Artificial intelligence has made consumer technology much easier to build. Small teams can now develop features, analyse information and create personalised experiences that once required more capital and specialist expertise. As a doctor and founder of a consumer health technology company, I have become increasingly aware of how quickly credibility can be lost. A product […]
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Tell us about yourself and your background I’m Clémence Bareth, and most people call me Clem, a French fractional COO based in Doha. The role is still new in this region, and explaining it has become my favourite conversation. How I got here is less usual. My career started in international banks, with UBS and […]
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Traditionally, HR was seen as a support function, making sure that there would be the right number of employees in the business in the right roles. They were responsible for making sure that all the administration was in place and that people got paid and were provided with training. They wouldn’t always have a seat […]
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Tell us about yourself and what is it you currently do I’m Jennifer Hogan, scientist turned edutainment strategist specializing in family entertainment and informal learning. Over the past 15 years, I’ve designed and operated programs, experiences and destinations that bring education, play, and community together in meaningful ways for children and families. I am currently […]
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Tell us about yourself and your entrepreneurial journey I spent the first fourteen years of my career as an engineer inside large organisations — Boeing, Telstra, Wells Fargo, Accenture. The common thread was that I built systems where failure had real consequences: aircraft, telecom networks, financial infrastructure. You learn a particular kind of discipline when […]
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Tell us about yourself and what you currently do. My career doesn’t follow a straight line, and I think that’s the most honest thing I can say about it. Financial services, medical devices, and now deep inside one of the most interesting technology companies I’ve come across. If there’s a thread running through all of […]
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Heriot-Watt University has welcomed Professor Nola Hewitt-Dundas as Principal and Vice-Chancellor this week, marking an important transition in leadership at the University. Professor Hewitt-Dundas joins from Queen’s University Belfast, where she served as Pro-Vice-Chancellor, and is an internationally recognised academic in innovation and science policy. Her appointment comes as Heriot-Watt prepares to launch Strategy 2035 […]
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Back-to-school season has a way of bringing money into everyday family life, from what children need to what parents feel expected to provide. There are the uniforms, school shoes, backpacks, lunchboxes, devices, stationery, bus fees, activity sign-ups, tutoring requests and the quiet extras that appear one by one until the month looks nothing like the […]
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VECOW Co., Ltd., a global provider of embedded and industrial computing solutions, is strengthening its focus on Saudi Arabia and the wider Middle East as demand grows for the computing infrastructure needed to move artificial intelligence from the cloud and data centers into factories, transportation networks, smart infrastructure and other real-world environments. The company’s regional […]
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Every home tells a story, and so does every hand that shapes it. This Emirati Women’s Day, Home Centre is celebrating six Emirati women whose craft, creativity and quiet determination are shaping the UAE’s design landscape today, through ‘Made By Her’, a campaign spotlighting their work in-store, alongside Home Centre’s own collections. For a brand […]
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