24 Aug 2019: What is a trashbot? Simran Chowdhry from Bluephin explains how she and her fellow students at American University of Sharjah invented the award-winning "Roomba for the water".

24 Aug 2019: What is a trashbot? Simran Chowdhry from Bluephin explains how she and her fellow students at American University of Sharjah invented the award-winning "Roomba for the water".

StartingUp is your weekly guide to launching a new business in the UAE. Every Saturday we bring you inspirational stories, business news, and expert advice to help you get your idea off the ground.
Whether you’re tuning in because you’re curious about how the top entrepreneurs made their first million, or you need specific legal advice to scale up your side hustle, join the conversation with Natalie Lindo Taylor and a Virtuzone co-host on Saturday afternoons from 1pm to 3pm.

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Dubai Eye 103.8 is the Middle East’s only dedicated English language talk station and the Business Breakfast is the ICC International Radio Show of the Year.

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In Their Shoes: Simran Chowdhry

With a new study showing the UAE as the second most hardworking nation in the world, we ask, how’s your work-life balance? 
With more couples opting for ‘sleep divorce’, we speak with sleep expert Claudine Gillard and health and fitness professional Rose O’Donovan to see if this is really healthy or it’s better to find its root cause and solution to avoid it
Discussing retirement planning in the UAE with National Bonds
And as we broadcast from the Arab Media Forum, we speak with media professional Omar Qirem of Edelman Middle East.

With a new study showing the UAE as the second most hardworking nation in the world, we ask, how’s your work-life balance?  With more couples opting for ‘sleep divorce’, we speak with sleep expert Claudine Gillard and health and fitness professional Rose O’Donovan to see if this is really healthy or it’s better to find its root cause and solution to avoid it Discussing retirement planning in the UAE with National Bonds And as we broadcast from the Arab Media Forum, we speak with media professional Omar Qirem of Edelman Middle East.

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Mondays are all about live sessions, and this time, we are shining the spotlight to the incredible talent of the Filipino band Version 3. 

Mondays are all about live sessions, and this time, we are shining the spotlight to the incredible talent of the Filipino band Version 3.

Live music with Version 3

The second Theme8 Film Festival is underway, and the team behind it joins me on the show. Listen to the podcast to find out how you can join.

The second Theme8 Film Festival is underway, and the team behind it joins me on the show. Listen to the podcast to find out how you can join.

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