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Former Etihad Airways president and CEO James Hogan joins Gulf Business for a wide-ranging conversation on the future of global aviation.

Hogan discusses why he believes the Gulf will remain an aviation powerhouse, the rise of Saudi Arabia as a major aviation market, Africa’s long-term potential, increasing competition between global hubs, and how AI and new aircraft technology will reshape the industry.

He also reflects on his decade leading Etihad Airways, building the airline from a relatively small operation into a major global carrier, the thinking behind its international investments, and why people, safety and customer experience remain central to any successful airline.

“The Gulf will continue to be a powerhouse, will be an innovator,” Hogan says.

From the launch of Gulf Business in 1996 to the rise of digital media, podcasts and AI, Ian Fairservice has had a front-row seat to three decades of extraordinary change across the Gulf.

In this special 30th anniversary interview, Motivate Media Group Managing Partner and Group Editor-in-Chief Ian Fairservice sits down with Gulf Business Group Editor Gareth van Zyl to revisit how the magazine began, the remarkable people who have passed through its pages, the resilience that has shaped business in the region and what comes next for media.

He also shares some of the lessons learned over almost five decades in business — including one he has never forgotten: “Turnover is vanity. Profit is sanity, but cash flow is reality.”

And, of course: “Content is king.”

One of the key concerns is prompt injection, which becomes particularly difficult to address when data and instructions are increasingly intertwined

In this interview, Sam Tayan of Illumio discusses the growing importance of breach containment and why organisations need to prepare for the possibility that a threat actor will eventually gain access to their network

HE Abdullah Ahmed Al Saleh, Undersecretary at the UAE Ministry of Economy and Tourism, delivered the opening address at the Gulf Business Awards 2026, held at The Ritz-Carlton, Dubai, on September 23. In his speech, he reflected on the UAE’s economic transformation over the past three decades and outlined the next phase of growth, driven […]

Prashanth Rao speaks to Gulf Business editor Neesha Salian about VinFast’s regional expansion, changing consumer expectations and what comes next for electric mobility in the Middle East

Dr Christina Yan Zhang, CEO of The Metaverse Institute and UN ITU Co-Chair on CitiVerse standards, says today’s large language models may not be the endgame. The next frontier? AI that can understand text, images and video — and build realistic 3D worlds governed by physics. Whether we call it the metaverse, digital twins, spatial […]

How do you scale one of the region’s largest healthcare networks while keeping people at the heart of every decision? In this episode, Neesha Salian, Editor of Gulf Business, speaks with Alisha Moopen, Managing Director and Group CEO, Aster DM Healthcare, GCC, about leading Aster’s next phase of growth. They discuss digital transformation, AI in healthcare, leadership, talent, patient care, expansion across the GCC and beyond, and the vision to build a globally recognised healthcare organisation without losing the human touch.

Is this the right time to invest in UAE real estate? In this episode, Neesha Salian, Editor of Gulf Business, speaks with Dr. CA Ankur Aggarwal, Chairman and Founder of BNW Developments, about why the UAE property market continues to show resilience despite global uncertainty. They discuss investor sentiment, branded residences, Ras Al Khaimah’s rise, BNW’s expansion plans, ESG, construction challenges and why Aggarwal believes the UAE remains one of the world’s most compelling real estate investment destinations.