Fast Company Middle East Pulse
By Fast Company Middle East
Fast Company Middle East PulseFeb 09, 2024
FIVE Holding's Kabir Mulchandani talks about how leaders can authentically embody their brands
Hear from the industry's top leaders on building brands that thrive with innovation and creativity.
Here’s a business case for retaining valued employees in the Middle East
As turnover rates continue to rise, leaders must consider the long-term effects, say experts.
Consumers in the Middle East are shifting to a plant-based diet. Is the local industry taking note?
Demand for plant-based alternatives is rapidly climbing in the region as new brands enter the market and consumers become more mindful about what they eat.
Kuwait is facing the challenge of rising sea levels. How can it adapt and overcome?
Sea level rise can render homes, buildings, and roads unusable and create social and economic instability, say experts
These homegrown Middle Eastern brands are fighting global competitors. Can they win?
From being customer-focused to targeting a niche market, local brands are finding ways to face up to global brands.
The future of AI is creative and innovative
Continuing our conversation with Astra Tech's Abdalla Abu Sheikh, we deep dive further into the "ultra app" concept and how it can create a digitally sovereign Middle East. He also addresses concerns about artificial intelligence and its potential impact across all sectors of society.
Failure is the oven of success, says Astra Tech's Abdallah Abu Sheikh
In a candid conversation, Abdallah Abu Sheikh, CEO and Co-Founder of Astra Tech, gives us an insight into how he's leveraging AI to build the Middle East's first ultra app. Sharing anecdotes from his journey, he tells us how failure can be the best teacher when building a business of impact.
Are workplaces in the Middle East clinging to presenteeism culture?
If you’re neglecting burnout and showing up to work for the sake of it, it's high time you rethink your work-life balance.
Date palm farms are being destroyed. Can this AI-powered device save them?
KAUST researchers built a technology that could transform how farmers protect their crops by detecting red palm weevils very early on.
In conversation with Issam Kazim, CEO of Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DCTCM)
In our first episode of 'Inspiring Conversations', Issam Kazim, the CEO of Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing, talks to us about the record growth in the tourism sector, the gastronomical scene in the emirate, the best part of his role and the spirit of Dubai.
Can Egyptian entrepreneurs shape the country’s new economy?
Government initiatives and VC firms are fueling entrepreneurship in the Middle East, but can it compete globally?
Hold the flying cars. Trains can turn Saudi Arabia into a global logistic hub
Railways are vital to connecting the kingdom's 200 smart city projects. With hydrogen-powered trains, can the country make sustainable mobility a reality?
Will ChatGPT reboot education in the Middle East
As concerns over AI cheating continue to amplify, here’s how universities in the Middle East are grappling with generative AI.
When an early demo of ChatGPT, a large-language model trained by OpenAI, was released last November, its capabilities made internet users tizzy. Within five days, more than one million users had tested it out.
Will the next Cleantech innovation come from Riyadh, Cairo, or Abu Dhabi?
<strong>The way it’s looking, the next major cleantech innovators are going to be from the Middle East, say experts.</strong>
Web3 needs greater participation from women in MENA
When women play a bigger role in creating Web3, the impact could be a powerful force for social change
UAE corporate tax. Are businesses ready?
Tech for breast cancer detection in the Middle East
Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women in the Arab world. But AI-powered screening solutions, molecular imaging and precision medicine are helping in a fast diagnosis and speeding up treatment.