Huda Al Lawati

Partner, Gateway Partners

Huda Al Lawati’s career has spanned 17 years in private equity and investments across emerging markets.

As Chief Investment Officer for Savola Group, she was responsible for business and investment strategy, portfolio management, M&A and investor relations for one of the largest publicly-listed strategic investment holding groups for food & retail businesses in the Middle East and North Africa region. Prior to Savola, Huda was a Partner and Chief Investment Officer for MENA at the Abraaj Group, where she deployed over

$1 billion in equity capital into MBOs, LBOs, venture capital, growth capital and structured equity transactions and arranged over US$1.5 billion in acquisition and related financing across a broad range of sectors.

Ms. Al Lawati holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Neuroscience and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Economics (Honors) from Brown University.

She has served on the boards of Panda Retail Company, Herfy, AlKabeer, Savola Foods Company, SMG, The Entertainer and Kudu. She is currently a member of the board of directors the Young Arab Leaders and the Middle East Investor Relations Association and a member of the advisory board of Global Ventures.

Hashim Al Kudsi

Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Liwa Capital Advisors

Hashim Kudsi is the Managing Partner, and a Co-Founder with Khalifa Al Kindi, of Liwa Capital Advisors founded in 2017. Mr. Kudsi served as the Executive Director at Abu Dhabi Investment Council (ADIC) leading the Active Investment Strategies Department and a member of the ADIC Investment Committee. He worked with Mr. Al Kindi in establishing ADIC in 2007. He began his professional career at Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) in 1989.

Mr. Kudsi has an extensive background in the asset management industry. Throughout his career at ADIA and ADIC managing portfolios and evaluating asset managers, he identified the best in class assets management firms and worked with them directly. During his career, he recognized an allocation framework that preserved and grew wealth over the decades. His understanding of global financial markets, asset classes, and economic cycles has given him the expertise to capitalize on the intersection of strategy and opportunity, within given risk parameters.

Mr. Kudsi also has a wide range of experience in the banking sector through his involvement as a Non-Executive Director at the National Bank of Abu Dhabi and a member of its Risk Management Committee. Mr. Kudsi holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from American University in Washington DC and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Ammar A. Al Khudairy

Chairman, Samba Financial Group

Ammar A. Alkhudairy is the Chairman of Samba Financial Group, and has been since January 2019. Prior to Samba, he played key leadership roles in various Saudi financial institutions such as: Riyad Bank, United Saudi Bank, and Banque Saudi Fransi. In addition, Alkhudairy served as a Board

Member from 2015 to 2018, Chairman of the Audit Committee from 2015 to 2018, and was the interim Managing Director/CEO from October 2017 to March 2018 at Banque Saudi Fransi. Alkhudairy’s expertise spans over 30 years in the financial sector and focuses on areas such as: Corporate Banking, Project Finance, Corporate Finance, M&A, and Asset Management. Alkhudairy has also served in various public and private board memberships, including Chairmanship of Goldman Sachs Saudi Arabia, Chairmanship of Morgan Stanley Saudi Arabia, SAVOLA, Kingdom Holdings, Herfi, Al Tayyar, Chairmanship of Allianz Saudi Arabia, Deputy Chairman of SPIMACO, and board member of Almarai. He founded and chairs Amwal AlKhaleej and Amwal Capital Partners, an alternative assets’ management business based in Riyadh, and in DIFC. He also served as board member in government related entities, including the Real Estate Development Fund and the Economic Cities Authority.

Alkhudairy earned an M.Sc. in Engineering Administration and B.Sc. in Civil Engineerring from George Washington University.

Ibrahim Al Husseini

Founder & Managing Partner, FullCycle Climate Partners LP

Ibrahim AlHusseini is the founder and Managing Partner of FullCycle; an investment firm focused on solving the climate crisis by backing companies with climate-restoring technologies, and accelerating their growth.

AlHusseini - a renowned entrepreneur, investor and environmentalist - has started and sold numerous businesses and raised half a billion dollars of capital to back dozens of companies. He was also an early investor in Tesla Motors, Bloom Energy, Aspiration Inc., Cornerstone Capital, and CleanChoice Energy, among others. AlHusseini made his initial fortune from his college dorm room, after starting a nutraceutical distribution company and selling the business in 1997.

Raised in Saudi Arabia by parents who are Palestinian refugees, AlHusseini moved to the U.S. for college in the early 1990s. He sits on the board of more than half a dozen organizations that focus on the positive development of our environment and humanity. AlHusseini is also the managing partner of two waste-to-value funds that accelerate the adoption of the world’s leading waste-to-value technology.

Faisal Al Hammadi

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, YACOB

Faisal is the founder and chief executive officer of YACOB, a start-up that aims to combat the skyrocketing obesity rates by enabling schools to manage nutrition using the latest in technology and behavioral economics. He also serves as a board member in Slices, a company that he co-founded that grew to serve 20,000 healthy meals daily.

Faisal was ranked the 13th Upcoming Entrepreneur in the UAE by Forbes Middle East (2015), was recognized as one of 100 Arab world startups which are shaping the future in the context of the Fourth Industrial Revolution by the World Economic Forum (2017) and as a Young Arab Pioneer by the Arab Youth Office (2018).

In his previous role, Faisal was a vice president at Mubadala Healthcare and a board member of the Abu Dhabi Telemedicine Centre. He has also served as a member of a number of committees including the Executive Committee for the Abu Dhabi Economic Plan, and the Health Education Committee at Health Authority.

Faisal earned his MBA from Columbia Business School. He is also a Fellow of the sixth class of the Middle East Leadership Initiative and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.

Hussein Al Gaaod

Chief Executive Officer, Adroit Sports Management

Since an early age, Hussein has always been fascinated by football as a sport but also as an economy. At the age of 18, Hussein became one of the youngest FIFA football agents in the world, whilst juggling his Law Degree in London. 

Since then, Hussein has worked with elite professional footballers such as the likes of World Cup winner N’Golo Kanté, as well as advising numerous European and English Premier League clubs in player transfers such as the likes of Everton FC and AFC Bournemouth. Hussein continues to expand his extensive international network of club executives and players. 

Talal Al Dhiyebi

Chief Executive Officer, Aldar Properties

Talal Al Dhiyebi is the Chief Executive Officer at Aldar having previously held the position of Chief Development Officer and Executive Director of Asset Management since the merger with Sorouh in 2013. He held several senior positions at Aldar and currently serves on the boards of several companies including Miral, Abu Dhabi Motorsports Management, Al Jazira Capital and Aldar Academies.

Talal is a graduate of Electrical Engineering (Honors) from the University of Melbourne, Australia.

Basil Al Askari

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, MidChains

Basil Al Askari is the Cofounder and CEO of MidChains a regulated virtual asset trading and custody platform based in Abu Dhabi, UAE focused on both the retail and institutional markets. MidChains was founded after his tenures on Mubadala Capital’s Private Equity team and various commercial finance teams in GE Capital based in the UAE, US, UK.

Najeeb Mohammed Al Ali

Executive Director, Bureau Expo 2020 Dubai

Najeeb Mohammed Al-Ali is the Executive Director of the Expo 2020 Bureau, His role incorporates the alignment and coordination of Expo 2020 Dubai projects across all governmental entities following the key theme of Connecting Minds, Creating the Future and subthemes of Opportunity, Mobility and Sustainability.

Previously, Najeeb was the Executive Director of the Emirates Competitiveness Council. He also served as the Director of Strategy and Policy in the United Arab Emirates Prime Minister’s Office, Director of Special Projects in The Executive Council of Dubai and the Executive Director of Dubai Centre for Corporate Values as well as various roles in TECOM investments and the Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company.

Najeeb’s achievements include contributing to the United Arab Emirates Federal Strategy and Competitiveness Strategy as well as the Dubai Strategic Plan 2015, UAE vision 2021and the development of Dubai’s green building policies.

Najeeb also established the strategic sectors division of the Dubai Economic Department and was instrumental in publishing UAE’s first corporate CSR report. Najeeb has also been involved in developing corporate strategies for various entities such as Dubai Knowledge Village, SamaCom, Knowledge Access, Dubai Internet City as well as HH Sheikh Mohamed Bin Rashid’s IT Education Project, eHosting DataFort and the Emirates Integrated Telecommunication Company.

Najeeb holds a Master of Science in Technology Innovation Management and a Bachelor of Engineering in Telecommunication Systems. He is a published1 academic on topics including low carbon and sustainable buildings, renewable energy, information technology in the Arab world and online learning. Najeeb speaks Arabic, English, German as well as Turkish.

Ibrahim Ajami

Head of Ventures, Mubadala Capital

Ibrahim Ajami is the Head of Ventures at Mubadala Capital, the wholly owned asset management subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company, a $284 billion sovereign investor. Ibrahim joined Mubadala in 2006.

In his role, Ibrahim is responsible for leading Mubadala Capital’s ventures strategy with a focus on technology and healthcare. In 2016, Ibrahim launched the ventures platform in San Francisco, and has overseen a cross-discipline team that has invested in over 100 companies. Ibrahim also leads Mubadala’s partnerships with some of the leading technology investors globally.

Prior to launching the ventures platform, Ibrahim built and led Mubadala’s strategy in semiconductors and advanced technology. He is one of the founders of GlobalFoundries, a global semiconductor leader and one of the leading manufacturing companies in the world.

Ibrahim started his career working for various companies in Silicon Valley and for Occidental Petroleum in Abu Dhabi.

Ibrahim also serves as co-founder of The Ajami Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in Lebanon given the economic and social crisis that the country is facing.

Ibrahim holds a Bachelor’s degree from Northeastern University, and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Southern California.

Raya Abu Gulal

Founder, Women Lawyers Group ME

Raya is currently based in the UAE and running her own legal consultancy providing legal advice specialising in the Middle East.  Her practice covers a broad range of corporate and commercial work. Prior to joining to setting up her legal consultancy, Raya worked for two leading International Law Firms.

Raya is also active in various women development initiatives in the MENA region and member of various business groups.

Raya founded the Women Lawyers Group-Middle East and is also appointed as the board member of the International Women Business Group (Abu Dhabi). Raya was awarded in 2017 Legal award from the Arab Women Awards.

Deepak Abraham

Managing Director, Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Deepak is the CEO of a regional branch of Bank of America and responsible for a number of product lines including Prime Brokerage, Derivatives, International Equities and Financing in the MENA region.  Deepak joined Bank of America Merrill Lynch from Morgan Stanley as Head of Capital Strategy for Asia Pacific and the Middle East. At Morgan Stanley, Deepak was Head of Prime Brokerage for the Middle East and North Africa with a focus on the Sovereign Wealth funds across a range of their direct and fund investment activities. 

Prior to Morgan Stanley, Deepak worked for Goldman Sachs in the Hedge Fund Strategies group, allocating capital to hedge funds, having started his career in the Pension & Insurance Strategy group within Equity Derivatives at Goldman Sachs in London. 

Deepak is a published author on the evolution of hedge fund strategies and graduated from Harvard University where he was a four time All American squash player and NCAA National Team Champion. 

Maha Abouelenein

Managing Director, Organizational Consultants

An executive and entrepreneur -- Maha is one of the most experienced and connected communications specialists in the Middle East, with more than 22 years of experience, advising global corporate giants, high growth tech startups, top governments and high net worth individuals.

Maha has a reputation for delivering results and ability to manage projects from inception to execution with creative, strategic and analytical drive. Raised and educated in the USA to Egyptian parents, she is home in both West and Arab worlds. Maha is all about relationships - building them, nurturing them and serving them. She thrives on storytelling, building scalable campaigns and thought leadership. Maha is calm in a crisis and loves to lead and train teams. She specializes in helping big tech companies launchpad into the Middle East market – from Google and Netflix to Udacity and more. She is now working with Serial Entrepreneur, digital guru and 5X Best Selling Author GaryVee.

She has media trained several Fortune 500 CEOs and high profile executives from Google, Microsoft; YouTube, Mastercard and Netflix among others. As a Communications Coach, she trains individuals on everything from public speaking and storytelling to reputation management and personal branding.

She is the founder of Organizational Consultants, a strategic communications consulting firm and founder of Digital & Savvy - a blog about communications in the Middle East. Maha is former Head of Communications for Google in the Middle East and North Africa. She holds a Masters Degree in Communications from Minnesota State University – Mankato, USA and an undergraduate degree in International Business & Marketing with a minor in French.

Maha is Mentor in Residence for TechStars and works with start-ups across the region to learn how to maximize their reputation currency and communicate better.

Yazan Abdeen

Head of Public Equities, Invest AD

Yazan is the Chief Executive Officer & Portfolio Manager of AD Investment Management, a UAE based asset management firm that is licensed by the FSRA in ADGM and the CSSF in Luxembourg. Yazan leads an asset management practice that has a mission to provide clients, communities, capital markets and shareholders with sustainable investment solutions by committing smart people, independent financial thought and disciplined processes.

Briefly before, Yazan was heading capital markets investing for Scope Investment, a sovereign private family office in the UAE.

Prior to that Yazan headed MENA Capital Markets investing at Sedco Capital in Saudi Arabia where he built the "multi-award winning" MENA in-house asset management business.

Yazan was previously the fund manager with ING Investment Management within MENA based in Dubai.

Yazan has over 16 years of experience analyzing and valuing companies in the region. In his previous role at Union Properties, Yazan headed the investment division where he was responsible for managing the proprietary public equity portfolio investing in the MENA capital markets. The team also oversaw a portfolio of private equity investments in the Dubai real estate sector and related industries. Yazan was a vice president of asset management at Noor Capital, Abu Dhabi, responsible for the structuring and co-managing of the MENA Opportunity Fund and Noor Capital’s proprietary public equity portfolio. He also spent two years at Damac Investments, where he co-managed a MENA public equity portfolio. Yazan started his career at Capital Trust, Lebanon, as a corporate finance analyst within a team which provided corporate finance and M&A advisory for various transactions in Lebanon, Egypt, Jordan and KSA.

Yazan holds a BSc in Mathematics and Computer Science from the American University of Beirut, Lebanon and an MBA from London Business School sponsored by HH Shiek Mohammed bin Rashed Al Maktoum Foundation.

Faisal J. Abbas

Editor-in-Chief, Arab News

Faisal J. Abbas is the Editor-in-Chief of the Riyadh-based leading Middle East English language daily, Arab News. He has held this position since September 2016.Under his editorship, Arab News (established in 1975) relaunched with a more global, more digital direction. It has expanded its international presence through several new international editions, a large network of local and international correspondents and regional bureaus across the world.

Prior to joining the Arab News, Abbas has been the Editor-in-Chief of the Dubai-based English language news site of Al Arabiya News Channel.

Abbas is a renowned columnist on Arab-international affairs, he also appears regularly as a political commentator on CNN International, BBC World and Sky News (UK). Throughout his career, he has interviewed several world leaders; among the latest were Armenian President Armen Sarkissian, Kosovo Prime Minister Albin Kurti, Pakistani President Arif Alvi, Coptic Pope Tawadros II of Egypt, Former Japanese Foreign and Defense Minister Taro Kono. He has previously written for Newsweek, Foreign Policy, The Huffington Post and worked with both Asharq Al Awsat and Al Hayat leading pan-Arab daily newspapers.

Abbas is a member of the Editorial Board of Al Arabiya News Channel, an associate fellow of the Cambridge Union Society and a member of the British Society of Authors. He is also a member of the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders network, and an alumnus of the US State Department’s Edward R. Murrow International Visitor Program for Journalists. He has been the recipient of many media awards, including the UK’s Next Century Foundation’s Cutting-Edge Award (2009) for efforts in bridging the communication gap between the West and the Arab World, and British Council’s UK alumni “Social Impact” award in Saudi Arabia (2017).

Abbas holds a master’s degree from the University of Westminster and a bachelor’s degree from the Lebanese American University. He is also a graduate of the Executive Education Program of the Harvard Kennedy School, where he studied Global Leadership and Public Policy; and has recently completed a Leadership module at the Judge Business School of the University of Cambridge.

His Excellency Omar Sultan Al Olama

Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, United Arab Emirates

His Excellency Omar Sultan Al Olama has been appointed as Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence following the Cabinet reshuffle in October 2017. His responsibilities include enhancing the government performance by investing in the latest technologies and tools of artificial intelligence and applying them in various sectors.

His Excellency Omar Sultan Al Olama is currently the Managing Director of the World Government Summit. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of Dubai Future Foundation and Deputy Managing Director of the Foundation. In November 2017, the UAE government announced selecting HE. Omar Al Olama as a member of the Future of Digital Economy and Society Council at the World Economic Forum.

During his work in the Future Department at the Ministry of Cabinet Affairs and the Future, His Excellency participated in developing the UAE Centennial 2071 strategy that aims to position the UAE as the best country in the world. He also participated in developing the UAE 4th Industrial Revolution Strategy that aims to promote the UAE’s status as a global hub for the 4th Industrial Revolution and develop a national economy based on knowledge, innovation and future technologies. Prior to his appointment, His Excellency worked on developing the UAE’s Artificial Intelligence Strategy, making it the first such strategy of its kind globally.

His Excellency Omar Sultan Al Olama worked in several sectors including the banking sector, telecommunications, private enterprises and government. H.E. also worked on developing and executing strategies, risk analysis, change management and scenario planning.

His Excellency Omar Sultan Al Olama holds a Diploma in Project Management and Excellence from the American University of Sharjah and a Bachelor of Business Administration from the American University of Dubai.

وزير دولة للذكاء الاصطناعي

انضم معالي عمر سلطان العلماء إلى الحكومة الاتحادية كوزير دولة للذكاء الاصطناعي في أعقاب التعديل الوزاري في أكتوبر2017، للارتقاء بالأداء الحكومي من خلال استثمار أحدث تقنيات وأدوات الذكاء الاصطناعي وتطبيقها في شتى ميادين العمل.

يشغل معالي عمر سلطان العلماء منصب مدير مؤسسة القمة العالمية للحكومات، وعضو مجلس أمناء مؤسسة دبي للمستقبل ونائب العضو المنتدب للمؤسسة. وفي نوفمبر 2017، أعلنت حكومة دولة الإمارات اختيار معالي عمر سلطان العلماء لعضوية مجموعة مستقبل الاقتصاد الرقمي والمجتمع التابعة للمنتدى الاقتصادي العالمي.

خلال عمله مع فريق إدارة المستقبل في وزارة شؤون مجلس الوزراء والمستقبل، ساهم معالي عمر سلطان العلماء في إعداد استراتيجية "مئوية الإمارات 2071" التي تهدف إلى الارتقاء بجميع القطاعات التنموية في الدولة وتعزيز مكانتها كأفضل دولة في العالم. وشارك معالي عمر سلطان العلماء في إعداد استراتيجية الإمارات للثورة الصناعية الرابعة، التي تهدف إلى تعزيز مكانة دولة الإمارات كمركز عالمي للثورة الصناعية الرابعة، والمساهمة في تحقيق اقتصاد وطني تنافسي قائم على المعرفة والابتكار والتطبيقات التكنولوجية المستقبلية التي تدمج التقنيات المادية والرقمية والحيوية. عمل معاليه ايضاً على تطوير استراتيجية الذكاء الاصطناعي في دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة والتي تعتبر الأولى من نوعها في العالم.

عمل معالي عمر سلطان العلماء في عدّة قطاعات من بينها القطاع المصرفي، وتنظيم الاتصالات، والقطاعين الحكومي والخاص، كما شارك في تطوير وتنفيذ الاستراتيجيات وتحليل المخاطر، وإدارة التغيير، وتخطيط السيناريوهات.

يحمل معالي عمر سلطان العلماء دبلوم في إدارة المشاريع والتميز من الجامعة الأمريكية في الشارقة، وشهادة البكالوريوس في إدارة الأعمال من الجامعة الأميركية في دبي.

His Excellency Khalifa Salem Al Mansouri

Chief Executive, Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange

H.E. Khalifa Al Mansouri was appointed as Chief Executive of Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) in November 2018. Prior to this appointment, H.E. held many senior positions in the economic and industrial fields, most recently the Undersecretary of the Department of Economic Development in Abu Dhabi. He was also the Vice Chairman of the Economic Development Committee of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Chairman of the National Industrial Coordination Council, and member of the Board of Directors of the Etihad Export Credit Insurance Company.

H.E. has previously served on the Board of Directors of Etihad Airways, Board of Directors of the Social Welfare and Minors Affairs Foundation, Statistics Center Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority and ZonesCorp, as well as being the former Director General of the Abu Dhabi Council for Economic Development.

H.E. holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration majoring in Chief Executive Officers and Presidents from Pepperdine University in the USA. He also holds CFA certificates Level I & Level II from the CFA Institute and a BA degree majoring in International Economic Policy and a minor in Economics from the University of Puget Sound in the USA.

Her Excellency Dr. Hawaa Al Thahak Al Mansoori

Member, Federal National Council of the United Arab Emirates

H.E. Dr. Hawaa Althahak Almansoori is a Member of the UAE’s Federal National Council, Consultant Endocrinologist, Healthcare Leader, Inventor and Entrepreneur. She was the first Emirati to be awarded a prestigious UAE Presidential Scholarship to study Medicine. She went on to become the first non-American woman to graduate from George Washington University School of Medicine. In 2014 she received “The UAE Pioneers Award” from H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and was presented at the UAE Government Summit by H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan as an example of success in education and innovation.

In addition to her role as part of the UAE’s Government’s Parliamentary body, Dr. Hawaa is Chairman of SonoStik LLC; a venture stage MedTech company founded to commercialize her patented and FDA approved invention. She also works for Mubadala as Deputy Medical Director of Imperial College London Diabetes Center and is a practicing Endocrinologist. In recent years she has been a regular presenter at high profile forums both in the UAE and internationally as a Speaker, Chairperson and Master of Ceremonies. Thanks to the vision of the UAE’s Leadership she is involved in national initiatives to promote STEM education, empower Emirati women and encourage enterprise by Emirati youth.

His Royal Highness Prince Turki Al Faisal

Chairman, King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies

His Royal Highness (HRH) Prince Turki AlFaisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud is Founder and Trustee of the King Faisal Foundation and Chairman of the King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies.

He was born on Rabi Al-Awwal 3, 1364 H/February 15, 1945 in Makkah, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. HRH began his schooling at the Model School in Taif and went on to gain his high school diploma at the Lawrenceville School in New Jersey, the United States of America. HRH then completed his studies at the Georgetown University.

HRH was appointed Advisor at the Royal Court in 1393H/1973. In 1397H/1977, HRH was appointed Director-General of the General Intelligence Directorate (GID), Saudi Arabia’s main foreign intelligence service, with the rank of Minister, and headed the GID until 1422H/2001.

In 1423H/2002, HRH was appointed Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. HRH served in the position until 1426H/2005 when he was appointed Saudi Arabian Ambassador to the United States of America. He retired in 1428H/2007.

HRH’s Roles around the World

• Visiting Distinguished Professor at the Georgetown University

• Honorary Professor at the Tor Vergata University of Rome

• Trustee of the Oxford Center for Islamic Studies at the University of Oxford

• Trustee of the Center for Contemporary Arab Studies at the Georgetown University

• Member of the Board of Trustees of the Library of Alexandria

• Member of the Board of the Beirut Institute

• Member of the Board of Trustees of the Council of Arab and International Relations

• Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al-Quds Fund and Endowment

• Member of the Advisory Council of the Munich Security Conference

• Member of the Board of Trustees of the Asia Society

• HRH is a member of the Advisory board of Think20 (T20), which was tasked by the Saudi G20 leadership to provide policy recommendations.

In addition, HRH has been an active participant to the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting, the Global Economic Symposium, and the Clinton Global Initiative’s Annual Meeting. HRH was a commissioner for the International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament, which was a joint initiative of the Australian and Japanese Governments.

Awards

In 1441H/2019, HRH was awarded Afghanistan’s highest honors, the Ghazi Mir Bacha Khan Medal.

In 1437H/2016, HRH was awarded honorary citizenship of Seoul, South Korea, by H.E. Mr. Park Won-Soon, Mayor of Metropolitan Government of Seoul.

In 1436H/2015, HRH received the Mediterranean Award for Diplomacy from the Fondazione Mediterraneo in Naples, Italy.

Honorary Degrees

In 1438H/2017, HRH received an honorary PhD from L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University of Astana in Kazakhstan.

In 1436H/2015, HRH received an honorary PhD from the University of Shanghai.

In 1432H/2011 HRH received an honorary PhD in International Politics from the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in South Korea.

In 1431H/2010, HRH received an honorary PhD in Law from the University of Ulster in Ireland.

His Excellency Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh

Minister-of-State (UAE) & Chairman, Abu Dhabi Global Market

H.E. Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh is Minister of State to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Cabinet and Executive Chairman of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM). With three decades of international experience and business leadership, H.E Al Sayegh supports the government actively in initiatives and efforts that drive the nation’s economic diversification plans and the sustainable future of the UAE.

As Chairman of ADGM, H.E Al Sayegh oversees the growth of ADGM as one of the world’s leading International Financial Centres anchored in Abu Dhabi. He had also served in several key capacities including as the former founding Chairman of Aldar Properties, the founding Chairman of Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar), Deputy Chairman of First Gulf Bank, and held senior positions in Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Abu Dhabi Investment Company (Invest AD).

H.E. Al Sayegh holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Lewis & Clark College, USA.