Engineering Energy & Financing the Future

Geerling John Offereins, Co-founder of TDD International on renewable energy, ethical finance, and why the post-fossil economy will be built at source Shereen Shabnam In an age when finance is being asked to do more than generate returns, Geerling John Offereins from the Netherlands represents a rare kind of leadership. One that bridges capital, technology, sustainability, and long-range global thinking. With a career spanning more than three decades across investment banking, structured finance, fintech, renewable energy, and advanced geophysical technologies, Offereins has built his professional life around one central belief: finance should not merely follow change, but enable it. That … Continue reading Engineering Energy & Financing the Future

Shaping the Future of Work

An Exclusive with Vivek Arora, Managing Director of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM MENA) Shereen Shabnam With over two decades of international HR leadership spanning the Middle East, Asia Pacific, and Eastern Europe, Vivek Arora has built a reputation as a strategic thinker and people-first leader. As Managing Director of the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM MENA), he is at the forefront of aligning global HR frameworks with the region’s evolving cultural and business dynamics. In this conversation, he shares insights on the changing expectations of talent in the MENA region, the impact of AI and hybrid … Continue reading Shaping the Future of Work