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Synergy Capital and Nawy Now raise EGP 633 million in second issuance
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Synergy Capital and Nawy Now closed a second Shariah-compliant issuance worth EGP 633 million, pushing the programme past EGP 1 billion in under a year.
Arts Garage CEO Marjorie Waldo named Stevie Awards finalist
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Marjorie Waldo, president and CEO of Arts Garage in Delray Beach, was named a finalist for the 2026 Stevie Awards for Women in Business in the Female Executive of the Year category for government or nonprofit leaders.
Fish Creek Bottle Depot updates Calgary bottle-return guidance
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Fish Creek Bottle Depot has refreshed its online guidance for refundable beverage containers, bottle drives and commercial pickup in Calgary.
Coronado Island Film Festival spotlights CEO Merridee Book
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Influential Women featured Merridee Book, CEO and Artistic Director of the Coronado Island Film Festival, for her role expanding the festival’s year-round reach and independent film profile.
Venice forum says cheaper film tools haven't democratized cinema
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At the 83rd Venice Film Festival, an ANFFF forum argued that lower-cost technology has not solved the biggest barriers in filmmaking: funding, access, rights and institutional power.
Fernando C. Hernandez extends AI-energy-carbon work into NVIDIA Inception
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Fernando C. Hernandez, chairman of the Society for Low Carbon Technologies, is applying his AI-Energy-Carbon Management framework to a company in NVIDIA’s Inception Program.
Great Lakes region unveils sustainable agriculture action plan
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The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers have released a regional Action Agenda aimed at improving coordination, monitoring and knowledge-sharing across sustainable agriculture efforts.
COPD coalition urges governments to close diagnosis and care gaps
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A global coalition launched a Joint Declaration in Barcelona on Sept. 4, 2026, calling for governments to take measurable action on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which affects 480 million people worldwide.
Malcom Orlando Ivy Foundation and Partners For Patients launch global cancer forum
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The Malcom Orlando Ivy Foundation and Partners For Patients NGO are launching the Worldwide Cancer Voices Forum on Sept. 1, 2026, as a monthly global venue for patients, care partners and clinicians to discuss cancer care gaps and push those…
Kaysar Daou expands creative leadership at Phoemx
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Phoemx Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer Kaysar Daou is expanding his work across design, digital innovation, and humanitarian communications in Beirut.
Rafia Hussain Productions wins national backing for first commercial theatre project
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Rafia Hussain Productions Ltd has landed £50,000 through Stage One’s 5 at 50 programme and a new industry award as it pushes into commercial theatre from a London base.
Jeremy Hansen to keynote PMI-SAC leadership conference in Calgary
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Former Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen will close PMI Southern Alberta Chapter’s PDC 2026 in Calgary on Nov. 27. The event will spotlight leadership under pressure, drawing on Hansen’s Artemis II moon flight and his transition out of…
Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer to Receive HIV/AIDS Advocacy Award
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Hope & Help of Central Florida will honor Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer with the Chuck Hummer Visionary Award for decades of work on HIV/AIDS awareness, testing, treatment and housing support in Central Florida.
Mohamed Yousef joins MEPRA Strategic Council
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The Middle East Public Relations Association has appointed Mohamed Yousef, managing director for strategy at Jummar PR & Communications, to its Strategic Council.
Golden-crowned Sifaka joins Phoenix Species recovery list
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Madagascar’s Golden-crowned Sifaka has been selected as one of 100 species targeted for recovery by the Phoenix Species Project, a $200 million initiative from the Bezos Earth Fund and Re:wild.
Universal AI Awards to debut in New Delhi on Sept. 17 with EY as process advisor
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Knowledge Networks will launch the Universal AI Awards 2026 India Edition in New Delhi on Sept. 17, bringing together policymakers, business leaders, academics and innovators to recognize responsible AI, ethics and governance.
ARxIUM launches FastPak Elite 7.0 for high-volume pharmacy packaging
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ARxIUM has released FastPak Elite 7.0, a new version of its medication packaging platform for pharmacies under pressure to increase volume, improve safety and add more workflow visibility.
Merridee Book expands Coronado Island Film Festival’s reach
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Merridee Book, CEO and Artistic Director of the Coronado Island Film Festival, is being featured by Influential Women for her leadership in independent cinema and nonprofit arts.
Coding Lady 2026 wraps in Beijing with 900-plus women building AI prototypes
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Coding Lady 2026 ended its first Beijing Demo Day after drawing more than 900 women, 162 teams and 12 finalists from China and abroad.
Bestselling authors hand out free books to unhoused San Franciscans
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Alexander Debelov and Stefania Leão are giving away free copies of their bestseller, along with food and water, to unhoused people in San Francisco’s Tenderloin.
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