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Lubna Qassim is the Senior Executive Vice President, Group Chief General Counsel of Emirates NBD Bank PJSC and also their first female EXCO member. She has built and leads one of the best in-house legal teams in the Middle East as elected by The Legal 500 in 2016. Lubna Qassim is a leading global lawyer,…
Nicolla Hewitt has nearly 30 years experience in US media, working for some of the best known companies in the world including ABC, CBS, NBC and Yahoo. Currently running her own PR company advising high profile individuals and non-profits, Miss Hewitt has a reputation for an in-depth understanding of international issues and global affairs, while…
Prof. Samira Islam is the first Saudi woman to obtain Bachelor and Ph.D. degrees, obtain full professorship and become vice-dean in a Saudi university. She is the first Saudi to become Professor of Pharmacology and Regional Adviser of World Health Organisation (WHO) – Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office. Throughout the years she has established herself as…
Ms. Seta Tutundjian is a passionate and result oriented change champion for sustainability, social responsibilities and institutional growth. She has extensive experience in sustainable development with a focus on strategy formulation, building alliances, social marketing, strategic communications, advocacy, and institutional strengthening. Throughout her career Ms. Tutundjian led the formulation and implementation of several complex and…
Promoth is the CEO of UAE Exchange Group. Responsible for formulating the organisation’s global strategy, Promoth leads global sales, marketing and operations, including end-to-end oversight of the branches and expansion plan along with the financial and operational performance, worldwide. He plays a key role in the strategic development and roll out of new products across…
Roger Hennekens is a director in RSA Capital, Bangladesh, heading the M&A and Private Investments for RSA Capital. He is responsible for originating, sourcing and executing transactions (including debt related transactions) domestically and internationally. Roger is also responsible for setting up RSA Capital in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), which he will manage upon…
Walid has been active in venture capital and in new venture development for the past 18 years with 40+ VC investments executed since 2010. Prior to founding MEVP and growing its AUM to $120M, Walid was the CEO of Dubai International Capital’s venture arm “the Arab Business Angels Network” (ABAN), which managed a regional seed…
Ziad Abdulaal is a Saudi venture capitalist and entrepreneur based in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. He currently serves as an investment manager at Saudi Aramco Entrepreneurship Ventures, a venture capital fund wholly owned by Saudi Aramco that focuses on innovative startups that aid economic development and diversification within the Kingdom. Abdulaal is also the co-founder of…
Dr. Asma Siddiki has been involved in the education and higher education sectors in the GCC region for the past twenty years. She most notably held leadership roles at corporate and academic institutions, in particular working with universities in their early stages of development focusing extensively on student services, institutional effectiveness, curriculum development, organizational development,…
Caroline Faraj, VP Arabic Services, joined CNN in 2001. Since then she has overseen the content and management of the CNN Arabic site, which she launched in 2002. In 2014 she led the site’s comprehensive re-launch to embrace rapidly evolving consumer needs. Based in Dubai, she has overseen CNNArabic during a time of great regional…