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Stories
- 24 Oct 2026
Hana-chan: The Social Robot Redefining Emotional Care – A Special Showcase from the Abu Dhabi Health Summit
Discover how Peter Julius and Public Intelligence are using GROOVE X's LOVOT ("Hana-chan") as an advanced low-arousal therapeutic tool in Danish primary care.
- 24 Oct 2026
فادي عماش: أبوظبي نحو جيل جديد من الفنادق… ذكية في تقنياتها وإنسانية في ضيافتها
يتحدث فادي عماش، المدير العام لفندق «جراند ميلينيوم الوحدة»، عن التحولات الجذرية في قطاع الضيافة بعاصمة الإمارات أبوظبي. يكشف عماش عن معادلة الجمع بين الذكاء الاصطناعي والدفء الإنساني، متطرقاً إلى متطلبات الضيف الحديث، وأهمية الكواليس التشغيلية، ومبادرات التسجيل الذكي (Smart Check-In)، بجانب محطات من رحلته الشخصية التي قادته من حلم الطيران إلى قيادة واحد من أبرز صروح الضيافة في المنطقة.
- 24 Oct 2026
The UAE Is Going Global: Why Understanding 'How Banks Think' Is Essential for Business Survival
As UAE companies expand across global markets, payments specialist Viktoria explains why mastering banking infrastructure, navigating compliance, and treating payments as a strategic priority can make or break international success.
- 18 Sep 2026
Gulf capital markets enter a new cycle of disciplined growth
Listings, sovereign capital and private credit are reshaping how regional companies fund expansion, and how boards communicate with investors.
- 16 Sep 2026
The UAE's AI strategy moves from pilots to production
Government entities and large enterprises are retiring proof-of-concept culture in favour of measurable deployment.
- 11 Sep 2026
Dubai's family businesses professionalise governance ahead of succession
A generational transfer of wealth is pushing family groups towards independent boards and published constitutions.
- 5 Sep 2026
Executive visibility has become a board-level asset
Chief executives in the GCC are being measured on reputation as well as results, and communications teams are restructuring accordingly.
- 2 Sep 2026
GCC hospitality pivots to experience-led luxury
Occupancy is no longer the headline metric as operators compete on cultural programming and design credibility.
- 29 Aug 2026
Electric mobility reaches the Gulf mainstream
Charging infrastructure, fleet procurement and residual values are aligning faster than forecasts assumed.
- 26 Aug 2026
High jewellery finds a distinctly regional voice
Gulf maisons are designing for cultural specificity rather than translating European collections.
- 19 Aug 2026
Arabic content quality becomes a competitive issue
Machine translation raised volume and exposed how few organisations hold a genuine Arabic editorial standard.
- 15 Aug 2026
Leadership lessons from the region's most durable operators
Long-tenure chief executives in the GCC share a common approach to decision-making under uncertainty.
- 12 Aug 2026
Corporate anniversaries become strategic milestones
Fiftieth and hundredth anniversaries are being used to reposition institutions, not merely celebrate them.
Interviews
- Chief Technology Officer, Gulf Digital Authority
Omar bin Tariq
Governance is not the brake on AI. It is the thing that lets you accelerate without crashing.
Events
- 19–21 Jan 2027 · Dubai
Gulf Travel & Tourism Congress
Aviation, destination development and inbound growth strategy.
- 10–12 Dec 2026 · Dubai
Gulf Mobility Expo
Electric vehicles, fleet transition and charging infrastructure across the Emirates.
- 2–3 Dec 2026 · Dubai
Dubai Hospitality Investment Forum
Owners, operators and investors on the next cycle of Gulf hotel development.
- 20–23 Nov 2026 · Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi Luxury & Lifestyle Show
High jewellery, watchmaking, design and the Gulf's luxury retail economy.
- 4 Nov 2026 · Dubai
Dubai Strategic Communications Forum
Reputation, executive visibility and bilingual communication in the Gulf.
- 28–29 Oct 2026 · Dubai
UAE AI & Emerging Technology Forum
Public-sector and enterprise leaders on moving artificial intelligence from pilot to production.
Videos
- 6 Sep 2026
Inside an AI deployment
A documentary short following one public-sector AI system from pilot approval to live service.
- 21 Aug 2026
Three minutes on Arabic editorial standards
A short-form explainer on register, tone and why translation is not editing.
Podcasts
- Episode 17
Governing AI in production
Model ownership, data lineage and rollback plans, what responsible public-sector AI deployment actually requires.
- Episode 15
The Arabic standard
Register, formality and cultural framing, why literal translation fails executive communication in the Gulf.
- Episode 13
Writing a company into history
Inside a legacy publishing project: archive research, oral history interviews and building a book that outlives its campaign.