New theme parks, hotels and marketing strategy will make Dubai evermore urgent as a destination for business and leisure tourists.
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Omar K. Alghanim, CEO of Alghanim Industries and chairman of Gulf Bank: 2016 is a year of hope
Challenging times have ultimately served to make us stronger, wiser and more productive.
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Karsten Zang, General Manager UAE, Lufthansa: Digital innovations for a perfect travel experience
Our future is about creating a convenient, connected, seamless and personalised experience for customers and hopefully eliminating the need for the generalisation of services.
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Fahd Al Rasheed, Group CEO of King Abdullah Economic City: Saudi Arabia’s major shift to tourism and leisure
The kingdom is already the 19th most visited country on the planet – but this is only the beginning.
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Hamad Buamim, President & CEO of Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry: Dubai has everything it needs
Despite a slower global economy and low oil prices, the emirate is well placed for a buoyant 2016.
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Nez Gebreel, CEO of Dubai Design and Fashion council: Leading the way in 2016
The UAE will maintain its status as largest contributor to the MENA design industry in 2016.
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Dr. Abdulwahab Al Sadoun, Secretary General of the Gulf Petrochemicals & Chemicals Association: Heading downstream in 2016
Low oil prices may be tightening profits for producers but it will be an impressive year for petrochemical firms at the other end.
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Sunil John, CEO of ASDA’A Burson-Marsteller: High time for moderate Muslims to raise their voice in 2016
The Muslim world must seize the narrative and create a unified voice that promotes a moderate Islam
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Jonathan Labin, Managing Director of Facebook Middle East, North Africa & Pakistan: A mobile-first world in 2016
Original content, feature phones and messaging technology will remain crucial in 2016.
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Ronaldo Mouchawar, CEO & Co-Founder of Souq.com: E-commerce is booming
High GDP per capita, robust mobile penetration rates, a younger population and ease of buying are some of the key factors fuelling a boom in online sales in the UAE.
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David Butorac, CEO of OSN: The future of TV begins now
Unique content creation and savvy technology platforms are now truly global phenomena.
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Christian Gattiker, chief strategist and head of research at Julius Baer: The terms of a happy depression
The world economy needs lower prices but central banks will not allow it, sending asset prices skyrocketing. So deflation patterns in the real economy and asset inflation in financial markets will continue in 2016.
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Husam Hourani, Managing Partner at Al Tamimi & Company: A renewed urgency for legal reform
New laws and regulations are slated for introduction in 2016, although a number of these reflect the natural evolution of the UAE’s legal framework.
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Jambu Palaniappan, Regional General Manager MidEast of Uber: Mobility for a connected world
Technology developments in the transport ecosystem will allow more flexibility, more freedom, greater efficiency, and more security and safety.
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Nabil Habayeb, President & CEO of the MidEast at General Electric: The year of the digital industrial economy
In today’s climate of economic uncertainty, sustaining growth momentum calls for quantum jumps in productivity and efficiency.
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Sebastian Henin, Head of Asset Management at The National Investor: Reasons to be optimistic about 2016
Despite a challenging 2015, new projects due to be completed this year will help the UAE’s bid to diversify away from oil.
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Dr. Adnan Chilwan, Group CEO of Dubai Islamic Bank: Dubai is leading the revolution in Islamic banking
Innovation will continue to be critical for the ongoing development of one of the city’s most important industries.