Kristin Augsburg: Spent five years in the UAE; four of which working with the German Industry and Commerce Office in Dubai. Editor of the "Geschäftshandbuch VAE" ('Business Guide UAE'). Isabell Claus: Former Assistant to the CEO & President of DaimlerChrysler Middle East FZE in Dubai and educated in International Business, Business and Law as well as Arabic Studies at Vienna University of Economics and Business, Vienna University, Harvard University, London School of Economics and Dubai University College. Kasim Randeree: Academic background includes Research Fellow at the University of Oxford; Visiting Lecturer at The University of Manchester; Lecturer at The British University in Dubai, United Arab Emirates University and University of Lincoln; Adjunct Professor at the American University in Dubai and Assistant Lecturer at the University of Hull.