20/06/2025
The June 2025 issue of Middle East Consultant is Now Available!
This edition offers a deep dive into the dynamic landscape of the GCC's construction and real estate sectors, with a particular focus on hospitality, sustainability, smart city development, and critical business strategies.
In this issue, we feature:
âž¡ Building Richer Stories: We engage with Joseph Karam, COO, Ishraq_hospitality, to gain an inside track view of current trends and dynamics in the GCC's thriving hospitality sector, a major source of income and innovation for the region for over three decades.
âž¡ From Compliance to Leadership: Engi Jaber, Associate Partner - Sustainability and Head of , part of @+impact, discusses the strategic and competitive advantages a specialist consultancy brings to the sustainability imperative, from project conception to delivery.
➡ Getting it Right…: Marco Fahd, CEO of International Consultants shares insights on leveraging high-grade natural stone in projects, the rise of sustainability, and solving challenges with advanced AI, alongside a review of their 'The Construction Pulse' White Paper.
âž¡ Smart Cities: Where Life can Thrive: Dr. Matthew Marson and Michael Ewert from JLL's Technology Advisory team clarify when smart city visions can become reality and the critical challenges urban planners must address for truly thriving environments.
âž¡ Beyond the Office Tour: Emma Jordaan, CEO, Consulting critically examines why 40% of executive re-assignments fail and champions induction programmes that prioritise Cultural Intelligence for better onboarding success.
âž¡ The C-Suite Report: Part Two In the second part of our serialised review, we explore whether leading industry champions believe that the era of the niche, specialised business is coming to an end.
➡ All that Sparkles: The Hazards of Glint and Glare…: Kai Frolic from UK-based glass specialists Pager Power outlines key strategies for effectively minimising persistent glint and glare risks in modern glass-façade buildings.
Read the full issue here: https://issuu.com/cpitrade/docs/mec_june_2025