Fahad Mohammed Al Mheiri Bio

Fahad Mohammed Al Mheiri Deputy Managing DirectorRaytheon Emirates Fahad Mohammed Al Mheiri is the Deputy Managing Director for Raytheon Emirates, a landed company of Raytheon Technologies based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. He is responsible for developing and implementing the Raytheon Emirates defense industry strategy, driving business growth and fostering the relationship between Raytheon…

Abdullah Saif Al Awani Bio

Abdullah Saif Al Awani Chief Economic Program OfficerTawazun Council Abdulla Saif Al Awani serves as the Chief Economic Program Officer at Tawazun Council. He led the development of the updated guidelines of the Tawazun Economic Program announced in 2019. With over 20 years of experience Abdulla in his current role is responsible for managing and…

His Excellency Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi Bio

His Excellency Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi Bio Minister of State for Foreign TradeMinistry of Economy H.E Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, was appointed as Minister of State for Foreign Trade in July 2020 to oversee the development of non-oil foreign trade and the expansion of global trade partnerships and increase Exports. In…

His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan Bio

His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan Cabinet Member and Minister of Tolerance and CoexistenceCommissioner General of Expo 2020 Dubai His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan is the Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence in the new Cabinet announced in October 2017. His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan joined the Federal Government in 1990…

Khaldoun Hajaj Bio

Khaldoun Hajaj AME Head of Government Affairs, Group Public & Regulatory AffairsStandard Chartered Bank Khaldoun Hajaj has lead Government Affairs and previously Public Affairs & Sustainability for Africa and Middle East at Standard Chartered since 2017. Prior to this appointment he served as Chief of Staff and Board Secretary at Safanad Global Investments. From 2011…

Wael Ismail Bio

Wael Ismail Vice President, Corporate Affairs, AMESAPepsiCo Member, Climate & Sustainability CommitteeAmCham Abu Dhabi Wael Ismail is currently Vice President for Corporate Affairs for Middle East, North Africa and Pakistan as well as Sustainable Packaging Lead for Africa, Middle East, North Africa and South Asia (AMESA) based in Dubai. Ismail joined PepsiCo in 2016 and…

Fathima Lijiya Bio

Fathima Lijiya Head of Project & Corporate Finance, Wholesale & Institutional BankingEmirates Development Bank (EDV) Lijiya comes with more than 19 years of Debt Market experience.  She holds an MBA in Finance & Marketing and has been a core deal team member in various Structured & Project Finance deals in the UAE.  She joined Emirates…

Nirav Rajput Bio

Nirav Rajput Bio Senior CounselAurifer Nirav is a qualified Chartered Accountant with more than a decade of practical experience in analysing direct and indirect tax laws with a specific focus on Corporate tax and VAT laws in theGCC. His diverse work profile ranging from working at E&Y, Barclays Bank, McKinsey and Grant Thornton in the…

Ben Charbit Bio

Ben Charbit Director – Marketing and Strategy, MENASchlumberger Ben Charbit is Director of Marketing and Strategy, MENA, a position he assumed onJuly 1st, 2020 and is responsible for driving long-term strategic initiatives across theregion. Throughout his international career with Schlumberger he has held various operationsand staff assignments including, global recruiting and training manager; generalmanager Ecuador;…

Shoaib Khaleeli Bio

Shoaib Khaleeli Immigration ManagerFragomen Shoaib is an Immigration Manager at Fragomen’s Dubai, DIFC office with over a decade of experience advising clients, from national governments to start-ups and large corporations.  He manages UAE and Middle East and North Africa immigration processes, and develops and implements reliable, efficient, pragmatic and sustainable immigration programs regionally.  Shoaib advises…