Bitesize Business Breakfast

Charlie Barlow, Founder & CEO of Health At Hand, joins us in studio. The company offers online video consultations with doctors.

Anita Yadav, Senior Director for Global Markets & Treasury, Head of Fixed Income Research at Emirates NBD, looks at how global happenings are affecting us here in the UAE with a major election in Japan today, and squabbles during the weekend over the Brexit bill.

Mishaal Al Gergawi, Co-Director at emerge85, joins us to look at the UAE’s fast-growing trade ties to Africa – from flying to food to finance. He shares the latest research from his Washington think tank.

Abdullah Kanaan, Programme Manager at the Dubai Future Accelerators, takes stock of what it’s achieved just over a year since launching.

Jamie Woodruff, ethical hacker, tells us that the latest computer security is virtually impregnable but stupid mistakes by humans leave the door wide open for cyber criminals.

Astyanax Kanakakis, CEO and Co-Founder of Norbloc, is one of the DIFC Fintech Hive Accelerator companies we've been speaking to. The company has just raised 1.6 million dollars in seed financing. We speak to their CEO about what that means for the company.

Gaurang Shah, Head Investment Strategist at Geojit Financial Services, looks at the Diwali effect on the markets and gold price.

Branly Nassour, Vice President for Water Projects, Engineering, and New Connections, talks to us about their motivation to highlight water conservation in the upcoming Wetex 2017.

Sally Sfeir, Fintech Specialist of Clyde & Co, talks about how Bitcoin could be a great way for UAE start-ups to raise cash, through so-called Initial Coin Offerings.

George Dimitriou, Head of Employee Benefits for Metlife Middle East & Africa, looks at some surprising results from the company’s 2017 "UAE Employee Benefit Trends Study".