Jeremy Williams

Jeremy Williams OBE, MD Handshaikh is the author of the best-selling Gulf business guide "Don't They Know It's Friday?" fully revised and now in its 3rd edition. With 40 years exposure to the Gulf and the Arab world in a military, diplomatic and business career, Jeremy Williams OBE has been helping Westerners engage in business with Arabs generally and with Gulf Arabs from Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, UAE and Oman in particular for more than 20 years. Handshaikh Ltd’s seminars are aimed not just for those executives in active contact with Arabs but also to those at ‘Head Office’, who select, manage or support those who cope with the stresses of business with Arabs. The seminar is interactive, and the audience is encouraged to ask many questions.

Handshaikh is a British training company that has operated for 30 years globally to provide customised business seminars, briefings and induction training for (mainly) Western organisations wishing to improve cross-cultural communication with their Arab colleagues, clients and counterparts. We can advise on the Arab world generally but more specifically on the Gulf countries of Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and the Sultanate of Oman. Events can be delivered face-to-face at your choice of venue, or virtually.