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How are building smart cities going to affect people and the environment? Why is everyone obsessed with data? What really is Blockchain? How is Artificial Intelligence going to change the way we live and work today? Learn about all these topics and more. We will be releasing an episode every two weeks! Subscribe now!
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In this week’s episode we speak to Ammar Afif, Founder of Buy Now Pay Later platform Cashew, who discusses how Buy Now Pay Later options are bound to become the future of transactions across all industry sectors, and not just Retail. As a new founder, Ammar also discusses how Dubai’s governance models and infrastructure makes the city the perfect epicenter to grow, access global talent and tap into regional emerging growth markets.
In this week’s episode we speak to Reem Al Zarooni, Chief Operating Officer, Palmwood who discusses what Design Thinking is and why embedding Design Thinking with Urban Planning is crucial for the growth of sustainable smart cities. Reem also discusses some of the key projects being implemented by Palmwood today and how Smart Dubai Podcast’s listeners can support their work.
In this week’s episode we welcome H.E. Justice Dr. Jamal Al Sumaiti, Director General of the Dubai Judicial Institute. H.E. shares insights on how the rise of new technologies is rapidly changing the legal and regulatory framework in Dubai and across the globe. Additionally, he also discusses what he envisions the perfect bridge between technology and the legal landscape to look like.
In this week’s episode we welcome Mohammed Al Qaizi, Director of the Information Technology Division at Dubai Economy. Through the episode Mohammed will be shedding light on how Dubai Economy is continuously embedding latest technologies in their services to make opening a business in Dubai as seamless as possible, making it the most business-friendly city in the entire region.
In this week’s episode we speak to Selim Edde, Director of Government Affairs & Public Policy, Google MENA, who shares details on initiatives Google has implemented globally to help advise governments on combatting the pandemic, and support businesses towards economic recovery. Selim also shares key points global policy makers should consider as cities and countries accelerate their digital transformation.
Should you be looking at Software Development, Artificial Intelligence, Robotic Process Automation or Blockchain, in this week’s episode, Harsh Hirani, CEO, WhizKey discusses how his company has become the one-stop-shop solution to any entity’s digital transformation needs. Harsh also sheds light on the key aspects that make Dubai the perfect hub for startups to establish in, innovate and eventually expand across the region and the globe.
Patrick Rogers, Co-Founder of digital platform Clara discusses how the platform uses global best practices to guide and educate founders and startups through all their legal troubles, helping solve queries ranging from how to structure a company and where to incorporate, to how much a company should be valued when looking for investors.
H.E. Dr.Dena Assaf, UN Resident Coordinator for the UAE, discusses what exactly are the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and how governments, private sector entities and individuals can collaborate to accelerate achieving them.
Sadly, food worth over USD 1 Trillion is wasted every year. Tune into this week’s episode to learn how Marc Zornes, Co-Founder, Winnow is using Computer Vision technology to battle food wastage across the globe, whilst also allowing hotels and restaurants to save millions of dollars annually.
Brigadier Khalid Nasser Alrazooqi, Director General of Artificial Intelligence, Dubai Police joins us on the Smart Dubai Podcast sharing a story on how Dubai Police has been adopting technological solutions since 1995 to better serve the city’s residents and visitors and continuously ensure Dubai is one of the safest and smartest cities in the world.
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