2025 Speakers
H.E. Dr. Sultan Al Jaber
UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology
H.E. Sheikh Salem Al Qassimi
UAE Minister of Culture
H.E. Dr Thani Al Zeyoudi
UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade
H.E. Dr. Sultan Al Neyadi
UAE Minister of Youth
H.E. Omar Sultan Al Olama
UAE Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy & Remote Work Applications
H.E. Mariam Al Hammadi
Minister of State and Secretary General of the UAE Cabinet
H.E. Faisal Al Bannai
Adviser to the President for Strategic Research and Advanced Technology Affairs, and Secretary General of ATRC
H.E. Mariam Al Mheiri
Head of the International Affairs Office at the Presidential Court and Group CEO of 2PointZero
H.E. Ahmed Al Zaabi
Chairman
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H.E. Abdulla Fakhro
Minister of Industry and Commerce, Bahrain
H.E. Mohamed Al Malki
Undersecretary of Ministry of Commerce and Industry
Qatar
H.E. Najla Al Midfa
Vice Chairperson, Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center (Sheraa) and Vice Chairperson and Managing Director, Emirates Growth Fund
H.E. Ahmed Al Naqbi
CEO
Emirates Development Bank
H.E. Salem Butti Salem Al Qubaisi
Director General
UAE Space Agency’s
H.E. Prof. Ebrahim Al Hajri
President
Khalifa University of Science and Technology
H.E. Omar Suwaina Al Suwaidi
Undersecretary, Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology
H.E. Ghannam Al Mazrouei
Secretary General
Emirati Talent Competitiveness Council
HE Dr. Farah Al Zarooni
Assistant Undersecretary, Standardization Affairs
MoIAT
H.E. Aisha Ahmed Yousef
Undersecretary
Ministry of Community Empowerment
H.E. Mohamed Al Musharrakh
CEO
Sharjah FDI Office
Peng Xiao
GCEO
G42
Karim Sabbagh
Managing Director
Space42
H.E. Juma Al Kait
Assistant Undersecretary
International Trade Affairs
H.E. Khalid Al Nuaimi
Director
Federal Youth Authority
H.E. Engineer Saeed Ghumran Al Remeithi
Group CEO
EMSTEEL
Mohammed BinGhatti
Chairman
Bin Ghatti Holding
Saud Abu Al Shawareb
Managing Director
Dubai Industrial City
Dr. Bakheet Al Katheeri
CEO, UAE Investments platform
Mubadala
Hamad Al Hammadi
Deputy Group CEO
ADQ
Hamad Al Marar
Managing Director and CEO
EDGE Group
Ahmed Ali Alwan
CEO
Hub71
Talal Al Dhiyebi
GCEO
Aldar
Abdulnasser Bin Kalban
CEO
Emirates Global Aluminum
H.E. Mohamed Sharief Habib Al Awadhi
Director General
Fujairah Free Zone Authority
Dr. Sung Hwan Cho
President
The International Standardization Organization (ISO)
Jo Cops
President
International Electronic commission (IEC)
Noor Al Tamimi
Founder & CEO & Board Member
Shelex & Abu Dhabi Business Council
Yaser Saeed Almazrouei
Executive Director, People, Commercial & Corporate Support
ADNOC
Dr. Jaber Rashid Al Khyeli
Consultant Orthopedic Surgeon at Abu Dhabi Police Medical Services & Burjeel Medical City
Khaled Al Marzooqi
CEO
Mira Aerospace (Space42)
John Defterious
Moderator: Senior Advisor & Global Lead, Storybook Studio
APCO Worldwide
Rick Fox
Co-Founder & CEO
Partanna
Mohammad Al Kamali
Chief Trade and Industry Officer
ADIO
Mohamed AlKhadar Al Ahmed
CEO
Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi (KEZAD Group)
Ramy Jallad
CEO
RAKEZ
Saleh Lootah
CEO
Al Islami
Abdallah Massaad
GCEO
RAK Ceramic
Hazeem Sultan Al Suwaidi
CEO
Borouge
Sara Al Refai
Managing Director
Edraak Media
Magzhan Kenesbai
CEO
AIQ
Thomas Pramotedham
CEO
Presight
Dr. Alyazia al Kuwaiti
Executive Director of UAE Industries
Mubadala
Dr. Ali Al Suwaidi
Founder
Tarmeem Orthopedics
Dr. Fatima Al Kaabi
Director General
Emirates Drug Establishment
Maryam Alameeri
Founder
Alameeri Communications
Shamsa Muaid Al Ahbabi
Managing Director and CEO
Al Khaznah Leathers
Abdulrahman Al Ameri
Founder
Mars Food Industries
Dr. Khalifa Al Suwaidi
Research Fellow
Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy
Dr. Mohammed Al Bitar
Research & Innovation Advisor
Abu Dhabi Department of Health
Kunwal Safdar
Founder
Moreish by K
Khalil Al Mansouri
Executive Director
Abu Dhabi Exports Office (ADEX)
Mohamed Al Kaabi
Well Operation Supervisor
Zadco - Adnoc Offshore
Alexandros Kosmas
Head of International Cooperation
AIRBUS
Fathima Saleem
Director of Strategy & Branding
Al Barakah Dates
Mohsen Al Awadhi
Director of the Space Missions Department
UAE Space Agency
Sara Al Memari
Acting CEO
Strata Manufacturing
Michael Rion
Chief Commercial Officer
Emirates Steel
Shehab Alhashemi
Moderator: Content Creator
Raid Malalla
Vice President, Marketing & Sales, Europe, GCC & MENA
Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA)
Abdallah Al Saadi
Deputy Head of Business Incubator
Ruwad
Meera Almashwi
Economic Researcher
Ruwad
Fatma Al Hammadi
Chief Commercial Officer
KEZAD Group
Sally Saeed
Moderator: TV Presenter, Producer and Writer
Hind Al Mulla
Founder
Home Bakery
Maryam Al Amiri
Lars Nagel
CEO
International Data Spaces Association
Ibtisaam Al Saadi
Director of Industrial Policies and Legislation Department
Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology
Amer Al Sayegh
Deputy Assistant
MBRSC
Eng. Hassan Shashaa
Group Chief Projects Officer
EMSTEEL
Abdulrahman Al Shaibani
Chief Operating Officer Steel Cluster
Easa Saleh AlGurg Group
Mona Kattan
Founder and CEO
Kayali Fragrances
Nikhil Goel
Chief Commercial Officer
Archer
Andy Biffen
Asset Development Executive Director
EWEC
Pratul Schinde
Vice President
Siemens Advanta
Dr. Mohamed Saleh
Director of the Thermoplastic Composites
The Technology Innovation Institute (TII)
Josh Chang
CEO
Neubiocochlear
Rashid Gargash
CEO
RashTions
Sudhakar Gupta
Director of International Business Development
IFFCO
Eman Z. Al Hashmi
Manager - Commercial & BD Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi
KEZAD Group
Moderator: Shaima Alaydarous
Director of Negotiations and International Organizations
Ministry of Economy
Salem Bin Shabib
Director of Strategic Affairs
Dr. Yossra Elkebir
Senior Researcher
The Technology Innovation Institute (TII)
Opening Remarks: Salama Alawadhi
Assistant Undersecretary of Industry Development
Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology, UAE
Gunther Alvarado
Deputy CEO
Al Seer Marine
Mansoor Al Janahi
Managing Director and Group CEO
Sanad
Salma Nasser Gharama
Director of Social Business Administration
Ma’an
Sami Mahroum
Director, Government and Public Institutions
Oliver Wyman
Nivedan Patiolla
Associate Partner
Bain & Company
Dr. Ghuwaya Al Neyadi
SVP Medical Services and Quality of Life, and Member of the CSR Committee
Ismail Bel-Bachir
Moderator: Senior Partner
Mashal Saoud Al Kindi
CEO
TA'ZIZ
Fouad Darwish
CEO & Managing Director
Palms Sports
Abdulnasser Al Jaberi
Orthotics Technician
Saeed Mohammed Al Nuaimi
Entrepreneur, Founder of The Scent Library
Dr. Mohammed Abuhaleqa
Consultant Hematologist specialized in Leukemia & Bone Marrow Transplant
Shamma Alansari
Director of Industrial Empowerment
Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology
Ahmed Al Dhaheri
CEO
NMDC Energy
Elias El Mrabet
Climate Finance Manager
ADGM
Simon Thomas
CEO
Paragraf
Ramia Farrage
Moderator:
Senior Presenter & Producer - Forbes
Chris Langdon
Data Executive Professor
Jose Ruberge
CEO
Key2enable
Abdullah Musbeh Al Kaabi
Moderator
Kris Fade
Founder and CEO
Fade Fit
Omar Mohamed Al Hosani
Vocational Rehabilitation Trainer
Zayed Higher Organization for People of Determination
Dr. Wael Elamin
Medical Director, Environmental Sciences
M42
Abdulaziz Alobaidli
Chief Operating Officer
Masdar
Dr. Mohammed Yousef Alsawalhi
ADNOC Upstream
Ibai Corera
Head of Metals Practice Middle East
Roland Berger
Haris Giatsos
CEO
NMDC Infra
Ahmed A. Al Alawi
Head of Industry & Trade Development
ADIO
Ahmed Mohammed AlSuwaidi
ADNOC Refining RRW
Alanood Alblooshi
Founder & Sustainability Ambassador
AIN Platform & Y4S
Faisal bin Huraiz
Director of IMI Media Academy and Presenter at Sky News Arabia
Sky News Arabia
Abdulaziz Nabeel Al Sabeeha
ADNOC Onshore TC
Fahad Al Mheiri
Managing Director
Raytheon Emirates
Nasri Atallah
Moderator: Editor
The National
Rauda Al Meraikhi
Moderator: Director of Outreach
MBZUAI
Asam Hussain
CEO
Arabian Gulf Steel Industries
Sararh Shaw
CEO
National CSR Fund
Abdullah Alaghbari
Engineer Barge Maintenance
ADNOC Offshore
Khalfan Mohamed Al Muhairi
SVP, Middle East Region & Exports
Borouge
Omran Malek
Head Of SAVI Cluster
Abu Dhabi Investment Office
Alix de Zelicourt
General Manager of TMart
Talabat
Saeed Al Jeneibi
Senior Associate UAE Clusters, UAE Investments Platform
Mubadala
Dr. Faye Al Hersh
Head of Business Development (UAE)
Masdar
Lenah Hasaballah
Moderator
CNN Business Arabic
Maitha Al Suwaidi
Chief Operating Officer
Microsoft, UAE
James Schofield
Managing Director
Industrial Transition Accelerator
Dr. Vivek Koncherry
CEO
Graphene Innovations Manchester (GIM)
Kannan Kandasamy
Managing Director
Precision Metal Industries
Per Johansson
General Manager Middle East
Bosch
Wael Al Mazeedi
CEO
Avance Labs
Fatima Darwish
Senior Manager, Business Development
Mohammed bin Bota Al Harsoosi
Founder and CEO
Cybergate
Tara Sillery
Moderator: Owner
PR Passion
Khaled Albanna
Senior Sales Manager
Nestle UAE
Salim Essaid
Moderator
The National
Alanood Almukhmari
Specialist Procurement Raw Material
Emsteel Group
Saif Almutawa
Corrosion Engineer
ADNOC Offshore
Omar Al Shamsi
CEO
Watermelon Market
Eric Hemu Eri
CEO
Envision Energy
Nandakumar Vijayan
Director of Marketing
Lulu Retail
Elsy Dumit
Healthcare, Life Sciences and Biotech Principal
Roland Berger
John Tingay
CTO
Gaurav Wadi
Moderator: Partner
EY-Parthenon
Douglas Ramsey
Moderator: Managing Director
Axial GA & CESMII Representative
Prof. Nathalie Martial-Braz
Chancellor
Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi
Tahar Kerkeni
Lead Lighthouse Operating System
World Economic Forum
Frederic Ozeir
Partner and IMEA Head of Manufacturing Industries
Oliver Wyman
Thomas Burret
Head of Marketing
Grandiose
Anandkumar Vardharajulu
CEO MD
AquaChemie
Aliya Al Marzooqi
Moderator: Head of Data Analysis
Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology
Snow Feinan Li
Vice Chair and Group Board Member
MT Group
Xavier Vazquez
Managing Director
Noatum Automotiv
Dr. Yendry Carmenate
CEO
ADSCC
Erfan Al Hashmi
Director General Office
Abu Dhabi Registration Authority
Saleh Al-Nawawi
Comedian
Karolos Travassaros
Head of Value Creation & Strategy
Borko Handjiski
Partner, Government and Public Institutions
Oliver Wyman
Ola Doudin
Founder
Bit Oasis
Ruhul Amin
Chief Investment Officer
Venkat Mallela
Solutions and Marketing Manager
e&
Khalid Al Marzooqi
Vice President International Business Development
KEZAD
Hassan Safi
CEO
Al Ain Farms
Eisa Al Marzooqi
Moderator
Sky News Arabia
Yasmin Al Enazi
Program Director - Industry X.0 Innovation Hub, Maxbyte Technologies
Dr. Fatma Al Mulla
HELM Cluster Head
ADIO
Mounir Haddad
CEO
ADMD
Mariam Al Jaberi
Head of Production
Strata Manufacturing
Saif Al Qubaisi
Director of UAE Industries, UAE Investments Platform
Mubadala
Khalid Suhail Al Sheibani Al Ketbi
Inventor of a multi-purpose vehicle. Owner and Founder of Al Badayer Garage for Car Maintenance
Christoph Mertens
Head of Adoption
International Data Spaces Association
Peter Wallman
RM Sotheby
Essa Al Serkal
Head of Real Estate Division
Nasser Bin Abdullatif Alserkal Properties
Dr. Mike Cheetham
Group Chief Sustainability Director
Hotpack
Dr. Lina Al Samkari
Founder and CEO
Al Hanan Ind LLC
Maryam Al Marzouqi
Asset Engineer
Keolis MHI, Specializing in the Engineering and Maintenance of Dubai Metro and Tram
Dr Chaouki Kasmi
President of Technology and Innovation
EDGE
Huda Al Lawati
Aliph Capital
Hetal Patel
Acting Senior Director
XRG
Jihad Sadiq
Founder and CEO
FortyGuard
Matthew Cochran
Moderator: CEO and Board Member
DSMC
Dr. Horst Simon
Director
ADIA Lab
Stephane Timpano
CEO
ASPIRE
Sophie Hilderband
Chief Technology Officer
ADNOC Group
Noritsugu Mifune
CEO
Al Gharbia Pipe Company
Vaibhav Dua
Partner
EY-Parthenon
Reem Al Otaiba
Moderator: VP of Communications
ADNOC
Daryl Barker
