Padmini Gupta is the CEO & Co-Founder of Xare. Tell us about yourself, your background, and your journey to founding Xare. I knew I wanted to become a banker from the age of 9, even though it was a strange career choice for girls back then. When I did eventually become a banker – in […]
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How to deliver Strategic Imperatives ‘beyond digital’ thought
In the roughly 30 years since the first commercial internet browser was created, “being digital” has become the mantra for business survival. Digital efforts have been proliferating greatly as companies work to catch up with technological innovation—and COVID-19 massively accelerated the pace. Yet, despite having put so much energy and investment into digitizing, most companies […]
Founder Spotlight: Paurush Sonkar
Paurush Sonkar is the Founder & CEO at Stallions Capital. Paurush is at the helm of Stallions Capital and as a leading authority and with a background which includes experience as a lead investor in start-ups, he is the go-to person in the MENA region for raising capital. Businesses both established and start-ups are increasingly […]
Business Leader Spotlight:Varun Jain, Founder of UniHawk
Tell us about yourself and your background and your journey to founding UniHawk. I always wanted to travel outside of India to study overseas. Taking up a job at a call-centre to overcome the financial challenges, while at the same time honing my English language skills, I earned a scholarship to pursue my higher studies […]
Female Leader Spotlight: Ms. Vibha Thusu
Tell us about yourself and what you do? I lead a globally spread marketing and communication team for a young electrical products brand, Himel. Building a B2B brand operating in 50+ countries and through a convoluted channel by nature has been anything but by the book. The dynamism of the role requires collaborating with various […]
Company Spotlight: Ivan Palomino, Founder of PeopleKult
Tell us more about yourself and what you do? I grew up in Geneva (Switzerland) and I was born in Peru. I consider myself lucky to have experienced both cultures going from the rational Swiss side to the more empathetic Latin side. I have always been interested in science and been factual to explain observations […]
ChatGPT and its Impact on The Business Landscape
OpenAI that announced ChatGPT, the viral AI-powered chatbot that can write essays, emails, poems and even computer code is making waves in the news. In the same context, Colin Crowley – CX Advisor for Freshworks Inc. (NASDAQ: FRSH), a software company empowering the people who power businesses has offered some exclusive thoughts on how chatbots […]
Digital trends for 2023 that will help business leaders make the right moves
By Uday Shankar Kizhepat, Vice President and General Manager- Middle East and Africa Region, WSO2 It is fair to say that in 2022, as with the previous two years, digital investments have driven business outcomes across the GCC. Digital transformation is no longer just something the IT professionals do. Leaders across all functions are paying […]
The technology trends affecting the security sector in 2023
By Johan Paulsson, CTO at Axis Communications The fact that technology has become pervasive in our personal and work lives is not news. This is largely due to the benefits that new technologies bring to business and citizens around the world in delivering new, more effective, and increasingly efficient services. However, the depth of technology’s […]
Case Study: 27K unique conversions every day: Here’s how travel brand Wego achieved a remarkable feat
Customer engagement and retention specialist WebEngage has released a case study, shedding light on strategies and technologies that enabled the global travel marketplace Wego to achieve an outstanding conversion rate. Wego has registered a 20X increase in email open rates and 27,000 unique conversions every day. These figures have significant implications for the travel industry, […]










