In Season 3, Episode 4 of the empowerME Conversations podcast, host and Atlantic Council empowerME Chairman Amjad Ahmad interviews International Monetary Fund Director of the Middle East and Central Asia Department Jihad Azour with guest co-hos

Season 3 Episode 3 - Economies in Transition: Jordan

Oct 4th, 2022 40m 21s

In Season 3, Episode 3 of the empowerME Conversations podcast, host and Atlantic Council empowerME Chairman Amjad Ahmad interviews Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Ministry of Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship Minister H.E Ahmad Al-Hanandeh with

Season 3 Episode 2 - Economies in Transition: Egypt

Sep 27th, 2022 40m 59s

In Season 3, Episode 2 of the empowerME Conversations podcast, host and Atlantic Council empowerME Chairman Amjad Ahmad interviews Arab Republic of Egypt Ministry of International Cooperation Minister H.E. Rania A. Al-Mashat with guest co-host

Season 3 Episode 1 - Economies in Transition: Palestine

Sep 20th, 2022 47m 26s

In Season 3, Episode 1 of the empowerME Conversations podcast, host and Atlantic Council empowerME Chairman Amjad Ahmad speaks with Palestine Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and Empowerment H.E. Osama Al Saadawi and guest co-host Ibtikar

Season 2 Episode 6 - The Evolution of the Food and Beverage Sector in MENA with Tamer Mosalam

Nov 2nd, 2021 37m 27s

PepsiCo Vice President and General Manager for GCC and the Levant Tamer Mosalam joins Atlantic Council empowerME Conversations host Amjad Ahmad for a conversation about innovation and emerging opportunities for the food and beverage sector, the

Season 2 Episode 5 - Building Growth: The Future of MENA‘s Construction Sector with Samer Khoury

Oct 26th, 2021 38m 15s

Consolidated Contractors Company (CCC) Chairman Samer Khoury joins Atlantic Council empowerME Conversations host Amjad Ahmad for a conversation about the future of the construction industry, how companies can partner with and support startups,

Season 2 Episode 4 - Rejuvenating Retail with Alain Bejjani

Oct 19th, 2021 44m 46s

Majid Al-Futtaim CEO Alain Bejjani joins Atlantic Council empowerME Conversations host Amjad Ahmad for a conversation about the future of retail in the Middle East, consumer desires for more modern and fulfilling experiences, and policies that

Season 2 Episode 3 - The Path to 25 Healthcare Breakthroughs with Patrick van der Loo

Oct 12th, 2021 47m 9s

Pfizer Regional President for Africa and Middle East Patrick van der Loo joins Atlantic Council empowerME Conversations host Amjad Ahmad for a conversation about the COVID vaccine rollout in the region, prospects for machine learning and AI to

Season 2, Episode 2 - Democratizing Commerce with Ramez Shehadi

Oct 5th, 2021 45m 30s

Key Takeaways:0:00 Intro1:23 Ramez talks about digitization of the Middle East economy, what it means and what he is seeing on the ground 3:40 MENA internet penetration higher than global average (https://www.statista.com/statistics/265171/comp

Season 2, Episode 1 – Transforming Logistics with Jean-Francois Condamine

Sep 28th, 2021 33m 43s

UPS President for Indian subcontinent, Middle East, and Africa Jean-Francois Condamine on the e-commerce boom in the Middle East, promoting sustainability in the logistics industry, and empowering small and medium enterprises to become regional

Must See (Saudi) TV with Alaa Fadan

Mar 2nd, 2021 46m 35s

Saudi Arabia-based Telfaz11 has long been regarded as one of the leading players on the MENA region’s digital media scene. 2020 has been a year in which Telfaz11 (whose creative content had garnered it more than 2.3 billion views and 24.8 milli

Transforming Homz with Mahmoud Ibrahim

Feb 9th, 2021 48m 19s

Key Takeaways:0:00 Intro0:59 Mahmoud shares a little background of what made him choose the path of founding startups 3:18 Mahmoud talks about the challenges that he and the company faced especially with regards to the market 5:29 Mahmoud also

From Fashion to Fintech with Hosam Arab

Feb 2nd, 2021 37m 13s

Key Takeaways:0:00 Intro0:41 Hosam shares a little background of what made him to become an entrepreneur he is now2:29 Hosam talks about the history of his company and why he decided to venture into fashion industry4:23 Hosam talks about e-comm

Double Vision with Anass Boumediene and Mehdi Oudghiri

Jan 26th, 2021 48m 35s

Eyewa was founded in 2017, with a purposeful intent to offer an advanced and easy-to-use platform to purchase high-quality eyewear at affordable prices, creating a unique, efficient, and memorable shopping experience to all. Ever since, we beca

It's a Mumz World with Mona Ataya

Jan 19th, 2021 42m 2s

Mona Ataya, CEO and founder of Mumzworld.com, has proven to be one of the Middle East’s most prominent of women entrepreneurs. Beyond leading a successful and growing SME, and inspiring her employees and communities, Mona is on a mission to cha

Translating Business with Tarjama Founder and CEO Nour Al Hassan

Jan 12th, 2021 38m 18s

In Season 1, Episode 1, Tarjama Founder and CEO Nour Al Hassan discusses what drove her to become an entrepreneur, her company’s prescient flexible work model that has promoted women’s economic inclusion as well as resilience, and her policy wi

Pilot Episode

Dec 10th, 2020 4m 12s

Features conversations with business and government leaders shaping the Middle East. empowerME Conversations is a project of the Atlantic Council’s empowerME initiative.

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