Dubai Works Business Podcast

Etesham Abdul is the founder of Junkbot, a company that provides toolkits to make robots, the catch here is that toolkits are for children and the robots are made from junk. Since launching 3 years ago, over 10,000 kids have used their products and their aspiration is to become Lego of the Middle East--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

JLT is known in Dubai for its residential community, many small businesses, restaurant choices and amenities, but it’s freezone, Dubai Multi Commodities Centre, or DMCC, is the largest in the world. It’s Chairman, Ahmed Bin Sulayem, explains how that had been achieved, what is being done to maintain the status, and what the future holds.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

Colm Mcloughlin first came to Dubai in 1983 on a 6 month contract, 35 years later, as the executive vice chairman and CEO of Dubai Duty Free he has since presided over the extraordinary growth to being the largest Duty Free in the world with over $2 billion in revenue in 2018. They also have an extensive leisure offering in including the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship and Irish Village,. We caught up with Colm during the 2019 tournament to chat all things tennis and the business of Duty Free.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

Dubai has a sustainability agency towards 2021, there are also events such as WETEX,the annual Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition put on by DEWA that supports this initiative. But what else is happening in this space, how are companies, Dubai residents contribution, and are their any startups making a difference. Shawn Green from SPRUDEL - a planet friendly water company joins the show to discuss these topics.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

Samer Hamadeh has been involved in businesses in Dubai since moving here from Beirut in 2003, whether movie productions, corporate events, nightly life or restaurants. He has been associated will much-loved venues like Republique, Stereo Arcade and most recently Akiba Dori. Samer tells us the inspiration behind the concepts, the ups and downs of being an entrepreneur and what makes Dubai Design District the perfect location for Akiba Dori.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

Dubai has an ambitions space exploration agenda, much of which stems from the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre, with initiatives like the Khalifa Sat, Emirates Mars Mission 2021 expedition and the Mars City development. Omran Sharaf is the Project Director for Emirates Mars Mission. He discussed the strategy behind these projects, and sheds light on all the incredible milestones achieved to date.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

To say that Nahkeel’s imprint is on the city of Dubai would be an understandmen, literally meeting Palm in English, Nakheel are the master developers Of the Palm Jumeirah, the group has a wider portofilio across dubai, including Ibn Battuta Mall, Dragon Mart and many other community developments, their Chief Commercial Officer, Aqil Kasim joined the podcast to tell us how the company bring these projects to life, and shds light on some of the mroe recent plans on both the Palm and Deira Islands--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

The Tom & Serg cafe in Al Quoz has become synonymous with the culinary wave that’s swept through Dubai in the past 5 years. It’s now the go to place for lunch and breakfast in dubai, it’s sister brands will be known to you too, Common Grounds, The Sum Of Us to name a few. Tom Arnel from Parent company, Bull & Roo tell us what it’s like to run a growing food and beverage business in dubai; where is food inspiration comes from and what’s coming down the line--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

DTCM CEO Issam Kazim talks Dubai Tourism strategy, Dubai Shopping Festival and Manchester United--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

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The week we sat down the Shayma Nawaf Fawwaz, the founder of Gossip The Brand, consisting of Gossip Cafe, Gossip Fix, Gossip Glow and Gossip Street.A Emirati entrepreneur, Shayma talks about her past at Mudabala, her vision for the brand and what is has been like to start from a homegrown brand and expand it internationally.--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

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