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Kamal Shehadi is the chief legal and regulatory affairs officer at Etisalat International. Prior to that, he was the chairman of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority in Lebanon and, for many years, an advisor to governments and a consultant to regulators and investors.
This article is part of the publication Thinking MENA Futures, produced in conjunction with MEI’s Strategic Foresight Initiative and the MEI Futures Forum. Read the other articles in the series here.
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA), for a variety of reasons, are unrivaled in their need for bold, creative thinking about their future. But that is precisely why creative thinking about the future of the region — why strategic foresight — is essential. Produced in conjunction with MEI’s Strategic Foresight Initiative, Thinking MENA Futures aims to map out some of the possible futures for the region, as envisioned by thoughtful innovators working today to realize them.
