{ "publisher": "Global Centre for Enterprise, Innovation and Prosperity", "source": "https://gceip.com/insights/posts", "feed": "https://gceip.com/rss.xml", "stories": [ { "title": "Dat Bike: How Vietnam's Electric Motorcycle Challenger Is Going Mainstream", "url": "https://gceip.com/insights/posts/dat-bike-vietnam-electric-motorcycle", "published": "2026-10-16", "section": "Featured Brand", "summary": "From performance-focused electric motorbikes to affordable family transportation, Dat Bike is taking on one of Southeast Asia's most established consumer habits. Its next challenge is not simply building a better electric motorcycle, but building a manufacturing and service business capable of competing at national and eventually regional scale.", "subject": "Dat Bike", "country": "Vietnam", "sector": "Electric mobility", "author": "GCEIP Editorial Desk" }, { "title": "Brickanta: The Swedish AI Startup Rewriting How Construction Projects Begin", "url": "https://gceip.com/insights/posts/brickanta-swedish-construction-ai", "published": "2026-10-15", "section": "Featured Brand", "summary": "Construction projects can run into trouble long before building work starts. Stockholm-based Brickanta is developing an AI-powered platform to help construction companies analyse contracts, identify risks, prepare bids and make better decisions before committing resources.", "subject": "Brickanta", "country": "Sweden", "sector": "Construction technology", "author": "GCEIP Editorial Desk" }, { "title": "Global Business Conclave 2026 brings 125 delegates to London", "url": "https://gceip.com/insights/posts/global-business-conclave-2026-london", "published": "2026-10-14", "section": "News", "summary": "GCEIP and White Page brought 125 delegates from more than 15 countries to the House of Lords and the Victory Services Club on 22 and 23 September.", "subject": null, "country": null, "sector": null, "author": "GCEIP Editorial Desk" }, { "title": "Sirdab: The Saudi Startup Rethinking How Businesses Store, Move and Manage Goods", "url": "https://gceip.com/insights/posts/sirdab-saudi-warehousing-platform", "published": "2026-10-12", "section": "Featured Brand", "summary": "From flexible warehouse capacity to connected transportation networks, Riyadh-based Sirdab is attempting to transform one of the most important—and least visible—parts of Saudi Arabia's growing business economy.", "subject": "Sirdab", "country": "Saudi Arabia", "sector": "Logistics technology", "author": "GCEIP Editorial Desk" }, { "title": "Ritesh Agarwal's Second Act: How OYO Became a Global Hospitality Business", "url": "https://gceip.com/insights/posts/ritesh-agarwal-oyo-prism", "published": "2026-10-12", "section": "Featured Leader", "summary": "The founder who challenged India's fragmented hotel industry is now leading PRISM through a much larger transformation. With Motel 6 reshaping its international business and a proposed IPO approaching, Ritesh Agarwal faces a different test of leadership: building a financially resilient global hospitality company.", "subject": "Ritesh Agarwal", "country": "India", "sector": "Global Business Leaders", "author": "GCEIP Editorial Desk" }, { "title": "Steven Bartlett: Can The Diary of a CEO Become Bigger Than Its Founder?", "url": "https://gceip.com/insights/posts/steven-bartlett-creator-economy", "published": "2026-10-12", "section": "Featured Leader", "summary": "The entrepreneur who built a global podcast audience is now attempting to create a business ecosystem spanning media, technology, investment and creator-led enterprises.", "subject": "Steven Bartlett", "country": "United Kingdom", "sector": "Global Business Leaders", "author": "GCEIP Editorial Desk" }, { "title": "Mansi Mahansaria: The Entrepreneur Building the Cold-Chain Network Behind India's Food Brands", "url": "https://gceip.com/insights/posts/mansi-mahansaria", "published": "2026-10-12", "section": "Featured Leader", "summary": "From solving daily delivery challenges for restaurant chains to building an on-demand refrigerated logistics platform, the founder of JustDeliveries is helping reshape how India's food businesses grow.", "subject": "Mansi Mahansaria", "country": "India", "sector": "Emerging Business Leaders · Cold-chain logistics", "author": "GCEIP Editorial Desk" }, { "title": "Ultrahuman: Building a Global Health-Tech Brand From India", "url": "https://gceip.com/insights/posts/ultrahuman", "published": "2026-09-14", "section": "Featured Brand", "summary": "From continuous glucose monitoring and smart rings to blood biomarkers, women’s health and real-time biointelligence, Bengaluru-based Ultrahuman is attempting something far more ambitious than building another wearable. It wants to create a computing platform that understands the human body continuously.", "subject": "Ultrahuman", "country": "India", "sector": "Health-tech and wearables", "author": "GCEIP Editorial Desk" }, { "title": "Imran Farooq: Scaling a Dubai Real Estate Brand Beyond Borders", "url": "https://gceip.com/insights/posts/imran-farooq", "published": "2026-09-14", "section": "Featured Leader", "summary": "From resort-style apartments and private pools to international expansion, branded residences and vertical integration, Imran Farooq has turned SAMANA Developers into one of Dubai’s fastest-rising property businesses — and is now building for a much larger stage.", "subject": "Imran Farooq", "country": "United Arab Emirates", "sector": "Real estate", "author": "GCEIP Editorial Desk" }, { "title": "Aman Mehta: Taking Torrent Pharma Into Its Next Era", "url": "https://gceip.com/insights/posts/aman-mehta", "published": "2026-09-14", "section": "Featured Leader", "summary": "From strengthening India’s chronic-therapy leadership to integrating major acquisitions and shaping a broader growth agenda, Aman Mehta is emerging as one of the key next-generation leaders in Indian pharmaceuticals.", "subject": "Aman Mehta", "country": "India", "sector": "Pharmaceuticals", "author": "GCEIP Editorial Desk" }, { "title": "Nominations open for Asian Premier Brands and Leaders 2026", "url": "https://gceip.com/insights/posts/asian-premier-brands-leaders-2026-call-for-nominations", "published": "2026-09-08", "section": "News", "summary": "GCEIP opens the call for its Dubai edition, with a named jury and published criteria.", "subject": null, "country": null, "sector": null, "author": "GCEIP Editorial Desk" }, { "title": "Yalla Group: Building a Digital Social World Around MENA Culture", "url": "https://gceip.com/insights/posts/yalla-group", "published": "2026-09-07", "section": "Featured Brand", "summary": "From voice-led social networking and culturally resonant gaming to a growing ecosystem of digital entertainment, Yalla Group has built one of the Middle East’s most distinctive technology brands by proving that global-scale digital products can succeed when they begin with local behaviour, language and identity.", "subject": "Yalla Group", "country": "United Arab Emirates", "sector": "Digital social networking and gaming", "author": "GCEIP Editorial Desk" }, { "title": "Enerwhere: Reinventing Off-Grid Power for a Lower-Carbon Middle East", "url": "https://gceip.com/insights/posts/enerwhere", "published": "2026-09-07", "section": "Featured Brand", "summary": "From desert construction sites and quarries to islands, industrial facilities and oilfield operations, Enerwhere has built its reputation by taking renewable energy where conventional grids often cannot go — combining solar, storage, intelligent controls and flexible power systems to reduce diesel dependence without sacrificing reliability.", "subject": "Enerwhere", "country": "United Arab Emirates", "sector": "Clean energy and utilities", "author": "GCEIP Editorial Desk" }, { "title": "Dr. (CA) Ankur Aggarwal: Building a New UAE Real Estate Powerhouse", "url": "https://gceip.com/insights/posts/ankur-aggarwal", "published": "2026-09-07", "section": "Featured Leader", "summary": "From chartered accountancy to creating one of the UAE’s fastest-scaling luxury development platforms, Dr. (CA) Ankur Aggarwal is combining financial discipline, branded residences and ambitious expansion to build BNW Developments for the next phase of Gulf real estate.", "subject": "Dr. (CA) Ankur Aggarwal", "country": "United Arab Emirates", "sector": "Real estate", "author": "GCEIP Editorial Desk" }, { "title": "Abhyuday Jindal: Reinventing Indian Manufacturing for a New Era", "url": "https://gceip.com/insights/posts/abhyuday-jindal", "published": "2026-09-07", "section": "Featured Leader", "summary": "From expanding global stainless-steel capacity to advancing green hydrogen, renewable energy and high-value manufacturing, Abhyuday Jindal is helping position Jindal Stainless for the next phase of India’s industrial growth.", "subject": "Abhyuday Jindal", "country": "India", "sector": "Manufacturing", "author": "GCEIP Editorial Desk" }, { "title": "ShopBack: How a Cashback Plug-in Became a $1.4 Billion Payments Platform", "url": "https://gceip.com/insights/posts/shopback", "published": "2026-09-05", "section": "Featured Brand", "summary": "Founded in Singapore in 2014, ShopBack spent a decade turning a browser cashback habit into Asia-Pacific’s largest rewards network, reaching unicorn status in 2026 on the back of quiet profitability. Its next move is harder: standing at the actual point of sale, not just after it.", "subject": "ShopBack", "country": "Singapore", "sector": "E-commerce", "author": "GCEIP Editorial Desk" }, { "title": "Cred: How a Bill-Payment App Became Meta’s $900 Million Fintech Bet", "url": "https://gceip.com/insights/posts/cred", "published": "2026-09-05", "section": "Featured Brand", "summary": "Cred built its business on a contrarian idea — reward India’s most creditworthy consumers, not the underbanked majority. In 2026, that bet drew a $900 million investment from Meta, a $4.5 billion valuation, and sent its founder to run WhatsApp worldwide.", "subject": "Cred", "country": "India", "sector": "Fintech", "author": "GCEIP Editorial Desk" }, { "title": "Rashed Ahmadyar: Building Dubai’s Next Generation of Real Estate", "url": "https://gceip.com/insights/posts/rashed-ahmadyar", "published": "2026-09-05", "section": "Featured Leader", "summary": "With a billion-dirham development portfolio, fast-moving projects and a disciplined approach to growth, Rashed Ahmadyar is positioning Ahmadyar Developments as one of Dubai’s emerging real estate names.", "subject": "Rashed Ahmadyar", "country": "United Arab Emirates", "sector": "Real estate", "author": "GCEIP Editorial Desk" }, { "title": "Shashank Kumar: Building the Financial Infrastructure Behind Indian Business", "url": "https://gceip.com/insights/posts/shashank-kumar", "published": "2026-09-05", "section": "Featured Leader", "summary": "From solving online-payment friction for startups to helping businesses manage money through payments, banking and AI, Shashank Kumar has spent more than a decade building the rails beneath India’s digital economy.", "subject": "Shashank Kumar", "country": "India", "sector": "Fintech and payments", "author": "GCEIP Editorial Desk" }, { "title": "Hazza Zaal: Redefining Luxury Through Nature and Wellness", "url": "https://gceip.com/insights/posts/hazza-zaal", "published": "2026-09-04", "section": "Featured Leader", "summary": "At Al Barari and through his own venture, Elemental Developments, Hazza Zaal is advancing a different vision of Dubai real estate — one where luxury is measured not only by architecture and address, but by how a place makes people feel.", "subject": "Hazza Zaal", "country": "United Arab Emirates", "sector": "Real estate and wellness", "author": "GCEIP Editorial Desk" }, { "title": "Adwaita Nayar: Building the Next Chapter of Nykaa", "url": "https://gceip.com/insights/posts/adwaita-nayar", "published": "2026-09-04", "section": "Featured Leader", "summary": "From taking Nykaa offline to building its fashion business and now scaling House of Nykaa, Adwaita Nayar is helping transform one of India’s most recognised digital-first companies into a portfolio of enduring consumer brands.", "subject": "Adwaita Nayar", "country": "India", "sector": "Retail, fashion and consumer brands", "author": "GCEIP Editorial Desk" }, { "title": "Amira Sajwani: Building the Digital Future of Dubai Real Estate", "url": "https://gceip.com/insights/posts/amira-sajwani", "published": "2026-09-04", "section": "Featured Leader", "summary": "With one foot inside one of the Middle East’s best-known property groups and another building an independent PropTech platform, Amira Sajwani is challenging the traditional rules of how real estate is bought, financed and owned.", "subject": "Amira Sajwani", "country": "United Arab Emirates", "sector": "PropTech and real estate", "author": "GCEIP Editorial Desk" }, { "title": "Alisha Moopen: Leading the Next Era of Gulf Healthcare", "url": "https://gceip.com/insights/posts/alisha-moopen", "published": "2026-09-04", "section": "Featured Leader", "summary": "From expanding hospital networks to digital health, AI-enabled care and a growing Saudi footprint, Alisha Moopen is helping transform Aster DM Healthcare from a traditional provider into a connected healthcare ecosystem for the GCC.", "subject": "Alisha Moopen", "country": "United Arab Emirates", "sector": "Healthcare", "author": "GCEIP Editorial Desk" }, { "title": "Navneet Mandhani: Building Across Borders", "url": "https://gceip.com/insights/posts/navneet-mandhani", "published": "2026-09-04", "section": "Featured Leader", "summary": "From technology and global business to real estate and venture investing, Navneet Mandhani has built his career around one recurring idea: spotting opportunity early and scaling it across markets.", "subject": "Navneet Mandhani", "country": "United Arab Emirates", "sector": "Real estate and investment", "author": "GCEIP Editorial Desk" }, { "title": "Manisha Raisinghani: Building the AI Layer for Enterprise Sales", "url": "https://gceip.com/insights/posts/manisha-raisinghani", "published": "2026-09-04", "section": "Featured Leader", "summary": "From co-founding LogiNext to launching SiftHub, Manisha Raisinghani is using AI to solve one of enterprise sales’ oldest problems: too much information, too little usable context.", "subject": "Manisha Raisinghani", "country": "India", "sector": "Enterprise AI and SaaS", "author": "GCEIP Editorial Desk" }, { "title": "Maggie Ng: Leading HSBC’s Home Market Through a Global Rebuild", "url": "https://gceip.com/insights/posts/maggie-ng", "published": "2026-09-04", "section": "Featured Leader", "summary": "Five years after joining the bank, Maggie Ng took charge of HSBC in Hong Kong — the market that matters most to the group, at the moment the group is being taken apart and put back together.", "subject": "Maggie Ng", "country": "Hong Kong", "sector": "Banking and financial services", "author": "GCEIP Editorial Desk" }, { "title": "Margaret Kao: Building the Factories That Build the Chips", "url": "https://gceip.com/insights/posts/margaret-kao", "published": "2026-09-04", "section": "Featured Leader", "summary": "Founded in 1988 and still standing after every downturn since, Marketech International occupies the part of the semiconductor supply chain almost nobody outside it can name — and Margaret Kao has run it from the start.", "subject": "Margaret Kao", "country": "Taiwan", "sector": "Semiconductor manufacturing equipment", "author": "GCEIP Editorial Desk" }, { "title": "Priya Nair: The First Woman to Lead Hindustan Unilever", "url": "https://gceip.com/insights/posts/priya-nair", "published": "2026-09-04", "section": "Featured Leader", "summary": "Three decades inside one company, and a career built in the categories that reach almost every Indian household. Priya Nair now runs the business she joined as a management trainee.", "subject": "Priya Nair", "country": "India", "sector": "FMCG and consumer packaged goods", "author": "GCEIP Editorial Desk" }, { "title": "Kuok Hui Kwong: Leading Shangri-La Into Its Next Chapter", "url": "https://gceip.com/insights/posts/kuok-hui-kwong", "published": "2026-09-04", "section": "Featured Leader", "summary": "Eight years as chairman before taking the chief executive’s office, Kuok Hui Kwong now leads one of Asia’s most recognisable hospitality groups through a period of deliberate renewal.", "subject": "Kuok Hui Kwong", "country": "Hong Kong", "sector": "Luxury hospitality", "author": "GCEIP Editorial Desk" }, { "title": "Akbar Moideen Thumbay: Building the Next Generation of UAE Healthcare", "url": "https://gceip.com/insights/posts/akbar-moideen-thumbay", "published": "2026-09-04", "section": "Featured Leader", "summary": "At the intersection of hospitals, medical education, research and patient experience, Akbar Moideen Thumbay is helping shape the next chapter of one of the UAE’s most distinctive healthcare ecosystems.", "subject": "Akbar Moideen Thumbay", "country": "United Arab Emirates", "sector": "Healthcare", "author": "GCEIP Editorial Desk" }, { "title": "Alakh Pandey: The Teacher Who Turned Trust Into a Public Company", "url": "https://gceip.com/insights/posts/alakh-pandey", "published": "2026-09-04", "section": "Featured Leader", "summary": "From a YouTube classroom in Prayagraj to building one of India’s most visible education platforms, Alakh Pandey has created a business around a simple idea: quality learning should not be limited by geography or affordability.", "subject": "Alakh Pandey", "country": "India", "sector": "Education", "author": "GCEIP Editorial Desk" }, { "title": "Jeet Adani: The Next-Generation Leader Building for India’s Future", "url": "https://gceip.com/insights/posts/jeet-adani", "published": "2026-09-04", "section": "Featured Leader", "summary": "With airports, artificial intelligence, data centres and advanced industries increasingly defining his mandate, Jeet Adani is emerging as one of the most closely watched young leaders in Indian business.", "subject": "Jeet Adani", "country": "India", "sector": "Infrastructure and technology", "author": "GCEIP Editorial Desk" } ] }