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Diving into long-term and short-term effective solutions can be really impactful in reducing the carbon emissions in the MENA region. Anne Marie Thodsen of The Umbrella Institute, Jeremy Crane of Yellow Door Energy, Vielham Hedberg of ekar and Cornelius Mattes of Dii Desert Energy discuss the process of transitioning into renewable energy sources, the hard challenges that come along with it and their own strategies to change the future of energy.
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HIGHLIGHTS
5:24 The major challenges that have been seen during the transformation
10:18 The big issue of the subsidies for fuel
12:55 The companies' emissions and their energy spending
15:11 The reason behind big buildings not building renewable solar panels
17:39 Educating drivers & building smart cities
21:04 Making sure both business and individuality are not endlessly using capacity
26:15 The easier way for large and little business investments to come to energy
28:03 Strategies that will change the future of the world
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QUOTES
'' We look towards altering people's purchasing behavior from traditional buying a car into understanding that a car is a depreciating asset, it's causing a lot of debt.''
''The regulatory framework that enables people to change.''
''I'm optimistic that the rest of this decade is going to be very viable for that transition because we can operate outside of regulatory constraints, and we can certainly be more cost-competitive.''
''I'm a strong believer in distributed energy''
''The economic reasons phase out a few subsidies and the other things together, they will probably prevent conventional capacities from being significant edits in the region over the next few years''.
''Choosing Dubai as a hub, because it's a fantastic place to live and to work and to build a business as opposed to it being that carbon hub''.
''Clean tech can also reduce the cost of energy, which can also attract businesses.''
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What is the right talent in the startup space? How can we keep and secure talent in a company? Christian Eid of Ducklife, Nathalie Spree of True Search, Adel Khalil Hemdan of Talabat, Tymour Fisher of Nomad homes, and Shubham Yadav of Startegy Connect are leading tech experts and are here to talk about the sources of these issues and provide effective solutions to close the talent gap while discussing the contributions of resignations happening in the companies due to the pandemic in the MENA region.
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HIGHLIGHTS
1:15- The changes in the talent market
4:53- Seeking out more work balance or compensation
6:15- Maintaining the work balance through remote work
8:05- The difference between finding an executive leader in an early-stage startup and in a more established brand
15:53- The role of the organization in finding the right talent
17:58- Changes in the recruitment process
21:47- The process of hiring the right talent & to keep it
25-52- The great resignation debate
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QUOTES
'' It was like just the confidence of employer that they can actually have like productive teams that work remotely, and they can take charge of their day and all of these things''
''I think building organization building teams directly and not necessarily from recruitment as a discipline''
''So how we assess candidates, how we communicate that with them, ultimately, they are a form of customers for your business''
''So, make sure to utilize that incredible tool you have, which is your existing workforce, so that it's much, much easier to attract the talent as and when you need it''
''People now more than ever can, can do the job from anywhere in the world''
''You're building up your own community and potential future talent pool by engaging in people that might be stars of the future within your teams''
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With the amount of data that we're putting out there, it's becoming easier to get hacked, especially when UAE is one of those leading on the digital government in the world.
Mossab Hussein of SpiderSilk, Rudy Shoushany of Dxtalks, Mohammed Amine Belarbi of Project Cypher and Multimedia Journalist Salim Essaid discuss the the threats to personal data, educating companies on the need for cybersecurity, as well as its costs and regulations, and what is needed in the future to protect our data.
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HIGHLIGHTS
3:34 - Risking our personal data
7:48 - Cost of cybersecurity breaches
16:17- The need for cybersecurity & where to start
20:42 - Government responsibility & regulations
27:35 - Individual rights & future recommendations
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QUOTES
"It doesn't work unless governments and governance of cybersecurity comes in."
"It's becoming easier for hackers to hack us because of the amount of data that we're putting out there."
"The most important part is actually the readiness factor."
"Data is the new oil today."
"Cybersecurity is not an option, it's not wishful thinking. It's who is not affected."
"The final accountable is actually really the government."
"It's always a cost, it's never a gain."
"UAE is one of those leading on the digital government in the world."
"If you're not paying for a service, you are the product."
"It's really the regulator that can force these changes.'
"The human factor is the weakest point under present software"
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Mental fitness and physical fitness are related without a doubt, but how? The interplay of thoughts, emotions, and actions has been studied, and there are common practices that proved to have a positive effect on mental well-being.
Nadine Chammas of The Life Director, Suna Zoabi-Othman of Tawazon, Viktorija Aksionova of Mindtales and Rima Bazzi reveal healthy habits and exercises people should maintain and the importance of mindfulness, meditation and awareness.
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QUOTES
"What actions am I doing on a daily basis to reach this person that I want to be?"
"It's about understanding ourselves and our body and communicating well with our thoughts."
"The younger you begin, the more possibility to have to train your mind better in the future."
" If you have a positive thought, then you have a positive emotion, and then your body is energetic, and you feel like, energetic and happy."
"Our subconscious mind doesn't differentiate between reality and fantasy."
"Responsibility comes with discipline."
"We all need help at any time of our lives."
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HIGHLIGHTS
2:06 - Mental fitness, thoughts & emotions
9:27 - Healthy common practices
13:20 - Meditation & mindfulness
22:04 - Convenient habits in busy schedules
27:49 - Monitoring mental fitness
31:13 - Advice for someone suffering mentally
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