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Forward Talks

Forward Talks

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 Forward Talks features sustainability leaders and climate champions driving impact from our region to the world. Forward Talks is hosted by Tatiana Antonelli-Abella and brought to you by Goumbook, the UAE’s first social enterprise.Goumbook, All Rights Reserved. Earth Sciences Economics Science
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  • 2024-25 Winners of the MENAT Regenerative Agriculture Venture Programme

    2024-25 Winners of the MENAT Regenerative Agriculture Venture Programme
    Jun 30 2025
    Tatiana Antonelli-Abella sits down with the winners of the 2024-25 cohort of the MENAT Regenerative Agriculture Initiative. Now in its second year, the Venture Programme received 660 registration and 190 innovation solutions, each focused on soil regeneration, climate and water-resilient agricultural practices, and addressing food security. This years’s winners are: Omaima Marhane from Actinobacteria, developing solutions to tackle water stress in arid soils. Dr. Budour A. Alghamdi, Eng. Wafa A. Alrasheed, and Dr. Adil E. Abdelnour from Farm to 2Fs, turning animal waste into bioenergy and fertilizer. ⁠Teodoro Garcia-Millan, Fran Robson, and Veronica Greco from RedDot, revolutionizing pest control with RNA-based technology. You can find out more about the Venture Programme, the winners, and the Top 20 solutions here. You can also listen to the winners of the first cohort here. We also want to thank our partners, HSBC and ⁠Saudi Awal Bank, who worked with us to both upskill and empower innovative solutions like these through funding and mentorship, helping them progress towards becoming viable commercial possibilities.
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    36 mins
  • Cultivating the Future: Transforming Arid Agriculture with Dr. Ismahane Elouafi

    Cultivating the Future: Transforming Arid Agriculture with Dr. Ismahane Elouafi
    Apr 24 2025
    For the final episode of our special mini-series, Tatiana Antonelli-Abella is joined by Dr. Ismahane Elouafi, Executive Managing Director of CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural innovation network. Dr. Elouafi was just named as one of the 100 most influential people of 2025 by TIME Magazine. Dr. Elouafi shares more about her work at CGIAR and their groundbreaking research, which has transformed food security in regions facing salinity and water scarcity. This episode is part of Our Land, Our Future, a special mini-series of Forward Talks by Goumbook focused on land restoration and combating desertification. This special series is brought to you in partnership with Saudi Awwal Bank. Find out more at: https://www.sab.com/esg/.
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    44 mins
  • Polar regions sentinels of climate change, biodiversity, and human resilience, with Wassim Said

    Polar regions sentinels of climate change, biodiversity, and human resilience, with Wassim Said
    Mar 21 2025
    Tatiana Antonelli-Abella is joined by Wassim Said for a special episode of Forward Talks to mark the inaugural World Day for Glaciers and 2025 being the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation. Wassim is a Steering Committee member of the Emirates Polar Program in addition to being an Advisor with the UAE’s Presidential Court. Wassim explains the critical role of glaciers as freshwater sources and in the context of climate change, and the work of the Emirates Polar Program.
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    29 mins
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