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As one of the world’s most influential business hubs, the Middle East requires expert attention. Business Extra provides those experts, as well as news and insights from The National’s esteemed team of business editors and reporters, who are on top of the markets, technology, the energy sector and more.
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Wednesday Jan 12, 2022
Wednesday Jan 12, 2022
With the UAE's move to a Monday-Friday working week and a reduction of hours for public sector employees to four-and-a-half days, the country is leading the charge of a milestone shift in the way we work in the 21st century.
Less than a month into the new model, the private sector is following suit. One in four companies plan to move to a four-and-a-half-day working week, a survey by management consultancy Mercer found.
To talk about the broader implications of this working culture shift, future of work expert Diana Wu David, founder of Future Proof Lab and the author of Future Proof: Reinventing Work in the Age of Acceleration joins co-hosts Kelsey Warner and Mustafa Alrawi this week.
In this episode:
Is the future of work less time at work? (6m 28s)
Future-proofing businesses and the hunt for talent (11m 51s)
How to better support working mothers (17m 10s)
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Thursday Jan 06, 2022
Thursday Jan 06, 2022
Staff shortages are one of the most consequential by-products of the latest coronavirus variant, Omicron. Health care, aviation, education and dining are among the industries scrambling for employees to provide essential services.
As the pandemic enters its third year, robots and automation are becoming a necessity rather than a novelty, with a labour market in flux.
This is according to geopolitical futurist Abishur Prakash, who joins co-hosts Mustafa Alrawi and Kelsey Warner this week to talk about the future of work and the role of technology.
Mr Prakash is a co-founder of the Centre for Innovating the Future, an advisory firm based in Toronto, Canada. His latest book is called The World Is Vertical: How Technology Is Remaking Globalisation.
In this episode:
Changing trends in the labour force (3m 19s)
Crafting the future with automation and robots (11m 02s)
The fight for talent (18m 48s)
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Wednesday Dec 29, 2021
Wednesday Dec 29, 2021
Sharp uptick in robot orders in the US amid a worker shortage. Historically large cyber and ransomware attacks on critical infrastructure. A chip shortage that threatened to grind the auto industry to a halt.
Looking back on some of the biggest technology threats of 2021, experts from the World Economic Forum, Algirde Pipikaite, cybersecurity lead, and Jayant Narayan, AI and machine learning lead, weigh in on what we learnt – and where we are headed.
This is what to expect in 2022 on the frontiers of AI and cybersecurity.
In this episode:
The displacement of work by automation (2m 19s)
Predictions for AI in 2022 (5m 10s)
Where are we in the evolution of FinTech? (8m 54s)
2021 and cybersecurity (7m 44s)
The risk environment in cybersecurity (9m 46s)
Trends in 2022 for cybersecurity (13m 07s)
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Wednesday Dec 22, 2021
Wednesday Dec 22, 2021
Will 2021 be remembered as the year cryptocurrency went mainstream?
The blockchain-powered financial services industry drew about $30 billion in venture capital this year, more than in all previous years combined. Meanwhile, hype over a more decentralised Internet - from NFTs and crypto to Web 3.0 and beyond - reached a fever pitch.
Co-hosts Mustafa Alrawi and Kelsey Warner unpack and explain the trends, and Kelsey interviews Abu Dhabi Global Market's Wai Lum Kwok, senior executive director, about the role regulators play in this new frontier.
In this episode:
FinTech products and services approaching ADGM (4m 11s)
Finding a balance between regulation and innovation (7m 15s)
Where are we in the evolution of FinTech? (8m 54s)
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Wednesday Dec 15, 2021
Wednesday Dec 15, 2021
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Tuesday Dec 07, 2021
Tuesday Dec 07, 2021
A four and a half day working week, with Saturday and Sunday as full days off, marks a massive shift to work culture in the UAE. The federal government will adopt these measures beginning January 1, 2022, but it remains unclear if the private sector will follow suit.
Co-hosts Mustafa Alrawi and Kelsey Warner discuss what residents, investors, employers and employees need to know, the significance of the announcement and what it means for productivity, worker well-being and the UAE's competitiveness.
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Wednesday Dec 01, 2021
Wednesday Dec 01, 2021
Tuesday Nov 23, 2021
Tuesday Nov 23, 2021
Abu Dhabi could be "the Switzerland" of financial technology thanks to its regulatory environment and agile government, according to Kevin O'Leary, but he is quick to add he is still doing his due diligence.
The celebrity investor, who made his name on the US reality show Shark Tank, joins co-host Kelsey Warner this week to talk about investing in decentralised finance, Web 3.0 and what he has learned on this visit to the UAE.
Mr O'Leary also talks about why he is putting his name behind Access Abu Dhabi, an initiative which will help US entrepreneurs, particularly women and minorities, expand to the Middle East.
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Monday Nov 15, 2021
Monday Nov 15, 2021
Business Extra is live from Adipec 2021, where oil majors, energy ministers and executives are meeting. Co-hosts Mustafa Alrawi and Kelsey Warner discuss the major themes of the critical gathering following Cop26.
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Wednesday Nov 10, 2021
Wednesday Nov 10, 2021
Hosted by Mustafa Alrawi and Kelsey Warner
Produced by Ayesha Khan and Arthur Eddyson
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