Creating Opportunities

As you might have noticed from the last few episodes, we've been spending a lot of time touring Expo and at Emirates NBD's Expo 2020 branch, enjoying the bank's Future Banking 'Pods'.

The 'Pods' are all designed to be immersive, interactive exhibits offering visitors to the branch the chance to get involved and to take part to learn just how banking may well be in the near future.

In this episode, it's the Personal Data Economy 'Pod'...

There's no doubt that Expo 2020, Dubai is the ideal place for Emirates NBD, the event's premier banking partner, to showcase what it believes might become the next big thing in banking and to demonstrate how advancements in technology, robotics and artificial intelligence might influence and shape our lives in the decades to come.

After all, the very idea of an Expo is that they're all about the future. They're all about a universal...

We're heading back to Emirates NBD's 3,000 square foot Expo branch once again to try out another of the bank's special Future Banking 'POD' concepts at Expo 2020.

This time it's an initiative that rewards people for being healthier and more planet-friendly that the bank is championing in line with the key Expo theme of sustainability.

Emirates NBD's Green Citizenship Pod is aligned to the UAE's Green Agenda and employs a smart mirror...

Expo 2020 Dubai is a chance to show us all where our futures might be headed. It's a chance to showcase ideas for the betterment of humanity, often through advancements in technology.

And that's why Emirates NBD, the premier banking partner at Expo 2020, Dubai is showcasing what they believe could be the way forward through technology in the banking industry.

For this episode of Creating Opportunities we're heading back to the Expo b...

After another quick, and this time food-related, tour of one of Expo's many different areas, we're back at Emirates NBD's Expo 2020 branch for another episode of Future Banking.

The bank is showcasing where it believes the future of banking will be headed in the coming years with a number of unique conceptual 'Pod' experiences. And one of these is an initiative that echoes of one of the UAE's stated aims to be the world's leading hu...

As the premier banking partner at Expo 2020 Dubai, Emirates NBD is hosting a pioneering, site-wide, banking experience for residents and international visitors. They're also showcasing potential Future Banking experiences at the futuristic Expo branch on Al Wasl Avenue.

As you walk into the branch, directly in front of you - there are five distinct 'pods' with immersive, interactive exhibits...covering a range of future-facing topic...

For this season of Creating Opportunities we'll be at Expo, the World's Fair, where Emirates NBD is hosting a pioneering, site-wide, banking experience for residents and international visitors as the Premier Banking Partner.

The first episode of this new season takes place at Emirates NBD's futuristic new branch on Al Wasl Avenue at Expo 2020, Dubai.

With immersive, interactive exhibits that re-imagine the future of banking, how will...

When Rajan Israni founded Sun and Sand Developers – a real estate company in the UAE with buildings such as Suntech Tower in Dubai Silicon Oasis, the market was getting crowded. In the season finale of Creating Opportunities he tells us how the business has remained competitive and why he decided to start a new venture during the pandemic. We also hear from Rohit Garg, Emirates NBD's Executive Vice President and Head Business Ban...

Paresh Zaveri is the Chairman and Managing Director of Aurionpro –a technology products and solutions provider with operations across Asia and the Middle East. With digital innovation constantly evolving, he talks through the challenges of staying relevant in the fast moving industry. We also hear from Rohit Garg, Emirates NBD's Executive Vice President and Head Business Banking, who tells us how businesses in the UAE can capitalis...

What was it like to enter the UAE market only a few months before COVID-19 hit? For South Africa based Osman and Shaista Osman, the duo behind the entertainment management company, Blu Blood, it was their pre-existing network in the UAE which helped them navigate the uncertainties in the industry. We also have Emirates NBD's Executive Vice President and Head Business Banking, Rohit Garg, who weighs in on how companies can franchise...

When you go from being an employee to an entrepreneur, there is a lot at stake. For JP Sharma, the CEO of Captain's Freight, an International freight forwarder and logistics provider, it meant dipping into his savings in a very strategic way. With many others on a similar journey, Rohit Garg, Executive Vice President and Head Business Banking at Emirates NBD, discusses the practical ways the bank assists emerging entrepreneurs. www...

Lorenzo Jooris, the CEO of Creative Zone, Dubai's largest business setup company, is well versed on knowing what it takes to launch a business from scratch in the UAE. From the key tenets required to succeed to why the UAE is fertile ground for entrepreneurs, Lorenzo has all the answers. Additionally, Rohit Garg, Executive Vice President and Head Business Banking, guides listeners on how to capitalise on opportunities for business ...

Of all the industries hit by the global pandemic, the creative field was by far one of the most heavily affected. The UAE's first female director and producer, Nayla Al Khaja, who is also the CEO of Nayla Khaja Films, had to think outside the box mid-production for one of her latest projects. Rohit Garg, Emirates NBD's Executive Vice President and Head Business Banking, talks us through the ways the bank supports businesses in the ...

Just because we’re social distancing it doesn’t mean that fraudsters are keeping their distance. In fact, this is a time when fraudsters look to prey on perceived fears. In this sixth and final episode of season two of Creating Opportunities, Emirates NBD's Head of Operational Risk, Bjorn Lenzmann tells us how to be confident that that our money is safe and secure when we're banking online.

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Since we’re all social distancing as much as we can right now, in episode five we discuss how to stay safe by going contactless during Covid-19. Emirates NBD’s Head of Cards, Deepakchandran R (the man we affectionately know as ‘DC’) is back once again to discuss the ins and outs of contactless payments, the merits of contactless banking and why it always pays to stay safe.

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What’s the message from Emirates NBD as a financial institution when it comes to looking after and getting the most from our money in times like these? For episode four, the bank’s Chief Investment Officer, Maurice Gravier, discusses what we can all do to deal with financial difficulty and, looking to the future, what coronavirus might mean when it comes to attitudes to saving and investing?

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A pandemic like the coronavirus is uncharted territory. Traditional crisis communications playbooks don’t apply - Covid-19 is anything but ‘traditional’. At times like these, when so much has changed for so many, communication is more important than ever. In this episode, Emirates NBD’s Group Marketing Chief Moadh Bukhash tells us how he approached this responsibility.

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Eman AbdulRazzaq, Emirates NBD's new Group Chief Human Resource Officer shares her experiences and employee well-being stories for episode two. From physical and mental health initiatives, to eating plans and team-building exercises. From counselling staff with increased ‘life stress’ to dealing with the IT demands of remote working and virtual meetings. She also explains what working from home really means - particularly when fami...

How has the banking industry adapted to the changes that we've all been affected by in 2020? Emirates NBD’s Senior Executive Vice-President and Head of Retail Banking and Wealth Management, Suvo Sarkar and Executive Vice-President, and Head of Retail Banking UAE, Marwan Hadi, talk us through initiatives the bank has introduced to ease the burden in trying times and how current attitudes and thinking will impact Emirates NBD's appro...