Archives for the ‘Last Word’ Category

Yousef Tuqan Tuqan

By Trends • Jun 1st, 2010 • Category: Last Word

Remember the good old days, when finding movie listings meant flipping through the morning newspaper? Well times have changed, and the fact is that the lion’s share of motion picture fans are now closer in age to your grandchildren than they are to you. What’s more, they’re so technologically savvy that they don’t need to get ink on their hands – they find movie times on their mobile phones. The chief executive of Flip Media, Yousef Tuqan Tuqan, tells the curmudgeonly TRENDS editor Jay Akasie about his company’s new app, and what’s wrong with his iPad.



Joaquin F. Blaya

By Trends • Aug 5th, 2009 • Category: Last Word

Governor Joaquin F. Blaya is a member of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), a US Federal Agency charged with all non-military international broadcasting services to promote democracy worldwide. He talks to Jonathan Howell-Jones about the new direction BBG’s Arabic-language television station Alhurra is taking.



Barbara Stocking

By Ehtesham Shahid • Apr 30th, 2009 • Category: Last Word

The UK-based charity’s chief executive officer tells Ehtesham Shahid what the the largest challenges facing her organization are, and what the Gulf states can do to help.



Soumitra Dutta

By Trends • Mar 4th, 2009 • Category: Last Word

Professor Soumitra Dutta is the Roland Berger Chaired Professor of Business and Technology at INSEAD and co-author of the recently published book, “Innovating at the Top,” which aims to help CEOs manage growth and develop innovation in their organizations.



THE LAST WORD

By admin • Dec 17th, 2008 • Category: Last Word

The associate dean and senior lecturer in finance and accounting at the School of Management, University of Bradford, was in Dubai recently to teach about corporate finance as part of the university’s executive MBA program – the oldest of its kind in the region. Jonathan Howell-Jones caught up with him to get an expert view of what the Middle East can expect from the financial meltdown.



Timo Ahomaki

By Ehtesham Shahid • Jul 15th, 2008 • Category: Last Word

Timo Ahomäki is the chief scientist and vice president for product management at US-based Airwide Solutions, a mobile messaging and wireless Internet infrastructure provider.



Building Palestine

By admin • Jun 25th, 2008 • Category: Last Word

A private developer is hoping to create the West Bank’s first planned municipality.



Common Bond

By admin • Jun 23rd, 2008 • Category: Last Word, Perspectives

As GCC Summits go, the 28th, held in Doha in early December, was one of the most significant, yielding an “historic declaration,”Rahman al-Attiyah.



If you can’t make it, fake it

By admin • Jun 23rd, 2008 • Category: Last Word

Despite well publicized seizures of counterfeit goods, Gulf countries are holding on to their dubious reputation as clearinghouses for the world’s black markets.