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We sit down with Isabella Pirolo and Eman Alkadi form the Dubai Future Foundation, two impressive females and the driving force behind The Dubai Future Forum. The Dubai Future Forum is the world’s largest gathering of futurists taking place once a year. In this episode we dive into what the future of food, space, youth and travel look like in the year 2071. Isabella formerly of the European Commission is now a Senior Consultant at Dubai Future Foundation overseeing the Research and Imagination team of the Dubai Future Foundation, leading the work on future of food and food systems transformation. Eman is Senior Curator and Project Manager driving the Dubai Future Forum, we learn more about her role within Dubai Future Foundation and what we can expect from the Dubai Future Forum in… the future! Save the date!!! The next forum will take place 19th and 20th November 20th at The Museum of The Future in Dubai.

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This week we are joined by Salman Hussain, Cofounder CEO of FUSE, an impact driven (literally) mobility business that is accelerating the UAE towards sustainable mobility in a unique and fun way, by offering to convert classic and traditional cars to electric. A mechanical engineer turned passionate entrepreneur, Salman and his Cofounder have  made it their mission to clean the mobility sector by identifying more innovative ways to electrify the mobility sector while finding a solution to keep legacy cars on the road longer. In this episode we tackle some of the issues in getting such a business and product fit for the market, the environmental impact at large and what’s ahead for Fuse.
Interested to learn more about this brilliant business or keen to visit their production unit one day then you can learn more here http://www.fuse.ae 
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This week we are joined by Matteo Boffa, an impressive Swiss serial impact entrepreneur and angel investor. After starting his career as a private banker and serving two years in the Swiss Army, he decided to make a radical change in his life to serve a higher social and environmental purpose by becoming an active impact investor focused on early stage ESG driven businesses.
In this episode Matteo shares his insights into what motivates him to put money into early stage businesses and ideas, the Founders he wants to back and how he unearths the best businesses at university campus level. We get to learn more about some of the companies he has invested in such as Thaely, a sustainable sneaker brand, a cricket farm in South America and Zofeur, a responsible car ride platform. Ree-thinking Sustainability podcast followers can try Zofeur by downloading their app and using the promo code Boffa30 to get up to AED20 off your rides.
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Did you know that one square mile of mangrove forests can hold as much CO2 as the annual emission of 90,000 cars? We sit down with Vahid Fotuhi the Founder CEO of Blue Forest an award-winning forest restoration company based in Dubai. Blue Forest has amassed over 200,000 Ha of degraded mangrove forests in Africa and Asia which will be restored in partnership with community forest associations. In this episode we get to understand the problem at large, how mangroves impact people and the planet, the blue carbon credit market and how Blue Forest seek to create a positive impact on a global level.
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Forget what you think you know about the UAE. Sure, 5 star premium and luxury brands and experiences. That’s there for everyone to see. Consumer sentiment is shifting slightly and preloved is more desirable than once imagined and it’s better for the planet. This week we shine a light on the incredible work Jennifer Sault has been doing her entire career. Jennifer is the Founder of Thrift for Good, the leading charity thrift shop in the UAE, now with branches on the Palm Jumeirah, Times Square Center and online. Thrift for Good's mission is to rehome preloved items to reduce waste and help children around the world, in partnership with Gulf for Good. Volunteer-run, 100% of the profits are donated to children's charity projects.
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This week we are honoured to be joined by the impressive female Emirati Entrepreneur, Maryam AlMansoori. Maryam is the General Manager of Rebound Plastic Exchange, a UAE based global trading platform for quality-assured recycled plastics. She shares with us how she is driven to use technology to promote sustainability and reduce plastic pollution in the environment. Did you know the recycled plastics market is assumed to reach a worth of $46.6 bn by 2025. Staggering. We learn about Maryam’s move from working in government into the private sector and how her early years shaped her passion for the environment.
Learn more about Maryam’s business here https://www.reboundplasticexchange.com/
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