Supported by the Ministry of Economy, the 4th Annual Angel Rising Investor Education Symposium organized by startAD and VentureSouq saw more than 250 local and global experts come together to discuss methods to empower new angel investors, as well as strengthen the potential of angel investment in creating a robust entrepreneurial ecosystem in the UAE. The symposium provided education on key topics related to angel investing, in order to demystify investments in start-ups
A cohort of students from the Advertising, PR and Media programme at Middlesex University Dubai organised an event on campus, on Thursday, 22 March 2018 at 10am. The campaign aims to raise awareness for gender equality by tying into the HeForShe movement here in the UAE. HeForShe is a global solidarity campaign originally founded by UN Women, inviting
Sweden’s Alex Noren moved into the European Tour Race to Dubai’s top five after a terrific display saw him play a mammoth 133 holes for an eventual third place finish at the WGC – Dell Technologies Match Play. The nine time European Tour winner came into the final day with a 100% record after winning
One year after launching its ‘Follow Your Happiness’ employee community engagement programme, Canon Middle East (CME) and Canon Central and North Africa have announced the phenomenal success the award-winning programme has achieved. With a total of 21 community activities involving over 300 participations in 2017, ‘Follow Your Happiness’ engaged Canon’s own employees by giving them
Internet of Things (IoT)-based attacks are already a reality. A recent CEB, now Gartner, survey found that nearly 20 percent of organizations observed at least one IoT-based attack in the past three years. To protect against those threats Gartner, Inc. forecasts that worldwide spending on IoT securitywill reach $1.5 billion in 2018, a 28 percent increase
Jumeirah Beach Residents (JBR) marked the successful conclusion of its 10-day Street Beats Music Festival on 24 March. Featuring more than 60 local and international artists and musicians, the event was part of the destination’s ongoing #WOWJBR campaign and transformed JBR into a vast open-air stage. Among the over 600 unique performances that kept spectators
RDPETRO, the largest oil and gas conference in the world fully dedicated to research and development, is to be held on 9th-10th May 2018 in Abu Dhabi. This year there is a particular focus on tech start-ups who will play a pivotal role in bringing new perspectives to RDPETRO, which presents a unique platform and