Behavioural Economics and what to do in Dubai

In hour one Dr. John Anderson and Dr. Iyad Rahwan, both of the British University in Dubai, joined us for a conversation about behavioural economics and business. Anderson is a finance and banking professor and Rahwan is a professor of infomatics! So the lesson was the world of business thinking easily links to the social sciences and liberal arts! The world of business thinking is changing, is your thinking keeping up?

In hour 2 Clair Fenner the editor of EasyLiving Dubai, joined us for a conversation about what is going on in Dubai. From language classes to camel racing there is so much to do!

Grassroots International with Professor Dan Connell and Mr. Nikhil Aziz

We were joined on the phone by Professor Dan Connell of Simmons College Boston, the founder of Grassroots International, and the director of the NGO Nikhil Aziz for a conversation about the role of NGOs today.

This particular NGO has played a roll in the Middle East and Africa without a penny from the American government.

Very inspiring and worth a listen.

Keren Bobker on Ethical Investing.

We started out the evening giving away 4 tickets for the 1st Dubai Metro ride on the 9-9-09.

Yes WIFI will be free on the Dubai Metro!

I was then joined in studio by Keren Bobker our financial adviser.

Keren spoke to us about ETHICAL investing and this emerging field.

In the UK there are some 81 ethical investment funds worth 6.8 billion pounds.

Listen to the podcast to learn more.

You can contact Keren several ways.

keren@holbornassets.com
www.holbornassets.com
+9714 336 9880

TEDx Dubai and Technology

And I am back on Nightline after a 7 week break.

Hour 1 was all about TEDx Dubai, www.tedxdubai.com.

In hour 2 Magnus Nystadt joined me in the studio to talk about the world of technology and its local implications. We also talked about the new iPhone 3gs.