Suraj Padmanabhan from Thumbay Group received the HR professional of the year (private sector) award at the MENA HR Excellence Awards held at Sofitel The Palm Dubai on May 1st, 2017 as part of the 12th Human Capital Forum. He was awarded for his exceptional performance in aligning the HR function with the organisation’s strategic…
By Bayt.com What makes a high performing HR team? An HR team brings a lot of added value to your company. Not only do they take over the entire recruitment, onboarding and training processes, but they can also be your employees’ advocates, as well as brand ambassadors, to ensure an all-around happy workforce and successful…
“I am the daughter of a Palestinian refugee and my mother gave me my survival instinct. She made me tough.” It takes a special kind of entrepreneur to raise $11million for a start-up venture, but that’s exactly what Joy accomplished when she launched Fetchr, an Uber-like GPS-tracked parcel delivery app. Joy began her career in…
Maya Hojeij is Editor in Chief and Presenter of “Mal” daily business news show on Dubai TV and has produced and presented Yawm.com Show in 2012. Between 2002 and 2011, Ms. Hojeij was a Business News Presenter at Al Arabiya news channel part of MBC Group., she was part of the launch of AL Arabiya…
In 2010, at the age of 24, Lina Khalifeh, the Jordanian entrepreneur decided to use her martial-arts background to set up a self-defense studio in her parents’ basement. Two years later, after educating herself on violence against women and completing various educational programmes, Lina founded SheFighter in the Jordanian capital of Amman, the first self-defense…
Naseba’s investor analysts are constantly interacting with Middle Eastern investors to gain insights and introduce them to companies that fit their investment mandates. The CFO of National Technology Enterprises Company shares some insights about investment strategy, preferred sectors and key challenges. Munawar Mohammed is one of the key speakers at the Middle East investors meeting…
Dr. Aisha Bin Bishr is the Director General of the Smart Dubai Office, the government entity charged with overseeing Dubai’s citywide smart transformation, engaging with leadership in the public and private sector to make Dubai a global benchmark smart city. She has received many awards, the latest being the Leading Woman in Public Sector 2015…
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? Why do you think organisations find it difficult to address them? There are a number…