Dr. Noah Raford Managing Partner at EMIR & Chief Futurist Dr Noah Raford heads up EMIR advisory practice. He is the former Futurist-in-Chief for the Government of Dubai, founding executive of the Dubai Future Foundation and the Museum of the Future, and senior advisor to the UAE Prime Minister’s Office. He is a globally respected…
Keith Stoodley Chief Executive OfficerPAL Aerospace Keith is accountable for business unit operations, strategic planning, business development, and government relations for PAL in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). He joined PAL in 2005 and has since worked in both domestic and international operations. Before joining the company, Keith had acquired extensive international marketing experience over…
Nick Cochrane-Dyet MBE ChairmanBritish Chamber of Commerce Abu Dhabi Nick Cochrane-Dyet joined BP in the UAE in 1989 having spent the previous 4 years working as the Representative of Citicorp Investment Bank in Abu Dhabi. Prior to that he had managed the President of the UAE’s Royal Stud Farm and had been a Captain in…
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Dhia Hussain ChairpersonCanadian Business Council Abu Dhabi Dhia Hussain is a proven professional leader with over 35 years of experience managing businesses in technical, project & change management in addition to ship building, strategic planning and knowledge management with certified credential in marine engineering, project management and organizational excellence from leading institutes across the world….
Racha Moukayed Managing DirectorHowden Guardian Insurance Brokers Racha Moukayed is the Managing Director of Howden Guardian Insurance Brokers, part of the Howden Broking Group. With 20 years’ experience in the industry; a Diploma in Insurance from the Bahrain Institute of Banking & Finance; and an M.B.A. in Healthcare Management from the University of Phoenix; Racha…
Dr. T. B. (Mac) McClelland, Jr. ChairmanPresident and CEOCenter House Ltd. Dr. T. B. (Mac) McClelland, Jr., is the Chairman of The Luxury Council International, a by-invitation professional organization whose 1100 brand members market products and services to high net worth individuals. Mac is also the President and CEO of Center House Ltd., a management…
Edward Hobart CMG British Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates Edward Hobart is His Majesty’s Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates. He took up his appointment in May 2023. Prior to this appointment he was Director for Estates and Security at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (now Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office) from October 2017….
Radha Krishna Panday Ambassador of Canada to the United Arab Emirates Radha Krishna Panday (BA (Economics and Political Science), University of Toronto 1984, MA (Economics), University of Toronto 1987) joined the Department of External Affairs and International Trade in 1986. Prior to his current assignment, he served as Executive Director on the Board of the…
His Excellency Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri Cabinet Member & UAE Minister of Economy H.E. Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri was appointed Minister of Economy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) under the new government structure approved in July 2020. He is chairman of the General Civil Aviation Authority, UAE International Investors Council, and CSR…
