Her Excellency Dr. Sara Al Madani is a well-known serial entrepreneur in the field of fashion, Restaurants, tech and more. In 2014, she was selected by His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qassimi as a board member at Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, making her the youngest on the board. In 2017 Sara was…
Ramez T. Shehadi is an internationally seasoned transformational leader, an industry and technology strategist, thought-leader, venture capitalist and community builder. Ramez is at the regional helm of a global digital innovation and social media giant, and over the years, has started, scaled and led regional and global lines of business and cross-industry portfolios for a…
Noor Sweid is the founder of Global Ventures, a Dubai-based, growth-stage venture capital firm focusing on investing in emerging markets. Previously, Noor was the Chief Investment Officer at The Dubai Future Foundation, where she spent time developing the technology and innovation ecosystem in Dubai, and a Managing Partner at Leap Ventures, a growth-stage venture capital…
Based in Dubai, LinkedIn MENA’s headquarters, Ali is responsible for managing LinkedIn’s business and boosting its brand and presence across all Middle East and North Africa countries. Ali has more than sixteen years of leadership experience. Since joining LinkedIn in October 2012 as the first employee of the company in the MENA region, he worked…
Luciano Poli is President of Dow Chemical India, Middle East, North Africa & Turkey, a role he was appointed to in August 2017. Based out of the company’s regional headquarters in Dubai, Poli is responsible for driving the region’s growth strategy and further enhancing Dow’s leadership position. Poli also continues to have a strong focus…
Norma Taki is the Diversity and Inclusion Leader at PwC Middle East. With over 20 years of experience, Norma is committed to driving transparency, reporting and investment in diversity and inclusion within the Middle East. She is an advocate who believes that rigid roles do not do us any favors and no longer serve us…
Ever since we opened for business in 2006, we have worked hard to enhance and expand our bouquet of services in an industry that is at the heart of economic and social transformation. Bringing people and businesses together is what we do best, offering mobile and fixed telephony, broadband connectivity and IPTV services to people,…
Elissar Farah Antonios is Chief Executive Officer of Citi UAE and Cluster Head for Levant & Iraq. A seasoned international banker, with extensive experience in the financial industry and the region, Elissar leads Citi’s largest and most diverse franchise in the Middle East and Africa. Responsible for the Institutional Client Group and Global Consumer Bank…
Hani Ashkar is the Territory Senior Partner for the Middle East region of PwC, which comprises the GCC, Levant and North Africa. He joined PwC in 1994 and was admitted as a partner in 2004. As part of his regional leadership role, Hani represents the Middle East on PwC’s global Strategy Council as well as…
