ABOUT
Omar Tom, commonly known as OT is an entrepreneur, strategic planner, educator and public speaker. OT is the Cofounder and CEO at Dukkan Media, a firm that helps businesses understand the people of the Middle East. Through which, OT has made a name for himself in the industry as a cultural expert and catalyst, connecting businesses and communities together.
Moving at the speed of digital cultural change, and nurturing deep roots, OT has developed award winning and impactful work for a diverse range of brands across the Middle East and San Francisco working with clients such as Nike, Dubai Sports Council, Google, YouTube, McDonalds, Red Bull, Converse, GMC, Kiva.org, and Arabian Radio Network to name a few. He currently guest lectures at the American University in Dubai (A.U.D.) on Strategic Planning and Opportunities In New Media.
His expertise extend to building unique, purposeful brands, as well as developing original content programs such as Dukkan Show (Dukkan Media’s pilot podcast), Legal-Ish, The Forever Student, and Switch/Flicks. He is the driving force behind creating deep and culturally rooted creative business solutions.
OT is a celebrated graduate of both Miami Ad School and AUD.
World Conference on Creative Economy (WCCE): OT takes the stage alongside Reem at the WCCE held in Dubai, where they gave a keynote titled “We’ve Interviewed 200+ Creatives And This Is What We’ve Learnt” where we shared knowledge and insights to grow the creative economy and the creative’s contribution to the UAE’s national GDP.
We made it to 200, Fam!It’s our honor to welcome H.E. Noura Al Kaabi (Minister of Culture & Youth) to our space. We talk sneakers and spectacles, the future of the Creative Economy and more. From the UAE to the world, thank you. We are grateful.
We love you 200 times more.
Moderated a talk on rewiring educations at the United Nations’ 75th General Assembly. Hosted by Dubai Cares, TheirWorld, and Global Business Coalition Education.
Apple Dubai: The first podcast, globally, to host a #TodayAtApple talk.
Dubai Lynx 2018: Giving a talk about the future of podcasting in the MENA region during Dubai Lynx 2018
Arabian Radio Network: Workshop training for show hosts on narrative driven social media between presenters & their respective show
Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Communications, AUD: Talk about opportunities in new media and the future of creative businesses in MENA region.
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