Regional How we pivoted our startup with grace Walid Daniel Dib is the co-founder and CEO of hala, a UAE-based insuretech startup Spoiler: There was absolutely no grace... Thought Leadership • 27 July, 2021 Pivot Hala
U.A.E Can Dubai become the capital for next-gen healthtech startups? Marwan Abdulaziz Janahi is the managing director of Dubai Science Park Medical innovation has surged as the world’s greatest minds... Thought Leadership • 25 July, 2021 Dubai healthtech
Regional Want economic prosperity? Help women become more financially capable Dina Alnabulsi is a business analyst at Globitel, a Jordan-based telecommunications company Financial exclusion is a universal issue,... Dina Alnabulsi • 22 July, 2021 financial inclusion Women empowerment
Palestine Does Palestine have investment-ready startups? Majd Zghyer is the strategy officer at uMake, an entrepreneurship support organisation (ESO) based in Ramallah, Palestine. So far this... Thought Leadership • 18 July, 2021 palestine
Egypt What can open banking do for Egypt? Akram Abdou is the founder of Egypt-based Underlie, an open banking platform offering application programming interfaces (APIs) to... Thought Leadership • 14 July, 2021 Open banking
Saudi Arabia Why Mumzworld is a unique story for the Arab region The Mumzworld story is a triumph for e-commerce startups and the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the Arab region. The journey of the two... Fadi Ghandour • 29 June, 2021 Mumzworld
Global Tips to bear in mind if you’re expanding to the Middle East Firas Marafie is the senior partnerships lead at what3words The Middle East: the quick buck, the pot of gold, or is it? With venture... Thought Leadership • 27 June, 2021 what3words MENA
Regional Teachers, technology and tortoises Nafez Dakkak is the managing director and CEO of the Queen Rania Foundation for Education and Development. It all seems so... Thought Leadership • 22 June, 2021 EdTech Nafez Al Dakkak
Regional Startup advice: Building an efficient sales engine for a growth-stage startup Sakshi Tulsian is the co-founder and chief revenue officer (CRO) at India-based POSist Technologies, which offers cloud-based restaurant... Thought Leadership • 20 June, 2021 POSist
Regional An evolving landscape: The state of open banking regulations in Mena Abdulla Almoayed is the founder and CEO of open banking platform Tarabut Gateway. Here, he discusses how government regulations are shaping... Thought Leadership • 13 June, 2021 Fintech Open banking Regulations
Global Why is succession planning important for your startup? Warsha Joshi and Evan Le Clus are startup mentors and the co-founders of Dare to Scale, an ecosystem for entrepreneurs scaling their... Thought Leadership • 08 June, 2021 Scaling
Global Startup advice: Should you humanise your brand? Islam Gouda is a marketing professional who is currently working at the federal government in Abu Dhabi Brands are living beings;... Thought Leadership • 19 May, 2021 Branding
Global Can remote working survive? Marilyn Zakhour is the founder and chief executive officer of UAE-based Cosmic Centaurs, a flexible work consultancy As higher... Thought Leadership • 17 May, 2021 remote work
Global What is data democratisation and why is it necessary? Jadd Elliot Dib is the founder and CEO of UAE-based Pangaea X, an online network and talent acquisition platform for data analysts It is... Thought Leadership • 11 May, 2021 data democratisation
U.A.E Mythical to meteoric: The rise of tech unicorns Ammar Al Malik is the managing director of Dubai Internet City The boom in tech firms either floating on stock markets or achieving... Thought Leadership • 09 May, 2021 unicorns
Regional The importance, potential and impact of the circular economy Earlier this year, the UAE established a federal circular economy council to generate new economic opportunities, reduce the use of natural... Thought Leadership • 02 May, 2021 re-commerce circular economy
Regional The future is in STEM – but only men benefit right now The KIP Index is the first Middle East and North Africa (Mena) sector-based measure of women-inclusive policies and practices in local... Thought Leadership • 18 April, 2021 STEM gender gap
Global Can a startup’s social capital affect investment? Rami Deeb is an executive at Talkwalker, a "conversational intelligence" company that delivers social media insights to help... Thought Leadership • 15 April, 2021 Social Media
Regional Chicken nuggets in Mena: A guide to market segmentation Nafez Dakkak is the managing director and CEO of the Queen Rania Foundation for Education and Development. On a recent trip to the... Thought Leadership • 13 April, 2021 Nafez Al Dakkak
Global How to optimise the value of data management Cenker Ozhelvaci is vice president of emerging markets, managing director of Iron Mountain UAE and Turkey The outbreak of the Covid-19... Thought Leadership • 07 April, 2021 data management
Palestine The case for hiring Palestinian talent Anam Raheem is talent matching manager at Gaza Sky Geeks. Imagine a business opportunity that accelerates innovation and profit for a... Thought Leadership • 05 April, 2021 gaza sky geeks brain drain
Regional Can integrating loyalty with payments win back customers? Omar Ebeid is the founder and CEO of Egypt-based Zeal App, an online payment and loyalty platform There is a decline in loyalty cards... Thought Leadership • 28 March, 2021 Zeal Rewards Zeal App loyalty
Regional Why is the UAE issuing new visas and licences? Governments across the Middle East have been attempting to attract talent and startups to their cities in their quest to establish... Thought Leadership • 24 March, 2021 talent
Global Is a university education crucial for founders? Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg stand out as remarkably successful entrepreneurs who all dropped out of university. To them,... Thought Leadership • 14 March, 2021 Education