250+ C-level attendees, 25+ notable expert speakers, 8 multi-national partners, and future tech exhibitors graced the 39th edition of World AI Show at The Leela, Mumbai on 23rd November 2022. With the help of these eminent speakers and futuristic solution providers, attendees were able to build and embrace a vibrant AI industry in India.
FuturePlus and Outernet Unite to Create First Sustainability Impact Awards for High-Growth Companies
Sustainability management platform FuturePlus, and London’s new media and culture district featuring the world’s most advanced immersive screens, Outernet, have teamed up to create the Outernet Impact Award in association with FuturePlus.
It may seem a bit late in the day to be writing about ‘brand purpose’ – tons of inspiring thinkers, brand gurus and marketers have done that already. It’s over a decade since Simon Sinek’s inspiring golden circle diagram and David Hieatt’s Do Purpose book. Yet, what they say about having an underlying ‘why’ or ‘cause’ holds true – it’s compelling because it’s so ludicrously simple.
AstroLabs and the Italian Trade Agency, the government agency which promotes the globalization of Italian firms under the aegis of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, hosted a cross-emerging market showcase bridging the entrepreneurial communities in Italy and the UAE. The first-of-its-kind pitch and panel event was organized to crown the completion of the 2nd edition of the Global Startup Program in the UAE, which took place at the AstroLabs spaces in Dubai over the last two months.
Ambl – the first-ever platform matching diners and drinkers with real-time availability – has successfully closed a £1 million funding raise and officially launched. The London-based start-up has been created to give hospitality venues the necessary tool to fill instantaneous capacity; something leading reservation apps do not currently offer.
Looking at the distribution of venture capital investments today, women receive five times less financing than their male counterparts. In 2020, only 2.3% of venture capital funds went to businesses started by women around $3.7bn and, more than $160bn went to companies created by men. Moreover, only 12% of decision-makers at venture capital firms are women, and many VC companies have no female partners.













