Abdel Wahed El Wakil on the evolution of architecture and materials
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Abdel Wahed El Wakil
I’m joined today by a legend of from the world of architecture, Abdel Wahed El Wakil. I sat down with him a couple of weeks ago in Doha, where
“Going into a new market requires humility. You don’t know the market well, and you have to accept that.”
In this year-in-review episode, Hashem looks back on 2025 and what it actually took to open two restaurants in Riyadh in one year. It’s a conversation about going up
MENAT Regenerative Agriculture Winners 2024-25
Tatiana Antonelli-Abella sits down with the winners of the 2024-25 cohort of the MENAT Regenerative Agriculture Initiative. Now in its second year, the Venture Programme received 660 registration and 190
“I saw a massive gap in institutionalizing the real estate process. And I wanted to take a crack at it.“ Abdullah Alajaji on identifying market gaps in real estate and playing the long game
This week on The Lighthouse Conversations, Hashem sits down with Abdullah Alajaji, Founder of Driven Properties, to discuss his meteoric journey in real estate. Tune in as they discuss taking
Nouf Al Moneef
I’m delighted to welcome Nouf Al Moneef, Director of Noor Riyadh, to the show this week. Noor Riyadh has now welcomed more than 3 million visitors and hosted artworks
Omar Elsahy
I’m delighted to welcome Omar Elsahy to the show this week. Omar is General Manager for Amazon in Egypt, overseeing 2,500 employees in the country as well as
Haitham Mattar
I’m delighted to welcome Haitham Mattar, MD at the Intercontinental Hotel Group for India, Middle East & Africa to What I Did Next this week. What I Did Next:
HRH Nourah Al Faisal
I’m excited to kick off a new season of What I Did Next with Her Royal Highness Nourah Al Faisal. She’s the founder of bespoke jewellery brand Nuun,
Panel discussion: Nature & Science based solutions- scaling Regenerative Agriculture to tackle the MENAT agricultural, food security & climate change challenges
The first MENAT Regenerative Agriculture Venture Program Ceremony took place on the 22nd of May, the International Day of Biological Diversity, where we celebrated the researches and entrepreneurs who hold
“I’m an art pragmatist. You need a balance.” Hashem Montasser talks to Caroline Louca about growing up around art, themes in his current collection, and how The Lighthouse fits in with his mission to support Arab artists.
This week, we’re flipping the script. Art consultant Caroline Louca gets behind the host’s mic to chat with Hashem the art collector! As a long-time friend of Hashem’
Mohamed Al Fayed
Mohamed Al Fayed is the co-founder & CEO of Grubtech, he's a digital advisor as well as a mentor, and he calls himself a tech disruptor. What I