Dr Jassim Haji, President, Artificial Intelligence Society, Bahrain.

How Artificial Intelligence is revolutionising the aviation sector

In 2013 when I designed the first hybrid cloud computing and first Big Data sentiment analytics in the global aviation industry, it seemed significant at the time and an innovation that would have lasted for a decade. On...

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A deep dive into why there is more behind Bitcoin’s bull run

Is there a space for Bitcoin in investment portfolios? The answer is yes, the size of which depends on the amount of risk we are willing to take, says Roberto D’Ambrosio, CEO, Axiory Global. The performance of Bitcoin si...

karim

How to forge resilient supply chains

Flexibility is in, dependence on one region or country is out, say Karim Shariff, Partner at Bain & Company Middle East, Sri Rajan, Partner at Bain & Company San Francisco, Joshua Hinkel and Partner at Bain &...

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Saxo forecasts vaccine optimism will boost prospects for commodities in 2021

According to Ole Hansen, Head of Commodity Strategy, SaxoStrats, Saxo Group, commodity markets maintained their strong momentum ahead of year-end as the so-called everything rally continues to be fed supportive news. Apa...

Niranjan-Gidwani

The post vaccine business world

The human race has time and time again shown phenomenal grit and resilience, observes Niranjan Gidwani, Independent Consultant Director and Former CEO of Eros Group. As we come to the end of 2020, and reflect back over t...

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2020 and its impact on digital transformation

The seismic shift because of the pandemic has forced businesses to rapidly pivot to digital channels, says Selina Bieber, Senior Regional Director for MENA, Turkey, and South Africa at GoDaddy. The year 2020 has seen pro...

Mariam

There are heightened expectations from the CIO

The pandemic has revealed the gaps in ineffective and unnecessary work processes, says Mariam A-Buahin, Director and Head of Digital Banking and Corporate Partnerships, Standard Chartered Bank. Do you agree that the pand...

London-Technology-club

Looking to the stars for our way out of this recession 

“We choose to go to the moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard; because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills.” These ...

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CIOs now have a seat at the high table

CIOs should be clear on the ROI expected from the management and to make sure the ROI is realistic, asserts Saiful Bakhtiar Osman, Head, ICT, Malaysian Aviation Commission. Do you agree that the pandemic may have created...

Niranjan

Takeaways from the Covid experience 

The most important takeaway for all will be inculcating the humility to re-learn. And to re-start with the spirit of a startup, says Niranjan Gidwani, Independent Consultant Director and former CEO of Eros Group Dubai. U...