The 6th MIT Pan-Arab Conference: Global Energy Challenges & Opportunities takes place in Abu Dhabi November 9, 2009. Register here.
Columbia Business School will be in Dubai Thursday, October 22nd at 6:30pm at Booz & Company (who are sponsoring the event) at Dubai Internet City, Building No. 14, (Schlumberger Bldg.), 3rd Floor, P.O. Box 500239. RSVP here.
Beer Pong, Flip Cup and defining International.
TechCrunch on foreign applications to US schools: Foreigners Attending US Grad Schools Way Down: Wake Up, Xenophobes It’s happening: Lou Dobbs’ dream come true and Silicon Valley’s worst nightmare. We’re already seeing the reverse brain drain as smart immigrants take their US educations and experience building companies and creating technology back to their home countries. [...]
The Economist ponders the political prospects of Dubai and the Maktoums.
Wolff Olins on Brand Dubai.
I wrote a postfor the Columbia Business School Public Offering Blog on our pre-MAB trip to Africa!
An Emirati friend of mine was recently accepted to the Harvard and Stanford Business Schools. He generously agreed to answer some questions on the hows and whys.
Interesting Q&A with Ben Simpendorfer on two pet obsessions China and the Middle East in The New Yorker.
McKinsey take a look at Luxury in Japan and try to fashion some long-term industry trends.