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The Cost of Chronic Disease and the Future of Treatment
The increasing prevalence of chronic diseases—including diabetes, heart disease, and multiple type
s of cancer—is a global trend that has seen a sharp rise in the MENA region.
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New Opportunities From a World in Transition
As asset classes recover from the worst annual performance since the Great Recession, emergent tec
hnologies and societal changes continue to disrupt economies around the world. How can the asset management industry better adapt to changing paradigms?
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The Emergence of Venture Capital Mega-Funds
As investors, companies, and corporates maintain a strong interest in the tech industry, growing t
ech businesses turn to venture capital as their go-to funding source.
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Global Capital Markets
Middle Eastern norms and business models are being disrupted by a new generation of entrepreneurs
seeking access to markets through innovative business strategies.
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Across Sectors and Borders | Part 2: Entrepreneurship, Technology, and Social Investing
In conversation with Edgar Bronfman Jr., Chairman of Endeavor Global, this session will explore ho
w global leaders are responding to transformative technologies impact on the media industry and the role of industry in combating climate change.
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Asset Management Outlook 2018
Shifting regulations, geopolitical tensions, and technologies have a complex impact on the asset m
anagement industry. How are asset managers best positioning themselves to capitalize on these shifts and adapt to evolving risk appetites?
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Vivian Nwakah: Advancing Equitable Access to Safer Medication in Africa
COVID-19 Africa Watch talks to Vivian Nwakah, Founder and CEO of Medsaf, about addressing the inef
ficiencies and inequalities in African healthcare systems.
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Frank Aswani: Strengthening Africa’s Social Investment Ecosystem to Help Tackle COVID-19
COVID-19 Africa Watch talks to Dr. Frank Aswani about ways to bolster Africa’s social investment e
cosystem to help the continent’s economic recovery from the pandemic.
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Interview: Yawa Hansen-Quao on Strengthening Public Service and Civil Society to Build Back Better
Key Takeaways
Below are some of the main takeaways from COVID-19 Africa Watch’s conversation with Y
awa Hansen-Quao – Executive Director of Emerging Public Leaders – a youth-t
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Leveraging Philanthropy to Transform Patients' Lives
Situation
Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), a genetic disease that causes tumors in the nervous syste
m, occurs in approximately 1 in 3,000 individuals, regardless of gender, race, and ethnicity.
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COVID-19 and the Future of Aging: The Future for Healthy Aging
Nobel Laureate Elizabeth Blackburn on how the pandemic may, and must, change things.