Taking a Walk on the Wild Side in Tanzania
By: Jeanette Teh With the largest concentration of wild animals in the world, Tanzania is the perfect destination to see “The Lion King” come to life. This spectacular country is comprised of three vastly…
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Bring your smile on International Happiness Day
By: Jeanette Teh In 2012, the United Nations proclaimed 20th March to be the International Day of Happiness, officially acknowledging the importance of happiness as a universal goal to be included in public policies…
Turning Points: Inspirational Words from the Global Women’s Forum
By: Jeanette Teh The Global Women’s Forum began on Tuesday [24th February 2016] in Dubai at Madinat Jumeirah, hosting approximately 2000 delegates from all over the world. Distinguished speakers in the largest women’s empowerment and…
Ingredients for an entrepreneurial environment
By: Jeanette Teh Earlier this month, the World Economic Forum (WEF) ranked the UAE as the 12th most competitive nation globally, outperforming established countries such as Denmark, Canada, Australia and France. Despite UAE’s seven-place improvement over…
Social Entrepreneurs unleashing creative destruction for social change
By Issam Kassabieh and Jeanette Teh Revolutionary is one way to describe social entrepreneurship, the phenomenon that is spreading across the MENA region. As explained by the Middle East Youth Initiative (MEYI), a joint initiative…
Developing Human Capital for the Knowledge Economy
By: Jeanette Teh With the hope of making the UAE one of the best countries in the world, Vision 2021 aims to develop the UAE into a competitive knowledge economy through the promotion of innovation…
Living in glass houses: The state of privacy today
By: Jeanette Teh We’ve all done it. We commiserate about that horrible client with our colleagues or that unfit parent with our friends. Now, imagine if our ranting is broadcast very loudly on a public…
Evolving Education to help solve the Global Education Crisis
By: Jeanette Teh Education is the key to solving the world’s problems. That was the clear message from Sunny Varkey, Founder and Chairman of GEMS Education, at the Global Education Forum this past Saturday at…
Best Countries for Female Entrepreneurs
By: Jeanette Teh Last week, the Global Entrepreneurship and Development Institute (GEDI) released the 2015 Female Entrepreneurship Index (FEI), which looks at a nation’s favourable conditions for women entrepreneurs. The first of its kind,…
Strategic CSR: Linking socially responsible initiatives to business objectives
By: Jeanette Teh The pervasive use of “corporate social responsibility” (CSR) today is rapidly turning it into a buzzword. While some companies are genuinely interested in helping orphans or reducing their carbon footprint, others are…