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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.
Episodes
Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
Wednesday Oct 28, 2020
"Last year, between Apple, Tencent and Google, their combined revenue in one year was hundreds of billions of dollars. But who got paid?"
Jennifer Zhu Scott, executive chairman of The Commons Project and a leading voice on technology and artificial intelligence, joins Mustafa Alrawi and Kelsey Warner to discuss her idea that Internet users be paid for the data they share with companies who are profiting from consumer insights.
In this episode:
Jennifer Zhu Scott, executive chairman of The Commons Project and a leading voice on technology and artificial intelligence, joins Mustafa Alrawi and Kelsey Warner to discuss her idea that Internet users be paid for the data they share with companies who are profiting from consumer insights.
In this episode:
Overview of US Dept of Justice case against Google (0m 38s)
Why users should get paid for their data (5m 08s)
What is The Commons Project? (9m 34s)
How to fix a 'broken' Internet (11m 45s)
How a data commodity market might work (16m 08s)
Headlines (19m 34s)
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
Ibrahim Ajami joins Kelsey Warner this week to talk about Mubadala's technology investment strategy in a year unlike any other. The head of ventures at Abu Dhabi’s strategic investment fund is looking at 25-year time horizons, longer than the typical private equity investor, and looking for ways to build bridges between Abu Dhabi and tech hubs around the world.
In this episode:
Mubadala and Silver Lake (0m 44s)
The 25-year Investment Strategy (6m 50s)
How was 2020 significant to Mubadala? (9m 00s)
Will the lessons we learnt from the pandemic stick? (14m 10s)
The UAE-Israel $3 billion Abraham Fund (16m 03s)
The Ajami Foundation for Beirut (17m 14s)
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• Mubadala to invest $2bn in new technology partnership with Silver Lake
In this episode:
Mubadala and Silver Lake (0m 44s)
The 25-year Investment Strategy (6m 50s)
How was 2020 significant to Mubadala? (9m 00s)
Will the lessons we learnt from the pandemic stick? (14m 10s)
The UAE-Israel $3 billion Abraham Fund (16m 03s)
The Ajami Foundation for Beirut (17m 14s)
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• Mubadala to invest $2bn in new technology partnership with Silver Lake
Tuesday Oct 13, 2020
Tuesday Oct 13, 2020
In the race to develop a Covid-19 vaccine, there has been unprecedented international cooperation, with the UAE a most recent example - jumping in to join the phase III trials of Russia's coronavirus vaccine, Sputnik V.
News editor Rory Reynolds, who has been overseeing The National's pandemic coverage, joins the podcast to discuss the role of a vaccine in economic recovery and the companies, investors and citizens who stand to gain and lose.
In this episode:
UAE is hosting the Russian vaccine trials (0m50s)
Why the UAE is ideal for vaccine trials (2m46s)
Is the vaccine a golden bullet? (5m)
When will we have a vaccine and who will get it? (7m50s)
The opposition to the vaccine (10m16s)
Global collaboration (11m35s)
Headlines (15m31s)
In this episode:
UAE is hosting the Russian vaccine trials (0m50s)
Why the UAE is ideal for vaccine trials (2m46s)
Is the vaccine a golden bullet? (5m)
When will we have a vaccine and who will get it? (7m50s)
The opposition to the vaccine (10m16s)
Global collaboration (11m35s)
Headlines (15m31s)
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Wednesday Oct 07, 2020
Wednesday Oct 07, 2020
The pandemic is increasing demand for mental health services with uncertainty, isolation and loss of income triggering mental health conditions or exacerbating existing ones, the World Health Organisation said this week. “Covid-19 has interrupted essential mental health services around the world just when they’re needed most,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director general.
Paying close attention to this secondary crisis taking shape is Jerome Droesch, CEO of Cigna MEA. He joins co-hosts Mustafa Alrawi and Kelsey Warner this week to discuss the findings of an ongoing survey by the insurer on stress, burnout and how employers can cope.
In this episode:
The mental health crisis during Covid-19 (0m 34s)
The Cigna survey on mental health (1m 48s)
Lockdown madness (5m 26s)
Burnout and over-working (7m 06s)
Can Telehealth bridge the gap? (9m 59s)
How can SMEs keep up (12m 05s)
Cigna's balancing act (16m 12s)
Headlines (19m 08s)
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• Anxiety and depression on rise even in countries with low Covid-19 rates
Paying close attention to this secondary crisis taking shape is Jerome Droesch, CEO of Cigna MEA. He joins co-hosts Mustafa Alrawi and Kelsey Warner this week to discuss the findings of an ongoing survey by the insurer on stress, burnout and how employers can cope.
In this episode:
The mental health crisis during Covid-19 (0m 34s)
The Cigna survey on mental health (1m 48s)
Lockdown madness (5m 26s)
Burnout and over-working (7m 06s)
Can Telehealth bridge the gap? (9m 59s)
How can SMEs keep up (12m 05s)
Cigna's balancing act (16m 12s)
Headlines (19m 08s)
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• Anxiety and depression on rise even in countries with low Covid-19 rates
Tuesday Sep 29, 2020
Tuesday Sep 29, 2020
Faisal Al Bannai, CEO and managing director of UAE defence conglomerate Edge, and the Secretary General of the Advanced Technology Research Council, joins host Kelsey Warner on the podcast.
Speaking during the Global Aerospace Summit this week, they discuss lessons learned for the defence industry from the pandemic, the UAE’s ambitions with drones, if there is a red line on use of such capabilities and the historic Abraham Accord.
In this episode:
Is the Global Aerospace Summit relevant to Edge? (0m 58s)
The impact of the pandemic on Edge (2m 25s)
Edge and autonomous technology (6m 14s)
Edge and Israel (8m 48s)
Importance of cyber security: overhyped or remains a threat? (9m 54s)
Headlines (12m 48s)
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• UAE's Edge eyes chips and drones for charting a post-Covid course
Speaking during the Global Aerospace Summit this week, they discuss lessons learned for the defence industry from the pandemic, the UAE’s ambitions with drones, if there is a red line on use of such capabilities and the historic Abraham Accord.
In this episode:
Is the Global Aerospace Summit relevant to Edge? (0m 58s)
The impact of the pandemic on Edge (2m 25s)
Edge and autonomous technology (6m 14s)
Edge and Israel (8m 48s)
Importance of cyber security: overhyped or remains a threat? (9m 54s)
Headlines (12m 48s)
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• UAE's Edge eyes chips and drones for charting a post-Covid course
Tuesday Sep 22, 2020
Tuesday Sep 22, 2020
Covid-19 has disrupted progress towards many goals, including the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Climate Agreement. According to the World Economic Forum, the need for new ideas and collective action “has rarely been more urgent”. But how will action happen and who is leading the charge on the ‘Great Reset’ the forum’s founder, Klaus Schwab, is advocating for?
Terri Toyota, a director at the forum, joins co-hosts Mustafa Alrawi and Kelsey Warner to discuss the fourth Sustainable Development Impact (SDI) Summit, being held virtually for the first time, about how the agenda came together and what comes next.
In this episode:
The show must go on! (0m 40s)
Terri Toyota on the World Economic Forum being held remotely (1m 46s)
Green recovery from Covid-19 (3m 26s)
The reality of re-globalisation (5m 00s)
What role does WEF play for companies? (7m 56s)
Post-pandemic politics and the Impact Summit Programme (10m 14s)
The new US administration and SDI (12m 51s)
Headlines (14m 05s)
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• HSBC's shares slide to 25-year low amid money laundering claims
Terri Toyota, a director at the forum, joins co-hosts Mustafa Alrawi and Kelsey Warner to discuss the fourth Sustainable Development Impact (SDI) Summit, being held virtually for the first time, about how the agenda came together and what comes next.
In this episode:
The show must go on! (0m 40s)
Terri Toyota on the World Economic Forum being held remotely (1m 46s)
Green recovery from Covid-19 (3m 26s)
The reality of re-globalisation (5m 00s)
What role does WEF play for companies? (7m 56s)
Post-pandemic politics and the Impact Summit Programme (10m 14s)
The new US administration and SDI (12m 51s)
Headlines (14m 05s)
Read more on our website:
• HSBC's shares slide to 25-year low amid money laundering claims
Wednesday Sep 16, 2020
Wednesday Sep 16, 2020
This week on Business Extra, Kelsey Warner talks to Sudhir Syal, chief executive of BookMyShow Middle East, and Naji Al Haddad, managing director of the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry for Middle East and Africa about how Covid-19 changed the events and exhibitions industry for the foreseeable future.
In this episode:
How important is the events and exhibitions industry for the UAE economy? (1m 20s)
The impacts of Covid-19 on in-person events (3m 44s)
Role of technology in events and exhibitions (8m 20s)
Will mobile tech in events last even after the pandemic? (11m 07s)
The recovery of the events and exhibition industry (13m 16s)
Read more on our website:
• Abu Dhabi's flagship sustainability event to be held online in 2021
In this episode:
How important is the events and exhibitions industry for the UAE economy? (1m 20s)
The impacts of Covid-19 on in-person events (3m 44s)
Role of technology in events and exhibitions (8m 20s)
Will mobile tech in events last even after the pandemic? (11m 07s)
The recovery of the events and exhibition industry (13m 16s)
Read more on our website:
• Abu Dhabi's flagship sustainability event to be held online in 2021
Wednesday Sep 09, 2020
Wednesday Sep 09, 2020
Kelsey Warner and Mustafa Alwari talk to Pure Harvest’s Sky Kurtz and Dibba Bay Oysters’ Ramie Murray about opportunities for homegrown start-ups, food security and agricultural innovation in the UAE.
In this episode:
Dibba Bay and Pure Harvest (0m 39s)
Oyster Farming in UAE (1m 31s)
Expansion during the pandemic (4m 04s)
Food security in the Gulf and the farm to table dream (8m 17s)
Keeping food fresh sustainably (14m 42s)
Headlines (19m 27s)
Read more on our website:
• Investcorp and China Resources take majority stake in Hong Kong food retailer
In this episode:
Dibba Bay and Pure Harvest (0m 39s)
Oyster Farming in UAE (1m 31s)
Expansion during the pandemic (4m 04s)
Food security in the Gulf and the farm to table dream (8m 17s)
Keeping food fresh sustainably (14m 42s)
Headlines (19m 27s)
Read more on our website:
• Investcorp and China Resources take majority stake in Hong Kong food retailer
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
After 15 years of working with Fortune 500 companies, governments and start-ups, Scott Smith says anyone can make sense of this age of uncertainty and act.
Host Kelsey Warner speaks to the futurist, founder of Changeist and author of How to Future: Leading and Sense-making in an Age of Hyperchange about how he maps the future. To future is a verb, not a noun. And in a year like 2020, futuring has never been more important. If futuring is something we can all do, all the time, what does that look like and how can it help us in an epochal year?
Host Kelsey Warner speaks to the futurist, founder of Changeist and author of How to Future: Leading and Sense-making in an Age of Hyperchange about how he maps the future. To future is a verb, not a noun. And in a year like 2020, futuring has never been more important. If futuring is something we can all do, all the time, what does that look like and how can it help us in an epochal year?
In this episode:
What does a futurist do? (1m 20s)
Where does future obsession come from? (2m 36s)
Tools to mapping a future? (3m 40s)
How does Scott Smith filter information? (19m 19s)
"Bring a post it to a database fight". AI and big data (11m 40s)
The best ways to communicate the results (14m 40s)
Read more on our website:
• Zoom’s Q2 net profit eclipses 2019 earnings as revenue surges
What does a futurist do? (1m 20s)
Where does future obsession come from? (2m 36s)
Tools to mapping a future? (3m 40s)
How does Scott Smith filter information? (19m 19s)
"Bring a post it to a database fight". AI and big data (11m 40s)
The best ways to communicate the results (14m 40s)
Read more on our website:
• Zoom’s Q2 net profit eclipses 2019 earnings as revenue surges