Ala Nuseibeh has several interests in oil and gas corporations dealing with procurement of products and services for national and international oil & gas corporations. He has assisted blue chip corporations in penetrating into the Middle East, which resulted in early successes. Nuseibeh moved into the oil and gas industry after working with his family’s…
In a career spanning 20 years with the World Bank, Mr. Chikosi held various operational, management and strategy roles within the World Bank Group delivering development solutions for client countries through demand led analytical work, high level policy dialogue with governments and advising the World Bank Board internally on corporate strategy and forward-looking initiatives. He…
JR Kerr is Founder & CEO of Handshake, a bespoke influence and reputation firm working with the private, public and cause sectors to grow their influence through positioning, partnership ecosystems, and integrated activations to engage citizens and business with a more human approach. Mr. Kerr started his career with degrees in theology, philosophy and anthropology…
Anthony Harris’ 34-year career with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, which focussed largely on the Arab World, culminated in his appointment as British Ambassador to the UAE in the 1994. During his time in Abu Dhabi, Mr. Harris negotiated the UAE-UK Defence Cooperation Agreement. Other postings included Lebanon, Sudan, Saudi Arabia and Egypt. In the…
Mr. Andrew Hall is an internationally active investor and advisor in the renewable energy and engineering technology sectors with a portfolio of investments and non-executive and advisory roles in Africa, Asia and Europe in all stages of the renewable energy value chain. Mr. Hall has extensive financial, organisational turn around and demerger/merger experience. He has…
Mr. Dabbagh is a global business leader with over 29 years of success across multi-industries, transforming struggling operations into profitable enterprises. He has founded numerous companies and have been at the helm of many multi-billion-dollar B2B and B2C enterprises. Mr. Dabbagh is currently the Board Advisor of AIX Investment Group, an international financial institution that…
Mario Marconi is the co-founder of Africa Wealth Partners, a multi-family office focusing on Africa. He comes out of the financial services industry with a background in wealth management, investment banking, and sustainable philanthropy. For more than 25 years, he held senior executive positions at UBS where he grew and led multiple areas of the…
Mr. Mohab Mufti has thirty years of experience in the Financial Services industry having worked in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, managing and structuring investments in Global Markets, Structured Finance, Private Equity and Trade Finance. Currently, Mr. Mufti serves on the Board of Arqaam Capital, a DIFC-based emerging markets investment bank and most recently…
Mr. Ahmet Iplikci is the Founding Partner and Managing Director of Ishtar Advisory Limited which provides strategic advice to funds and large international groups on access to investment and business growth opportunities and fund-raising in Emerging Markets. A former banker and hedge fund manager, Mr. Iplikci is a Board Member at British Chamber of Commerce…
Lord St John of Bletso, (Anthony) took up his seat as a Crossbench Member of the House of Lords in 1978. He was brought up in South Africa where he qualified as an attorney before working for Shell as their internal auditor and legal counsel. He completed his Masters in Law at London University in…
