Hello and welcome to the March issue of CEO Middle East.
This issue we set our sights firmly on the technology sector with our cover story this month featuring Shadman Sakib, the billionaire founder of Web3.0 short-form video platform Vurse. In our conversation, he shares his thoughts on the importance of leaving a legacy and why building great products only matters if you are building for humanity.
As a founder of a Web3.0 firm in Dubai – possibly the most forward-looking jurisdiction in the world when it comes to the regulation of the industry – Sakib also shares his thoughts, calling the Gulf the next “Silicon Valley” of the world.
Leadership is a topic that we have never tired on bringing to the fore. On page 16 we unpack the discussion surrounding the difference between great CEOs and great managers. While a great CEO is certainly important to the long-term success of a business, the impact of managers cannot be understated.
As the world of work continues to evolve, it is more important than ever to have leaders who can inspire and motivate their teams to achieve their goals. We hope this article provides you with some valuable insights into what makes a great manager.
Education is a key driver of economic growth, and our section on the importance of education in the Middle East economy beginning on page 26 provides a comprehensive overview of this vital topic. We examine the challenges facing the education sector in the region and explore how innovation and technology can help overcome these challenges. We also look at the latest trends in education, including online learning and lifelong learning, and how they are transforming the way we learn and work.
In our technology section at the end, beginning on page 46, we explore the latest trends and developments in the world of technology. We are thrilled to talk about the importance of the introduction of ChatGPT, a large language model trained by OpenAI that can answer questions, generate text, and translate languages.
This technology has the potential to revolutionise the way we interact with information and each other, and we are excited to see how it will shape the future of business – indeed it wrote part of this editor’s letter, can you tell which part?
With that I’ll let you get to reading.