Pursuing the Extraordinary: Curiosity Key to Innovation and Bold Leadership At first glance, the five men on the stage of the Al Ain Men's College auditorium had little in common: Former astronauts and soldiers,... Knowledge @Wharton • 09 August, 2012 Wharton
Launching a Citizen Journalism Application: Mark Malcon & Emile Khatar from Sign.al [Wamda TV] Mark Malcon and Emile Khatar speak about Sign.al, a citizen journalism application they built and developed since more than a year. Sign.al... Maya Rahal • 08 August, 2012 Arabnet Social Media
Pivoting into Social Game Development After Birdy Nam Nam: J.C. Hoelt of Gamabox [Wamda TV] J.C. Hoelt, one of the original co-creators of popular iPhone game Birdy Nam Nam, discusses the new mobile gaming studio, Gamabox, that he ... Nina Curley • 07 August, 2012 Arabnet Gaming
Building an Apartment Rental Site in Saudi Arabia: Hattan Ahmed of ArabRooms.com [Wamda TV] Hattan Ahmed of Arabrooms.com describes how his Jeddah-based company launched to provide economy lodging and furnished short-term lease... Wamda • 06 August, 2012 Arabnet
Is Online Payment a Solved Issue? Part 3 [Wamda TV] In the third segment of the first panel of our CoE E-Commerce event this June, Dan Stuart, the managing director of the Mideast for L... Nina Curley • 05 August, 2012 CoE E-Commerce Payment Gateways E-commerce
Trends in Gaming in the Middle East Market: Alex Tho Seeth, Formerly of Travian Games [Wamda TV] Alexander Tho Seeth of monetizer.com, a company that helps digital content companies enter the Middle East market, discusses why German... Nina Curley • 02 August, 2012 Gaming Mobile Gaming
A Look at Turkish E-Commerce Site Lidyana.com's $3M Investment from Ru-net [Wamda TV] As in almost all emerging economies, Turkey’s e-commerce market is presenting very attractive growth opportunities. In 2011, with a growth r... Gulay Ozkan • 02 August, 2012 E-commerce Investment
Moving On from Oil: Asia's Lessons in Adaptation and Innovation for the Middle East Gulf governments have put millions into cultivating innovation and trying to develop future economies not dependent on fossil fuels. In... Knowledge @Wharton • 02 August, 2012 Wharton
Interactive Cooking Recipes: Hala Labaki of Shahiya [Wamda TV] Hala Labaki, CEO and co-founder of Shahiya, explains at Arabnet 2012 the idea behind Shahiya, the platform providing interactive cooking... Maya Rahal • 01 August, 2012 Food & Beverage
Jeddah Startup Event - Shu3lat Mubadara Entrepreneurs in Jeddah, get ready! KAUST Entrepreneurship Center is hosting its first ever event for Jeddah based entrepreneurs, where the... Wamda • 01 August, 2012 KAUST
Localizing Comparison Shopping for Financial Products: Ambareen Musa of Souqalmal [Wamda TV] Mauritian entrepreneur Ambareen Musa, who started her first company at 21, explains at Arabnet 2012 how she built Souqalmal by localizing... Nina Curley • 31 July, 2012 Arabnet
Can Facebook Spice Up Place Reviews? Jeeran Launches Social Update Today, Jeeran is making location reviews in the Arab World a more social experience, by launching an updated iPhone app and website that... Nina Curley • 31 July, 2012 Ratings Sites Endeavor
Is Online Payment a Solved Issue? Part 2 [Wamda TV] Dan Stuart, the managing director of the Mideast for LivingSocial, moderates a panel examining the issue of payment gateways in e-commerce,... Wamda • 30 July, 2012 Payment Gateways CoE E-Commerce E-commerce
Is Online Payment a Solved Issue? Part 1 [Wamda TV] Dan Stuart, the managing director of the Mideast for LivingSocial, moderates a panel examining the issue of payment gateways in e-commerce,... Wamda • 29 July, 2012 CoE E-Commerce E-commerce Payment Gateways
Announcing Wamda's Ramadan Daily Video Series [Wamda TV] Beginning this Ramadan, Wamda will be launching a video series, offering daily videos of our footage from this year's Arabnet... Wamda • 29 July, 2012
Mowgli Welcomes New CEO, Signs Agreement with PICTI in Palestine After spending the past couple of years setting up in the region, the Mowgli Foundation is blossoming in 2012. This month, the UK-based... Nina Curley • 26 July, 2012 Mentorship