Sep 2024
Clean Hydrogen and Saudi Arabia with Rami Shabaneh, King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC)
Rami Shabaneh, Senior Fellow, King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center (KAPSARC) joins host Richard Wilson and The 966 for Episode #135. Rami is a senior fellow with KAPSARC’s Oil and Gas program, with a focus on global gas and hydrogen markets. He has nearly 15 years ... Show More
39m 33s
Jul 2024
Saudi Arabia’s Booming Construction Sector with Laura Morgan, Market Intelligence Lead, MEA, JLL
The 966 and host, Richard Wilson welcome to Episode #134 Laura Morgan, Market Intelligence Lead, MEA, JLL to discuss Saudi Arabia’s Booming Construction Sector. Ms. Morgan expands on JLL's Q1 2024 KSA Construction Market Intelligence Report which noted that with $1.5 trillion in ... Show More
32m 3s
Jul 2024
How Working Women are Changing Saudi Arabia with Dr. Jennifer Peck, Swarthmore College
In Episode #133 of The 966 podcast, Dr. Jennifer Peck, Swarthmore College, expands on her excellent article in Foreign Affairs magazine (Working Women are Changing Saudi Arabia: Reforms Have Made the Economy More Productive, Families More Resilient, and Saudis More Tolerant) wher ... Show More
33m 46s
Apr 2023
Saying Goodbye to Approval-Seeking: Why Pleasing Everyone Is Not the Key to Success with Fatima Batook | CEO of SwitzGroup
In the Heroncode studio we are joined by Fatima Batook, who is the CEO of SwtizGroup, an industrial baking business established 50 years ago in Saudi but foreignly owned.
Fatima has over 12 years experience in female fitness in Saudi pioneering and paving the path for Saudi femal ... Show More
45m 59s
Sep 2020
Saudi Arabia at 90, an evolution from Bedouin culture to leading power
Nadia Abdulwahab, Lecturer in English Literature at Umm Al Qura University, and Marcel Kupershoek, author and senior humanities research fellow at NYU Abu Dhabi takes us through the evolution of Saudi Arabia and its people, since the founding of the kingdom. We also hear from Ahm ... Show More
16m 32s
Apr 2024
Saudi Giga-Projects, Working With The Crown Prince & Growing Up In Brooklyn | Jerry Inzerillo 111
Jerry is the GCEO of Diriyah Company, a highly immersive, 63.2-billion-dollar Development, heritage, and tourism project. It will be home to 100,000 residents and aims to attract 50 million visits a year. Jerry is also Vice Chairman of Forbes Travel Guide who grew up in humble ci ... Show More
1h 10m
Sep 2019
Shake-up at the heart of the Saudi oil industry
Saudi Arabia has removed energy minister Khalid al-Falih, one of the most powerful figures in the global oil industry, and replaced him with a member of the royal family, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman. Katie Martin discusses the significance of the shake-up and how it relates to th ... Show More
16m 3s
Episode 46! The 966 talks with Jack Fowler, director at the global management consulting firm YCP Solidiance and co-author of a new white paper on Saudi Arabia’s construction industry. But first, the hosts talk about “normalization” between Saudi Arabia and Israel, Saudi women in family businesses in the Kingdom, and then wrap up the week’s episode as always ... Show More
<p><em>On both a local and international scale, the Middle East’s fashion industry has seen significant growth thanks to changing regulations and an influx of creatives. </em></p><br><p><strong>Background</strong>:</p><br><p>Substantial economic activity as well as cultural and r ... Show More
