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Fadi Ghandour
Fadi Ghandour is the co-founder of Aramex, Wamda Capital and the non-profit, Ruwwad.
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Entrepreneurs
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Omar Samra
Omar Samra is the first Egyptian to reach the top of Everest, he’s climbed the 7 Summits and he
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Mohamed Al Fayed
Mohamed Al Fayed is former SVP at Al Tayer Group, and co-founder of food-tech startup, Grubtech.
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Dr. Mounir Neamatalla
Dr. Mounir Neamatalla is the founder of Environment Quality International (EQI).
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Hatem Alakeel
Hatem Alakeel is an award-winning Saudi designer, fashion entrepreneur & podcast host.
Journalists
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Becky Anderson
Becky Anderson is Managing Editor, CNN Abu Dhabi.
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Hala Gorani
Hala Gorani is a broadcaster, journalist, and now author. She formerly hosted Hala Gorani Tonight on CNN.
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Ayman Mohyeldin
Ayman has been a field reporter with the CNN and Al Jazeera, and is currently the host of Ayman on MSNBC.
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Clarissa Ward
Clarissa is a multi-award winning journalist and Chief International Correspondent for the CNN. She is also the author of On All Fronts: The Education of a Journalist.
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Kim Ghattas
Meet Kim Ghattas, journalist, writer and lecturer. Kim’s career has been extensive and multi-layered. Kim, who is half Lebanese
Artists
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Fatma Said
Since starting out at the iconic La Scala theatre in Milan, Fatma Said tours the world as a soprano bringing beloved roles to life in productions spanning the traditional languages of opera; Italian, German, French and Russian.
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Ghada Amer
For the last episode of Season 7, I’m joined by internationally acclaimed artist Ghada Amer, who tells me about
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Janan Shihadeh
Janan Shihadeh is a Palestinian-American bespoke artist and customiser.
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Nadine Abdel Ghaffar
I’m joined this week by curator Nadine Abdel Ghaffar, founder of Art d’Egypte. From humble beginnings in 2017,
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Omniya Abdel Barr
Omniya is an architect and specialist in cultural heritage conservation, working with the Egyptian Heritage Rescue Foundation and the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Films & TV
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Youssra
My final guest of this season is the one-and-only Youssra, who tells me about her life’s journey from key
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Mohamed Hefzy
I’m joined on the show this week by Mohammed Hefzy, the award-winning film producer behind mega hits such as
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Ramy Youssef
I'm joined on this episode by comedian, actor and writer, Ramy Youssef. Ramy started out as a stand-up
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Youssef El Deeb
Youssef is a film-maker, photographer, writer, ad-man, broadcaster, foodie and even a sailor. A son of Alexandria, Youssef’s life has seen him move from Egypt to Canada, to Kuwait, and finally to Dubai, where he currently resides.
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Hend Sabri
Hend is the queen of our cinematic hearts, and a leading light of both the silver and the small screens.
Art & Heritage
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Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi
Sultan’s story starts out as a proud son of Sharjah in the UAE before he came to the attention of a wide audience around the world for his activism during the 2011 revolutions in the Arab World.
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Nadine Abdel Ghaffar
I’m joined this week by curator Nadine Abdel Ghaffar, founder of Art d’Egypte. From humble beginnings in 2017,
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Omniya Abdel Barr
Omniya is an architect and specialist in cultural heritage conservation, working with the Egyptian Heritage Rescue Foundation and the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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Caroline Louca
Carol is an art consultant and ex-Managing Director of Christie’s Middle East.
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Kito de Boer
Kito spent nearly 30 years at McKinsey, and his exposure to the world of management consultancy as well as international political institutions has given him unique insights into what makes the world go ‘round.
Designers
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Hatem Alakeel
Hatem Alakeel is an award-winning Saudi designer, fashion entrepreneur & podcast host.
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Mounaz & Aya Abdel Raouf
I’m joined on this new episode by Mounaz and Aya Abdel Raouf, better known as the sisters behind the
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Nadine Kanso
Nadine Kanso has taken the concept of what it means to be an Arab and translated it using her camera lens, calligraphy or by moulding gold into bold, strong letters to form her signature brand, Bilarabi.
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Nada Debs
Today I welcome Nada Debs to the show. Nada is a Lebanese designer who has re-invented the Levantine tradition of
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Fatma & Amina Ghaly
We’re kicking off our new season with Fatma and Amina Ghaly, the two talented sisters who are the driving
Tech
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Mohamed Al Fayed
Mohamed Al Fayed is former SVP at Al Tayer Group, and co-founder of food-tech startup, Grubtech.
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Ramy Adeeb
I’m joined this week by Ramy Adeeb, founder and Managing Partner of 1984 Ventures, a firm that specialises in
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Fares Akkad
Fares is currently Regional Director for Meta Middle East & North Africa.
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Mo Gawdat
Mo is the author of Solve for Happy, Scary Smart, and more recently, That Little Voice in Your Head. He’s also behind the One Billion Happy movement.
Finance
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Malak El Baba
Malak El Baba is the Egypt Country Manager for Visa.
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Ali Shihabi
Ali Shihabi is the founder of Rasmala Investment Bank, and author of two books, Arabian War Games & The Saudi Kingdom.
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Neveen El Tahri
Neveen is the chairperson of Delta Shield, and the first woman to sit on the board of both the Egyptian Stock Exchange and the Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority.
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Dr. Ahmed Heikal
As chairman and CEO of Qalaa Holdings, Ahmed is well known to many in the business community across the Middle East. We talk candidly about the trajectory of his career, his appetite for risk and how he views the current phase of his career.