim Al Awadhi for Dubai Post on the Majlis Al Mustaqbal programme.
«طبعاً الإنسان دوماً يطمح أن يقدم شيئاً للمجتمع»
“Of course, a person always aspires to give something to society.”
Dubai Health · November 2026 · Arabic
«دبي الصحية» تُطلِق «يُمناك» لجودة حياة كبار المواطنين
Dubai Health launched YUMNAK, integrated healthcare, social, housing and transport services for Emirati senior citizens,
at Emirates Towers under the City Makers initiative. Ahmed was part of the Almadallah Healthcare Management team that coordinated with Dubai Health on the launch.
Also covered by
Emarat Al Youm,
Emirates 24 and the
Dubai Media Office.
World Green Economy Organization · 22 October 2026 · English
WGEO Youth Roundtable connects young innovators with pathways to scale green economy solutions
Ahmed took part in the WGEO Youth Roundtable, “From Ideas to Impact: Scaling Youth-Led Solutions for the Green Economy”,
at the World Green Economy Summit 2026, Dubai World Trade Centre. The session was opened by HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Chairman of WGEO.
Sama Dubai, Dubai Media · filmed 13 October 2026 · Television, Arabic
«مع الأسرة» مع أيوب يوسف
Ma’a Al Usra (With the Family): a television interview on national identity and autism, for Sama Dubai’s family programme presented by Ayoub Youssef.
About the season: Emarat Al Youm.
Emarat Al Youm · Maryam Firoz · 11 September 2026 · Arabic
شاب إماراتي ينشر ثقافة وتاريخ الإمارات باللغة الألمانية عبر «إنستغرام»
An Emirati youth spreads the culture and history of the UAE in German on Instagram.
A profile of how Ahmed taught himself German through online games and conversation with German players,
and went on to start an Instagram account introducing German-speaking audiences to Emirati customs and history.
Republished by
Gulf Channels and
Twasl News.
Short bio
Ahmed Shahin Khalisdar is an American-Emirati writer and researcher from Ras Al Khaimah, based between Ras Al Khaimah and Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
He is writing At The Tents Crown, a history of Ras Al Khaimah, and producing the English edition of Suhail
for the Emirati historian Dr. Abdullah Ali Al Taboor. He maintains the Image Restoration Archive of historical maps and documents
from Ras Al Khaimah, studies at the Higher Colleges of Technology in Dubai, and was part of the D100 team that won first place at Dubai SME’s Majlis Al Mustaqbal in 2026.
أحمد شاهين خاليصدار كاتب وباحث إماراتي من رأس الخيمة، يقيم بين رأس الخيمة ودبي. يعمل على كتاب عن تاريخ رأس الخيمة،
ويتولى إعداد النسخة الإنجليزية من رواية «سهيل» للمؤرخ الإماراتي الدكتور عبدالله علي الطابور، ويدرس في كليات التقنية العليا بدبي،
وكان ضمن فريق «D100» الفائز بالمركز الأول في «مجلس المستقبل» عام ٢٠٢٦.
