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Databricks is raising a Series K Investment at >$100 billion valuation

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Databricks, the Data and AI company, today announced it has signed a term sheet for its Series K round, which it expects to close soon with backing from existing investors. This funding values the company at >$100 billion.

The company expects to use the new capital to accelerate its AI strategy — expanding Agent Bricks, investing in its new database offering Lakebase, and fueling global growth. At the June Data + AI Summit, Databricks introduced a new product, Agent Bricks, which builds high-quality, production AI agents optimized on your enterprise data, and Lakebase, a new type of operational database (OLTP), built on open source Postgres, and optimized for AI Agents. The investment is also expected to support future AI acquisitions and deepen AI research.

“We’re seeing tremendous investor interest because of the momentum behind our AI products, which power the world’s largest businesses and AI services,” said Ali Ghodsi, co-founder and CEO of Databricks. “Every company can securely turn its enterprise data into AI apps and agents to grow revenue faster, operate more efficiently, and make smarter decisions with less risk. Databricks is benefiting from an unprecedented global demand for AI apps and agents, turning companies’ data into goldmines. We’re thrilled this round is already over-subscribed and to partner with strategic, long-term investors who share our vision for the future of AI.”

This new investment comes on the heels of strong momentum for Databricks. In the last two quarters, the company has launched or expanded partnerships with Microsoft, Google Cloud, Anthropic, SAP, and Palantir. More than 15,000 customers around the world use the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to democratize access to data and AI, making it easier to harness the power of their data for analytics and AI apps and agents. Built on an open source foundation, the platform enables organizations to drive innovation that increases revenue, lowers costs, and reduces risk.

About Databricks
Databricks is the Data and AI company. More than 15,000 organizations worldwide — including Block, Comcast, Condé Nast, Rivian, Shell and over 60% of the Fortune 500 — rely on the Databricks Data Intelligence Platform to take control of their data and put it to work with AI. Databricks is headquartered in San Francisco, with offices around the globe and was founded by the original creators of Lakehouse, Apache Spark™, Delta Lake, MLflow, and Unity Catalog. To learn more, follow Databricks on X, LinkedIn and Facebook.

Contact: Press@databricks.com

FNZ launches Advisor AI to redefine advisor productivity and scale personalized advice

  • FNZ launches Advisor AI, a next-generation artificial intelligence solution that enables advisors to work more efficiently, engage clients more effectively, and rapidly scale the delivery of personalized advice
  • Embedded directly into FNZ’s market leading wealth platform, Advisor AI improves advisor productivity, enhances the client experience and reduces administrative burden
  • Advisor AI is the first in a series of new AI-driven solutions FNZ will launch to further boost advisor productivity and client engagement
  • The launch follows the recently announced strategic partnership with Microsoft, which further enhances FNZ’s global platform with advanced AI, automation and cloud capabilities

LONDON and NEW YORK, Aug. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — FNZ, the global wealth management platform, has today announced the global launch of FNZ Advisor AI, a generative AI solution embedded directly into FNZ’s market leading wealth management platform. The solution will help financial advisors enhance productivity, deliver more personalized advice and serve more clients at scale.

The modern advisor’s context

Today’s financial advisors face growing pressure to meet evolving client expectations, regulatory obligations and business growth targets, all while managing rising operational complexity.

Recent FNZ research found that 73% of wealth management clients expect more personalized services from their advisor in the next two years, while 70% of advisors believe better technology is essential to meeting those expectations.

FNZ Advisor AI addresses these challenges by integrating intelligent automation and AI-driven efficiencies directly into FNZ’s market leading platform, placing powerful capabilities right at an advisor’s fingertips.

Why FNZ Advisor AI will change the game

With more than 650 financial institution partners, over 26 million end investors and close to $2 trillion in assets on platform, FNZ provides access to one of the largest wealth management data sets in the world.

This enables FNZ Advisor AI to support smarter, faster decision-making by generating real-time insights based on client and portfolio data. Advisors can proactively identify opportunities, flag risks and tailor their recommendations across their full book of business, ultimately driving better client outcomes.

Advisor AI also automates the entire client meeting lifecycle. Advisors can now prepare for meetings using personalized insights, access relevant content during client meetings, and use Advisor AI to transcribe and analyze the discussions afterwards. The advanced solution will also highlight key points that require follow-up and guide advisors on the most relevant next conversations to have with each client.

The time spent on repetitive administrative tasks is significantly reduced, freeing up advisors to spend more time with clients and focus on delivering high-quality, personalized advice.

Security at its core

The technology is underpinned by a dedicated AI architecture, FNZ’s robust AI governance framework, and close alignment with regulators to ensure the solution meets the highest industry standards while maintaining trust and security. This is supported by an experienced team running continuous evaluations, testing prompts and outputs to verify performance.

Alongside the advanced capabilities that set Adviser AI apart from generic solutions, robust guardrails are also built in to minimize the risk of AI hallucinations and ensure accuracy. 

Roman Regelman, FNZ Group President, said: “We know advisors globally are already experimenting with and relying on generative AI tools, but they are looking for integrated solutions to effectively and safely support them and their clients.

“FNZ Advisor AI changes the game. Underpinned by rigorous testing, and embedded into our market leading advisor platform, it enables advisors to spend more time with clients and deliver more reliable, faster and more personalized advice at scale. We are already seeing strong interest across our global client base and look forward to full deployment later this year.”

This launch also follows the recent announcement of a global strategic partnership between FNZ and Microsoft, aimed at accelerating digital transformation in the wealth management industry and enhancing FNZ’s AI, automation and cloud capabilities worldwide.

G-P Introduces Next Generation of Agentic AI-Powered G-P Employer of Record (EOR)

Built on a serverless, event-driven platform and advanced agentic AI, G-P EOR delivers frictionless self-service global employment

BOSTON, Aug. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — REMOTE FIRST COMPANY – G-P (Globalization Partners), recognized as the undisputed leader in global employment by industry analysts, today announced the next generation of G-P Employer of Record (EOR) to deliver a compliant global employment solution that enables HR teams to effortlessly expand globally with autonomy and efficiency. Built on a serverless, event-driven platform and advanced agentic AI, G-P EOR delivers frictionless self-service compliant global employment in more than 180 countries. G-P EOR is powered by G-P’s Global Compliance Engine (GCE), the first knowledge base with actionable, real-time compliance and G-P Assist, G-P’s in-platform agentic AI support.

“G-P created the EOR category, and now we are raising the bar with our next generation Global Compliance Engine and advanced agentic AI to remove the complexities of global employment,” said Nat Natarajan, chief product and strategy officer, G-P. “G-P EOR transcends traditional SaaS solutions, delivering a single, seamless platform leveraging the power of compliance, AI and human expertise that empowers customers with a competitive edge.”

GCE powers the advanced agentic AI capabilities in G-P EOR, helping customers avoid costly mistakes by providing real-time guidance and compliance guardrails. GCE understands the vast complexity of labor laws across more than 180 countries and applies that knowledge in real time. GCE’s intelligence is backed by the industry’s most sophisticated compliance data and G-P’s 10+ years of global employment expertise, ensuring that every automated workflow is inherently reliable and compliant.

New G-P EOR innovations include:

  • Self-Service for Autonomy and Efficiency: G-P’s enhanced self-service functionality offers users unprecedented direct control and insights into onboarding and the employment lifecycle. This leads to significant time savings and increased productivity as users can complete onboarding in minutes.
  • Real-Time Intelligence through its Agentic AI Platform: G-P Assist delivers instant, compliant answers to HR questions and simplifies HR processes across 180 countries through G-P’s agentic AI platform. G-P Assist also provides a direct connection to the industry’s largest team of in-country legal and HR experts -delivering an unmatched combination of technology and human expertise.
  • API-First Architecture for Seamless Integration and Automation: G-P’s new API and Developer Portal makes it easy to integrate G-P EOR directly into existing HCM, ERP and custom enterprise systems. The automation of time-intensive business processes ensures critical employee data is consistent across all systems and provides unified management of talent across the organization.
  • Intuitive, Modern and Streamlined User Interface: The platform’s clean, intuitive, and consistently responsive user experience ensures a seamless journey across all devices. This focus on design eliminates workflow friction, empowering users to find information, complete tasks and onboard talent faster than ever before.

Watch a video about the next generation of G-P EOR here and learn more on g-p.com.

About G-P
G-P (Globalization Partners) is the recognized leader in global employment, ranked No. 1 in every industry analyst report. G-P’s global employment platform delivers everything companies of all sizes need to manage the full employee lifecycle with its trusted Global HR Agent, G-P Gia, and AI-powered Employer of Record (EOR) and Contractor products. G-P supports teams in 180+ countries with more than a decade of global employment experience, the largest team of in-country HR, legal, and compliance experts, and its unmatched proprietary knowledge base.

G-P: Global Made Possible
To learn more, please visit: g-p.com or connect with us via LinkedIn, X, Facebook or check out our Blog.

Media Contact:
comms@g-p.com

HoneyNaps Launches Cloud Version of AI Sleep Diagnostic Software “SOMNUM™” at SLEEP 2025

  • HIPAA-compliant cloud-based service provides diagnostic reports via the web with no installation required
  • AI-powered trial service offered, highlighting potential for hospital-specific integration
  • Presented performance of heart rate-based sleep stage estimation algorithm through oral and poster presentations

BOSTON, Aug. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — HoneyNaps, a medical AI diagnostics company, showcased both its technological capabilities and research achievements at SLEEP 2025, the world’s largest sleep medicine conference held in Seattle, USA, from June 8 to 11.

SLEEP 2025 is a prestigious international conference co-hosted by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) and the Sleep Research Society (SRS), drawing approximately 5,000 sleep professionals and featuring over 1,000 of the latest research presentations.

HoneyNaps has been the only Korean company to participate in the conference for four consecutive years since 2022. At this year’s conference, the company further reinforced its academic credibility through both oral and poster presentations. Notably, in an oral presentation titled “Development and Evaluation of an Exclusively ECG-based Deep Learning Model for Sleep Staging,” the company introduced a deep learning model that reliably classifies sleep stages using single-lead ECG signals, demonstrating significantly improved accuracy over conventional methods.

SOMNUM™ Cloud
SOMNUM™ Cloud

At its exhibition booth, HoneyNaps drew attention by unveiling SOMNUM™ Cloud, an AI solution for automated analysis of polysomnography (PSG) data. Users can upload EDF files extracted from PSG devices to the cloud, where the AI engine automatically analyzes the data and generates a comprehensive report — easily downloadable online with no software installation required. During the conference, HoneyNaps offered a free trial consisting of three AI analyses, enabling visitors to experience SOMNUM Cloud in a clinical-like setting. The hands-on program was met with enthusiastic feedback from U.S. sleep physicians and RPSGTs (Registered Polysomnographic Technologists).

Taekyoung (Sean) Ha, PhD, President of HoneyNaps USA, stated, “With its cloud-based architecture, streamlined implementation process, and HIPAA compliance, more than 100 U.S. medical institutions expressed interest in potential adoption. We also held individual meetings with leading global sleep companies to discuss potential strategic collaborations”.

For further information, please contact:
HoneyNaps USA, Inc.
Christine Kwon / Managing Director
Email: sleep@honeynaps.com
Address: #517, SPACES, 361 Newbury Street, Boston, MA, 02115
Website: www.honeynaps.com

SANY Unveils the 50-ton Energy Storage Reach Stacker as the Pioneer to Meet the Industry Challenge

BEIJING, Aug. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Driven by the energy transition and carbon‑neutrality goals, the energy‑storage industry is expanding rapidly. Large-scale projects are emerging worldwide and raising the bar for lifting equipment. SANY continues to invest in technological innovation, launching a portfolio of energy‑storage reach stackers designed to meet the demands of large‑capacity projects.

 

SANY Unveils the 50-ton Energy Storage Reach Stacker as the Pioneer to Meet the Industry Challenge

This March, SANY’s 65-ton energy storage reach stacker rolled off the assembly line and has been working at the customer’s site for nearly half a year smoothly. To meet different working conditions, SANY launched the world’s first 50t energy storage reach stacker on August 1st, featuring robust performance, outstanding energy saving, and long-lasting endurance to address key challenges in the industry’s lifting operations.

Powerful lifting capability

The 50-ton reach stacker is specialized for energy storage containers and can perfectly lift ISO 20-foot / 40-foot energy storage containers.

It offers stacking capacity for up to 6 containers, greatly enhancing storage density within limited space. With a maximum hoisting capacity of 50 tons, it ensures the efficient transfer and installation of energy storage cabinets, maintaining exceptional stability during movement.

Outstanding energy efficiency

The machine is equipped with an advanced electric control pump, precisely controlling the current output through programs and algorithms, which reduces energy losses fundamentally. The high-pressure hydraulic system reduces pressure loss by 50%, further lowering energy consumption.

Energy recovery is a key feature. The potential energy of the boom, lifting gear and energy storage cabinets during the boom’s descent can be recovered efficiently with an overall recovery efficiency of over 65%. That means every 1 kWh of consumption in lifting can be recovered by 0.4 kWh during descent.

Reliable long-lasting endurance

Large-scale energy‑storage projects with tight schedules impose strict demands on equipment endurance. The 50 t reach stacker consumes as little as 1.8 kWh per container move. With a 512 kWh swappable battery system that supports both fast charging and battery swapping, it delivers over 7 hours of continuous operation, significantly reducing downtime from charging.

The first units will be delivered to customers and enter operation in August 2025. The launch of the 50 t and 65 t energy‑storage reach stackers marks SANY’s targeted response to industry needs and underscores its commitment to global green‑energy development. Looking ahead, SANY will continue to strengthen its R&D to advance an efficient, low-carbon, and sustainable energy transition worldwide.

Bokeo Authorities Seize 6 Million Methamphetamine Pills

On 14 August 2025, Bokeo authorities inspected 22 vehicles and seized 4,405 methamphetamine pills, equivalent to 8,810,000 tablets, weighing 881 kilograms. The 33-year-old driver was arrested. (Phot credit: Bokeo Public Security News)

Bokeo Province authorities have seized a large shipment of methamphetamine, totaling 6 million pills and weighing 600 kilograms.

According to Bokeo authorities, on 18 August, officers received information about a suspicious vehicle transporting drugs into the provincial capital. 

A checkpoint was set up, where a white pickup truck without a license plate was spotted. Police pursued the vehicle, but the truck was later found abandoned near the Mekong River, with the driver having fled.

Upon inspection, authorities discovered the large quantity of methamphetamine inside the truck. 

The perpetrator remains at large, and the specialized police department continues its investigation to identify and prosecute those responsible under the law.

Just four days earlier, on 14 August, Bokeo Provincial Police arrested a drug transporter and seized 8,810,000 methamphetamine pills, weighing nearly one ton.

On 14 August, Bokeo Provincial Police arrested a drug transporter and seized 8,810,000 methamphetamine pills, weighing nearly one ton.

As of 19 August, Bokeo authorities have seized nearly 15 million methamphetamine pills in total for the month.

Dubai Humanitarian: Powerful New Documentary Reveals World’s Largest Humanitarian Logistics Hub

– ‘Coming Together: The Dubai Humanitarian Story’ provides behind-the-scenes look inside the heart of global disaster response facility

– Launches on World Humanitarian Day, 19 August 2025

– First six months of 2025 saw $48.8m humanitarian aid distributed from Dubai Humanitarian, reflected in its Humanitarian Logistics Databank

DUBAI, UAE, Aug. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Dubai Humanitarian, the world’s largest humanitarian logistics hub, has unveiled a new documentary, Coming Together: The Dubai Humanitarian Story – a gripping behind-the-scenes look at the premier disaster response facility. From devastating floods in Pakistan to the escalating conflict in Gaza, the film captures real-time coordination between United Nations agencies, international NGOs, and government partners. It reveals how Dubai Humanitarian’s 150,000 sqm of warehouses – donated by the Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum – enable life-saving supplies like vaccines, health kits, and clean water to reach crisis zones within hours.

Aid supplies being loaded onto flight
Aid supplies being loaded onto flight

The documentary highlights the critical role of partners – Dubai Customs, Emirates Airline, and Dubai Royal Air Wing – whose close collaboration with aid agencies ensure relief efforts are swift, seamless, and scalable. Their combined expertise in customs clearance, logistics, and airlift capacity has proven vital in overcoming the most complex humanitarian challenges. It also underscores the human stories behind the headlines – of aid workers, customs officials, and airline crews working as one to deliver hope.

“Dubai Humanitarian is more than a logistics hub – it’s a global lifeline,” said Giuseppe Saba, CEO, Dubai Humanitarian, “This film shows what’s possible when the world comes together.”

Saba added: “2025 continues to bring extraordinary global challenges. Working alongside our UN partners and other relief organisations, in just the first half of the year Dubai Humanitarian facilitated the delivery of over $48million in aid to countries across the globe, with the need for shelter and health aid being particularly striking. We remain steadfast in our commitment to stand with our international humanitarian community in safeguarding the most vulnerable.”

Head of UN OCHA UAE, Sajeda Shawa, said: “We need to make sure humanitarian aid is delivered based on humanitarian principles – with no discrimination and with equality. Being the voice of those who have no voice is not a luxury – it’s a responsibility, an honour and a life calling.”

The documentary premiers on World Humanitarian Day, 19 August, on the Dubai Humanitarian YouTube channel

Dubai Humanitarian aid in numbers (Jan to Jun 2025)

$48.8m
Aid worth $48,867,298 distributed from Dubai Humanitarian.

81
Aid sent to 81 countries.

$14m
Health Aid: This included $13,969,276 worth of health accessories, medical equipment, pharmaceutical items and more.

$1m
Water and Sanitation Aid: The demand for water and sanitation aid included $733,297 worth of water supply items, ranging from buckets and containers to Jerry Cans.

$15m
Shelter Aid: Almost a third of all aid was allocated to shelter. This included 937,377 pieces of camping and field equipment, from tents to winterisation kits

$208.1m
Stock value available at Dubai Humanitarian in June 2025.

25
During the first half of 2025, key moments included the 25th Dubai Humanitarian airlift for Gaza. The April operation delivered 56.8 metric tonnes of critical medical supplies worth over $1million (AED4.3million), provided by the World Health Organization (WHO), to El Arish Airport in Egypt. 

 

Benefits of the Humanitarian Logistics Databank

  • To countries in need of aid:
    • Real-time analytics and 24/7/365 visibility of aid levels – daily updates provides accurate data, especially convenient across time zones and saves phone calls
    • Enhanced co-ordination and faster identification of aid partners –countries requiring aid have access to detailed data, including which members from UN World Food Programme to UNICEF within Dubai Humanitarian have how much of each product, so they can approach them direct for support, knowing their current stock levels
  • To Dubai Humanitarian-based aid agencies:
    • Prepare more effectively by anticipating aid demand – as aid flows can be tracked over time, through its ongoing AI backed data analysis, Dubai Humanitarian can advise aid agencies when demand will likely peak and aid levels will run low. For example, during the August monsoon season in Bangladesh, Dubai Humanitarian identified the higher annual demand for tents and blankets. Aid agencies at Dubai Humanitarian can then build up stocks ahead of time
    • Avoid price spikes – By building up stock ahead of demand spikes, aid agencies can manage stocks more effectively and purchase aid ahead of price surges.
  • To Dubai Humanitarian
    • Anticipate storage needs – Dubai Humanitarian continually analyses its data to understand changing demand for different types of aid. By recognising the increase in health product demand in the early years of the databank, Dubai Humanitarian were able to expand its cold storage solutions and were then more prepared for the Covid-19 response as a result.
  • Global sustainability
    • Reducing travel distances and carbon emissions – Due to Dubai’s strategic geographic position on the path between Middle East, Asia and Africa, and Dubai Humanitarian being located only 10 minutes away from the Jebel Ali seaport and Al Maktoum airport, it enables the humanitarian community to reach, within 4-8 hours, two-thirds of the world population living in hazard-prone areas.
    • Future view: locating local aid – As the databank grows to include up to 11 hubs, countries and organisations in need will be able to effectively locate their closest available aid, reducing travel time and emissions, with aid able to travel by road and sea rather than air.

Interview opportunities or commentary:

Giuseppe Saba, CEO, Dubai Humanitarian
Giuseppe Saba is a leading logistics and support services expert. He is the founder of the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot Network (UNHRD) and joined Dubai Humanitarian as CEO in 2017, leading the launch of the Humanitarian Logistics Databank in 2018.

Hanan Almarzooqi, Director of Operations & Humanitarian Initiatives, Dubai Humanitarian.

Photo – https://laotiantimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/dubai_humanitarian-1.jpg

Dubai Humanitarian: Powerful New Documentary Reveals World’s Largest Humanitarian Logistics Hub

– ‘Coming Together: The Dubai Humanitarian Story’ provides behind-the-scenes look inside the heart of global disaster response facility

– Launches on World Humanitarian Day, 19 August 2025

– First six months of 2025 saw $48.8m humanitarian aid distributed from Dubai Humanitarian, reflected in its Humanitarian Logistics Databank

DUBAI, UAE, Aug. 19, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Dubai Humanitarian, the world’s largest humanitarian logistics hub, has unveiled a new documentary, Coming Together: The Dubai Humanitarian Story – a gripping behind-the-scenes look at the premier disaster response facility. From devastating floods in Pakistan to the escalating conflict in Gaza, the film captures real-time coordination between United Nations agencies, international NGOs, and government partners. It reveals how Dubai Humanitarian’s 150,000 sqm of warehouses – donated by the Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum – enable life-saving supplies like vaccines, health kits, and clean water to reach crisis zones within hours.

Aid supplies being loaded onto flight
Aid supplies being loaded onto flight

The documentary highlights the critical role of partners – Dubai Customs, Emirates Airline, and Dubai Royal Air Wing – whose close collaboration with aid agencies ensure relief efforts are swift, seamless, and scalable. Their combined expertise in customs clearance, logistics, and airlift capacity has proven vital in overcoming the most complex humanitarian challenges. It also underscores the human stories behind the headlines – of aid workers, customs officials, and airline crews working as one to deliver hope.

“Dubai Humanitarian is more than a logistics hub – it’s a global lifeline,” said Giuseppe Saba, CEO, Dubai Humanitarian, “This film shows what’s possible when the world comes together.”

Saba added: “2025 continues to bring extraordinary global challenges. Working alongside our UN partners and other relief organisations, in just the first half of the year Dubai Humanitarian facilitated the delivery of over $48million in aid to countries across the globe, with the need for shelter and health aid being particularly striking. We remain steadfast in our commitment to stand with our international humanitarian community in safeguarding the most vulnerable.”

Head of UN OCHA UAE, Sajeda Shawa, said: “We need to make sure humanitarian aid is delivered based on humanitarian principles – with no discrimination and with equality. Being the voice of those who have no voice is not a luxury – it’s a responsibility, an honour and a life calling.”

The documentary premiers on World Humanitarian Day, 19 August, on the Dubai Humanitarian YouTube channel

Dubai Humanitarian aid in numbers (Jan to Jun 2025)

$48.8m
Aid worth $48,867,298 distributed from Dubai Humanitarian.

81
Aid sent to 81 countries.

$14m
Health Aid: This included $13,969,276 worth of health accessories, medical equipment, pharmaceutical items and more.

$1m
Water and Sanitation Aid: The demand for water and sanitation aid included $733,297 worth of water supply items, ranging from buckets and containers to Jerry Cans.

$15m
Shelter Aid: Almost a third of all aid was allocated to shelter. This included 937,377 pieces of camping and field equipment, from tents to winterisation kits

$208.1m
Stock value available at Dubai Humanitarian in June 2025.

25
During the first half of 2025, key moments included the 25th Dubai Humanitarian airlift for Gaza. The April operation delivered 56.8 metric tonnes of critical medical supplies worth over $1million (AED4.3million), provided by the World Health Organization (WHO), to El Arish Airport in Egypt. 

 

Benefits of the Humanitarian Logistics Databank

  • To countries in need of aid:
    • Real-time analytics and 24/7/365 visibility of aid levels – daily updates provides accurate data, especially convenient across time zones and saves phone calls
    • Enhanced co-ordination and faster identification of aid partners –countries requiring aid have access to detailed data, including which members from UN World Food Programme to UNICEF within Dubai Humanitarian have how much of each product, so they can approach them direct for support, knowing their current stock levels
  • To Dubai Humanitarian-based aid agencies:
    • Prepare more effectively by anticipating aid demand – as aid flows can be tracked over time, through its ongoing AI backed data analysis, Dubai Humanitarian can advise aid agencies when demand will likely peak and aid levels will run low. For example, during the August monsoon season in Bangladesh, Dubai Humanitarian identified the higher annual demand for tents and blankets. Aid agencies at Dubai Humanitarian can then build up stocks ahead of time
    • Avoid price spikes – By building up stock ahead of demand spikes, aid agencies can manage stocks more effectively and purchase aid ahead of price surges.
  • To Dubai Humanitarian
    • Anticipate storage needs – Dubai Humanitarian continually analyses its data to understand changing demand for different types of aid. By recognising the increase in health product demand in the early years of the databank, Dubai Humanitarian were able to expand its cold storage solutions and were then more prepared for the Covid-19 response as a result.
  • Global sustainability
    • Reducing travel distances and carbon emissions – Due to Dubai’s strategic geographic position on the path between Middle East, Asia and Africa, and Dubai Humanitarian being located only 10 minutes away from the Jebel Ali seaport and Al Maktoum airport, it enables the humanitarian community to reach, within 4-8 hours, two-thirds of the world population living in hazard-prone areas.
    • Future view: locating local aid – As the databank grows to include up to 11 hubs, countries and organisations in need will be able to effectively locate their closest available aid, reducing travel time and emissions, with aid able to travel by road and sea rather than air.

Interview opportunities or commentary:

Giuseppe Saba, CEO, Dubai Humanitarian
Giuseppe Saba is a leading logistics and support services expert. He is the founder of the United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot Network (UNHRD) and joined Dubai Humanitarian as CEO in 2017, leading the launch of the Humanitarian Logistics Databank in 2018.

Hanan Almarzooqi, Director of Operations & Humanitarian Initiatives, Dubai Humanitarian.