www.bahrainthismonth.com COVER STORY 87 Kicking Around Ideas This month will be about a little round ball, with as many opinions as passes by the players on the field. Tom Peters is not averse to kicking around ideas, either. HAPPENINGS Bahrain This Month reviews events happening around town during the month of June 2014: 23 Fashion Spectacle: The annual charity drive from the BSPCA returns! 24 A Big Blast: Expect nothing but heavy metal from this rock event 26 World Cup Speak: Three ex-professional footballs offer their opinions 28 What The Dickens?: All of Shakespeare’s plays in less than 100 minutes 30 Young Minds: The younger generation’s idea of a digital entrepreneur 32 Shuttle Time: The West Asian Badminton Tournament 34 Redefining Excellence: Tom Peters holds a master class in management 23-54 Calendars: Events during June INTERVIEWS 57 Power Player Akram Miknas has a new accolade — one of the world’s ‘100 Most Powerful Arabs’. 58 Rekindling a Connection Expanding links between Bahrain and Switzerland is the goal of the new Swiss Consul. 60 The Heart of Arabia Would quantitative easing boost the local tourism industry? Yes, says Puneet Singh. 62 Dressing Up in Style Panos Panagis talks us through the renovation of the grand ballroom at the Diplomat. 68 JLR Backseat Chat Local comedian Imran Al Aradi holds court on the back seat of a Jaguar XJ. Bystander This month our Bystander pages are a veritable potpourri of events around the Kingdom; from the hugely successful gulfBID exhibition to the Big Smoke Burger launch, our photographers had a good workout. We celebrated with the Dutch, had a day out with Aeropostale and spent an afternoon with Shantaram Shetty on his birthday. 87 57 58 68 23 97 60 Issue 202 Contents June 2014 This three-step graphic explains what you need to do to Blipp any page in this issue with this symbol. June 2014 3
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