Chinese investors have been spending billions on foreign technology opportunities. By July 2016, Chinese entities had made investments into Silicon Valley worth over 6 billion USD (excluding real estate investments). More than half of this figure was invested over the…
As China continues to undergo a focused shift from a manufacturing-based economy to one that relies heavily on service sectors and technology, Chinese investors are sourcing innovative technology through investments into tech companies abroad. Media.net, an advertising technology startup based…
Fintech has become a familiar entry in the banking lexicon. Gone are the days when “finance technology” was a brand new concept, spoken of only in the pages of niche publications. Fintech is now a full-fledged phenomenon, a darling of…
Ms. Al Haddad is a former journalist and an Olympic weightlifter. She is the first hijabi athlete to compete in Crossfit and Olympic weightlifting in the Middle East.After being introduced to Crossfit in 2011, she made history as the first…
An international TV and radio presenter, international speaker and moderator with over 10 years of experience, Anna Roberts has interviewed CEOs, government leaders and award winning athletes. In 2015, she launched Nudge, a communications advisory focusing on public speaking and…
Ms. Macura is the CEO of Straight Street Media, author of the book “Faces of the Middle East” and the first Australian female English speaking TV news anchor in the Middle East. Prior to establishing Straight Street Media in…
Dawn Metcalfe is the Managing Director of Performance Development Services (PDS). PDS helps individuals, teams and organizations to change behavior and improve performance be it through 1:1 Executive Coaching or delivering Leadership and Management Development Programs. She has extensive…
The Middle Eastern technology market is growing rapidly, and there is now a significant risk that demand will soon begin to outpace supply. The e-commerce market in the wider Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is set to be…
Olof Zetterberg has served as the CEO of Stockholm Business Region for nearly a decade. During that time, he has been instrumental in developing the city’s business-friendly regulatory environment and its image as an attractive investment destination. He began his…
Ahead of the 9th Cyber Defence Summit we conducted an in-depth interview with Fortinet’s Territory Manager for Qatar, Abdullah Fares. 1. In your opinion, what are the top 3-5 cyber security challenges or gaps that are prevalent in the MEA region?…
Introduction In the fields of intelligence and military investigation, the use of the O.S.INT discipline for open source analysis has grown steadily over the years. Inside this framework, cyber intelligence has seen the development of a new area, the SOC.M.INT.…
Cloud computing has been slowly but surely taking over the hospitality industry over the past few years. In 2012, it was touted as “the today and tomorrow of hosted hospitality”. Its reach is extensive, covering every type and size of…
The Saudi Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs is responsible for the administration of all of the Kingdom’s municipalities – ranging from massive urban centres to smaller, more rural areas. A key focus of the Ministry is to ensure that…
The UAE’s financial sector is set for major changes ahead of what Bloomberg has called the biggest M&A deal in the Middle East. The National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) and First Gulf Bank (FGB) have agreed to merge, creating…
The Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) recently invested 2.45 billion USD into acquiring an office building in Singapore. QIA bought the 43-storey building, Asian Square Tower 1, from US based private equity firm BlackRock. It is the largest single-tower real estate…