Steering SEAT into the future
Carsten Isensee is stepping into the driver’s seat at Barcelona-based car manufacturer SEAT just as the company hits top gear. With car deliveries increasing by 10.9% last year, sales are at their highest level in history.
13/02/2020
Tech takes to the ski slopes
Snow sports fans at the world's top ski resorts this year will be looking for more than fresh powder and slightly-below-freezing cold. Just as network-based tech is inching into all other parts of our lives, it's also taking a hold…
13/02/2020
If hospitals could fly
Imagine if hospitals could fly? Would they be safer for patients? Before you say to yourself, what a silly question. Please hear me out...
03/03/2020
Trends shaping the consumer experience in 2020
In 2019, the quest for enhancing consumer experience drove brands across the MENA region to fully dedicate themselves to their consumers, building and maintaining their trust. Brands that invested in serving relevant and personalized communications, products, and services emerged victorious,…
22/01/2020
Dubai sets the pace in property innovation
In the two decades since Dubai first emerged as a global hub for financial services, transport and tourism, the Emirate has developed into one of the world’s most dynamic real estate markets, with some $70 billion in transactions recorded in…
20/01/2020
A new era for education
It may only be a matter of time before some of the age-old hallmarks of a university education become obsolete, with early morning lectures and packed classrooms going the same way as blackboards, chalk and lessons in Latin.
04/02/2020
An airport fit for the future
As the gateway to Mecca, every year the city of Jeddah on the Red Sea coast receives millions of Muslims undertaking the hajj and umrah pilgrimages. To cope with rising numbers of pilgrims and international tourists as well, last year…
03/01/2020
Woman scientist inspires Saudi health drive
As the pace of reform accelerates in Saudi Arabia, talented and creative women are rising to the top across all areas of science and technology.
20/12/2019
Bahrain leads way to open banking
A data revolution is sweeping through the financial services sector. Regulators around the world are now requiring banks to make account data available to licensed third parties.
08/01/2020
Creating the conditions for serendipity
There can be few companies anywhere in the world today that are not investing intensively in digital transformation and in trying to find new ways to unlock value from the data they hold.
30/10/2019