• Technology and mental health: Two day Arabian Business event to unpack key challenges for industry

    28 & 29 JUNE, 2022 - DUBAI, UAE

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If there are two key issues facing boardrooms today, it’s technology and talent, how to innovate and how to retain those individuals businesses rely on evolve and push forward. But when it comes to talent retention, and attraction, leaders now face the world of the Great Resignation, with workforces increasingly attuned to their mental health, and how the world of employment impacts them. Is this a passing fad that bosses can ignore? Or do C-suites need to prepare to retool how they do business?

The Arabian Business UAE Forum 2022 will dive into these topics across a two-day agenda on technology and mental health, on June 28 and 29.

Day one will focus on technology and the rate at which the tech eco-system is becoming fragmented, with new players and new sectors emerging on a daily basis. The programme of events will lean into Fintech, Climate Tech, Ed Tech, Med Tech,  Big Tech, and a master class on the Metaverse.

Day two will hone in on the future of work and mental health in the workplace, with panels discussing the ROI of workplace mental health, how to implement a focus on mental health in a business environment and the importance of top down mental health adoption in organisations.

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​ DAY 1 - TECHNOLOGY

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Session Two
Session Three
Session Four
Session Five
Session One

09.30 - 10.00

Masterclass: Can Ed Tech school investors in the new way?

While the VC world has been in love with fintech, Ed Tech has been slowly making ground as innovators look to how this area can transform. From our children’s education to adult learning and employee development, can this sector rule over its financial rival?

 Including: 

Baz Nijjar, Principal Advisor – Education Technology, GEMS Education Group  

Session Two

10.00 - 10.45

Panel: Fintech is flourishing but where next?

This sector has seen start-up entrepreneurs have become unicorns overnight capturing the attention global finance players. But with so many fintech players competing when does this sector go next?

 Including: 
Arjun Mittal, Founder and CIO, Abbey Road IG Multi Family 

Goncalo Traquina, Partner, KPMG Lower Gulf
Session Three

11.15 - 12.00

Panel: Sustainability & Climate Control in the age of technology

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 Including: 

Sumanta RoyVice President & Regional Head, Middle East Africa, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

Andrea Prazakova, Senior Vice President, Mastercard Foundry EEMEA, Mastercard

Siddharth Behal, Partner, KPMG Lower Gulf

Session Four

12.00 - 12.45

Panel: Getting meta on the Metaverse

This Panel discussion will dive deep into the possibilities of the metaverse, NFTs, crypto and where social media goes next.

 Including: 
Shadman Sakib, Founder and CEO, Vurse

David Zennie, CEO, Disruptive

Amin Al Zarouni, CEO, Bedu

Session Five

12.45 - 13.15

Panel: Will the disruptors become the disrupted? 

Big tech led the way over the past decade but can the global titans compete with the disruptors of today, and what are they doing to engineer innovation? Where do the brands which have become part of our daily lives see the world of tech going next?

 Including: 
Roberto Crocci, Head of Microsoft for Startups MEA

Haider Ali Khan, Chief Executive Officer, Bayut & dubizzle and Head of EMPG – MENA

​ DAY 2 - MENTAL HEALTH IN THE WORKPLACE

Session One
Session Two
Session Three
Session Four
Session One

09.30 - 10.00

Fire side chat

Synopsis coming soon.

It's never too late to invest Digital Landscape of the Future – What smart cities mean for businesses.

In order for the regions enterprises to leverage the power of digital transformation, first governments and city administrators must lay the foundations by way of next generation infrastructure, that supports the exponential growth of urban populations in a sustainable and efficient manner, that unlocks the digital economy and empowers enterprises to future proof their business. This panels pulls together the vendors and regulators to discuss what makes a smart city and the pivotal role they will play for the region’s economies.

 Including: 
Chris Haill, Founder & CEO, MindForce

Session Two

Panel: Implementing mental health in the work place

Including: 

Guest Moderator: Bobbi Hartshorne, Founder and Director, WellWise 

Marketa Simkova, Partner, Head of People and Change, KPMG Lower Gulf
Andy Fieldhouse, Founder, The Team Space 
Paul Firth, Founder and Managing Director, ICAS Mena 
Session Three

11.15 - 12.00

Panel: Who foots the bill for mental health?

Synopsis coming soon.

 Including: 
Dr Sara Dallal – Mental health board of DHA & President of Emirates Health Economics Society at Emirates Medical Association 

Nahida Nayaz Ahmed, MD, Chair of Behavioral Health Council at Abu Dhabi health services company- SEHA 
Sara Boueri, Senior Director Human Resources, Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority 

Leah Cotterill, Chief Distribution Officer, Cigna MEA

Session Four

12.00 - 12.45

Panel: The ROI of workplace mental health

 Including: 
Dr. Saliha Afridi, Founder and Managing Director, The Lighthouse Arabia

Noof Aljneibi, Director, Emirates Center for happiness Research at United Emirates University

Rebecca McGuane, Corporate Benefits & Wellness Manager, Beneple
Hamish Clark, 
Chief Wellness Officer, PWC

​PRACTICAL INFO

28 & 29 June, 2022
9am - 2pm both days

Conrad, Dubai

Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, U.A.E.

AB UAE Forum
Moderated by Arabian Business Editors

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