About
Maina Khiani is a Dubai-based entrepreneur and the founder & CEO of 111 Events, an experiential marketing and events agency focused on creating meaningful brand experiences across the GCC.
Starting the company from the ground up, Maina has built 111 Events into a growing SME delivering brand activations, corporate experiences, and community-driven events for leading retail and lifestyle brands. Her work combines strategy, creativity, and execution, transforming ideas into experiences that connect brands with people in memorable ways.
With a strong belief that experiences drive deeper engagement than traditional marketing, Maina focuses on designing moments that bring communities together while helping brands build lasting connections with their audiences.
Beyond her work in events, she is passionate about entrepreneurship, innovation, and the evolving experience economy in the region. Through her journey, she continues to explore new ways of creating impact — whether through business, collaboration, or community initiatives, mentorship, and consulting.
Because at the heart of everything she builds is a simple belief:
“Ideas are everywhere. What matters is the impact we create with them.”
— Maina Khiani
Building Impact
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