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Farah Andrews
Head of Arts & Lifestyle, The National
Farah Andrews is Head of Features at The National, working across culture, travel, and lifestyle, and co-host of the Culture Bites podcast. She also writes Checking In, a weekly travel newsletter, and has previously worked on leading entertainment and lifestyle titles including OK! and Cosmopolitan.
After graduating from Queen Mary University of London with a degree in English Literature and Hispanic Studies, Farah moved to the UAE in 2011. She has since built a career centered on storytelling around women’s issues, travel, entertainment, and sustainability, helping to define how regional audiences engage with global culture and lifestyle trends.
At BRIDGE Summit, Farah will discuss how media can shape cultural conversations, elevate underrepresented stories, and highlight travel and lifestyle content with purpose and depth.
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Farah Andrewsat BRIDGE
- Music Fireside 8 December 3:10 - 3:25PM
The Universal Language Connecting a Divided World
At a time when words divide and algorithms amplify differences, music remains one of the world’s last true bridges, uniting billions through shared rhythms and emotion. This session’s focus is on music’s enduring role as a global connector, exploring how sound becomes story, how emotion becomes economy, and how artists become ambassadors of something greater than entertainment. Audience members learn how data, digital platforms, and live experiences can bring us closer rather than further apart. Music may be an industry, but it is also a common language. It’s one that still has the power to rebuild trust, empathy, and belonging in a fractured age.
Explore by Instagram - Picture Panel 9 December 2:45 - 3:15PM
Opportunities and Challenges in the Global Picture Business
As audiences fragment and production models evolve across borders, the global film and television industry stands at a crossroads of opportunity and complexity. This session gathers leaders from studios, streamers, and emerging markets to explore the future of the picture business, from financing and co-productions to talent mobility and new creative hubs, and what the next decade will demand from creators, producers, and investors worldwide.
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