Podcasts by Schneider Electric MEA Goes Green Podcast
We are Schneider Electric Middle East and Africa. We provide energy and automation digital solutions for efficiency and sustainability across one of the most diverse and vibrant regions globally. We empower all to make the most of their energy and resources, ensuring Life Is On everywhere, for everyone, at every moment. Here's our story, and the story of sustainability in the region. Join us to hear about how MEA is going green!
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Tommy Leong On Marketing's Fundamentals And Future from 2021-11-30T02:18:44
Is there a business function which has been more affected by digitization than marketing? Even before the pandemic, marketing was already adapting. On this episode we spoke with Tommy Leong, SVP Gl...
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ADIPEC, The Energy Transition And Net Zero With The National's Jennifer Gnana from 2021-11-11T06:29:01
We have the world's largest energy event next week happening in Abu Dhabi. There's more pressure than ever on the energy sector, given the push to reduce carbon emissions. And yet the world is seem...
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Schneider Electric's Mike Jamieson On Sustainability And Technology In The Food And Beverage Sector from 2021-11-04T11:30:54
With Gulfood Manufacturing next week, we turned to Schneider Electric's Segment President for Consumer Packaged Goods Mike Jamieson to talk us through how leading food and beverage brands are using...
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Talking COP26, Gulf Net Zero Pledges And EVs In Egypt With The CEBC's Ahmed Samir from 2021-10-29T02:08:21
From the first net zero pledges by hydrocarbon economies to an electric vehicle push in Egypt and the upcoming COP26 summit in the UK, everyone is talking about sustainability and climate change. W...
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Michel Arres On The Need For The IT Channel To Skill Up And Go Digital from 2021-10-20T10:13:03
This week is all about Gitex, and we had Michel Arres, VP of IT Channel and Alliances at Schneider Electric, visiting the region. We asked him about what the pandemic has done to the data center ma...
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IDO's Hamood Al Fanna On Technology Investing And Why Sustainability Matters from 2021-10-14T11:12:32
Increasingly investors are looking to technology companies that are looking to address sustainability issues. We spoke with Hamood Al Fanna of Oman's IDO Investments to explain what drives him on t...
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Schneider Electric's Philippe Diez On Net Zero, The UAE, And COP26 from 2021-10-08T02:10:41
The UAE has come out with an ambitious target to get to net zero by 2050. We speak with Philippe Diez, Schneider Electric's VP EMEA for Energy and Sustainability Services, to ask what is net zero a...
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MEED's Mehak Srivastava On Expo 2020 And A Legacy Of Sustainability from 2021-09-29T14:49:31
This week will be witness to the launch of the"greatest show on Earth", with the opening event for Expo 2020. The event is set to showcase how we can all live more sustainably. We spoke with one pe...
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Tanzeed Alam On Razan Al Mubarak, IUCN And The Importance Of Biodiversity from 2021-09-23T12:20:55
The region made headlines earlier this month with the election of the UAE's Razan Al Mubarak as President of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), one of the world’s largest an...
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MEP Middle East's Anup Oommen On The Big 5 And The Gulf's Construction Sector from 2021-09-16T17:34:18
The past week has been frenetic for the Gulf's Construction sector, partly thanks to the return of The Big 5 trade show. We asked Anup Oommen, MEP Middle East's editor, to come onto the podcast to ...
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Linda Aiyer On How Employers Are Reacting To The Pandemic from 2021-09-09T12:06:06
The employee-employer dynamic has changed drastically over the past two years, and human resources professionals have been asked tough questions on how their organizations can pivot to ideas like r...
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Realizing Women's Rights In South Africa - The Live Debate from 2021-09-03T02:25:29
As part of the global movement towards achieving gender equality by 2030, South Africa celebrated this year’s Women’s Month under the theme: “Generation Equality – Realizing Women’s Rights for an E...
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Dr Mothapo George On South Africa's Push For STEM And Gender Equality In Education from 2021-08-26T01:55:15
August is Women's Month in South Africa, and to get a sense of what's happening in education when it comes to the issue of gender and STEM learning, we spoke with Dr Mothapo George, the Principal o...
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Mahmut Dede Ile Dijital Servisler Ve Sürdürülebilirlik Hakkında from 2021-08-24T06:59:27
Pandemi ile birlikte özellikle enerjinin kritik önem taşıdığı hastaneler, veri merkezleri ve gıda sektörlerine uzaktan bakım onarım ve 7/24 servis desteği çok önemli hale geldi. Schneider Electric ...
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How A Changing Workplace Is Impacting Employee Wellbeing With Linda Aiyer from 2021-08-19T03:17:35
Over the past two years the workplace has changed like never before. And we've had to change with it. But what do concepts such as Working From Home mean for employee wellbeing? And what should we ...
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Talking Smart Agriculture With Muhterem Çaylı (in Turkish)/Muhterem Çaylı ile akıllı tarım hakkında from 2021-08-16T08:09:25
As part of our podcast series, we're delving into big transformational issues across the region. As part of our efforts to promote diversity, this podcast is in Turkish. Tarım dünya su tüketiminin...
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44.01's Talal Hasan On Clean Tech In The Gulf And His Plans For Carbon Capture from 2021-08-12T04:03:46
This week the IPCC report spelled out what we have to do to fight climate change. One solution to reducing the level of carbon in our atmosphere is carbon capture. And Oman's very own Talal Hasan i...
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KAUST Associate Professor Peiying Hong On The Importance Of Water from 2021-08-05T06:06:09
There's nothing more important than water. It's the basis of all life. And yet more and more countries are struggling with water scarcity issues. We speak with KAUST Associate Professor Peiying Hon...
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Natufia's Gregory Lu On His Kitchen Garden Revolution from 2021-07-29T03:26:44
Can you imagine growing your own salad in your kitchen? That's the idea behind Natufia. Co-founded in 2014 by Gregory Lu, Natufia goes beyond farm-to-fork, providing herbs and plants from kitchen-t...
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Transforming Lives In Kenya With Microgrids from 2021-07-22T03:22:43
We all talk about the importance of access to energy, but do we really understand the impact such ideas and projects can truly have? An example of this is the award-winning solar and storage microg...
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Making The Desert Bloom With Mark Tester, Red Sea Farms And KAUST from 2021-07-15T05:11:16
Over the past two years we've seen a host of technological breakthroughs in the agriculture space. One of the most exciting companies is Red Sea Farms, which could transform how produce is grown in...
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Plastic Free July With Goumbook's Tatiana Abella from 2021-07-11T10:21:24
We're already in the second half of the year and this month is Plastics-Free July. To mark this occasion, we spoke to the founder of the leading environmental social enterprise Goumbook. We asked T...
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Talking Smart And Sustainable Living With EVOTEQ's Jihad Tayara from 2021-07-01T19:12:43
UAE-based EVOTEQ is blazing a trial when it comes to the areas of digital transformation and sustainability. We spoke with EVOTEQ's CEO Jihad Tayara to talk about how smart living and working is tr...
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Talking Mental Health With The Lighthouse Arabia's Dr Saliha Afridi from 2021-06-24T06:19:01
The past year and a half have transformed how we talk about mental health in the region. And no one knows this better than Dr. Saliha Afridi, clinical psychologist and the founder and managing dire...
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Teaching Youth New Skills With TRACE Academia's Prejlin Naidoo from 2021-06-17T14:24:51
Education is a topic that matters to everyone, especially Prejlin Naidoo. The South African native is the Co-MD of TRACE Academia, a free online vocational training platform built for young people ...
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Sustainability, Technology And The Pandemic With Karim Elgendy from 2021-06-10T15:19:39
Much has happened over the past 18 months in the region's sustainability space. We spoke with Karim Elgendy, one of MENA's foremost smart city strategists, Associate at Dar and Chatham House Associ...
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Restoring The Environment With Tanzeed Alam from 2021-06-03T13:48:52
This Saturday is World Environment Day, and we're marking it by speaking with Tanzeed Alam. Tanzeed talks about the need for more sustainable financing, the importance of businesses factoring in en...
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Energy Transitions With Frost&Sullivan's Abhay Bhargava from 2021-05-30T16:11:54
The region has seen a major shift in energy transitions over the past 18 months. We spoke with Abhay Bhargava, Senior Director - Industrial Practice - Middle East and South Asia at Frost&Sullivan, ...
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NXN's Ghazi Atallah On Sustainability And Smart Cities Podcast from 2021-05-20T06:44:18
If there's one person who knows about the region's smart cities, it's Ghazi Atallah. The founder and CEO of NXN, Ghazi has worked for over two decades in the technology space. Following the announc...
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GoGreen's 2021 Winners And Their Advice For Youth Wanting To Make A Difference from 2021-05-12T04:51:24
The winners of the MEA round of the GoGreen competition have been announced, with Morocco's Mayssae Chimi and Kaoutar El Ghaich coming out on top for their idea to cut down on food waste. We spoke ...
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Unilever's Mahmoud Abdel - Naby On Sustainable Manufacturing from 2021-05-06T15:48:05
The one company that is always called out as a sustainability leader is Unilever; the company has pioneered practices to reduce resource usage whilst improving output. We spoke with Unilever's Mahm...
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Sustainable Farming With Emirates Bio Farm's Yazen AlKodmani from 2021-04-29T07:56:59
When talking about sustainable farming in the UAE, one name constantly comes up. The founder of the Emirates Bio Farm, Yazen AlKodmani has been a tireless advocate for new approaches to agriculture...
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Keith Bradley And Promoting Sustainability With Living Business from 2021-04-22T14:28:24
Across the Middle East and Africa, a number of projects are looking to help organizations become more sustainable through helping match these firms with suppliers. One such programme is Living Busi...
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A View on Sustainability In Turkey With Bahar Özay from 2021-04-15T16:59:20
It's fair to say that Bahar Özay is one of the most respected sustainability professionals in Turkey today. She speaks with us about the opportunities and challenges surrounding the SDGs following ...
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Potential.com's Shadi Banna On Supporting SMEs from 2021-04-08T14:35:11
Shadi Banna, the Founder and CEO of Potential.com, has worked for years to support small to medium sized enterprises. He takes us through his latest program, which is supported by several leading c...
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Mariam Farag On Communicating Sustainability from 2021-04-01T03:34:43
When it comes to sustainability, Mariam Farag is one of the best known communicators in the region. She's worked with a host of governmental and private sector firms, including the MBC Group. As we...
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Gihan Hyde On The Importance Of Communicating Sustainability With Employees from 2021-03-25T16:56:15
There's no doubting that sustainability is the issue of our lifetime, and it's an issue that the majority of us care about. But are we taking sustainability important enough when it comes to our ow...
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Digitization&Sustainability and the Roadmap for our Water Industries from 2021-03-18T10:28:40
Water is fundamental to all of us, but how many of us actually understand where the water from our taps comes from and the role that technology plays in our water systems? For our first long-format...
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Nigeria's Sofiat Ojurongbe And Her Journey On IWD from 2021-03-08T02:27:35
It's International Women's Day and we're bringing you stories of the inspirational women who work at Schneider Electric. Sofiat Ojurongbe is our first female inside sales representative in Nigeri...
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Oman's Sara Al-Mandhari And Her Journey On IWD from 2021-03-07T03:14:56
It's International Women's Day and we're bringing you stories of the inspirational women who work at Schneider Electric. Sara Al-Mandhari is our first female inside sales representative in Oman. ...
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Manufacturing Of The Future With Sherif Gomaa from 2021-03-03T07:11:11
Industry 4.0, smart factories, manufacturing of the future... there are many ways to describe how we can transform how we make the objects around us. But what is really happening in the region's fa...
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The 3M Sustainability Podcast With Robert Nichols from 2021-02-24T20:04:25
There's few science-based companies that are better known than 3M - you'll find one of their products in every house, car, and office worldwide. But did you know what 3M has had a sustainability st...
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The T20 Podcast with Dr Noura Mansouri from 2021-02-18T03:15:50
You may know that Saudi Arabia was the president of the 2020 G20, the leading forum for international economic cooperation. But did you also know that Saudi Arabia's Dr Noura Mansouri was the lead ...
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The Majid Al Futtaim Interview With Ibrahim Al-Zu'bi from 2021-02-11T07:48:08
There's few people who know the area of sustainable business better than Ibrahim Al-Zu'bi, the Chief Sustainability Officer for Majid Al Futtaim. Ibrahim speaks to the podcast on how he's helped ma...
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Saudi's sustainability vision with Aeon Strategy's Noura Al Saud and Mashael AlShalan from 2021-01-28T12:51:07
When someone asks you about sustainability, which countries come to mind? Sweden? New Zealand? How about Saudi Arabia? The Kingdom has launched a slew of sustainability initiatives over the past co...
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The GoGreen Competition - Why Youth and Sustainability will lead us to a better future from 2021-01-21T05:00:29
Who doesn't like youth? And Schneider Electric doesn't just like youth; the company believes in the ability of young people to change the world. The company's GoGreen competition is a competition f...
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The Circular Economy With Sara Jackson from 2021-01-18T13:39:23
You may not have heard about the circular economy, but this concept is going to revolutionize how we live and how we use resources. We speak to Sara Jackson, managing director of Green Ethics and t...
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Dubai's Real Estate And Sustainability With Dr Mahmoud AlBurai from 2021-01-08T17:56:21
Dubai is known the world over for its real estate sector. The Emirate is also known for its ability to adapt and pivot to the new. We speak to Dr Mahmoud AlBurai, a senior advisor at Dubai Governme...
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Reem Al-Ghanim and her Passion for Gender Equality in the Energy Sector from 2020-12-30T10:38:31
There are few people who've done more for gender equality in the energy sector than Reem Al-Ghanim. Reem, who is a leader in human resources in an energy firm in Saudi Arabia, talks about her exper...
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Reimagining Sustainability With Dr Mari Luomi from 2020-12-24T05:35:06
Sustainability isn't simply about processes; sustainability and the world's energy transition is all about people. Increasingly, we're seeing indices and research take a holistic approach to sustai...
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An e-scooter revolution - how One Moto's electric two-wheelers can make our roads safer and greener from 2020-12-17T09:49:24
Much has been said of electric cars, but how about electric two-wheelers? They're everywhere across the region, and they're heavy polluters. One company is looking to change hearts and minds, and g...
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The Energy Issue With Jessica Obeid from 2020-12-11T08:37:37
We had the chance this week to talk with the Middle East's foremost energy policy analyst and academy associate at Chatham House’s energy, environment and resources department. Jessica Obeid talks ...
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ADIPEC Dialogues Chris Dartnell from 2020-12-04T10:35:48
November is ADIPEC season, where the world's largest energy companies come together to talk about the big issues of the day. Schneider Electric's Chris Dartnell, President for the Oil&Gas and Petro...
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Teaching Children Sustainability With The Arbor School's Brett Girven from 2020-11-25T12:44:31
Is there anything more important than our education? How about sustainability and our children? We wanted to find out how leading educators are introducing concepts around sustainability into the c...
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The Thought Leaders' Roundtable on Digital Transformation from 2020-11-17T05:59:24
One of the highlights of our recent Middle East and Africa Innovation Summit was our customer panel. We were delighted to host several technology and engineering experts - Tabreed's SVP for Operati...
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Why Digital Transformation Matters With DFF's Faisal Al Hawi from 2020-11-08T07:34:09
We've just wrapped up our Innovation Summit MEA, and one of our guests was one of Dubai's leading lights on the issue of technology. Dubai Future Foundation's Head of Accelerators Faisal Al Hawi jo...
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Qatar Foundation's Georgios Sichanis On Technology And Sustainability At Education City from 2020-10-28T21:13:14
Can technology help us become more sustainable? In this week's podcast Qatar Foundation's Georgios Sichanis shares his experience on how Doha's Education City is pioneering a greener smart city con...
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Digital Transformation With SANEDI's Barry Bredenkamp from 2020-10-22T11:29:19
It's 2020, and the focus is on digital. But digital transformation isn't new to the electricity sector. Having worked in the industry for several decades, South African National Energy Development ...
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The CEO Interview With Forbes Middle East from 2020-10-15T12:45:29
We have a special podcast this week, thanks to Forbes Middle East. Our CEO and Chairman Jean-Pascal Tricoire spoke exclusively with the publication about how digital transformation is changing busi...
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How To Attract And Retain STEM Talent With AUS's Dr Nasser Qaddoumi from 2020-10-08T09:12:17
On today's podcast we are talking about talent, specifically students who are studying science, technology, engineering, and mathematics-related subjects. We welcome to the show Dr Nasser Qaddoumi,...
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Dubai Carbon's CEO Ivano Iannelli On Sustainability Trends from 2020-10-01T08:00:24
On this week's podcast we speak with one of the most insightful sustainability experts in the region. Dubai Carbon's Ivano Iannelli speaks to the MEA Goes Green podcast about green trends, the chal...
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Metito's Steve Nash On Water Sector Innovations And Sustainability from 2020-09-24T06:48:31
Think water is boring? Think again. Water has been at the top of the agenda this year. We spoke to one of the best water experts in the region, Metito's Projects Director Steve Nash, to talk about...
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OTM And The Future Of Talent Management With Peter Hogg from 2020-09-17T15:32:39
This year has shaken up the employee-employer relationship. Given the disruption, how do companies attract and retain talent? Peter Hogg, Schneider Electric's Talent Director for the Middle East an...
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The SE Goes Green Podcast With The CEBC's Ahmed Samir On Industry Collaboration from 2020-09-03T09:30:50
Sustainability isn't just another topic; there's so many issues to address. And there's one industry association that's leading the way. The Clean Energy Business Council MENA is the largest and mo...
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The Podcast With Bee'ah's Firas Wahbeh And Hind Al Huwaidi On Sustainability Outreach And Education from 2020-08-27T11:25:30
Sustainability is one of the most important topics of our lifetime, and yet few jobs are more difficult than public outreach and awareness of and about how to live more sustainably. One company tha...
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Monaem Ben Lellahom On How To Measure Sustainability from 2020-08-21T01:34:56
Tomorrow, August 22, is Earth Overshoot Day, the milestone marking the day when we will have used all resources can renew in a year. We all know the saying,"You can't change what you don't measure....
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Dr Aisha AlSarihi on a Green Recovery in MENA from 2020-08-13T05:24:14
Many countries are exploring how to best restart their economies. The concept of a green recovery is increasingly being talked about as the ideal model for a sustained, long-term driver of economic...
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The SE MEA Goes Green Podcast On The Future Of Energy With Robin Mills from 2020-08-06T16:43:43
Solar in Oman, hydrogen in Saudi, and nuclear power in the UAE; the region's energy mix is developing. We asked one of the best experts in the region - a man who knows more about hydrocarbons and r...
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The SE MEA Goes Green Podcast On Wellbeing And Mindfulness from 2020-07-29T17:22:46
The past couple of months have been difficult for all of us. With many of us returning back to our offices, we wanted to share a sense of how our Gulf operations has fared and talk about the strate...
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Madar Farms, Technology And The Future Of Farming from 2020-07-23T02:59:28
A quiet revolution is taking place all around us, in the agriculture industry. On this week's podcast, we spoke to local pioneers in the space of farming about why technology will change how we gro...
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Cybersecurity in 2020 and how companies can keep themselves safe from 2020-07-18T02:37:50
We're talking about one of the biggest business issues of 2020, and that's cybersecurity. Threats are on the rise, for both employees and organizations. Nathalie Marcotte, president of Process Auto...
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The State Of MENA's Oil And Gas Industry with Carla Sertin from 2020-07-09T03:29
Over the past couple of months, few industries have gone through more than oil and gas. Price fluctuations, the pandemic, and supply chain delays are just some of the many challenges that the secto...
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Technology and Sustainability Transformations In The Facilities Management Sector from 2020-07-02T03:37:04
Demand for facilities management services across the Middle East is growing rapidly. What does this mean for our buildings, in particular when it comes to both green practices and technology adopti...
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Women In Engineering With Saudi's Misaa AlKhayyat from 2020-06-23T04:24:51
The 23rd of June is International Women in Engineering Day, and we wanted to share the inspiring story of Misaa AlKhayyat. Misaa was determined to study engineering, and overcame every single chal...
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Women In Engineering With The UAE's Tala Seif from 2020-06-23T03:16:29
Today is the International Women in Engineering Day. And we wanted to bring you a personal story. Tala Seif is a brilliant young engineer. And she's from the Gulf, from the United Arab Emirates to...
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The SE MEA Goes Green Podcast On Changes In The Tech Sector With Ziad Youssef from 2020-06-08T11:28:42
We all know 2020 is the year of digital transformations. But what are enterprises across the Middle East and Africa focusing on when it comes to digital technologies? And how should those in the ch...
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The SE MEA Goes Green Podcast On The State Of IT In West Africa With Ayo Adegboye from 2020-06-05T10:35:02
For this week's episode of the MEA Goes Green podcast, we talk with Ayo Adegboye, the CEO for West Africa at BCX. Ayo shares insights into what is happening in West Africa's tech landscape, and how...
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What Is Edge Computing With Remi Pouchucq from 2020-05-29T05:51:35
There's so much talk about Edge Computing in the tech industry, but what is Edge all about, and why should it matter to you? We sat down with Schneider Electric's Remi Pouchucq to better understand...
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Healthcare in the time of a Pandemic with Chris Roberts from 2020-05-19T06:38:36
The coronavirus disease outbreak is making governments and healthcare providers rethink systems and facilities. We spoke to Chris Roberts, Global Solution Architect for the Healthcare Segment at Sc...
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What does the future of sustainability look like? from 2020-05-06T10:07:12
For our first ever podcast in the region, we wanted to get a sense of what is happening to sustainability given the life changes we have all had to adapt to. We invited two leaders in the environme...
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