Future-Ready Talent: How to Prepare Young People for an Unknown Future | By Gemma Thornley, Principal, Arbor School Dubai
Wed, 3rd Dec 2025
Future-Ready Talent: How to Prepare Young People for an Unknown Future | By Gemma Thornley, Principal, Arbor School Dubai

Dubai’s education landscape is evolving at speed. Population growth, global mobility and the UAE’s transition to a knowledge and innovation economy are reshaping what young people need to succeed. In this context, schools sit at the int...

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How Investment in the Long-Stay Sector is Supporting Economic Growth Across the Middle East | By Kurtis Murphy, Head Partner Account Manager EMEA, SilverDoor
Thu, 27th Nov 2025
How Investment in the Long-Stay Sector is Supporting Economic Growth Across the Middle East | By Kurtis Murphy, Head Partner Account Manager EMEA, SilverDoor

Unquestionably the Middle East has undergone a period of significant investment across its travel and transport infrastructure.

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The Future Has a Voice and it Sounds Like Sarah AI | By John Callagher, Managing Partner, Marc Ellis
Tue, 25th Nov 2025
The Future Has a Voice and it Sounds Like Sarah AI | By John Callagher, Managing Partner, Marc Ellis

From sourcing to interviewing, Sarah AI is transforming recruitment speed and experience for GCC businesses proving that smart technology still needs a human touch.

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Rethinking Failure: Why Restructuring and Insolvency Can Drive Innovation in the UAE Market | By Paul Leggett, Partner and Jennifer Frenis, Director, Turnaround and Restructuring, Deloitte Middle East
Wed, 19th Nov 2025
Rethinking Failure: Why Restructuring and Insolvency Can Drive Innovation in the UAE Market | By Paul Leggett, Partner and Jennifer Frenis, Director, Turnaround and Restructuring, Deloitte Middle East

As the restructuring and insolvency landscape in the UAE continues to evolve, there is a growing need to shift the perception of insolvency from a last resort to a strategic business tool. The region’s legislative and regulatory framework...

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How to Stay Visible When Everyone’s Talking: A Q4 Playbook for Brands | By Anastasiya Golovatenko, PR Director, Sherpa Communications
Mon, 17th Nov 2025
How to Stay Visible When Everyone’s Talking: A Q4 Playbook for Brands | By Anastasiya Golovatenko, PR Director, Sherpa Communications

Too often, communications gets squeezed into the margins of quarterly planning. It’s seen as a supporting function rather than a strategic lever. But in a market like the UAE, where people spend most of their waking hours online, visibili...

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Sailing Beyond One Percent: Unlocking GCC Outbound Cruise Growth | by Mohamed Saeed, Managing Director of Royal Caribbean Arabia
Mon, 10th Nov 2025
Sailing Beyond One Percent: Unlocking GCC Outbound Cruise Growth | by Mohamed Saeed, Managing Director of Royal Caribbean Arabia

When we gathered aboard the QE2 in Dubai for the Connections Cruise Arabia Leadership Summit, one number echoed throughout the room: less than one percent. That’s the current penetration of cruise travel within the GCC’s outbound leisur...

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Build from the Brand Up: Why Every Business Decision Starts with Your Brand | By Gareth Martindale, Founder of Sherbert Lemon UK & UAE
Mon, 10th Nov 2025
Build from the Brand Up: Why Every Business Decision Starts with Your Brand | By Gareth Martindale, Founder of Sherbert Lemon UK & UAE

I’m Gareth Martindale, Founder of Sherbert Lemon UK & UAE, a creative design agency built on the belief that great businesses grow when creativity meets strategy. With over 20 years of experience helping organisations across the UK and UA...

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Why Choose a UK Boarding School? The Benefits for Families in the UAE - and Why Expert Guidance Matters | By Sara Sparling, Director at Anderson Education
Thu, 30th Oct 2025
Why Choose a UK Boarding School? The Benefits for Families in the UAE - and Why Expert Guidance Matters | By Sara Sparling, Director at Anderson Education

For families living in Dubai and across the UAE, choosing the right school is one of the most important decisions they will ever make. Education is not only an investment in a child’s future, but also in their confidence, independence, an...

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Facility Management: The Hidden Engine of Retail Success | By Graham Easton, Managing Director, ENGIE Solutions IFM GCC
Tue, 28th Oct 2025
Facility Management: The Hidden Engine of Retail Success | By Graham Easton, Managing Director, ENGIE Solutions IFM GCC

“Integrating smart building solutions into retail facilities represents more than a technological upgrade—it’s a paradigm shift in how retail spaces are managed and experienced. In a region where many retail chains operate across mult...

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Understanding Finance: It’s About an Organisation’s Journey | By Abdul Malik, Founder of The Corporate Catalyst
Fri, 24th Oct 2025
Understanding Finance: It’s About an Organisation’s Journey | By Abdul Malik, Founder of The Corporate Catalyst

When I look back at more than three decades of managing finances and businesses across multinational corporations and family-owned enterprises in the UAE, one lesson stands out clearly: finance is not about numbers - it’s about the story ...

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