Jordan What I know about iris recognition: Imad Malhas It all started with the Hajj. Imad Malhas took it as a personal challenge to solve a problem unique to Saudi Arabia: during the annual... Tala El Issa • 20 February, 2017 IrisGuard biometrics iris recognition
Saudi Arabia What I know about building a content channel: Mohammed Asfour The story of Jordan-based Kharabeesh began in 2008 when its cofounder and VP of content Wael Attili wanted to create a content channel to... Archana Menon • 27 February, 2017 Kharabeesh What I Know Scaling
U.A.E What I know about approaching corporations: Jean-Michel Gauthier When Jean-Michel Gauthier talks about unemployment, he does not point to job matching technology as the only solution his company is trying... Tala El Issa • 06 February, 2017 What I Know internsME corporations
U.A.E What I know about failure: Jean-Pierre Mondalek A failed startup is not the end. Jean-Pierre Mondalek, general manager of the motors division at Dubizzle, is not ashamed of his... Elias Jabbe • 13 February, 2017 Jean-Pierre Mondalek Dubizzle Failure
Global What I know about pitching: Bianca Praetorius You’re on stage. It’s not your favorite place; as an engineer you’re more used to hiding in a lab or behind a computer... Rachel Williamson • 16 January, 2017 What I Know Pitching how to pitch
Global What I know about patient capital: Amjad Ahmad [Know Your VC] To Amjad Ahmad, American investment firms Berkshire Hathaway and 3G Capital are the ideal comparisons for his own Precinct Partners in... Archana Menon • 09 January, 2017 patient capital fundraising precinct partners
Global What I know about the future of work: Claire Haidar “People spend 90 percent of their time at work and yet so many people are unhappy at their jobs. There is still this reality that... Dana Ballout • 19 December, 2016 Future of Work Artificial intelligence STEM
Global What I know about emerging markets: Mario Berta Starting up in emerging countries can be a blessing and a curse. On the one hand, the value of coming into a non saturated market... Dana Ballout • 02 January, 2017 Mario Berta Rocket Internet Fly Spaces
Global What I know about IoT: Cedric Giorgi The Internet of Things (IoT) is throwing off some new innovations, one of which is the need for something called a ‘low power... Rachel Williamson • 12 December, 2016 IoT Sigfox Spimesense Labs
U.A.E What I know about drones: Matt Karau Drones, or more accurately unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are proliferating in our skies. No longer simply surveying suspicious people... Lucy Knight • 05 December, 2016 Drones nyuad Drones for good