RADM Melissa Bert Senior Attorney and Senior Maritime and Homeland Security ConsultantLexpat Global ServicesFounderCoast Guard Women’s Leadership Initiative Melissa Bert is an innovative leader, lawyer and strategist. She provides independent consultancy in strategic planning, organizational leadership, national security law and policy, criminal litigation, maritime and international law, diplomacy and capacity building, Intelligence law, negotiation and…
Blessy Martin Human Resources Business PartnerL3Harris Technologies Originally from India and now settled in UAE for last 9 plus years with my husband and 8 year old daughter, I have been fortunate to work with some amazing corporates from different industries like Information Technology, Banking, Defense and Consulting industries. Completed my Masters and Bachelors in…
Cris Patridge Master Mariner MSc FICSManaging DirectorMyrcator Marine & Cargo Solutions Cris Partridge is the owner of Myrcator Marine & Cargo Solutions FZE based in the UAE. Cris has worked across the Arabian Gulf since 2001 and since 2009 has been permanently based in Abu Dhabi. Myrcator MCS specialises in major marine casualty and fatality…
Lieutenant General Alexus G. Grynkewich Lt. Gen. Alexus G. Grynkewich is Commander, Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central), Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, and the Combined Forces Air Component Commander for U.S. Central Command, Southwest Asia. In these roles, the general is responsible for developing contingency plans and conducting air operations in a 21-nation…
H.E. Dr. Mohamed Al Kuwaiti Head of Cyber SecurityUnited Arab Emirates Government Dr. Al Kuwaiti was appointed by the Cabinet as the Head of Cyber Security for the UAE Government since 2020. As the Head of Cyber Security, his mandate includes responsibilities as the Chairman of the UAE Cyber Security Council as well as Managing…
Samer Najm Board MemberStrategic Account Director | ADNOCEmerson Automation Solutions Co-Chair, Energy CommitteeAmCham Abu Dhabi Samer Najm is a multi-disciplined professional with varied work experience gained in sales, business development, account and project managment, international consultancy, and academic research over the past 25 years in the Energy, Environment, Industrial Automation and Simulation fields In May of…
Tamer Hamid PresidentExxonMobil Iraq and UAE Taher Hamid is the President of ExxonMobil Iraq and United Arab Emirates. Born in Yemen and raised in the United States, Mr. Hamid earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in geology and international business from Augustana College in 1993 and a Master’s degree in geology from the University of…
Martina A. Strong Ambassador of the United States to the United Arab EmiratesU.S. Embassy Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Martina Strong is honored to lead the U.S. Mission to the United Arab Emirates. A career Senior Foreign Service Officer, Ambassador Strong previously served as Chargé d’Affaires in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as well as…
Thomas Vanhee PartnerAurifer In Thomas’s tax career spanning more than a decade, he has worked at tier 1 tax law firms in Brussels and Paris. Thomas moved to the Gulf in the beginning of 2017. He provides high quality and innovative tax advice to clients. He has been involved in several high profile deals and…
Shahram Safai PartnerAfridi & Angell Shahram’s practice focuses on representing leading multinational and domestic corporate clients, investment funds and high net worth individuals. He counsels clients on private equity and venture capital transactions, as well as advising clients on assessing and managing transactional risks. Shahram heads the firm’s venture capital and real estate teams and…
