Friends,

I am currently in Dubai as an invited speaker at the Arab Thought Foundation 10th Annual Conference. Earlier today (well yesterday technically) I spoke on a panel on the Economic Challenges of the Arab Region in the aftermath of the Arab Spring.

The rest of the conference is even more interesting and I strongly urge you to come out if you can – and come say hello!

And on December 10th I’ll be in Doha, Qatar for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations forum. Never been to either (UNAOC forums, or Doha) and I trust it will be exciting so I’m very much looking forward!