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Here’s one thing NOBODY talks about enough in tech:

✨ Rare Earth Elements ✨

Aka; the resources we need to build any tech!

And we need

I’m on CNBC TV Tonight!! 🎬

Excited (+terrified) to be speaking about;

A) Smart Cities B) Tech For Good C) Our Projects

I’m also asked

Starting a business = being ✨ resourceful. ✨

— With the smallest amount of cash —
For the most amount of impact.

What I did to

Reminder:
That "bad day"
That "failed business"
That exam you "failed"
That relationship that ended
That opportunity that slipped away

I WISH more people talked about the fact that;
Sustainability isn’t about being “perfect”.
It’s about ✨transition✨

See, how can we enable companies to transition if

Sustainability isn’t about being “perfect”
It’s *really* about:

→ Transition.
→ Embracing change.
→ Learning how to do things differently.

An example of this is Saudi Arabia today;
Diversifying

How I prepare a keynote (as a HUGE introvert 😝):

1. Start with “why”. What are my 3 main points?
2. Centre my presentation around

Investor?
Startup?
Student?
Founder?
Lawyer?
Engineer?
Financier?
Professional?

What do they all have in common?
→ Well, they’re all people ←

Something I’ve learnt over the years;
is that people like connection.

It’s not about

Aaaaaand we just landed in New York ✈️

We’re ready for #UNGA & #NYCW24!

With the team Tom Fenton & Joseph Michael Daniels 🌍

Wrapping up our final day here in NY 🗽

And GUESS what?

We did our first US Senze x ArcLive installation! 🎉

So, with ArcLive’s

IT’S MY BIRTHDAY ❤️

I was grateful to have celebrated in New York…

But recently I’ve been getting to grips with balancing;

💪🏼 Hustle hustle hustle.

And

🫶🏼

On stage for my United Nations Panel! 🇺🇳

I even spoke about something entirely new;

- Migrants in the context of Urbanisation
- Economic &

What a COOL experience!!

Last week I spent 24 hours in Mexico;

I was moderating a session for United Nations
For “World Habitat Day”.

Which

People ALWAYS ask how I know so much “for my age”.
And hand on heart, I think it’s because I:

✌🏼 Learn. And. Apply.

No, really.

I had the pleasure of joining the Lord Mayor
& Lady Mayoress for dinner last week.

But we discussed something very important;

Diversity.

Yet something

Finishing off meetings in Dubai, then I’m off to Saudi;
But don’t worry Dubai - I’ll be back! 🇦🇪

In fact, here’s what I’m up

Throwing it back to AIM Congress!
Last time I was here, I spoke on 3 incredible panels:

1. IOT, Digitalisation & AI: Data
2. Financial management

Day 1 of FII Institute 😍

Conversations here are tackling big questions here like:

- Energy Transitions
- Sustainable Urban Planning
- Practicalities of achieving Net Zero

And

My last day at FII! And my, what a ride it’s been:

- Seeing my friends at CNBC Arabia
- Also Faisal J. Abbas

Just landed in Cairo!! 🇺🇳💪🏼

Today’s United Nations panel is about:
“Easing Local Business for Sustainable Urban Development”.

But what does this mean?

Well, it’s about