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The First End-to-End Build Programme for University-Linked Entrepreneurial GCC Nationals

Ideas Made Real takes promising ideas through a structured, year-long journey from open application to real prototypes, a GCC-wide showcase held in Dubai, and twelve months of post-award support for the champion.

50

Shortlisted candidates

5

Prototype finalists

1 Year

Champion Post award support

30 Oct

GCC Showcase, Dubai 2026

From First Application to Investment Ready Business in One Year.

Five structured stages. Real mentorship. Real Prototypes. Real Commitment.

Step 01

Apply

Open to university-linked GCC nationals aged 19-23

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Step 03

Mentor & Refine

Vistage UAE coaches IDEAS MADE REAL framework 20 participants

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Step 05

Live Showcase

Held in Dubai, 30 October 2026. Falcon Trophy awarded

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Step 02

Shortlisted Candidates

Independently Scored Top 50 invited to in-country GCC Assessment Centres

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Step 04

5 Finalists

Selected for prototype build with Avela Global

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And then a full year of champion support begins!
“22 years of turning ideas into market-ready products. That expertise now belongs to every finalist who walks through the Ideas Made Real Programme.”

Built by people who do this for real

Ideas Made Real is delivered by four specialist organisations - each bringing a distinct and essential capability to every stage of the programme.

Avela Global

Avela Global

Venture Development

Avela Global leads the venture architecture and hands-on prototype execution at the heart of Ideas Made Real. It gives promising Emirati founders the real-world build support, structured development pathway, and prototype expertise needed to move from idea to investment-ready business.

Prototype build and venture architecture
Quantum Media

Quantum Media

Strategic Communications

Quantum Media leads visibility, PR, and film production for the programme - giving Ideas Made Real the national reach, editorial credibility, and media amplification that turns strong ideas into public stories. It ensures the programme, its participants, and its Founders are seen by the right people at the right moment.

PR, media & communications
IDEAS MADE REAL

IDEAS MADE REAL

Strategy to Execution

IDEAS MADE REAL is a practical AI-enabled platform that helps founders turn promising ideas into credible, viable businesses - producing robust market analysis, business plans, financial forecasts, and execution plans that investors and decision-makers respect. For the top 20 finalists, it means sharper ideas and credibility. The winner gains a management system to keep the business on track through its critical first year and beyond.

Business planning & execution framework
Vistage UAE

Vistage UAE

Leadership & Governance

Vistage UAE brings world-class business leadership to Ideas Made Real. Backed by Vistage - the world's largest CEO coaching and peer advisory organisation with over 45,000 members in 40 countries since 1957 - its role is to help founders turn ambition into disciplined growth. For the top 20 finalists, this means CEO-level insight. For the winner, a full year of guided support to build a stronger, more scalable business.

Mentorship, assessment & leadership

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