Successful global industry leaders owe their success to innovation, advanced business models, know-how as well as talent management – a commitment evident in IT, technology, manufacturing, electronics, pharma, logistics, retail and all other sectors. Local companies across the world strive to replicate this success, investing years in developing their own solutions or emulating global leaders.
But, instead of spending years on discovering, local companies can gain access to that information directly from global industry leaders that do share some of their business secrets with non-competing local companies across the world. That allows them to build local partnerships in various markets, while also learning from their best practices. That is the primary goal of the Executive Study Tours to leading global companies that we organize for local businesses from across the globe.
Kostiantyn Gridin – Head of CFC Big Ideas’ office in Dubai.
Kostiantyn joined the CFC Big Ideas in 2003. Since 2007, he has been leading the company’s business development advisory practice. He has helped a number of B2B companies from Europe, the United States, and the GCC open doors for new business opportunities in their target international markets.
Kostiantyn is a fluent speaker of Arabic language and has spent more than 20 years travelling and doing business in the GCC. Has has his own Youtube channel where he shares his marketing and business development advice for foreign companies entering the GCC markets. He also hosts regular webinars on the above topics.
Kostiantyn is a graduate of the Global Village for Future Leaders of Business and Industry program at Iacocca Institute, Lehigh University (USA), he also holds B. A. and M. A. degrees in International Economic Relations.
Dmitry Bondar – Founder at Fast Forward – the first European company to organize 100+ executive study tours to the world’s best companies in the USA, Japan, China, Germany, and France.
Since 2006, his company has been arranging executive study tours to leading global companies and organizations for local industry leaders and ambitious startups from Eastern Europe, Germany, France, the UK and the United States. Since its inception Fastforward conducted 500+ company visits for its clients around the globe.
Based in Austin, TX he also runs MBA25, a leading MBA boutique event provider in Europe and the USA.
CFC Big Ideas is an international business consultancy headquartered in Dubai, UAE, and Kyiv, Ukraine. Since 2003, the company built its network in the GCC countries through organizing public events and country presentations as well as assisting its clients in in connecting with potential partners and clients.
CFC Big Ideas opened its office in Dubai, UAE, in 2013, since that time, the company has assisted businesses in the technology, real estate, equipment manufacturing, infrastructure, and security sectors in entering markets of the GCC countries. CFC Big Ideas’ Arabic-speaking team has extensive experience working in the GCC region and maintains a vast network of contacts among local decision-makers, government representatives, and business authorities.
CFC Big Ideas is helping companies from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates expand their businesses abroad.
