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Our relationship with thought leadership has two dimensions: our founders are recognised authorities on AI, business, and media — and, distinctively, we help other organisations build their thought leadership presence.

G&K as thought leaders

When the region needs an expert voice on AI and business, it calls G&K.

Regular coverage and expert commentary across the region’s most important broadcast and print platforms. This is earned credibility — not paid placement.

Bloomberg AsharqCNBC ArabiaSky News ArabiaAl JazeeraDubai TVForbes Middle EastInc Arabia

G&K in the media

Watch, read, and follow.

A selection of where our founders share their perspective on AI, business, and the future of the region.

Asem Galal on YouTube
YouTube Channel

Asem Galal — on AI, business & media

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Asem Galal, Forbes Middle East contributor
Forbes Middle East

Asem Galal — Contributor

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Inc. Arabia opinion article featuring G&K
Inc. Arabia · Opinion

هبلة .. ومسكوها طبلة

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CNBC Arabia opinion article by Asem Galal on the ethics of military AI
CNBC Arabia · Opinion

من الذرة إلى الخوارزمية

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Published archive

Writing the region’s technology story since 2009.

Both founders wrote أدوات رقمية (Digital Tools), a monthly column in Forbes العربية, through 2009 — on the wiki economy, virtualisation and the cloud, years before either became mainstream in the region. Reproduced here with attribution to the original publisher.

Forbes Arabia, February 2009 Forbes العربية · February 2009 إدارة نظم المعلومات ؤنزواتٔ السوق Managing information systems against the market’s whims Samer Karawi · 0.3 MB PDF Forbes Arabia, March 2009 Forbes العربية · March 2009 اقتصاد الويكي: إعادة اختراع الأعمال The wiki economy: reinventing business Asem Galal · 1.0 MB PDF Forbes Arabia, April 2009 Forbes العربية · April 2009 الافتراضية والحوسبة السحابية Virtualisation and cloud computing Samer Karawi · 1.6 MB PDF Forbes Arabia, May 2009 Forbes العربية · May 2009 اقتصاد الويكي والـiPhone The wiki economy and the iPhone Asem Galal · 0.6 MB PDF Channel Middle East, August 2018 Channel Middle East · August 2018 Transformation Agents — the cover feature Cover story · 16 MB PDF

G&K as thought leadership builders

The ecosystems we’ve built for our clients.

Not content marketing — the strategic creation of platforms, communities, and intellectual programmes that position organisations as the conveners of their industries.

For Dubai Media

Future Majlis

Platform conception & launch, content curation, and speaker programming.

futuremajlis.com → For the Investment Corporation of Dubai

Cyber Majlis

Content strategy, speaker curation, and thought leadership briefing management.

cybermajlis.ae → For Dubai Media Academy

The iع Initiative

Thought leadership strategy and content — launched during Dubai AI Week 2025.

academy.dmi.ae →

The Journal

Visionary content on the intelligent economy.

Our perspectives on AI, growth, and the future of business in the region are coming soon. In the meantime, the conversations we convene — on Future Majlis and Cyber Majlis — are where the thinking happens.

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