Edge CEO Faisal Al Bannai on building a 21st century defence company

Faisal Al Bannai, CEO and managing director of UAE defence conglomerate Edge, and the Secretary General of the Advanced Technology Research Council, joins host Kelsey Warner on the podcast. Speaking during the Global Aerospace Summit this week, they discuss lessons learned for the defence industry from the pandemic, the UAE’s ambitions with drones, if there is a red line on use of such capabilities and the historic Abraham Accord. In this episode: Is the Global Aerospace Summit relevant to Edge? (0m 58s) The impact of the pandemic on Edge (2m 25s) Edge and autonomous technology (6m 14s) Edge and Israel (8m 48s) Importance of cyber security: overhyped or remains a threat? (9m 54s) Headlines (12m 48s) Read more on our website: • UAE's Edge eyes chips and drones for charting a post-Covid course • European Central Bank ready to boost stimulus, Lagarde says • Saudi Arabia's tourism fund signs deal with banks to finance up to $43bn worth of projects • UAE consumers expect a fully cashless society by 2030