Podcasts about gulf region

Ida Beerhalter is a sought after international, financial advisor and investment powerhouse. Since 2012 she has been the Co-Head IOME, a private investment partnership of women in the Gulf region. Ida and Claudia are talking about  the importance of saying "yes" to opportunities, even if you feel unqualified, as others see potential in you that you may not see yourself. We further discuss, how women investors tend to ask harder questions and focus on concrete metrics like cash-on-cash returns rather than getting carried away by projections. Ida advocates for women to exercise the power of their money and not delegate financial management without understanding. Sustainability is a key focus for Ida's future projects.Ida feels relaxed approaching 60, with the mindset that she can do anything but doesn't need to do everything. She values small moments of happiness, like appreciating new trees in her garden. Ida shares her admiration for her parents for their resilience in overcoming war trauma and building their lives. About her experience in the Middle East Ida says, that the Saudi culture is particularly welcoming and gentle, allowing for cultural mistakes and learning. Here she truly learned the importance of timing and context when addressing sensitive topics, and she developed more patience and discretion in conversations, applying this globally.We talk about Women and Finance and in Ida's experience, as the co-lead of a women-run business in the Middle East, focusing on empowering women to manage their wealth, she emphasizes the importance of understanding financial terms and asking for absolute numbers rather than percentages. Ida notes that women investors often have a different, more cautious approach compared to men.###EXCITING NEWS ON MY FRONT: Season 4 is supported by the iconic Danish shirt brand BRITT SISSECK  Please use my code SHIFTHAPPENS at checkout for 20% off of your first purchase.*Valid on full price items only.###To learn more about my guest Ida Beerhalter, please visit her social media pages:LinkeIn: Ida's ProfileTo learn more about SHIFT HAPPENS, click here To learn more about Claudia's business Curated Conversations and her Salons in New York, Zurich and Berlin, click hereYou can also connect with Claudia on Instagram @shifthappens.podcast and LinkedIn at ClaudiaMahlerNYCThis podcast is created, produced and hosted by Claudia Mahler.Social Media support Magdalena Reckendrees

#LEBANON: Hezbollah seeks separate peace: Hussain Abdul-Hussain is a research fellow at FDD. He focuses on the Gulf region and Yemen, including on Gulf relations with Iran and Gulf peace with Israel. Hussain earned a degree in History and Archeology from the American University of Beirut, after which he worked as a reporter, and later managing editor, at Beirut's The Daily Star.  1970 Beirut

The legacy media is going through a full-blown panic! Just five weeks from election day, Kamala is actually experiencing her own Katrina, all at the same time that dock workers across ports on the East Coast and Gulf regions have gone on strike. In this episode, we're going to look at this perfect storm of disasters to beset Kamala and how it's causing the legacy media to lose it on live television literally! -- Try Liver Health Formula by going to https://GetLiverHelp.com/Turley and claim your FREE Blood Sugar Formula gift. That's https://GetLiverHelp.com/Turley *The content presented by sponsors may contain affiliate links. When you click and shop the links, Turley Talks may receive a small commission.*  -- Big news, gang! Dr. Steve's brand-new book is available for preorder! Join us for an exclusive live book launch event on October 2nd, where you'll get a sneak peek at the introduction and receive special bonuses. RSVP HERE: https://fight.turleytalks.com/fighting-to-win-now#col-6Gw9knccu3 RSVP now to secure your spot and get access to an exclusive behind-the-scenes discussion with Dr. Steve about the inspiration behind the book. Highlights: “I don't know if this heartless indifference we're seeing today to so much suffering is partisan, it literally appears that it is radical incompetence.” “More than 45 thousand dock workers, members of the ILA, or International Longshoremen's Association from ports all across the East Coast and the Gulf Region are as of today officially on strike.”  Timestamps: [00:21] Kamala's Katrina and how the media is panicking over it [08:45] How Trump is rising to the occasion and crushing it [11:47] MSNBC contributor's meltdown over Trump [15:19] Dock workers on strike -- Thank you for taking the time to listen to this episode.  If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and/or leave a review. FOLLOW me on X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/DrTurleyTalks Click here to partner with us and defy liberal culture! https://advertising.turleytalks.com/sponsorship Sign up for the 'New Conservative Age Rising' Email Alerts to get lots of articles on conservative trends: https://turleytalks.com/subscribe/. **All clips used for fair use commentary, criticism, and educational purposes. See Hosseinzadeh v. Klein, 276 F.Supp.3d 34 (S.D.N.Y. 2017); Equals Three, LLC v. Jukin Media, Inc., 139 F. Supp. 3d 1094 (C.D. Cal. 2015).

Latest episode of the podcast co-hosted with MohammadAli Jardaly discussing Sports Medicine in the Middle East, Lebanon, and the Gulf Region with Tarek Gerbal who was senior sports therapist at the American University of Beirut before moving to Doha, Qatar. In this episode, we discuss the advancements in Sports Medicine and physical therapy and the future of this field. An episode not to be missed. #SportsMedicine #podcast #mena #physicaltherapy Also available on YouTube https://youtu.be/YXVt4zmWX_k

IQVIA's Vice President for Tech & Services in the Middle East, Rauf Mohamed spoke with Johnson & Johnson Managing Director for Innovative Medicine in the Gulf Region, Pedro Matos Rosa about lung cancer in the region. Pedro and Rauf discussed the severity of lung cancer and its prevalence throughout the region, key stats and insights, the progress in the fight against this cancer, and the need for more initiatives in the region to help fight against lung cancer.

In this episode, our leading lawyers in the consumer goods and retail industry, Katia Boneva-Desmicht and Hani Naja examine the opportunities for luxury, fashion and cosmetics brands planning to expand their footprint in the Gulf region.  They explore growth opportunities, essential considerations for global brands as they establish presence in the region and more.  

ARway.ai Chief Executive Officer Evan Gappelberg joined Steve Darling from Proactive to announce a significant partnership with AVR Labs, a leading XR technology company based in the United Arab Emirates. This partnership expands ARway's distribution channel, leveraging AVR Labs' extensive presence across the Middle East and its diverse clientele, which includes universities and government ministries. AVR Labs will serve as a recognized partner of ARway in the Gulf Region, implementing ARway's technology for various customer projects. Known for their expertise in AI, AR, and VR technology, AVR Labs specializes in creating immersive experiences that captivate audiences. One notable project developed by AVR Labs is AR VIEWZ GPT, an augmented reality GPT that facilitates dynamic, conversational interactions within AR environments. The partnership between ARway and AVR Labs aims to integrate these AR GPTs into the ARway platform, enhancing AR navigation experiences by incorporating conversational AI avatars. These avatars, accessible via visual marker scans, will serve as interactive tour guides, providing personalized navigation assistance and enriching user interactions within AR spaces. Overall, this partnership signifies a significant step forward for ARway in expanding its presence in the Gulf Region and enhancing its AR navigation platform with innovative conversational AI capabilities. #proactiveinvestors #cse #NTAR #otcqb #metaverse #toggle3D #EvanGappelberg #AVRLabs #AugmentedReality #ChatGPT #AIavatars #XRtechnologies #WorldFutureEnergySummit #DigitalConcierge #ARnavigation #InnovativeTechnology #invest #investing #investment #investor #stockmarket #stocks #stock #stockmarketnews

Travis Schugg, Vice President of Staffing Services at VieMed Healthcare Staffing ("VHS"), joins Discover Lafayette to share how VHS utilizes technology to meet the burgeoning staffing needs across all healthcare specialties in the U. S. He is responsibile for steering the company's long-term strategic direction and day-to-day operations.  Travis moved to Lafayette in 2021 to join VHS after a meeting in Phoenix with VieMed founder, Casey Hoyt. The challenges of recruiting and retaining staff during COVID were issues everyone was trying to figure out, when all of a sudden you couldn't go into people's homes to care for their medical needs. Travis says that respiratory therapists and ICU nurses were the hottest commodities out there at that time. The two men picked each other's brains on this topic: Travis had fifteen years experience in recruiting, and Casey, along with Michael Moore and the VieMed team, were building the best in class respiratory therapy in the U. S. "Over the course of our thirty minute meeting, it became a chess match as to who could pick each other's brain best!" A few weeks after that initial encounter, Travis reached out to Casey Hoyt and jokingly said, "I think I can do some damage with you!" Casey asked him to create a business plan for VieMed to get into the medical healthcare staffing arena. Travis came up with a 50-page business plan and they were off to creating VHS. VHS is a complementary service for VieMed. Historically, healthcare systems, government agencies, and organizations like VieMed would recruit through their Human Resource departments, posting a job and hoping people would apply. "We flipped the script. Recruitment should be more on the offensive, it should be outbound. We promote our brand....we don't just sit and wait for people to apply." VHS started out by visiting every hospital in Louisiana and telling their story. Then they spread across the Gulf Region. Today, just a bit over two short years after inception, VHS recruits for positions open in Massachusetts, Ohio, Vermont, Washington, Colorado, Arizona, North Carolina, and other places across the U. S. VHS has staff in 15 states, and is building organically. Travis believes that VHS offers the best recruitment and workforce team anywhere between Dallas and Atlanta, South of Nashville, being based right here in Lafayette LA. The main specialties in which VHS currently recruits are in nursing, social workers (public and private sector), respiratory therapy, and physicians. VHS also recruits in the allied care fields for workers in pharmacy, imaging and lab techs. They serve employers needing assistance with locum tenens and correctional health positions.There are currently 2400 jobs and when you visit https://jobs.viemedstaffing.com/, you will see an incredible listing of jobs available. Staffing is a $170 billion industry and healthcare staffing accounts for $44-45 billion of that number. It is a unique niche that has been waiting to be met. VHS is growing as it helps their clients, both practitioners and health facilities, by getting to understand their clients' needs. The "why" behind a hiring allows VHS to recruit more successfully and meet the individual needs of each client. Travis explained that the health industry has changed dramatically regarding outside contract help. Fifteen years ago, people wanted a hospital with very few contract workers. The barrier has broken down and this mindset has flipped. Studies show that institutions with a more diverse workforce have better health outcomes for their patients. The contract workers have experienced more, worked in different settings across the country, and bring a plethora of skills to the job setting. Today, facilities are keeping 20- 30% of their workforce as contract labor, and thes health contractors fill in as needed, on weekends, nights, or other, which benefits everyone involved. A new dynamic is that many professionals want to tr...

Hussain Abdul Hussain- Hussain Abdul-Hussain is a research fellow at FDD. He focuses on the Gulf region and Yemen, including on Gulf relations with Iran and Gulf peace with Israel. Born and raised in Beirut, Baghdad and Baalbek, cities that have been the theater of major Middle Eastern events, Hussain earned a degree in History and Archeology from the American University of Beirut, after which he worked as a reporter, and later managing editor, at Beirut's The Daily Star. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1 https://www.foxnews.com/world/biden-admin-should-look-at-abraham-accords-type-initiative-when-hamas-terror-regime-is-defeated https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/defense-national-security/blinken-forecasts-tough-choices-israel-victory-hamas# 1898 Damascus

In this episode of the Chef JKP Podcast, James interviews Nick Alvis, the founder of KMS (Kitchen Management Solutions) and one of the most accomplished and celebrated chef 's in Dubai and the Gulf Region. They discuss Nick's journey in the culinary world, working with renowned chefs such as Gordon Ramsay, Marcus Wareing, and his experiences in the UAE. Nick shares his passion for cooking and making people happy through food.He talks about his early career decisions and the importance of enjoying what you do. On this episode, James and his guest discuss:·      The importance of diverse work experience·      Mentality is key in tough kitchens·      Career progression and self-awareness·      Character building through challenging experiences·      Don't chase money, prioritize knowledgeYou can follow Nick on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/chefnickalvisThis episode is bought to you by the Dubai Chef's Collective - https://www.dubaichefscollective.comSupport the showFollow The Chef JKP Podcast on Instagram HERE

Researcher at University of Coimbra joins us on the program to talk to us about the history of Portuguese exploration in the Gulf region. We also share some highlights of the dedicated exhibition of rare manuscripts on display during this year's Sharjah International Book Fair

In this episode I had the pleasure of interviewing Muriel Zaccuri, an Italian who is currently on a long distance  bicycle tour that will eventually see him get to Japan. But Muriel isn't taking the conventional touring route from Europe, instead, with a mind to escape the cold winter, he detoured via the Gulf region to explore areas not often travelled by tourers.  I catch up with his experiences from his bicycle tour so far, what his impressions of touring in the Gulf Region have been, as well as what is in store for him as he continues to make his way, on the long road to Japan.You can follow along with Muriel's travels by checking out his Instragram account:@murielonbikeNEW! - Leave a Voice Message! Have something you'd like to tell me? Want to chat about this episode more or tell me about your own bicycle adventures? Well now You can now get in touch and leave a voice message! Just click here and record a voicemail message - I may even include it in future episodes! Join the Seek Travel Ride Facebook group - a place where you can discuss episodes in more detail, learn more about our guests and also where you can share more about your own adventures on a bike! Enjoying listening to Seek Travel Ride? Then please give the show some love and leave a rating and review on your podcast player.Also be sure to follow us on your favourite Podcast Player so you get notified when new episodes are released. You can also follow us via:Instagram - @SeekTravelRideTwitter - @BellaCyclingWebsite: Seek Travel Ride Facebook - Seek Travel Ride

AP correspondent Lisa Dwyer reports on United States Middle East Military.

Welcome to the sixty-second episode of the Lessons from the Cockpit podcast and I'm your host Mark Hasara, a former Air Force KC-135 pilot, flying all over the world passing gas! Recently I had a conversation with a colleague on how far the Air Force tanker community had come since Deseet Stomr and the old Strategic Air Command days of the Single Integrated Operations Plan, the nuclear war plan. I felt the tanker community during Desert Storm was not prepared for high-density, high-ops-tempo air refueling operations because it wasn't our primary focus. This episode lays out what I feel are the air refueling lessons learned during the Desert Storm air campaign.  This episode of the Lessons from the Cockpit podcast is sponsored and financially supported by the book Tanker Pilot found on Amazon which can be purchased in hardback, softback (photos in black and white), Kindle, and Audible (extra file contains the color pictures). Wall Pilot, custom aviation art for the walls of your home, office, or hanger has many of the aircraft of Desert Storm available in four, six, and eight-foot-long graphics printed on vinyl you can peel off and stick to any flat surface. Wall Pilto also creates custom aircraft artwork at the website wallpilot.com  The 58th Tactical Fighter Squadron shot down the most Iraqi Air Force MiG and Mirage aircraft during the Desert Storm air campaign. This F-15C was flown by Captain Cesar "Rico" Rodriguez on his two MiG Kill missions. On the first night of the Desert Storm air campaign, my KC-135 crew refueled COORS 31-34 flight of F-4G Wild Weasels, commanded by Lt Col George "John Boy" Walton flying this F-4G tail number that night. The EF-111A Spark Vark jamming aircraft was part of the Iraqi Integrated Air Defense Network takedown flying with COORS 31 flight and their four F-4G Wild Weasels. This 335th Tac Fighter Squadron F-15E dropped a 2000 lbs GBU-10 laser-guided bomb on a hovering helicopter and is now the Chief's squadron flagship. Large groups of F-111F Aardvarks spread out through Iraqi using laser and tv guided weapons to destroy possible chemical weapons facilities armed like this F-111F from the 494th Tactical Fighter Squadron from the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing based at RAF Lakenheath England. The USS John F Kennedy airwing had two squadrons of Vought Corsair II attack aircraft loaded the first night with AGM-88 High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missiles or HARM like this VA-72 Blue Hawks A-7E.  The 17th Tac Fighter Squadron deployed in their F-16C Fighting Falcons to Al Minhad Air Base in the UAE flying thousands of missions during Desert Storm. Strategic Air Command and Pacific Air Forces deployed 211 KC-135 Stratotankers to the Gulf Region during Operation Desert Storm. This KC-135R Model flew with the 909th Air Refueling Squadron based in Okinawa Japan. Thanks for downloading this episode of the Lessons from the Cockpit podcast! This and previous episodes of the Lessons from the Cockpit podcast can be found on my website at markhasara.com.

Welcome to the sixty-second episode of the Lessons from the Cockpit podcast and I'm your host Mark Hasara, a former Air Force KC-135 pilot, flying all over the world passing gas! Recently I had a conversation with a colleague on how far the Air Force tanker community had come since Deseet Stomr and the old Strategic Air Command days of the Single Integrated Operations Plan, the nuclear war plan. I felt the tanker community during Desert Storm was not prepared for high-density, high-ops-tempo air refueling operations because it wasn't our primary focus. This episode lays out what I feel are the air refueling lessons learned during the Desert Storm air campaign.  This episode of the Lessons from the Cockpit podcast is sponsored and financially supported by the book Tanker Pilot found on Amazon which can be purchased in hardback, softback (photos in black and white), Kindle, and Audible (extra file contains the color pictures). Wall Pilot, custom aviation art for the walls of your home, office, or hanger has many of the aircraft of Desert Storm available in four, six, and eight-foot-long graphics printed on vinyl you can peel off and stick to any flat surface. Wall Pilto also creates custom aircraft artwork at the website wallpilot.com  The 58th Tactical Fighter Squadron shot down the most Iraqi Air Force MiG and Mirage aircraft during the Desert Storm air campaign. This F-15C was flown by Captain Cesar "Rico" Rodriguez on his two MiG Kill missions. On the first night of the Desert Storm air campaign, my KC-135 crew refueled COORS 31-34 flight of F-4G Wild Weasels, commanded by Lt Col George "John Boy" Walton flying this F-4G tail number that night. The EF-111A Spark Vark jamming aircraft was part of the Iraqi Integrated Air Defense Network takedown flying with COORS 31 flight and their four F-4G Wild Weasels. This 335th Tac Fighter Squadron F-15E dropped a 2000 lbs GBU-10 laser-guided bomb on a hovering helicopter and is now the Chief's squadron flagship. Large groups of F-111F Aardvarks spread out through Iraqi using laser and tv guided weapons to destroy possible chemical weapons facilities armed like this F-111F from the 494th Tactical Fighter Squadron from the 48th Tactical Fighter Wing based at RAF Lakenheath England. The USS John F Kennedy airwing had two squadrons of Vought Corsair II attack aircraft loaded the first night with AGM-88 High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missiles or HARM like this VA-72 Blue Hawks A-7E.  The 17th Tac Fighter Squadron deployed in their F-16C Fighting Falcons to Al Minhad Air Base in the UAE flying thousands of missions during Desert Storm. Strategic Air Command and Pacific Air Forces deployed 211 KC-135 Stratotankers to the Gulf Region during Operation Desert Storm. This KC-135R Model flew with the 909th Air Refueling Squadron based in Okinawa Japan. Thanks for downloading this episode of the Lessons from the Cockpit podcast! This and previous episodes of the Lessons from the Cockpit podcast can be found on my website at markhasara.com.

*The views and opinions conveyed herein are not those of Where Y'at Studios, LLC, or its members.* As mentioned in the introduction to Part 1, the above disclaimer applies especially to this segment. We get into the weeds discussing issues facing the mariner, and some corporate policies that are making the job more difficult than maybe it should be. It would be a good thing to have more of this passion for industry around. Thanks Cap.

Photo: No known restrictions on publication. @Batchelorshow #SaudiAtrabia: #Iran: No gain. Hussain Abdul-Hussain is a research fellow at FDD. He focuses on the Gulf region and Yemen, including on Gulf relations with Iran and Gulf peace with Israel. Born and raised in Beirut, Baghdad and Baalbek, cities that have been the theater of major Middle Eastern events, Hussain earned a degree in History and Archeology from the American University of Beirut, after which he worked as a reporter, and later managing editor, at Beirut's The Daily Star. Malcolm Hoenlein @Conf_of_pres @mhoenlein1 https://www.fdd.org/analysis/2023/03/21/whats-in-the-saudi-iranian-beijing-deal/

In this episode I am joined by Henry Sutton, founder of the Gulf Data Centre Association (GDCA). We discuss the reason behind forming the GDCA and take a look at what is happening in the Gulf region.Henry shares how he started his career, how he made the move to the data centre sector, and why he ended up working in the Gulf region.We then discuss the GDCA and why it is important to have an association focussed solely on the data centre sector in the Gulf region. Henry outlines the plans for the association and how you can get involved in the events taking place in 2023.Finally we discuss the Gulf region: What happened in 2022? What can we expect in 2023? and what are the main challenges faced in the region?This episode will provide you with a great insight to a region that is about to go boom!Find out more about GDCA here - https://gulfdca.com/

Samar Alhomoud (King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) discusses her review on progress and remaining challenges for cancer control in the Gulf Cooperation Council.Read the full article:Progress and remaining challenges for cancer control in the Gulf Cooperation Council

This show is an introduction for an upcoming series covering the gulf states and their colonial history. Piedmont Trails will have much more information about the early settlements in this area coming up in future broadcasts. Thank you so much for listening today. To learn more about Piedmont Trails, please visit our website and join the journey with us back to the past. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/piedmonttrails/message

The Context of White Supremacy Radio Program hosts the weekly Compensatory Call-In. We encourage non-white listeners to dial in with their codified concepts, new terms, observations, research findings, workplace problems or triumphs, and/or suggestions on how best to Replace White Supremacy With Justice ASAP. This weekly broadcast examines current events from across the globe to learn what's happening in all areas of people activity. We cultivate Counter-Racist Media Literacy by scrutinizing journalists' word choices and using logic to deconstruct what is reported as "news." We'll use these sessions to hone our use of words as tools to reveal truth, neutralize Racists/White people. #ANTIBLACKNESS Many media outlets report more than 1,200 deaths from this week's monsoon rains and flooding in Pakistan. Additionally, 33 million people - OVERWHELMINGLY non-white - have been Racially Dislocated. Climate change is being blamed; however, Gus T. thinks it's more accurate to indict Whites's centuries of contaminating the planet they rule. Now, the consequences are disproportionately destroying the lives of non-white people. On the other side of the planet, the mostly black residents of Jackson, Mississippi are facing life-threatening water shortages. Residents have endured weeks of "boil water notices," and now, deteriorating water treatment plants cannot supply drinkable water to black residents. Schools have been forced to return to remote learning and a number of businesses have temporarily closed. The elderly, children and expecting mothers are disconsolate. Former Soviet Union Prime Minister Mikhail Gorbachev died this week at the age of 91. It's doubtful he was boiling water or praying for Perrier and Fiji's bottled goodness during his last days. Gus thinks attempted counter-racist scientists should view the apocalyptic flood in Pakistan and the Jackson, Mississippi water crisis together with the Hurricane Katrina and the New Orleans levee breach of 2005. The catastrophes in Mississippi and Pakistan are happening 17 years removed from the destruction and death of more than 1,000 black people in the Gulf Region. These water crises from around the globe are all the predictable product of White people. #KatrinaJacksonPakistan #TheCOWS13 INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Cash App: https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 720.716.7300 CODE: 564943#

Saturday, September 3rd 9:00PM Eastern/ 6:00PM Pacific The Context of White Supremacy Radio Program hosts the weekly Compensatory Call-In. We encourage non-white listeners to dial in with their codified concepts, new terms, observations, research findings, workplace problems or triumphs, and/or suggestions on how best to Replace White Supremacy With Justice ASAP. This weekly broadcast examines current events from across the globe to learn what's happening in all areas of people activity. We cultivate Counter-Racist Media Literacy by scrutinizing journalists' word choices and using logic to deconstruct what is reported as "news." We'll use these sessions to hone our use of words as tools to reveal truth, neutralize Racists/White people. #ANTIBLACKNESS Many media outlets report more than 1,200 deaths from this week's monsoon rains and flooding in Pakistan. Additionally, 33 million people - OVERWHELMINGLY non-white - have been Racially Dislocated. Climate change is being blamed; however, Gus T. thinks it's more accurate to indict Whites's centuries of contaminating the planet they rule. Now, the consequences are disproportionately destroying the lives of non-white people. On the other side of the planet, the mostly black residents of Jackson, Mississippi are facing life-threatening water shortages. Residents have endured weeks of "boil water notices," and now, deteriorating water treatment plants cannot supply drinkable water to black residents. Schools have been forced to return to remote learning and a number of businesses have temporarily closed. The elderly, children and expecting mothers are disconsolate. Former Soviet Union Prime Minister Mikhail Gorbachev died this week at the age of 91. It's doubtful he was boiling water or praying for Perrier and Fiji's bottled goodness during his last days. Gus thinks attempted counter-racist scientists should view the apocalyptic flood in Pakistan and the Jackson, Mississippi water crisis together with the Hurricane Katrina and the New Orleans levee breach of 2005. The catastrophes in Mississippi and Pakistan are happening 17 years removed from the destruction and death of more than 1,000 black people in the Gulf Region. These water crises from around the globe are all the predictable product of White people. #DomesticWhiteTerrorism INVEST in The COWS – http://paypal.me/TheCOWS Invest in The C.O.W.S. - https://cash.app/$TheCOWS CALL IN NUMBER: 720.716.7300 CODE 564943# The C.O.W.S. Radio Program is specifically engineered for black & non-white listeners - Victims of White Supremacy. The purpose of this program is to provide Victims of White Supremacy with constructive information and suggestions on how to counter Racist Woman & Racist Man. Phone: 1-605-313-5164 - Access Code 564943# Hit star *6 & 1 to enter caller cuee2

Featured speakers: Ambassador Patrick Theros, Dr. David Pollock, Dr. Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, and Dr. Banafseh Keynoush. Synopsis: As the Middle East awaits the outcome of the Vienna talks on reviving the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) between Iran and the P5+1, Gulf states and other powers in the Middle East engage in multi-party consultations on the future of the region. All are preparing for a new geopolitical stage to be set when, or if, Iran rejoins the regional economy and any changed stipulations of a new JCPOA. Should these talks succeed, Iran will likely seek to maintain (or even grow) its influence in the region, while enhancing its trade and economic relations. Various GCC states have anticipated this shift in the geopolitical conditions by opening talks with Tehran. In late 2021, the UAE's national security adviser, Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, visited Tehran while the Saudis and Iranians have had an ongoing direct dialogue for a year in Baghdad. The United States has played a role in improving cross-regional talks as well. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken recently visited Morocco, Algeria, Bahrain, UAE, and Israel. Blinken sequentially met with the foreign ministers of the UAE, Morocco, Bahrain, and Israel in Tel Aviv, and leaders of Iraq, UAE, Jordan, and Egypt met in Aqaba a day before. The war in Ukraine has also introduced new possibilities for improved regional relations, as it disrupts energy, trade, and economies in general. Should these JCPOA talks prove unsuccessful, however, the Gulf states may be more hesitant to continue their de-escalation efforts with Iran. Growing normalization with Israel could also impact some GCC relations with Iran, regardless of whether a new JCPOA is agreed or not. The UAE, Morocco, and Bahrain signed normalization agreements with Israel in 2020 and 2021, and other Arab countries have seemingly warmed to the idea of opening channels of communication as well. Ongoing proxy conflicts between Iran, the United States, Saudi Arabia, and Israel, especially in Syria, Iraq and Lebanon, have left the geopolitics of the region in an even more complicated position, with a strong potential for change in historic alignments and rivalry in the region. Whether the new JCPOA is signed or not, the Gulf states will see a direct impact on the geopolitics of the region, with the balance of power potentially shifting, and creating a potential for increased conflict. How will the new geopolitical scene impact seemingly strong bilateral Gulf ties? Will it create new relationships? How do the GCC states see their relationships with Israel and Iran playing out? Will the U.S. continue to play the major security role in the Gulf in a post-JCPOA situation? How do other international parties see the situation evolving?

Dr. Jenkins sits down with The Orianne Society's Director of Science, Houston Chandler, to talk about the link between science and conservation.  They start off by diving into the conservation of flatwoods salamanders in the Gulf Region including ecology, threats, and research.  They transition to talking about the launch of The Orianne Society's Science Initiative and how it will be structured into the future.  As part of that discussion they talk about grant opportunities.  They then discuss a range-wide population modeling project and its value for conserving indigo snakes. Connect with Houston on Twitter.Connect with Chris on Facebook, Instagram or at The Orianne Society website.Shop Snake Talk merch.

In this episode, MEEDA discusses women's mental health with Nadia Al Sayed. Nadia Al-Sayed is a British-Kuwaiti-Palestinian anthropologist and cultural consultant. Born and raised in North London, she spent her teenage years in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. She currently lives between London and Kuwait. Nadia recently founded ‘Daloo3a series', a platform to discuss issues and affairs that affect women of the SWANA region, their diasporas and beyond, and raise the literacy women have on their bodies, mental health and more. Together, they discuss 3aib/shame, body image, body dysmorphia, Toxic beliefs about beauty and health and the pressure to be body positive.To find out more about Daloo3a, please follow @daloo3aseries on InstagramPlease reach out with your questions, suggestions and feedback via media@meeda.meFor your free 15 mins assessment, please visit www.meeda.me 

From the west to the MENA!Through the "Pharmacy Education" podcast series, IVPN-Voice explores the evolution of pharmacy education through the lens of pioneers in the field around the world. With the second episode of this series, the host, Sirine Shoukair, meets up with Dr. Sharief Khalifa, BSc Pharm, PhD, Professor and Chancellor for Quality and Global Engagement, Dean of the College of Pharmacy, Gulf Medical University, to explore pharmacy education and practice in the MENA region, especially in the GCC, from its emergence to its current advancements.Dr. Sharief Khalifa is a widely recognized leader in leveraging pharmacy education and practice in a way that goes with today's needs, challenges and opportunities. Khalifa demonstrates the shifts that are emerging in the educational curriculum of BSc Pharm into a Doctor of Pharmacy Program in order to meet the needs of patient-centered care in real-world clinical practice and how this shift creates more jobs for the upcoming generations. Khalifa also emphasizes the immense impact of including pharmacy practitioners with academicians and scientists (PhD) to play their roles as pharmacy educators, bridging the gaps between knowledge and practice and representing a prime role model for pharmacy students. Moving to the clinical training floor with Dr. Sharif to highlight the key qualifications of preceptors in order to advance students' training journey and how different training sites reflect on communication skills of students in dealing well with varied environments.Get to know more about pharmacy educators in the Gulf region, where they are and where they are heading , with Dr. Khalifa and Dr. Shoukair. Enjoy the talk of pharmacy educators' leaders!

“As a middle aged Englishman, by definition, I know nothing about fashion or beauty.” So says Tim Carmichael, Chief Data Officer for Chalhoub Group, a luxury retailer in the Middle East and Gulf Region. In this episode, you will hear from a leader who brings everyone to the table and serves his team and organization with great humility and grace, leaning on his experience in the public and private sector and notably as an officer of the British Army. Tim and Jesse delve deep and talk about having a talented team, managing data, and handling a few of life's personal challenges. More about our host, Jesse Anderson Read the transcript of this episode Join the conversation in our Slack Community Connect with us on social media: Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook Find book recommendations and more resources for data professionals at https://dreamteam.soda.io From Soda, the provider of data reliability tools and observability platform to enable data teams to discover, prioritize, and resolve data issues.

And bonuses are back, that's according to a new CEO survey from Cooper Fitch. We speak to Managing Partner, Jack Khabbaz. Plus, the World Government Summit is taking place, asking the big questions - such as what is next for Aviation? Tackling that on their stage and on the Business Breakfast this morning is CNN anchor Richard Quest. And, the big winner at the Oscar's, Sci-fi epic Dune, was filmed in the Abu Dhabi desert. What does this mean for the UAE? We catch up with Abu Dhabi Film Commissioner Hans Fraiken. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In Episode 25 of the Constructive Voices podcast, Henry McDonald speaks to Farah Naz, award-winning climate change strategist, in our International Women's Day special. Farah provides her professional and personal experience, with global insights, into where we stand in relation to the gender gap in the construction, engineering and architecture industries.Farah and Henry discuss her experience as a woman in the AEC sector, what we all need to do to address gender bias in the industry, and how we can look at gender diversity as an opportunity instead of a problem to solve.“The pandemic has actually showed us how new way of working and doing business. And we should be taking this approach, taking this is as an opportunity to really address the issues of gender diversity, to really address inclusion and diversity within our workplace, and also address how we can inspire the next generation.”“So I think it starts from not just women in the industry, but also the men, and anybody who is part of this industry to really engage more time and effort to actually go out and talk to the younger generation, talk to our children. It starts from our homes, to start creating that role model effect. And also explaining the power of this industry in creating a better, more resilient future.”“We really require a co-creative environment, collaboration and diverse thinking to resolve the climate emergency. It's not just women, or it's not just men, it's together.”“Because women have to play a lot of roles: a role of a daughter, a role of a friend, a role of a sister, or a mother. I think that wiring of brain kind of helps to women to look at all these climate diversity and challenges we have, and come up with a more collaborative way of co-creating the future.”About Farah Naz, Award-Winning Climate Change StrategistFarah Naz is an award-winning Climate Change strategist with over 20 years experience in the construction sector gained in the USA, UK, Southeast Asia and most recently the United Arab Emirates (UAE). She is a Chartered Engineer (UK), Fellow of CIBSE, LEED and WELL AP and Verified Research Expert for Dubai Future Foundation. Farah chairs CIBSE UAE Chapter and is an advocate of STEM education for the future generation. Farah recently co-authored a book on Net Zero City, which is considered the first book published from the Middle East Region.For the past few years, Farah has been based in UAE, where she has been steering sustainability and innovation in the built environment covering the entire Middle East, Saudi Arabia and wider Gulf Region. She leads Specialist Services with a focus on Sustainable Cities, ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) and Urban Resilience for AECOM across the Middle East and Africa.Farah was a prime mover in creating the Energy Strategy for the first zero-energy building in the UK, which subsequently won the 2015 RIBA Sustainable Buildings Award (UK). In the Middle East, her name has become a synonym for implementable sustainability & energy strategy among others, linked to projects including Museum of the Future, the Louvre Museum in Abu Dhabi, the Bee'ah Headquarters in Sharjah, Expo 2020 Sustainability Pavilion, Masdar Eco Villa, Masdar Housing. Master planning projects like NEOM, Red Sea, Amaala and Hudayriat Master Plan. Her projects, Sustainability Pavilion in Dubai expo, Masdar Housing and Bee'ah Headquarters in Sharjah is the winner of the Best Sustainability Project of the year award for the last three consecutive years in the Middle East Region.In her innovating role, she focuses on implementation best practices within the built environment, adopting systems related to Energy Water Food Nexus, Biomimetics, Five Capital model of Sustainability, Liveability and Inclusive Integrated Innovation Frameworks, which will build the foundation of the cities and communities of the future.

Dubai-based associates Jane Miles and Alison Eslick welcome HKA senior consultant, arbitrator and chair of CIArb's UAE branch Iryna Akulenka, along with registrar and chief executive of ADGM Courts Linda Fitz-Alan, for a discussion on diversity in arbitration in the Gulf Region and where the legal community stands in terms of not just promoting diversity, but also realizing it.

Saudi Arabia's changing society, economy, and the impact of King Salman with guest David Rundell, author of the book Vision or Mirage, Saudi Arabia at the Crossroads. 7:16 - Richard's one big thing this week is the Saudi Games 2022 will welcome 6,000 athletes in March - the first time this huge event has been held in the Kingdom.6000 athletes from both sexes will compete in 45 sports in the host city Riyadh from March 10 - 20 with big prizes awarded.13:08 - Lucien's one big thing is a new report from the World Bank highlights the truly staggering annual cost of pollution in the MENA Region. Air pollution alone costs the MENA region about $141 billion a year, or 2% of economic output. Air pollution levels in MENA's largest cities are among the highest in the world. The average citizen in these cities is breathing in air that is 10 times more polluted than the WHO says is safe. The World Bank study said air pollution causes about 270,000 deaths a year, and the average MENA resident is sick at least 60 days in his/her lifetime due to exposure to elevated air pollution levels.The report talks about damage to the region's seas and coasts, which is especially interesting for Saudi Arabia as it is full steam ahead with plans to develop its Red Sea coastline for tourism.24:05 - The hosts take advantage of David Rundell's extensive experiences and knowledge about Saudi Arabia, and ask about the important role of Saudi Arabia's King Salman, changes in Saudi Arabia, and the "stakeholders" outlined in David's book, Vision or Mirage: Saudi Arabia at the Crossroads. 1:05:35 - Yallah!•Authorities in Saudi Arabia released the new logo for the “Founding Day,” a new holiday in Saudi Arabia to be celebrated in February, which includes various historical and traditional symbols linked to the glories, heroisms and nobility of the Saudi state. Per Arab News, "The phrase “Foundation Day — 1727 AD” is written below in a font inspired by several ancient manuscripts chronicling the history of the first Saudi state, so that the logo's comprehensive message is linked to the values ​​that represent the common Saudi culture, and conveys the meanings of pride, enthusiasm, authenticity, interdependence, hospitality, generosity, knowledge and science."•Organizers for the upcoming World Defense Show in Riyadh said they have sold out all of its pavilllions, as the Kingdom gears up to host its first major global defense and security event of its kind in Saudi Arabia. On March 5, as a pre-cursor to the inaugural World Defense Show, the first-ever Riyadh Defense Forum will be conducted by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). Founded by the General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI), the World Defense Show will kick off the first day with a "spectacular opening ceremony featuring live demonstrations of interoperable defense capabilities across all key domains."•U.S. Central Command boss Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie Jr said there is ‘Rare Opportunity' to Integrate Air, Missile Defense in Gulf Region, according to a report from Airforcemag.com. McKenzie said that “the most immediate and credible threats to the American homeland” are still coming from the Middle East. Iran “remains the central threat around which U.S. Central Command is organized and my top priority as its commander,” McKenzie said in remarks to the Middle East Institute. "Specifically, my mission is to deter Iran from undertaking malign activities that undermine the security and stability of the region.”•Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) has been assigned debut ratings by agencies Fitch and Moody's, receiving an ‘A' rating and ‘A1' rating, respectively. The PIF is looking to extend credit facilities and raise public debt to fund its ambitious spending and investment commitments at home and abroad, according to the Financial Times. Fitch said when issuing the rating, "“It is Fitch's view that the government has an oversight over PIF, notably over its investment and funding strategies through its Board of Directors, which is chaired by the Crown Prince and governed by appointed Ministries and government officials. Since 2015 PIF is organised under Council of Economic and Development Affairs of Saudi Arabia (CEDA) chaired by the Crown Prince, which is the supervisory body over PIF's operations. As the key policy -driven economic agent of Saudi Arabia, Fitch does not expect changes to PIF's status, ownership and control over the medium term.”•Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (MHRSD) has approved the introduction of work from home in the government sector. The ministry's approval of telework as a new method of work in the government sector is part of achieving diversification and ensuring continuity of jobs in various work environments.•The Richard Mille AlUla Desert Polo 2022 is set to become the first modern polo tournament in the world to be staged in the desert. Taking place on 11 – 12 February, the event will bring together polo patrons and professionals from around the world. Organized by RCU in partnership with the SPF and Richard Mille, the event marks the second season of the two-day tournament, first introduced by RCU in 2020. Richard Mille became the name sponsor as of today.

Michelle Nelson and Alison Eslick highlight the growing recognition of arbitral award enforcement by local courts across the Gulf Region, focusing on United Arab Emirates, the State of Qatar, the Sultanate of Oman, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Womenlines takes pleasure to welcome Nousheen Mukhtar, CEO of Marketing and PR company 'Nousheen Mukhtar International' which works towards creating powerful brands, from Dubai at 'Stellar Entrepreneur Show'! 'Stellar Entrepreneur Show' at Womenlines is all about women in business, female founders, women entrepreneurs from across the globe who have worked hard to establish business ventures on their own and are ready to share their success secrets with other women to inspire them to achieve their dreams. Nousheen is also a founder of YesGulf a business networking community and Stylfemina a women's magazine. She is a business mentor, a visionary leader and a staunch promoter of diplomacy in global business.

The capital of the United Arab Emirates is 1,200 kilometres from the battlefields of Yemen's civil war. Despite this territorial separation, it's now being targeted by the Houthis. The UAE intercepted two missiles over Abu Dhabi on Monday, a week after Houthi drones killed at least three people near the airport. So, could the Gulf region be dragged into a new phase of the war in Yemen? Join host Imran Khan. With guests: Abdullah Baabood - Academic and researcher focusing on the Gulf region. Afrah Nasser - Yemen Researcher at Human Rights Watch. Nabeel Khoury - Former U.S. diplomat & former deputy chief of mission Yemen.

Featured Speakers: Dr. Abdullah Baabood, Dr. Khalid Al-Jaber, Dr. Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, Dr. Courtney Freer, and Sina Azodi. This book explores the phenomenon of political Islam in the Gulf region. Existing scholarship on this topic is mostly dedicated to the varied religious groups' position on violence and democracy. This book expands on the topic and investigates the complexities of the relationship of individuals to religion, the state, and societies, and the organization of their lives and spiritual affairs in the Middle East with particular emphasis on the unique environment of the Gulf. Given the importance of the political Islamic context to the politics, regional interventions, economics, and society of the Gulf states, this book will be an essential tool in giving, policy makers, practitioners, and the larger public a detailed view of a complicated but essential topic.

The EPA announces $12-million to help farmers in Gulf of Mexico watershed, and China set to raise pork import tariffs.

The New Orleans Saints and Green Bay Packers will play their game in Jacksonville, FL following the impact of Hurricane Ida in the Gulf Region. In preparing for that matchup, the Saints have already begun to shuffle their roster and fill out their practice squad.Jim Trotter of NFL.com and NFL Network joins to talk about the Saints' decision to start Jameis Winston as their 2021 quarterback, why Taysom Hill deserves some love, and what the Saints will look like with Jameis under center.Jim also just can't understand why people expect the New Orleans Saints to fall off this year with all of the talent still on the roster including the leadership and all-pro level play of linebacker Demario Davis, the rising star Marquez Callaway, and one of the NFL's best in Alvin Kamara.Follow Jim on Twitter @JimTrotter_NFLImportant Links and how to help those affected by Hurricane Ida.Imagine Water Works (Local): https://donorbox.org/idaUnited Way SELA (Donate local, not national): http://UnitedWaySELA.org/IdaReliefWorld Central Kitchen (National): https://wck.org/Krewe of Red Beans: https://feedthesecondline.org/donateSecond Harvest Food Bank: https://no-hunger.orgSign up to Volunteer, even remotely with Mutual Aid Disaster Relief: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeZt2H_0g38h647DDWtTYjvU9ttzNLI2h5tVmyIFQZ3PVffyg/viewformSupport Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!Built BarBuilt Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order.BetOnline AGThere is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus.Rock AutoAmazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you.NorthOneWith NorthOne, you'll never pay overdraft or NSF fees again, saving you hundreds of dollars per month. To get started, visit apply.northone.com/locked.RunYourPoolCheck ‘em out TODAY and get $10 off at RunYourPool.com and use promo code LockedOn at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The New Orleans Saints and Green Bay Packers will play their game in Jacksonville, FL following the impact of Hurricane Ida in the Gulf Region. In preparing for that matchup, the Saints have already begun to shuffle their roster and fill out their practice squad. Jim Trotter of NFL.com and NFL Network joins to talk about the Saints' decision to start Jameis Winston as their 2021 quarterback, why Taysom Hill deserves some love, and what the Saints will look like with Jameis under center. Jim also just can't understand why people expect the New Orleans Saints to fall off this year with all of the talent still on the roster including the leadership and all-pro level play of linebacker Demario Davis, the rising star Marquez Callaway, and one of the NFL's best in Alvin Kamara. Follow Jim on Twitter @JimTrotter_NFL Important Links and how to help those affected by Hurricane Ida. Imagine Water Works (Local): https://donorbox.org/ida United Way SELA (Donate local, not national): http://UnitedWaySELA.org/IdaRelief World Central Kitchen (National): https://wck.org/ Krewe of Red Beans: https://feedthesecondline.org/donate Second Harvest Food Bank: https://no-hunger.org Sign up to Volunteer, even remotely with Mutual Aid Disaster Relief: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeZt2H_0g38h647DDWtTYjvU9ttzNLI2h5tVmyIFQZ3PVffyg/viewform Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Built Bar Built Bar is a protein bar that tastes like a candy bar. Go to builtbar.com and use promo code “LOCKED15,” and you'll get 15% off your next order. BetOnline AG There is only 1 place that has you covered and 1 place we trust. Betonline.ag! Sign up today for a free account at betonline.ag and use that promocode: LOCKEDON for your 50% welcome bonus. Rock Auto Amazing selection. Reliably low prices. All the parts your car will ever need. Visit RockAuto.com and tell them Locked On sent you. NorthOne With NorthOne, you'll never pay overdraft or NSF fees again, saving you hundreds of dollars per month. To get started, visit apply.northone.com/locked. RunYourPool Check ‘em out TODAY and get $10 off at RunYourPool.com and use promo code LockedOn at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this podcast, we speak with Janet M. Purdy, the Daniel F. & Ada L. Rice Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellow in Arts of Africa at the Art Institute of Chicago. She received her PhD in Art History in August 2020 from the Pennsylvania State University, with a focus on traditional art and architecture of Africa. Her research examines regional vocabularies and visual exchange systems of social and cultural trade networks throughout Eastern and Northern Africa, the Gulf Region, and the Indian Ocean World with a particular interest in the transmission of talismanic patterns and designs and their diverse protective functions across different mediums including textiles, metalwork, jewellery, wood carving, and architectural adornment. _________Anglo Omani Society accounts:Instagram: angloomanisocietyLinkedin: The Anglo-Omani SocietyTwitter: @AngloOmaniSOCFacebook: The Anglo-Omani Society

Muna Al Gurg is the Director of Retail at Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group. She is a businesswoman, a philanthropist, and a prominent advocate for the role of women and business in the Gulf Region. In this discussion, Muna speaks to Badr Jafar, Founding Patron of the Centre for Strategic Philanthropy, about philanthropy in the Middle East and her advice to youth aspiring to work in this field.Also available on YouTube. Follow the link below:https://youtu.be/RUIqwnITZGI

What makes a good mentor? Bert Thornton, former President and COO of Waffle House, and Mort O'Sullivan, former Managing Member of the Gulf Region of Warren Averett, have the answers to this question on this week's episode of The Busy Leader's Podcast! The two dive into the importance of having a mentor and how meaningful it is to be one. They explain that asking for mentorship can be a simple as asking someone to join you for a cup of coffee. Mentoring is more than just business advice, it is coaching, training, and valuable life lessons. Bert and Mort share how the most powerful mentoring tool is merely asking an instructive question. With the extensive knowledge and experience that these two have, you will be sure to have some great takeaways from this episode!  Resources: Studer Community Institute Accelerate RoundtablesStuder Community Institute - The Spring VMS Mentoring About: Mort O'Sullivan - click here About: Albert S. (Bert) ThorntonAlbert S. (Bert) Thornton was born in New Orleans, LA in 1945 and grew up in Tampa, Florida.  He played football at T. R. Robinson High School, where he was President of the Student Body and attended the Georgia Institute of Technology on a full football scholarship. Bert was a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity at Georgia Tech and graduated in 1968.Bert served two years as an artillery officer in the United States Army and served one tour with the 5thBattalion, 2nd Artillery in South Vietnam.Upon separation from the service, he worked as a systems analyst and salesman in NCR's IT Division, and in 1971, Bert joined Waffle House as a manager trainee.  Four years later, he became a Vice President.  In 1994, he was elected to the Board of Directors. For over 40 years, Bert worked with both Company and Franchise Operations in Waffle House and in 2004 was named President and Chief Operations Officer of Waffle House, Inc. Today, he is the retired Vice Chairman Emeritus of Waffle House.Bert is also very active at Georgia Tech, serving from 1996-2000 as a member of the Alumni Association Board of Trustees. In 1999 he chaired Tech's highly successful $7.8 million dollar annual giving “Roll Call” initiative, and was named President of the Alumni Association in 2001 and 2002. He has been a member of the Georgia Tech Foundation Board of Trustees since 2001 where he has served on the Finance, Development and Stewardship Committees. In 2016 Bert received the Joseph Mayo Pettit Alumni Distinguished Service Award, the highest award conferred by the Georgia Tech Alumni Association.Bert is a member of the board of directors of The Studer Community Institute in Pensacola, Florida and is an Entrepreneur in Residence at the University of West Florida, College of Business- Center for Entrepreneurship.Bert also has an Advisory Board role with The Museum School of Avondale Estates, a charter public elementary-middle school in DeKalb County, Georgia. He is a former trustee of the school and was honorary chair for The Museum School's successful 5 million dollar expansion capital campaign.He is the recent author of the book Find an Old Gorilla, a handbook for the development of emerging leaders.Bert lives in Perdido Key, Florida with his wife, Kathy, who devotes her time to several “not for profit” organizations. Kathy and Bert have three daughters: Aspen, Chaice, and Mayson. All three girls are very successful graduates of Georgia Tech and members of the Alpha Delta Pi sorority.

stc’s fintech subsidiary, stc pay, is valued at over USD1.3 billion and became the first start-up to reach ‘unicorn’ status in Saudi Arabia. In this podcast, Senior Analyst, Karim Yaici analyses the factors that have contributed to stc pay’s rapid growth in Saudi Arabia and discusses what operators in the region can learn from its success. The associated article and figures can be viewed here.

Globally, the average workforce participation of women is 50% compared to 75% of men. With such clear evidence of inequality and lack of parity, we need to be asking, why?   The simple fact is women bear the majority of unpaid responsibilites for childcare, get paid less than men for the same work and in some cultures, despite high levels of education, are not afforded the freedom to work due to gender stereotypes.   According to McKinsey, disparity is particularly apparent in the Middle East, where women are the lowest work force participants in the world at just 24.6%.   I was fascinated to hear from this week's podcast guest, Gulf CX Professional of the Year, Maya Kalifah, about her views on how female empowerment is the key to shifting male attitudes, and how changes being made by GCC leaders will facilitate a brighter future for women to rise up and take their part in the fourth industrial revolution.   Maya is one inspiring woman in CX, so tune in to hear her story of growing up in war-torn Lebanon, witness her incredibly powerful feminism and see how she is using her voice to leverage opportunities for other women, as CX grows at pace in the Gulf Region.   Read more and subscribe to our channels   Sign up https://bit.ly/2ZDYCcB Youtube  https://bit.ly/3jdBU2w  LinkedIn https://bit.ly/3a0cDVx Instagram https://bit.ly/30Aq0bM Show notes  https://bit.ly/2ZBcILF Twitter https://bit.ly/3fzxLD2 

Episode 31: Sustainability Versus Ethics in High Jewelry and A Perspective on Nuances of Auctions in the Gulf Region with Sophie Stevens, Deputy Director, Jewelry Specialist, Sotheby’s Dubai. Sophie joins us to discuss the confusion in terms like sustainable versus ethical in jewelry, and to highlight her experiences with auctions and living in Dubai. This is a unique opportunity to discuss some of the exciting and very positive developments across the region from the perceptive of auctions, which of course recirculate existing works. We take viewer questions throughout. Interested listeners can also view additional imagery at the Beekman New York instagram @beekmannewyork as well to view the full interview at the Beekman New York Fine Jewelry Podcast on YouTube and Vimeo. Each episode of the series features a conversation between Dr. Sharon Novak, certified gemologist and co-founder of Beekman New York, and an industry expert within the luxury space, highlighting their shared joy and appreciation of fine jewelry. Topics include mixing period jewelry with modern pieces, heritage and craftsmanship of luxury jewelry houses worldwide, certfied natural and phenomenal gems and collecting vintage jewelry.

Panelists' remarks during GIF's online panel "Russia’s Power Projection in the Gulf Region, A Perception or a Reality?" Panel moderator Ambassador Patrick Theros was joined by Samuel Ramani, Nicole Grajewski, and Alexey Khlebnikov. https://gulfif.org/ Twitter: @GulfIntlForum LinkedIn: @GulfIntlForum

Gulf scholar Sigurd Neubauer’s The Gulf Region and Israel: Old Struggles, New Alliances makes a significant contribution to our understanding of what drives shifting alliances in the Middle East, an ever more volatile part of the world. Shunned by Arab states for much of its existence, Israel has become in recent years a key factor in efforts by Gulf states to punch above their weight, shape the greater Middle East in their mould, box in countries like Iran and Turkey, and manage their reputations in Washington and ties to the United States. A keen student of the region, Neubauer clearly lays out the limitations of burgeoning alliances in the absence of the resolution of the Middle East’s myriad conflicts among which are the dispute between Israelis and Palestinians and the rift between Gulf states. In doing so, he has written an easily accessible book that is must read for anyone, even those with only a cursory interest in a part of the world that too often impacts the lives of those far beyond its boundaries. Sigurd Neubauer is an internationally recognized authority on the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Persian Gulf Security, U.S.-Arab relations, Middle East politics, Arab-Israeli relations, Afghanistan, and U.S. defense industry. His expertise also includes NATO, Norwegian defense policy and transatlantic relations. James M. Dorsey is a senior fellow at Singapore’s S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, adjunct senior fellow at the National University of Singapore’s Middle East Institute and the author of the globally syndicated column and blog, The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer.

Gulf scholar Sigurd Neubauer’s The Gulf Region and Israel: Old Struggles, New Alliances makes a significant contribution to our understanding of what drives shifting alliances in the Middle East, an ever more volatile part of the world. Shunned by Arab states for much of its existence, Israel has become in recent years a key factor in efforts by Gulf states to punch above their weight, shape the greater Middle East in their mould, box in countries like Iran and Turkey, and manage their reputations in Washington and ties to the United States. A keen student of the region, Neubauer clearly lays out the limitations of burgeoning alliances in the absence of the resolution of the Middle East’s myriad conflicts among which are the dispute between Israelis and Palestinians and the rift between Gulf states. In doing so, he has written an easily accessible book that is must read for anyone, even those with only a cursory interest in a part of the world that too often impacts the lives of those far beyond its boundaries. Sigurd Neubauer is an internationally recognized authority on the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Persian Gulf Security, U.S.-Arab relations, Middle East politics, Arab-Israeli relations, Afghanistan, and U.S. defense industry. His expertise also includes NATO, Norwegian defense policy and transatlantic relations. James M. Dorsey is a senior fellow at Singapore’s S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, adjunct senior fellow at the National University of Singapore’s Middle East Institute and the author of the globally syndicated column and blog, The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gulf scholar Sigurd Neubauer’s The Gulf Region and Israel: Old Struggles, New Alliances makes a significant contribution to our understanding of what drives shifting alliances in the Middle East, an ever more volatile part of the world. Shunned by Arab states for much of its existence, Israel has become in recent years a key factor in efforts by Gulf states to punch above their weight, shape the greater Middle East in their mould, box in countries like Iran and Turkey, and manage their reputations in Washington and ties to the United States. A keen student of the region, Neubauer clearly lays out the limitations of burgeoning alliances in the absence of the resolution of the Middle East’s myriad conflicts among which are the dispute between Israelis and Palestinians and the rift between Gulf states. In doing so, he has written an easily accessible book that is must read for anyone, even those with only a cursory interest in a part of the world that too often impacts the lives of those far beyond its boundaries. Sigurd Neubauer is an internationally recognized authority on the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Persian Gulf Security, U.S.-Arab relations, Middle East politics, Arab-Israeli relations, Afghanistan, and U.S. defense industry. His expertise also includes NATO, Norwegian defense policy and transatlantic relations. James M. Dorsey is a senior fellow at Singapore’s S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, adjunct senior fellow at the National University of Singapore’s Middle East Institute and the author of the globally syndicated column and blog, The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gulf scholar Sigurd Neubauer’s The Gulf Region and Israel: Old Struggles, New Alliances makes a significant contribution to our understanding of what drives shifting alliances in the Middle East, an ever more volatile part of the world. Shunned by Arab states for much of its existence, Israel has become in recent years a key factor in efforts by Gulf states to punch above their weight, shape the greater Middle East in their mould, box in countries like Iran and Turkey, and manage their reputations in Washington and ties to the United States. A keen student of the region, Neubauer clearly lays out the limitations of burgeoning alliances in the absence of the resolution of the Middle East’s myriad conflicts among which are the dispute between Israelis and Palestinians and the rift between Gulf states. In doing so, he has written an easily accessible book that is must read for anyone, even those with only a cursory interest in a part of the world that too often impacts the lives of those far beyond its boundaries. Sigurd Neubauer is an internationally recognized authority on the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Persian Gulf Security, U.S.-Arab relations, Middle East politics, Arab-Israeli relations, Afghanistan, and U.S. defense industry. His expertise also includes NATO, Norwegian defense policy and transatlantic relations. James M. Dorsey is a senior fellow at Singapore’s S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, adjunct senior fellow at the National University of Singapore’s Middle East Institute and the author of the globally syndicated column and blog, The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gulf scholar Sigurd Neubauer’s The Gulf Region and Israel: Old Struggles, New Alliances makes a significant contribution to our understanding of what drives shifting alliances in the Middle East, an ever more volatile part of the world. Shunned by Arab states for much of its existence, Israel has become in recent years a key factor in efforts by Gulf states to punch above their weight, shape the greater Middle East in their mould, box in countries like Iran and Turkey, and manage their reputations in Washington and ties to the United States. A keen student of the region, Neubauer clearly lays out the limitations of burgeoning alliances in the absence of the resolution of the Middle East’s myriad conflicts among which are the dispute between Israelis and Palestinians and the rift between Gulf states. In doing so, he has written an easily accessible book that is must read for anyone, even those with only a cursory interest in a part of the world that too often impacts the lives of those far beyond its boundaries. Sigurd Neubauer is an internationally recognized authority on the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Persian Gulf Security, U.S.-Arab relations, Middle East politics, Arab-Israeli relations, Afghanistan, and U.S. defense industry. His expertise also includes NATO, Norwegian defense policy and transatlantic relations. James M. Dorsey is a senior fellow at Singapore’s S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, adjunct senior fellow at the National University of Singapore’s Middle East Institute and the author of the globally syndicated column and blog, The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gulf scholar Sigurd Neubauer’s The Gulf Region and Israel: Old Struggles, New Alliances makes a significant contribution to our understanding of what drives shifting alliances in the Middle East, an ever more volatile part of the world. Shunned by Arab states for much of its existence, Israel has become in recent years a key factor in efforts by Gulf states to punch above their weight, shape the greater Middle East in their mould, box in countries like Iran and Turkey, and manage their reputations in Washington and ties to the United States. A keen student of the region, Neubauer clearly lays out the limitations of burgeoning alliances in the absence of the resolution of the Middle East’s myriad conflicts among which are the dispute between Israelis and Palestinians and the rift between Gulf states. In doing so, he has written an easily accessible book that is must read for anyone, even those with only a cursory interest in a part of the world that too often impacts the lives of those far beyond its boundaries. Sigurd Neubauer is an internationally recognized authority on the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Persian Gulf Security, U.S.-Arab relations, Middle East politics, Arab-Israeli relations, Afghanistan, and U.S. defense industry. His expertise also includes NATO, Norwegian defense policy and transatlantic relations. James M. Dorsey is a senior fellow at Singapore’s S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, adjunct senior fellow at the National University of Singapore’s Middle East Institute and the author of the globally syndicated column and blog, The Turbulent World of Middle East Soccer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are joined today by Rhian Adams, a Dubai based coach who specialises in helping mothers to stay healthy through pregnancy and become fit strong mums. With over 15 years working in the industry, Rhian has an immense resume of qualifications and certifications. She's a qualified Doula, Precision Nutrition Level 2 Coach and Level 3 Certified Pre and Post Natal coach, to name but a few. She's a multiple winner of UAE Personal Trainer of The Year and tutor for BodyHack, one of the leading industry educators in the Gulf Region. Rhian doesn't just talk the talk, as she's competed in 6 different federations across 5 different countries as a Bikini and Physique competitor. Instagram: @rhian_adams_athlete

Judith Hornok is the Founder of Hornok & Partner, an internationally recognized innovation company for business success based in Vienna, Austria. She is also the author of a new book called The Arab Business Code, which deals with the cross-cultural challenges that Western companies may face when doing business in the Arab states of the Gulf region (i.e. Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates). As a trained journalist, Judith spent over 15 years researching the social and emotional mindset of Arab people in the Gulf region, and advising European businesses on how to be successful there. Her first book, Moderne Arabische Frauen / Modern Arab Women, was published in 2011 in German and English. Her second book, The Arab Business Code, was originally published in German in 2018, and as of February 2020, an English version is now available. Judith is The Decoder because she decodes human behaviour. She specializes in deciphering the often culture-based behaviours of people in order to facilitate business negotiations, help people overcome professional challenges, and mediate between seemingly irreconcilable positions. In her new book, she explores the “codes” of Arab business people, describes some techniques for successful communication, and explains why it's so essential to identify and manage The Emotional Hinderers in business as well as in life.   Links: Judith's website 'The Emotional Hinderers' webpage “The Arab Business Code” on the Routledge website Judith on LinkedIn   This episode was sponsored by Vistatec.  

Omar Christidis is the founder of CEO of ArabNet, a digital media venture with the goal of spearheading the Arab Web and Mobile movement, and encouraging its expansion worldwide, was founded by Omar Christidis in 2010. Born in Lebanon, Omar holds a BA in Ethic, Politics, and Economics from Yale, and an MBA from the Yale School of Management. After his studies, Omar worked as a consultant where he was exposed to exciting and innovative digital developments. After spending a year working for Sheffield Investment Co., Omar decided to return to Lebanon and join his family business, International Business Alliance Group, a corporate event-planning firm that he sought to revitalize. Under the IBAG umbrella, Omar launched the Web and Mobile Business Summit in 2010. It was the first of its kind in the region to focus on entrepreneurs and the digital economy. Its success drove Omar to develop ArabNet, which organized a regioin Road Show, boosting its brand. ArabNet is the first platform of its region that targets the startup scene by bringing together private corporations, government entities, investors and non-profit organizations, among others. Having played an essential role in driving the growth of multiple young companies, ArabNet enjoys a loyal network of fans. Its impact extends beyond the revenue and jobs it creates – ArabNet catalyzes the local entrepreneurial ecosystem through the thousands of entrepreneurs and hundres of companies that attend its event and read its articles.

In May 2013, New Orleans businessman John Georges bought Baton Rouge's beloved family-owned newspaper The Advocate. At a time when media companies around the country have been down-sizing, shutting up shop, or going exclusively digital, the Baton Rouge Advocate has expanded into Acadiana and into New Orleans, ultimately vanquishing its rival there with the acquisition of the New Orleans Times Picayune. And the newspaper expansion has continued - now encompassing statewide more community papers than you can count on two hands, including New Orleans' alternative weekly, Gambit. We've known for some time that John Georges is one of the smartest business people in Louisiana. What we didn't know, until his foray into newspapers, is that he is apparently one of the smartest business people in the USA. With over 8,000 journalists laid off nationwide over 2018-19, no-less than the President of the US repeatedly assailing the press and journalists as "the enemy of the people," and media pundits referring to this era as “Mediapocalypse,” it is instructive for the country and for lovers of a free and fair press to understand what exactly is the John Georges business model that allows him to keep growing The Advocate. The person tasked with executing the Georges doctrine is Judi Terzotis, Publisher at The Advocate. Judi is a veteran media executive, who grew up in Tennessee and spent 25 years of her career at Gannett—where she spent four years as president of Gannett Louisiana and two years as president of its Gulf Region, which includes five papers in Louisiana, two in Mississippi and one in Alabama. Judi joined The Advocate parent company, Georges Media Group, in January 2018. Since then, Judi has grown the staff and circulation of The Acadiana Advocate, and played a key role in combining The New Orleans Advocate, The Times Picayune and its popular online platform NOLA.com, after the New Orleans acquisitions in 2019. Host of Out to Lunch Baton Rouge, Stephanie Riegel, is a veteran journalist herself, having worked in TV and print for over two decades and currently serving as editor of the Baton Rouge Business Report.  This one-on-one conversation over lunch at Mansurs on the Boulevard is a rare and valuable opportunity to understand the current state of both local and national media organizations and especially the future of news delivery. You can check out other conversations over lunch about local media here.     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Darrell Castle talks about the assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani by a Hellfire missile fired from a U.S. drone. Transcription/Notes: TRUMP AND THE GENERAL Hello, this is Darrell Castle with today's Castle Report. Today is Friday, January 10, 2020, and on this Report I will be talking about the assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani by a Hellfire missile fired from a U.S. drone. The attack, apparently personally ordered by President Trump, occurred at the Baghdad airport where the General had just arrived on a flight from Tehran, Iran. He was there to meet with an Iraqi named Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis who had personally planned and led the blockade attacks against the U.S. Embassy. Keep in mind that the situation is fluid and changing as I speak.  A brief background to this story tells us that first an American civilian contractor was killed and several U.S. soldiers wounded in a rocket attack on an Iraqi base near KirKuk in Iraqi Kurdistan. In response, President Trump authorized airstrikes on five camps of the attackers. The targeted organization was designated a terrorist organization by President Obama's State Department in 2009. The group has repeatedly attacked U.S. forces in Iraq. In retaliation for the U.S. bombing, protesters led by the Iraqi Muhandis, blockaded and attacked the U.S. embassy in Baghdad. Attacking embassies is a common tactic used by Middle East groups, who believe they are immune from retaliation. Remember the takeover of the U.S. embassy in Tehran in 1979, and the siege of the U.S. embassy in Benghazi, Libya during President Obama's administration.   President Trump tweeted out a threat, as he termed it, and said that Iran would pay a very big price. The Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Khamenei taunted President Trump on New Year's Day by saying “there is not a damn thing you can do.” It turns out that the Ayatollah was wrong because when his top General got off his airplane and got in the car with Muhandis, they did not make it off the tarmac before a Hellfire missile fired from a U.S. drone obliterated them. I suppose the Ayatollah confused President Trump with Presidents of his past dealing, but apparently Trump wanted to send him a Hellfire message that could be read as, “I'm not Jimmy Carter and I'm not Barack Obama, and when you kill one of us I will kill you back”.  The Iranians had to retaliate, of course, so they sent some rockets into Iraqi bases where U.S. troops were stationed, apparently killing no one but appearing strong and unafraid. So, they killed some of ours and in retaliation, Trump killed some of theirs and they retaliated for that, although in a benign way designed to not require further retaliation. The President spoke to the nation and accepted their quid pro quo as the end of it as far as he is concerned. If the Iranian retaliation was planned and accepted in advance I would not be surprised. There are rumors floating around that a back channel note sent through the Swiss embassy to Tehran said that proportionate retaliation would be acceptable and I assume that means a military and not a civilian target. I'll be surprised if this tit for tat goes any further than that because I think Trump wants to use it as an opportunity to do what he promised in his campaign he would do, and that is get the U.S. out of the eternal war business. So, perhaps a quiet deal with Iran is in place, and everyone avoids embarrassment. That's just a guess on my part but it looks plausible. I admit thought that this idea of pre-planned withdrawal looks shaky now, considering the massive buildup of U.S. forces in the Gulf Region, so we will see. In response to all this fighting, the Iraqi Parliament met and voted to invite U.S. troops to leave Iraq immediately. Perhaps the President will accept their invitation and pull the U.S. out of Iraq as he promised to do in his 2016 campaign. Perhaps he will do that, but if so, it won't solve the problem unless they come home complet...

In this episode Wael Hattar and Hind Mezaina sit with author and journalist Samya Ayish to discuss the state of Arab Cinema, specifically in the UAE and the Gulf region. The discussion includes film education; the role film festivals, especially the importance of Dubai International Film Festival (ended in 2018 after 14 years) for filmmakers, film enthusiasts and cinephiles; the calibre of film critique, film journalism and film discussions on social media in the region; lack of film marketing, short lived film screening initiatives. You can follow Samya Ayish on Twitter https://twitter.com/sayish. Films mentioned in this episode: Musk (dir. Humaid Alsuwaidi) Rashid and Rajab (dir. Mohammed Saeed Harib) Shabab Shayeb (dir. Yasir Al-Yasiri) Sea Shadow (dir. Nawaf Al Janahi) Al Mamar / The Passage (dir. Sherif Arafah) Fan of Amoory (dir. Salmeen AlMurry Amer) Leil Kharji / EXT. Night (dir. Ahmad Abdalla) Key venues to watch films in the UAE: - Multiplexes found across the UAE: Cine Royal Cinemas Cinema City Cinemax Cinemas Novo Cinemas Oscar Cinema Reel Cinemas Roxy Cinemas Star Cinemas Vox Cinema - Independently run cinemas + institutions/cultural spaces that screen films frequently: In Abu Dhabi Cinema Space, Manarat Saadiyat Korean Cultural Center Louvre Abu Dhabi NYUAD Arts Center Sorbonne University Warehouse 421 In Al Ain Al Ain Community Cinema In Dubai: Alliance Francaise Theatre Cinema Akil Dubai Opera Jameel Arts Centre thejamjar Warehouse Four In Sharjah Africa Hall, The Africa Institute, Sharjah Mirage Cinema, Sharjah Art Foundation

In this interview, Doug Clay talks with Don Miller, superintendent of the Southern Missouri district and executive presbyter of the Gulf Region of the Assemblies of God, about his life, ministry, church planting, and church revitalization. To connect with Don, email donmiller@somoag.org. 

YouTube creators in the “car community” get their accounts hijacked over the weekend. Facebook finds tens of thousands of apps behaving badly with respect to priority--the social network’s announcement has been cooly received in the US Senate. The Gulf region continues to be a field of cyber as well as kinetic competition. Huawei’s CFO is back in court today. And Iowa tries to sort out what it actually hired pentesters to do (and to whom they were supposed to do it.) Joe Carrigan from JHU ISI on smart TV privacy concerns. For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2019/September/CyberWire_2019_09_23.html  Support our show

This tenth Anniversary Month (August 2018) ends with a MASH-up. . . clips from shows over the past decade. Can't play everything . . . there are so many shows (1061). Funny, August 2008, I only had 1 shows and the next month I had a few more broadcasts. I have 1061 published episodes. This is 106 episodes a year. My average is 8 shows a month which is 2 shows a week. I remember sometimes having more than two shows a week and sometimes less.I am still interested in being syndicated. I just need to find my hours in the day. I am happy to have a dedicated audience who follow Wanda's Picks. (2019 update: 1174 published episodes with 259,070 listens).  There are two clips August 29 & Sept. 5, 2008. We revisit the Gulf Region and see what's going on there on the ground in Louisiana and Mississippi by speaking to Jackie and King. Jackie lives in the 7th Ward. King lives in Austin. Katrina destroyed his home. Next, Tayo Aluko joins us to talk about Call Mr. Robeson, a fundraiser for Mumia Abu Jamal, Sept. 5, and con't. Sept. 6-7 at 5 PM at the Phonenix Theatre. Next Richard Talavera, playwright, and director, Norman Gee share Before the Dream: the mysterious death (and life) of Richard Wright. Coleman Domingo, playwright of "A Boy and His Soul"  is next. We are also honored to have the directors of the new film "Trouble the Water," which opens this weekend, Sept. 5 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Check your listings.

Tensions in the Gulf are accompanied by an increase in cyber optempo. A warning about vulnerable airliner avionics. Phishing is moving to the cloud, and so is ransomware. Android’s August patches address important Wi-Fi issues. An EU court decision clarifies data responsibilities. The US bans contractors from dealing with five Chinese companies. Bogus Equifax settlement sites are established for fraud. Our guests are both offering insights and observations from this year’s Black Hat conference. Matt Aldridge is from Webroot and Bob Huber is CSO at Tenable.

Oil is synonymous with the Gulf Region, yet it's not often we see new technologies and startups in the energy sector. A new company called CAFU is changing that up by providing fuel on demand via an app directly to customers vehicles. Rashid Al Ghurair is the CEO of CAFU, part of MENA Energy, and Board Member of Al Ghurair Investments, he joins us to talk about how CAFU came about and what it's trying to achieve. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

Oil is synonymous with the Gulf Region, yet it's not often we see new technologies and startups in the energy sector. A new company called CAFU is changing that up by providing fuel on demand via an app directly to customers vehicles. Rashid Al Ghurair is the CEO of CAFU, part of MENA Energy, and Board Member of Al Ghurair Investments, he joins us to talk about how CAFU came about and what it's trying to achieve. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/dubai-works/message

Jared Kushner outlines Peace to Prosperity Plan Manama Bahrain June 25, 2019 Audio of the presentation that Jared Kushner made to a gathering of investors and Gulf Region and Arab World leaders at the Four Seasons Hotel in Manama, Bahrain on June 25, 2019. Kushner outlines the details of the Peace to Prosperity plan for Palestinians as a part of a plan to lay the fundation for a final peace accord between Israelis and Palestinians. The presentation was made in the hotel's large auditorium to investors and officials. Journalists were kept in a room nearby where the listened on small audio broadcasters with headphones, and watched the proceedings on six large TV Screens, where I sat. Here is a link to the story that Frank Kane filed for the Arab News Newspaper, with my support, immediately after the presentation. Click here to read the story.

Rohit "ROI" Bassi has spoken at TED, at international conferences , hosted events and also coached the super achievers in Gulf Region. His talks include the most profound value systems that are powerful enough to move mountains. This session dives into Ho-o-pono-pono, compassion, states of mind and Gratitude. Its mind over matter, always.

In just over two weeks the Established team will be be heading down to the Big Easy for Startup of the Year New Orleans taking place at INNO Conf, so our hosts Frank Gruber, Jen Consalvo, Lori Thiel, Rich Maloy, and Joe Corbett are dedicating this episode of the Startup of the Year Podcast to showcasing companies from the greater Gulf Region; many of which have actually competed — and won — past Startup of the Year competitions. Dig Dates - New Orleans, L Fade - Austin, TX Flat Out of Heels - Miami, FL Lazarus 3D - Houston TX One Milo - Miami, FL From furry friends to furry men, personalized 3D-printed medical training models to smartphone-connected at-home lab tests, these startups are not only raising the profile of their oft-overlooked locales but changing the way the tech industry views — and invests in — this area of the county. Frank also had a chance to talk with Gerard Ramos, founder and CEO of Revelry Labs, about what the New Orleans startup scene is like, as well as what we can expect from the INNO Conf event (which just so happens to be tucked in between the two weekends of Jazz Fest!). If you’re attending — or even just in the area that weekend — make sure to block off April 30th, when we’ll be hosting Startup of the Year New Orleans at the Ace Hotel for a night of live pitching and festivities.

Leila Serhan is the Public Sector Director for the Gulf Region at Microsoft, where she has been working for the last seventeen years. In her conversation with Marilyn, Leila shares stories from her career, including her first job at a Lebanese telecom company, her early days at Microsoft, the stereotypes she's been held to because of her gender, and how she is giving back through mentorship. What's interesting about Leila is that throughout her extensive career, she's never negotiated her salary. In fact 68% of women do not negotiate their salaries, and through Leila's narrative we look at why.

John King, co-author of the NY Times #1 Best Seller "Tribal Leadership" Welcome to Part II of my interview with John King. John is an Internationally recognized as a senior teacher, coach, and program leader. John’s executive clientele have been featured on all major television networks and in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Forbes. John is on Faculty for CELA at American University in Bulgaria, the Middle East Leadership Academy (MELA) in the Gulf Region, and the Southeast Asia Leadership Academy (SEALA). He delivers The Cultural Map, Triads and Strategy, for the University of Arizona, Southwest Leadership Program (SWLP). John is Professor Emeritus at the Moscow International Leadership Academy (MILA).  In Part I, John discussed how he pivoted from professional dancer to writing and publishing TV and movie scripts. With a natural talent for leadership and training, John pivoted again to a career with Landmark Education followed by 13 years teaching at the graduate level at the University of Southern California.  Please listen to Part I for more on John's career path. In Part II, John discusses the origins of Tribal Leadership and the model. For John's bio and links to resources mentioned during this episode, please go to the Inspired Wisdom website.  

John King is the co-author of The New York Times  #1 best-selling book titled Tribal Leadership. This book changed the trajectory of thinking about Organizational Culture. The premise is simple in theory – every organization is composed of tribes – naturally occurring groups of 20-150 people. However, few organizations have a repeatable roadmap for leveraging natural groups to build thriving and resilient leaders and organizations. I first heard about John and Tribal Leadership at a conference where I heard Tony Hsieh, the CEO of Zappos and the bestselling author of Delivering Happiness, present with John. I was a huge fan of Zappos and impressed by how Tony held John is such high esteem. John has many talents and successes … too many for one episode of Inspired Wisdom. Therefore, I have split our interview into two parts. In Part I, John will share his experiences as  A professional dancer for 13 years on TV, film, and theatre Author: John directed, wrote and sold TV shows and movies in Los Angeles Coach and Trainer: John reinvented his career and leveraged his experience as a performer by leading programs for Landmark Education During his time with Landmark, John met Dave Logan. Over the next 13 years, John co-wrote two books with Dave, The Coaching Revolution, and Tribal Leadership Taught for 13 years at USC Marshall School of Business, School of Public Policy, and Annenberg School of Communication In Part II, John will go into more detail on the Tribal Leadership model and his working internationally with global organizations. John’s full bio and show notes are on the Inspired Wisdom website.   Short Bio John is an Internationally recognized as a senior teacher, coach, and program leader. John’s executive clients have been featured on all major television networks and in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and Forbes. John is on Faculty for CELA at American University in Bulgaria, the Middle East Leadership Academy (MELA) in the Gulf Region, and the Southeast Asia Leadership Academy (SEALA). He delivers The Cultural Map, Triads and Strategy, for the University of Arizona, Southwest Leadership Program (SWLP). John is Professor Emeritus at the Moscow International Leadership Academy (MILA). 

This tenth Anniversary Month ends with a MASH-up. . . clips from shows over the past decade. Can't play everything . . . there are so many shows (1061). Funny, August 2008, I only had 1 shows and the next month I had a few more broadcasts. I have 1061 published episodes. This is 106 episodes a year. My average is 8 shows a month which is 2 shows a week. I remember sometimes having more than two shows a week and sometimes less.I am still interested in being syndicated. I just need to find my hours in the day. I am happy to have a dedicated audience who follow Wanda's Picks. There are two clips August 29 & Sept. 5, 2008. We revisit the Gulf Region and see what's going on there on the ground in Louisiana and Mississippi by speaking to Jackie and King. Jackie lives in the 7th Ward. King lives in Austin. Katrina destroyed his home. Next, Tayo Aluko joins us to talk about Call Mr. Robeson, a fundraiser for Mumia Abu Jamal, Sept. 5, and con't. Sept. 6-7 at 5 PM at the Phonenix Theatre. Next Richard Talavera, playwright, and director, Norman Gee share Before the Dream: the mysterious death (and life) of Richard Wright. Coleman Domingo, playwright of "A Boy and His Soul"  is next. We are also honored to have the directors of the new film "Trouble the Water," which opens this weekend, Sept. 5 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Check your listings.                                                           

Rajeeb Chowdhury, Chief of Planning and Customer Service at NAQEL Express, joins me to talk about delivery in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Region. We cover: The challenges of B2C delivery in Saudi Arabia Cultural factors affecting residential delivery Cash on delivery E-commerce returns Local e-commerce platforms Cross-border shipping into the Gulf Region Parcel tracking - and tracking the driver! Handling failed first-time deliveries

A show looking at the big issues for the Middle East, North Africa and Gulf regions.

This is a special episode of Working Lunch recorded in front a live audience at the 2017 FRLA Marketing & Operations Summit in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Guests include Joe Kadow, EVP and Chief Legal Officer of Bloomin' Brands, Inc. and Lino Maldonado, VP of Operations for the Gulf Region for Wyndham Vacation Rentals North America. They, along with Align Public Strategies partners Joe Kefauver and Franklin Coley, provide expert insight and analysis about the latest policy, politics and social issues impacting entry-level employers.

Sabrina Montgomery The Founder of Singlish My passion for Creative Arts, Humanities and Music has led me on a journey that transcended my life and spirit. Through music I am blessed to have traveled  the world.  From The Unitied States, Europe, Australia, China, Japan and last but not least The Gulf Region.  I have  interacted culturally with executives and  creative artists http://www.sabrinamontgomery.com/ I have had the honor to study with the greatest Jazz musicians in the world as well as formal european classical studies. Prior to this however my education musically began in church.. Sabrina Montgomery has bravely travelled the world alone in pursuit of opportunities for herself and others.  Working with Hyatt International,  The Ritz Carlton Group, The Forevermark Debeers Diamond Group and other luxury Brands.  Her music is nostalgic, romantic, classic Jazz from yester-year as well as modern genres.   Sabrina Montgomery works with  Jazz, R&B, Contemporary Pop, Latin Brazilian, Classical, House Music and other blends of musical styles in the way that a painter would create a portrait she creates musical blends.  Sabrina's improvisational skills transform genres and with her interests in visual arts she creates event concepts that are tailor made for her cients.

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay! We open with  PUSH Company Artistic Director Raissa Simpson with composer/collaborator  Erica Mulkey Raissa Simpson's PUSH Dance Company builds vibrant contemporary dances to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges attributed to mixed heritage.  http://www.pushdance.org/festival From the Archives, August 29, 2009: We will reflect on the Gulf Region, 4 years later on the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. We will speak to policy makers and activists, those affected who left and those who now live elsewhere. We will talk about the cultural legacy of New Orleans and the South, what is needed to preserve this legacy and how people can help.   2016 Commemorative Events 

Jeanine and Marie continue the conversation answering questions from coaches. In this episode they share their advice for coaches working in the Gulf region.

Thu, 4 Jul 2013 12:00:00 +0100 https://edoc.ub.uni-muenchen.de/15907/ https://edoc.ub.uni-muenchen.de/15907/1/Teimori_Azad.pdf Teimori, Azad

As part of the series of podcasts highlighting the best of sports medicine the world over, Dr Stefano Della Villa shares a very successful model of sports medicine clinical care in Italy; Cristiano Eirale comments on his experiences in Italy and for the last 6 years in Qatar. Both sports physicians have tremendous football experience but a focus of the podcast is delivery of clinical care - the patient journey in setting a multidisciplinary clinical setting. Dr Della Villa highlights the ‘case manager' role of the sports physician and this model has been critical in the Isokinetic clinics in Italy. The Isokinetic Medical Group, established in 1987, is a FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence. The headquarters and the very substantial Education and Research Department, directed by Professor Giulio Sergio Roi, are located in Bologna, with other outpatient clinics located in Rome, Milan, Turin, Verona and Rimini. The group has now expanded to Harley Street in London. Dr Eirale was the first sports physician recruited to Aspetar - Qatar Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital and he has witnessed not just the building of a massive state-of-the art hospital but the emergence of a new focus of sports medicine excellence in the Gulf Region. Those of you who appreciate the Italian language will enjoy Dr Della Villa being interviewed by Dr Eirale about other topics in the first Italian language podcast in the BMJ Grouphttp://bit.ly/15T7NCK.

Nationally acclaimed Latin Chef, Horacio Rivadero, has brought the essential flavors of Latin America to OLA Restaurant in Miami Beach. Begin your gastronomic adventure with a specialty mojito then be prepare to be blown away by Chef Rivadero’s’ world renown ceviches. Entrees are prepared with a creative combination of Pan Latin, Spanish and Caribbean flavors. Indulge in Crispy Pork with mustard Mojo, Beef Tenderloin Churrasco or Florida Sweet Corn Empanada. A culinary journey unlike anything you have ever experienced. Chef Horacio Rivadero was named recently by Food and Wine Magazine as” Best New Chef for the Gulf Region 2012″ and the restaurant was named by Zagat as “Extrodinary for food with a 27 rating”.

A very brief look at how the Gulf Region is quickly turning into the largest trade port in North America.

If you ask most Americans when the U.S. became heavily involved in the Persian Gulf, they might cite the Iranian Hostage Crisis of 1981 or, more probably, the First Gulf War of 1990. Of course the roots of American entanglement in the region run much deeper, as W. Taylor Fain shows in his excellent new book American Ascendance and British Retreat in the Persian Gulf Region (Palgrave-Macmillan, 2008). Beginning in the 18th century, the British began to do in the Gulf what the British did in those days: build their empire. British dominance in the region lasted as long as Britain did as a Great Power, that is, until about 1945. At that point, a power vacuum of sorts developed. What is perhaps most interesting about Fain’s book is that the U.S.–which had had strong commercial ties to several Gulf states for decades–was not terribly eager to get politically involved. Britain had significant military assets in the region; the U.S. did not. Britain needed the oil; the U.S. at that time did not. Britain wanted to blunt the forces of Arab nationalism; the U.S. had a rather more favorable attitude toward “self-determination.” The Brits did their best to play up the “special relationship,” but it just wasn’t “special” enough to get the U.S. involved in what seemed to be a plainly imperial endeavor. Americans just aren’t very good at imperialism–they have no stomach for it. In the end, it wasn’t the British who convinced the U.S. to take a strong hand in Gulf affairs, but the Soviets, or rather the fear of the Soviets. The strange cocktail of pan-Arab nationalism and international socialism convinced American policymakers that vital U.S. interests were being threatened in some very out-of-the-way places. Thus the U.S. developed new “special relationships” in the region, notably with Saudi Arabia, Israel and Iran–an odd group if ever there were one! So “special” were these ties that they eventually drew the U.S. into war and, recently, occupation. The British empire, so it is said, was built in a “fit of absent mindedness.” The American empire in the Gulf was built against better judgment. Please become a fan of “New Books in Middle Eastern Studies” on Facebook if you haven’t already. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you ask most Americans when the U.S. became heavily involved in the Persian Gulf, they might cite the Iranian Hostage Crisis of 1981 or, more probably, the First Gulf War of 1990. Of course the roots of American entanglement in the region run much deeper, as W. Taylor Fain shows in his excellent new book American Ascendance and British Retreat in the Persian Gulf Region (Palgrave-Macmillan, 2008). Beginning in the 18th century, the British began to do in the Gulf what the British did in those days: build their empire. British dominance in the region lasted as long as Britain did as a Great Power, that is, until about 1945. At that point, a power vacuum of sorts developed. What is perhaps most interesting about Fain’s book is that the U.S.–which had had strong commercial ties to several Gulf states for decades–was not terribly eager to get politically involved. Britain had significant military assets in the region; the U.S. did not. Britain needed the oil; the U.S. at that time did not. Britain wanted to blunt the forces of Arab nationalism; the U.S. had a rather more favorable attitude toward “self-determination.” The Brits did their best to play up the “special relationship,” but it just wasn’t “special” enough to get the U.S. involved in what seemed to be a plainly imperial endeavor. Americans just aren’t very good at imperialism–they have no stomach for it. In the end, it wasn’t the British who convinced the U.S. to take a strong hand in Gulf affairs, but the Soviets, or rather the fear of the Soviets. The strange cocktail of pan-Arab nationalism and international socialism convinced American policymakers that vital U.S. interests were being threatened in some very out-of-the-way places. Thus the U.S. developed new “special relationships” in the region, notably with Saudi Arabia, Israel and Iran–an odd group if ever there were one! So “special” were these ties that they eventually drew the U.S. into war and, recently, occupation. The British empire, so it is said, was built in a “fit of absent mindedness.” The American empire in the Gulf was built against better judgment. Please become a fan of “New Books in Middle Eastern Studies” on Facebook if you haven’t already. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Today’s episode, being my first Running Blogcast features the writing of Neil Bearse, a fellow runner I’ve never had the honor of meeting in person: but I feel like we’re old friends.  Neil is the one who first introduced me to my all time favorite musical band: Black Lab…as well as others.   Neil is the manager of web based marketing for Queens School of Business in Canada.  He’s responsible for the web presence of 5 MBA programs as well as executive education initiatives in Canada, the Gulf Region and Europe.  He is a digital marketing consultant focused on making online communications clear and effective while ensuring creativity and innovation.   Neil’s pioneering work to market the music of independent artists on-line and through the word-of-mouth channels of podcasting and blogging has led to him representing artists from across North America including Black Lab, David Usher, Ingrid Michaelson and My Chemical Romance. In 2007, he was one of the architects of the Bumrush The Charts project, a global viral marketing campaign responsible for placing a Black Lab single on iTunes charts in 16 countries.   Finally Neil is a frequent public speaker and teacher, helping groups understand emerging online technologies and how it affects their business or industry.  If you work for a company that is looking for help in online marketing communications and social networking, or are looking for a talented speaker who has been involved in social engineering on the internet since the tubes were first connected: get in contact with Neil…you can get in contact with him at his website:     Links:     The songs “See the Sun” and “Always” by Black Lab:

With reports that the massive Gulf Coast oil spill may spread to as far away as North Carolina, restaurant owners are bracing for the worst. The eco-disaster could result in a big shortage of seafood, massive price hikes and a public perception that Gulf Coast seafood is dangerous to eat. Wednesday at 1pm ET, WAMS will talk with restaurant industry consultant Edmund Woo, who is keeping a wary eye on the latest developments. “Right now, it's too early to determine what real impact the B.P. spill will have on the restaurant industry. But, perception is reality, so restaurateurs need to get in front of the issue right away.” Woo, the author of “The 5 Hour Restaurant Work Week” and CEO of the South Carolina based Saskatoon: Steaks Fish and Wild Game restaurant franchise says that shifts are already happening in seafood harvesting. “N.O.A.A. (The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) has begun restricting commercial fishing along the Gulf Coast. So now, there are fewer places to harvest seafood, especially shrimp. That’s bad news, because the U.S. seafood industry has already been hurt by cheaper imports in recent years”, says Woo. We'll ask Mr. Woo: -What it would mean for the U.S. restaurant businesses if domestic oysters, shrimp, crab and fish were not available -How much of the nation's commercial seafood harvests come from the Gulf Coast -What, if anything, industry groups like The National Restaurant Association can do to help local restaurants -How the accident will impact the supply and price of seafood for restaurants nationwide, not just in coastal areas -The potential damage from the oil slick impacting a restaurant industry already reeling from the recession -Whether Gulf Coast harvested seafood is safe to consume? Find out more about author and restaurant owner/consultant Edmund Woo at http://saskatoonrestaurant.com and http://edmundwoo.com.

We will reflect on the Gulf Region, 4 years later on the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. We will speak to policy makers and activists, those affected who left and those who now live elsewhere. We will talk about the cultural legacy of New Orleans and the South, what is needed to preserve this legacy and how people can help. Guests are: 6:00-7:00 AM Carole Bebelle & Viola Johnson: Aché Cultural Center and the New Orleans Rebuild-a-thon, New Orleans natives, Jordan Flaherty, Left-Turn Magazine, CeCe Campbell-Rock, Survivors for Survivors, Antor Ndep, Executive Director, Common Ground Health Clinic, and Malik Rahim, co-founder, Common Ground Relief, Katrina survivor. 7:00-8:00 AM Lolis Elie, Dawn Logdon, director, producer/subject: Faubourg Tremé: The Untold Story of Black New Orleans with Angela Wellman, musician, scholar, founding director, Oakland Public Conservatory of Music. There is a benefit this evening for OPC. Visit www.opcmusic.org. Sunday, August 30, 2009, is "Maafa 2009: Hurricane Katrina," our 5th annual benefit/report back for Common Ground Health Clinic and LIFE of MS, Biloxi site, at Shashamane International Bar & Grill, 2507 Broadway Street in Oakland, (510) 868-4318. Donations for either of these organizations LIFE or CGHC can be sent to P.O. Box 30756, Oakland, CA 94604. Please make checks out to the organization. We are targeting care for the disabled community and the elderly. We will have poetry, music, and comfort for those directly affected. Please join us. Robert King, advocate, prison abolitionist, author, was on the air listening--that's technology for you. I didn't see his number and therefore missed his call. King was on my first show a year ago, and has been my most avid supporter. He is also a Katrina survivor in the Diaspora--Austin, TX.

Arts and Politics of the African Disapora. We'll talk about a few art exhibits which are closing next week, such as Chukesat Sargent Johnson Gallery, and Double Exposure at MoAD. Both exhibits are in San Francisco. Sept. 5, is First Fridays in the Bay. There is another exhibit opening at AAMLO on Censorship. We'll also look at black theatre in the SF Bay: Tayo Aluko in Call Mr. Robeson. There is a fundraiser Sept. 5, and con't. Sept. 6-7 at 5 PM at the Phonenix Theatre; Richard Talavera, playwright, and director, Norman Gee's Before the Dream: the mysterious death (and life) of Richard Wright; Coleman Domingo, playwright of "A Boy and His Soul." We will also revisit the Gulf Region and see what's going on there on the ground in Louisiana and Mississippi. We are also honored to have the directors of the new film "Trouble the Water," which opens this weekend, Sept. 5 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Check your listings.