Speakers

2026 Confirmed Speakers

H.E. Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber
UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology
H.E. Dr. Thani Al Zeyoudi
UAE Minister of Foreign Trade
H.E. Dr. Ahmad bin Abdullah Belhoul Al Falasi
UAE Minister of Sports & Chairman of Emirates Growth Fund
H.E. Suhail Mohamed Al Mazrouei
UAE Minister of Energy & Infostructure
H.E. Faisal Al Bannai
Secretary General
Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC)
Mohamed Al Abbar
CEO
Emaar Properties
H.E Abdulaziz Al Ghurair
Chairman
Abdulaziz Al Ghurair Group
Mohammad Seddiqi
CCO
Seddiqi Holding
H.E. Hasan Al Nowais
Undersecretary
Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology
H.E. Fahad Al Gergawi
Undersecretary
Ministry of Foreign Trade
H.E. Ghanam Al Mazrouei
Secretary-General
Emirati Talent Competitiveness Council (NAFIS),
H.E. Dr. Nasser Humaid Al Nuaimi
Secretary General of Tawazun Council
Tawazun Council
H.E. Ahmed Mohamed Al Naqbi
Chief Executive Officer of Emirates Development Bank
H.E. Sharief Habib Al Awadhi
Director General
Fujairah Free Zone
H.E. Dr. Mohammed Hamad Al Kuwaiti
Head of Cyber Security Council for the UAE
Cyber Security Council
H.E. Hamad Mohammed Al Marar
CEO
EDGE Group
Ghadah Hussain Al Fardan
President
Al Fardan Jewelry
H.E. Abdulla Al Shammari
Executive Director of National Workforce Enablement Sector, Mawaheb Talent Hub (DGE)
Department of Government Enablement
H. E. Dhafer Rashid Al Qasimi
Group Chief Executive Officer
Silal
H.E. Dr. Abdulaziz Al Zarouni
Executive Director of the Financial Sector and Supporting Services
Emirates Health Services Foundation
Musabbeh Al Kaabi
Chief Executive Officer
ADNOC Upstream
Mohammed Alkamali
Chief Trade and Industry Officer
ADIO
H.E. Dr. Fatima Al Kaabi
Executive Director
Emirates Drug Establishment
H.E. Saleh Lootah
Managing Director & Chairman
Al Islami Foods & UAE F&B Manufacturing Business Group
H.E Amina Ahmad Mohammad
CEO
The Emirates International Accreditation Centre (EIAC)
H.E. Osama Amir Fadel
Assistant Undersecretary of Industry Accelerators Sector
Ministry of Industry & Advanced Technology
H.E. Ibtisam Ali Alsaadi
Acting Assistant Undersecretary for the Industrial Development Sector
Ministry of Industry & Advanced Technology
H.E. Dr. Farah AlZarooni
Ministry of Industry & Advanced Technology
Ismail Abdulla
Executive Director of UAE Clusters - UAE Investment Platform
Mubadala Investments Company
Saud Abu Alshawareb
Executive Vice President – Industrial Leasing
TECOM Group PJSC
Kiran Kumar
Group Director – Industry X.0 & Digital Transformation Operations
EDGE Group
Fatima Al Dhaheri
Head of the Food and Water Cluster-Head of AGWA Cluster
ADIO
Mohammed Saeed Al Raqbani
General Manager of Dubai Industrial Investment Company and 'Mashari' Company, and Board Member of Global Pharma Company
Dubai Investments Industries
Marwan Abdulaziz Aljanahi
Senior Vice President
Dubai Science Park
Abdulla Al Hashmi
Chief Operating Officer, Parks & Zones- DP World GCC
DP World
Dr. Nadia Al Bastaki
Chief People, Government and Corporate Affairs Officer
Etihad Airways
Abdulla Alkayoumi
Managing Director, Masdar Specialized Technical Services
Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company – Masdar
H.E. Matar Ali Al Romaithi
Director General, Planning and Procurement Directorate
Tawazun Council for Defence Enablement
H.E. Khalfan Belhoul
Chief Executive Officer
The Dubai Future Foundation
H.E. Dr. Tarek Ahmed Al-Amiri
Acting Director General
Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA)
H.E. Shamma Al Mazrui
Minister
Ministry of Community Empowerment
H.E. Saeed Ghumran Al Remeithi
Group Chief Executive Officer
EMSTEEL
H.E. Sara Al Memari
Acting CEO
Strata
H.E.  Salama Alawadhi
Assistant Undersecretary for Industrial Growth
Ministry of Industry & Advanced Technology
H.E. Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri
Minister
Ministry of Economy and Tourism
H.E. Amina Ahmed Mohammed
Chief Executive Officer
Emirates International Acceditation Centre
H.E. Mohamed Hassan Alsuwaidi
UAE Minister of Investment
Mashal Saoud Al-Kindi
Chief Executive Officer
TA’ZIZ
Omar Abdulla Al Nuaimi
Acting Group Chief, Commercial & ICV
ADNOC
Ramy Jallad
Group Chief Executive Officer
RAKEZ
Dr. Yasser Zaghloul
Group Chief Executive Officer
NMDC Group
Eng. Majid BinZawbaa
Group Vice President - Strategic Accounts
ABB
Adel Al Breiki
Chief Executive Officer-Aldar Projects
Aldar
Ahmed Al Alawi
Head of Industry & Trade Development
ADIO
Antonoaldo Neves
Chief Executive Officer
Etihad
Basel Ziyadeh
Chief Executive Officer
Julphar
Shaikha Al Naqbi
Global Head of Contracting Finance
FAB
Dr. Basem Al Barahmeh
Chief Executive Officer
Global Pharma
Dena Al Mansoori
Chief Technology & Innovation Officer
ADNOC
Dr. Fareed Al Ameeri
Chief Strategy Officer
Sharjah-Research, Technology and Innovation Park (SRTIP)
Dr. Suzanne Baaghil
Director of Regulatory Affairs
Dubai Refreshment Company (Pepsi)
Faris Mesmar
Advisor
Khalifa Fund
Ibrahim Al Blooshi
Member of Nafis Youth Council & Digital Enterprise Engineer
Siemens
Jarvis Yan
Founder & CEO
ROX Motors
Ronald Richa
Business Development Director
Veolia
Sara Jackson
Secretary General
Circular Packaging Association (CPA)
Shaker Zainel
Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Emirates Development Bank
Simon Storesund
Chief Supply Chain and Business Development Officer
Emirates Global Aluminum (EGA)
Sarah Shaw
CEO
Majra
Tahar Kerkeni
Lead Lighthouse Operating Systems
World Economic Forum
Marian Lubieniecki
Chief Executive Officer
POWERTECH, EDGE Group
Antonio De Cecca
Chief Operating Officer
Tabreed
Ahlam Ali AlMarzooqi
Director of Conformity Affairs Department
Ministry of Industry & Advanced Technology
Asma Al Abdooli
Strategy
Ministry of Industry & Advanced Technology
Bader Al Jaberi
Vice President of Design for Advanced Manufacturing (DFAM) and Operations, EDGE Group
EDGE Group
Badr Jafar
Special Envoy for Business and Philanthropy
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Dr. Najwa Aaraj
Chief Executive Officer
Technology Innovation Institute
Fatma Al Falasi
Investment Specialist
Ministry of Industry & Advanced Technology
Fatma Essa AlMheiri
Director of Technology Adoption and Development
Ministry of Industry & Advanced Technology
Hanan Hanzaz
Chief, Regional Bureau for the Arab States
UNIDO
Omar Al Braiki
Vice President for Strategic Relations Management
ADNOC Group
Fahad Al Mheiri
Vice President Middle East and North Africa
Boeing
Ediz Eren
Regional VP Middle East, Turkey, and Africa
Rockwell Automation
Hasan Al Hosani
CEO- Smart Solutions
Space 42
Farid Belbouab
Group CEO
Gulftainer
Mohamed Ahmed Alblooshi
Operational engineer
Ducab
Ahmad Aboud
Chief Financial Officer
Ghassan Aboud Holding
Ali Said
CEO
Holcim UAE & Oman
Alix De Zelicourt
General Manager
Talabat UAE
Alya Almarzooqi
Head of Data Analysis
MOIAT
Moderator: Anas Bukhash
Borko Handjiski
Partner
Oliver Wyman
Daniel Stengel
Kerney
Dr. Ahmed Salmeen
Acting Chief Government Affairs Officer
Al Masaood
Dr. Bakheet Saeed Al Katheeri
CEO UAE Investments
Mubadala
Dr. Dimitrios Dimitriou
Group VP of ESG and Sustainability
EMSTEEL
Dr. Rafael Santiago
Acting Chief Researcher of Advanced Materials Research Center
TII
Francesco Pavoni
Partner
Kearney Middle East & Africa - Mobility, Defense, and Advanced Industries Practice
Moderator: Hadley Gamble
IMI Chief International Anchor
Mahaba Al Saleh
Head of Technology Development Section
Ministry of Industry & Advanced Technology
Maitha Kolthoum
Director of Strategy and Future Department
Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology
Marashi Al Shaima
Member of the NAFIS Youth Council
Marcos Mayo
Partner
Kearney Middle East & Africa - Strategic Operations Practice
Maryam Al Mualla
Head of New Economy Projects & Models Development Section
MoET
Professor Eric Xing
President
MBZUAI
Rayah Al-Dmour
Principal Project Manager
Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology
Shamma Al Ansari
Director of Industrial Empowerment Department
Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology
Shamma Al Hosani
Industrial Engineer
Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology
Susheel Sethumadhavan
Partner
Middle East & Africa Lead, PERLab
Vasily Khramov
Partner
Kearney Middle East & Africa - Strategic Operations Practice
Fatima Al Hammadi
CEO
Kezad International