The Geeky Nomads
Why should all tech news be just focused on the USA/Canada/Australia/Europe regions? That's what The Geeky Nomads have set out to change. Meet Yasser Masood and Gazanfarulla Khan - third-culture millennials (born in the GCC citizens of India hailing from the city of Hyderabad) spanning the USA and Qatar who want to keep you informed on all the quirky things that revolve around technology, consumer gadgets, social media, and digital-related topics across the Middle East and North Africa region (sometimes even in South Asia as well). If it's global, we want to emphasize the regional relevance.
- Update frequency
- every 29 days
- Average duration
- 47 minutes
- Episodes
- 12
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Untapped Power of Personal Branding in the MENA region with Sabine Kuhn
Personal branding has been growing in places like the USA/Canada and Europe, and the MENA region is slowly seeing a shift in embracing it. South Asians and Arabs believe their social standing is comp…
Let's recap Web Summit Vancouver 2025
Fellow tech enthusiasts! We're bringing you along on our journey to the first-ever Web Summit in Vancouver (previously known as Collision held in Toronto, Canada). We're diving into the heart of the …
Talking aviation and sustainability in the Middle East with Shashank Nigam
We're back with another episode up in the air at 36,000ft and going even higher with a guest joining us on the move while on-ground. Shashank Nigam (CEO of aviation consultancy Simpliflying) joins us…
iHeartMedia's move into the MENA region, a conversation with Andy Kelly
It's a new milestone for our podcast - we've brought our first guest, ready to unravel more of a big news piece we discussed a few episodes ago (hint: iHeartMedia).
Andy Kelly, the Senior Vice Presid…
Everything aviation and travel in the Middle East at 36,000ft in Business Class
This episode takes us to new heights — literally in every possible sense — as we decided to try something new. Gazanfarulla Khan was travelling to Montreal, and we recorded our episode live while Yas…
Recap of Web Summit Qatar 2025
We recap the highlights and insights from the Web Summit Qatar 2025, focusing on the growth compared to 2024, the dominance of AI in discussions, keynotes from notable figures, iHeartMedia's official…
DeepSeek R1, Road to Web Summit Qatar 2025, iHeartMedia in MENA, and Lenovo in Saudi Arabia
China just pulled the rug and surprised everyone with DeepSeek, made with less-powerful NVIDIA AI chips even with export restrictions. Web Summit Qatar is just few weeks away, with a surprise announc…
Starting Off 2025: Dubai as MENA Creator Economy Hub, Qatar regulating influencers, TikTok ban, and more
It's a new year and already it's been filled with some tech and social challenges. Starting off with the TikTok ban in the US also impacting people outside the country.
Is Dubai now looking to be the…
Recap of 2024: AI leadership across Middle East region, Talabat IPO, Apple's expansion in Saudi Arabia and more
After many months since our previous episode, Yasser Masood and Gazanfarulla Khan return for the next episode exploring some highlights of the year: recent developments in Qatar, including tech event…
Recap of Web Summit Qatar 2024 (Part 2)
Picking up from our previous episode, Khan and I continue to recap our experience at the inaugural Web Summit Qatar 2024.
The last tech event I attended was CES 2019 (before everyone was locked in). …
Recap of Web Summit Qatar 2024 (Part 1)
After quite a long time, I got to attend a tech event since the last one was in 2019 (yes, before everyone was locked in). The opportunity came with the inaugural Web Summit Qatar in February 2024.
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Meet The Geeky Nomads
Let’s introduce ourselves! We’re two ‘Khans’ who want to make this podcast different. How? Our focus is on the MENA region (Middle East and North Africa) spanning tech, social media, digital and othe…