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Wednesday Mar 31, 2021
How to build and keep trust post-Covid-19
Wednesday Mar 31, 2021
Wednesday Mar 31, 2021
Attitudes of trust towards governments, employers, chief executives, the traditional media and social media companies have been in flux over the past 12 months. Globally, employers have become more trusted than any other institution, according to the 2021 Edelman Trust Barometer index.
In the UAE, government is the most trusted. For all, however, the experience of Covid-19 has included increased and more consistent communication to get us through the health crisis safely. This has set a new benchmark, and for those who want to build trust – or those who want to maintain high levels – they will need to keep up with heightened expectations from people who have been through a lot.
Host Mustafa Alrawi, The National's assistant editor-in-chief, and co-host Kelsey Warner, Future editor, discuss changing attitudes to trust with Edelman's Middle East chief executive, Omar Qirem.
In this episode:
Tracking trust this year (0m 48s)
Who ranks the highest on the Edelman Trust Barometer? (2m 01s)
Saving lives with communication (5m 08s)
Tactical advice for CEOs on building trust (11m 42s)
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Tracking trust this year (0m 48s)
Who ranks the highest on the Edelman Trust Barometer? (2m 01s)
Saving lives with communication (5m 08s)
Tactical advice for CEOs on building trust (11m 42s)
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Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
How TikTok is capitalising on its own 15 seconds of fame
Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
"We want to inspire creativity and create joy." That's what it's all about at TikTok, according to Shant Oknayan, general manager for the Middle East, Turkey, Africa and Pakistan region at the social media platform's parent company ByteDance.
As the wildly popular short-form video sharing app grows, Mr Oknayan tells The National it has no plans to grow up. The joyful content its users generate is big business for advertisers. He says influencers have a major role to play for companies looking to sell products, and audiences are growing rapidly here in the Middle East. Top TikTok influencers in the GCC increased their follower count by an average of 65 per cent between February and August 2020, according to data analytics company Anavizio.
Mr Oknayan also answers questions about how the platform is moving on from lockdown, how TikTok seeks to differentiate itself from other social media companies and how user privacy and disinformation is addressed.
In this episode:
TikTok's journey (0m 35s)
Why is TikTok different? (3m 12s)
How are advertisers using TikTok? (5m 05s)
TikTok and content moderation (12m 01s)
The evolution of TikTok (14m 38s)
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TikTok's journey (0m 35s)
Why is TikTok different? (3m 12s)
How are advertisers using TikTok? (5m 05s)
TikTok and content moderation (12m 01s)
The evolution of TikTok (14m 38s)
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Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi CEO on Covid-19 vaccines and return to 'normal'
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi has been on the front line of the capital’s pandemic response and is at a critical juncture as it appoints a new chief executive. Dr Rakesh Suri, the hospital’s current CEO, hands over the reins this month to his chief of staff, Dr Jorge Guzman. Dr Suri will return to Ohio to head up Cleveland Clinic’s international operations.
They both join co-hosts Mustafa Alrawi and Kelsey Warner to talk about what they have learnt from the pandemic and the future vision for the hospital. Dr Suri shares advice on Covid-19 vaccines and Dr Guzman predicts when a sense of “normal” might return.
In this episode:
Cleveland Clinic's leadership transition (0m 51s)
Dr Suri's reflects on the past year (1m 57s)
Acceleration of high-end medical care (4m 50s)
Dr Guzman's ambitions as the new CEO (9m 15s)
When will we go back to pre-COVID normal? (17m 54s)
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They both join co-hosts Mustafa Alrawi and Kelsey Warner to talk about what they have learnt from the pandemic and the future vision for the hospital. Dr Suri shares advice on Covid-19 vaccines and Dr Guzman predicts when a sense of “normal” might return.
In this episode:
Cleveland Clinic's leadership transition (0m 51s)
Dr Suri's reflects on the past year (1m 57s)
Acceleration of high-end medical care (4m 50s)
Dr Guzman's ambitions as the new CEO (9m 15s)
When will we go back to pre-COVID normal? (17m 54s)
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Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
Anghami co-founder on building Spotify’s rival in the Arab world
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
Anghami, Spotify’s rival in the Arab world, will be the first regional technology start-up to list in New York by merging with a blank-cheque company in the second quarter of 2021.
Anghami co-founder and chief technology officer Elie Habib tells The National's Mustafa Alrawi and Kelsey Warner how the streaming service is changing the music scene in the Middle East. He also talks about Anghami's plans to use its SPAC listing to propel its next phase of growth and that moving to Abu Dhabi is a natural part of its technology-led evolution.
In this episode:
What are SPACs? (1m)
Start of interview (4m 23s)
Where did Anghami come from? (5m 26s)
Why Anghami went the SPAC route (10m 56s)
How was Anghami valued? (14m 44s)
Where is the future of growth for Anghami? (17m 24s)
How to you compete with piracy? (23m 26s)
Rising competition (28m 57s)
In this episode:
What are SPACs? (1m)
Start of interview (4m 23s)
Where did Anghami come from? (5m 26s)
Why Anghami went the SPAC route (10m 56s)
How was Anghami valued? (14m 44s)
Where is the future of growth for Anghami? (17m 24s)
How to you compete with piracy? (23m 26s)
Rising competition (28m 57s)
Innovation and tech in Anghami's future (31m 35s)
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Sunday Mar 07, 2021
LinkedIn data on women's careers
Sunday Mar 07, 2021
Sunday Mar 07, 2021
An ‘entitlement gap’ between men and women in the UAE – a feeling of not being as deserving as men when it comes to pay rises, promotions and career progression – remains a hurdle in workplaces, according to a new survey from LinkedIn.
To discuss the impact of this phenomenon, the new ‘penalty’ of flexible working during Covid-19 and the path forward, LinkedIn editor Lynn Chouman joins host Kelsey Warner this week.
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Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Adnoc's CTO on how tech will define the industry's future
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company Adnoc recently hosted more than 30 chief technical officers from the oil, gas and petrochemicals industry to discuss decarbonisation and future fuelsat a virtual roundtable.
Adnoc's chief technology officer Alan Nelson joins co-hosts Mustafa Alrawi and Kelsey Warner to discuss his view of the online conference takeaways and the path forward for an industry in transition.
The state-owned oil company plans to speed up accelerate the deployment its use of digital technology to increase its production capacity to 5 million barrels per day by 2030, as it looks to generate cost efficiencies and cut emissions.
The state-owned oil company plans to speed up accelerate the deployment its use of digital technology to increase its production capacity to 5 million barrels per day by 2030, as it looks to generate cost efficiencies and cut emissions.
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