Event 2021 2020 Category - Any - Policymakers Business Leaders International Organizations and Civil Society Investment Promotion Entrepreneurship Academics Moderators Search Search Search H.E. Mr. Samuel Ntsokoane Matekane Prime Minister, Kingdom of Lesotho H.E. Mr. Abdulhamid Mohammed Al Dabiba Prime Minister, the State of Libya H.E. Mr. Mamitiana Jeannot Ruffin Rajaonarison Prime Minister, Republic of Madagascar H.E. Mr. Jean-Jacques Bouya Deputy Prime Minister in Charge of Coordination, Development Infrastructure, and Land Planning, Republic of Congo H.E. Hon. Viliame R. Gavoka Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism and Civil Aviation, Republic of Fiji H.E. Mr. Daniyar Joldoshevich Amangeldiev First Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers, Kyrgyz Republic H.E. Mr. Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun State Minister & Chairman, Invest Bangladesh H.E. Mr. Abdulla Bin Adel Fakhro Minister of Industry and Commerce, Kingdom of Bahrain H.E. Mr. Tiroeaone Ntsima Minister of Trade and Entrepreneurship, Republic of Botswana H.E. Mr. Achille Bassilekin III Minister of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Social Economy and Handicrafts, Republic of Cameroon H.E. Mr. Moustoifa Hassane Mohamed Minister of Economy, Industry and Investment, Responsible for Economic Integration, the Union of the Comoros H.E. Ms. Jacqueline Lydia Mikolo Minister of Trade, Supply, and Consumption, in charge of the AfCFTA, Republic of Congo H.E. Mr. Mohamed Farid Saleh Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, Arab Republic of Egypt H.E. Mr. Sherif Fathi Attia Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Arab Republic of Egypt H.E. Dr. Mustafa Nazar Jumaah Minister of Trade, Republic of Iraq H.E. Mr. Mohammed Noori Al-Karboli Minister of Industry and Minerals, Republic of Iraq H.E. Dr. Tareq Abu Ghazaleh Minister of Investment, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan H.E. Ms. Tangariki Reete Minister of Tourism, Commerce, Industry, and Cooperatives, Republic of Kiribati H.E. Mr. Abdulaziz Nasser Abdulaziz Al-Marzouq State Minister for Economic Affairs and Investment, State of Kuwait H.E. Dr. Amer Bisat Minister of Economy and Trade, Republic of Lebanon H.E. Hon. Limpho Tau Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Relations, the Kingdom of Lesotho H.E. Mr. Rashid Abu Ghaffa Minister of Finance, the State of Libya H.E. Mr. Suhail Abu Shiha Minister of Economy, State of Libya H.E. Mr. Ny Riana Nampoina Raharimanjato Minister of Industrialization and Private Sector Development, Republic of Madagascar H.E. Mr. Carl Andriamparany Minister of Mines and Strategic Resources, Republic of Madagascar H.E. Ms. Zeinebou Mint Ahmednah Minister of Trade and Tourism, Islamic Republic of Mauritania H.E. The Hon Sayed Muhammad Aadil Ameer Meea Minister of Industry, SME and Cooperatives, Republic of Mauritius H.E. Mr. Abdoulaye Seydou Minister of Commerce and Industry, Republic of Niger H.E. Mr. Jam Kamal Khan Minister of Commerce, Islamic Republic of Pakistan H.E. Mr. Mohammed bin Ali bin Mohammed Al Mannai Minister of Communications and Information Technology, State of Qatar H.E. Dr. Mariam bint Ali bin Nasser Al-Misnad Minister of State for International Cooperation, State of Qatar H.E. Dr. Ahmad bin Mohammed Al Sayed Minister of State for Foreign Trade, the State of Qatar H.E. Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al-Subaie Minister of Environment and Climate Change, State of Qatar H.E. Sheikh Faisal bin Thani bin Faisal Al Thani Minister of Commerce and Industry, the State of Qatar H.E. Ms. Lolwah bint Rashid bin Mohammed Al-Khater Minister of Education and Higher Education, the State of Qatar H.E. Mr. Abdullah bin Hamad bin Abdullah Al-Attiya Minister of Municipality, State of Qatar H.E. Hon. Chieftain Neptune Senator and Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines H.E. Ms. Nabeela Farida Tunis Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Republic of Sierra Leone H.E. Mr. Ali Mohamed Omar State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Federal Republic of Somalia H.E. Mr. Gamal Mohamed Hassan Minister of Commerce and Industry, Federal Republic of Somalia H.E. Mr. Wasantha Samarasinghe Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development , Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, H.E. Dr. Mohammad Nidal Al-Shaar Minister of Economy and Industry, Syrian Arab Republic H.E. Mr. Abdul Salam Haykal Minister of Communications and Information Technology, Syrian Arab Republic H.E. Mr. Abdurahmonzoda Abdurahmon Safarali Minister of Economic Development and Trade, Republic of Tajikistan H.E. Shariff Ali Shariff Minister of Investment, United Republic of Tanzania H.E. Mr. Nazar Halnazarovich Agahanov Minister of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations, Turkmenistan H.E. Hon. Sanjay Tanna Minister of Trade Industry and Cooperatives, Republic of Uganda H.E. Mr. Laziz Kudratov Minister of Investments, Industry and Trade, Republic of Uzbekistan H.E. Ms. Monica Mutsvangwa Minister of Women Affairs, Community, Small and Medium Enterprise Development, Republic of Zimbabwe Dr. Augusto Kalikemala Secretary of State for Tourism, Republic of Angola H.E. Mr. Elnur Aliyev Deputy Minister of Economy, Republic of Azerbaijan H.E. Ms. Mariam Hamadou Ali Minister Delegate for Investment and Private Sector Development, Republic of Djibouti H.E. Mr. Yasir Al Jamal Undersecretary of the Ministry of Sports and Youth, the State of Qatar H.E. Mr. Ardak Zebeshev Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Kazakhstan H.E. Prof. Ruwan Ranasinghe Deputy Minister of Tourism, Sri Lanka H.E. Mr. Vladimir Evgenievich Ilyichev Deputy Minister of the Economic Development, Russian Federation H.E. Dr. Kirida Bhaopichitr Vice Minister for Commerce, Kingdom of Thailand H.E. Mr. Mustafa Tuzcu Deputy Minister of Trade, Republic of Türkiye H.E. Mr. Fahad Siddiq Algergawi Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Trade, United Arab Emirates H.E. Mr. Tigran Gevorkian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Armenia to the State of Qatar H.E. Ms Kadra Ahmed Hassan Permanent Representative of Djibouti to Geneva, EIF Board Chair H.E. Mr. José Sánchez-Fung Ambassador and permanent representative to the World Trade Organization, the United Nations Trade and Development and the International Trade Center, Dominican Republic, UNCTAD’s SIDS coordinator H.E. Prof. Muhammadou M.O. Kah Permanent Representative of the Gambia to Geneva, WTO LDC Coordinator H.E. Mr. Oliver Owcza Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the State of Qatar H.E. Mr. João Antonio da Costa Mira Gomes Permanent Representative of Portugal to the United Nations Office at Geneva, Government of Portugal H.E. Ms. Abigail Cosme Permanent Representative of São Tomé and Príncipe to the UN Office at Geneva H.E. Mr. Ghulam Hoosein Asmal Ambassador, Embassy of the Republic of South Africa in the State of Qatar H.E. Ambassador Magnus Hartog-Holm Chief Negotiator for Investment Treaties, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Sweden H.E. Mr. Li Chenggang International Trade Representative, China Mr. Moritz Lumma Head of Division, Foreign Investment, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Germany Ms. Patience Okala National Coordinator, Nigeria AfCFTA Coordination Office; Special Adviser to the Honourable Minister of Industry, Trade and Investments, Nigeria Mr. Nicolas Palau van Hissenhoven Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Colombia to the WTO Ms. Vanessa Toré Director of Foreign Economic Cooperation, Ministry of Economic Development, Curaçao Mr. Ahmad Al Ahen Senior Advisor, Ministry of State for Foreign Trade, the State of Qatar Ms. Ludmila De Weever Member of Parliament, Sint Maarten Ms. Kelli-Dawn Hamilton Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Special Economic Zone Authority Ms. Mildred Santos Deputy Technical Director, Export and Investment Center of Dominican Republic (ProDominicana) H.E. Dr. Abdulaziz bin Nasser bin Mubarak Al Khalifa President, Civil Service and Government Development Bureau and Secretary-General, National Planning Council, the State of Qatar Ms. Nomfuneko Majaja Chief Director: Space Affairs / Head of Secretariat, Department of Trade, Industry and Competition, South Africa Mr. Lamin Camara Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment (MoTIE) H.E. Mr. Elias M. Magosi Executive Secretary, South African Development Community H.E. Mr. Septian Hario Seto Member and Executive Secretary, National Economic Council, Republic of Indonesia H.E. Mr. Omar Rekkache Director General, Algerian Investment Promotion Agency Mr. Abdulla Hamad Al-Misnad Head, Executive Office of H.E. The Prime Minister of Qatar & Managing Director, Qai Dr. Guido Rojer Jr. Strategic Advisor, Ministry of Economic Development of Curacao Dr. Jassim Saleh Al Kuwari Assistant Undersecretary for State Lawsuits Affairs, Ministry of Justice, Qatar H.E. Mr. Saleh Abdulla S A Al-Mana Assistant Undersecretary for Commerce Affairs Office of the Commerce Affairs, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Qatar Mr. Mohammed Mekouar Head of the Statistical Surveys Department, Foreign Exchange Office (Office des Changes) of Morocco Ms. Laila Al-Jefairi Director, Professional Services Sector, Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) Ms. Noora A. Al-Yafei Ms. Noora A. Al-Yafei, Head of the Climate Change Adaptation Section, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change of Qatar Mr. Faraj Abdulla Director of Digital Economy, Digital Affairs Department, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Qatar Mr. Jassim Abdulaziz Al Jassim Acting Secretary General, Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy, Qatar H.E. Mr. Saleh bin Majid Al-Khulaifi Deputy Undersecretary, Industrial Affairs and Business Development, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Qatar H.E. Harry Coker, Jr. Secretary of Commerce, State of Maryland, United States H.E. Mr. Hassan bin Abdulla Al Thawadi Managing Director of the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy, the State of Qatar Mr. Daniel Rathwell Senior Expert, UK Government Office for Investment Dr. Norwan bin Ahmad Undersecretary, Industry Development Division, Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Malaysia Dr. Judith Kateera Deputy Executive Secretary; Southern African Development Community Mr. Xin Wang Deputy Director, Artificial Intelligence Division, Shanghai Economy and Information Technology Commission Mr. Rogelio Quevedo Commissioner, Securities and Exchange Commission, Phillippines Ms. Evgeniia Drozhashchikh Deputy Director, Ministry of Economic Development, Russian Federation Mr. Andreas Nikolaides Director of the Cabinet of the Secretary-General, Union for the Mediterranean Union for the Mediterranean Ms. Xiaohong Xue Director, Department of Treaty and Law, Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China Ms. Eva Steinhaus Regional Representative, German Export Credit Agency Mr. Boris Titov Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for Relations with International Organizations to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals Business Leaders Ms. Ángela Pérez Chairperson and CEO, COFIDES Mr. John W.H. Denton Secretary-General, International Chamber of Commerce Mr. Noah Horowitz Chief Executive Officer, Art Basel Mr. Abdulla Mohammed Al Ansari CEO, Qatar Stock Exchange Ms. Lise Johnson Partner, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle Mr. Yuichiro Akita President, Berne Union Ms. Melis Ekmen Tabojer Managing Director for Policy, Strategy and Delivery, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) H.E. Mr. Fahad Hamad Hassan Al-Sulaiti Director General, Qatar Fund for Development Mr. Leo Naut Deputy Executive Director, Caribbean Export Development Agency Ms. Larissa Barhebréus Senior Associate in Technology, Intellectual Property & International Arbitration, Schjødt Mr. José Maria Gomez Fuster CEO (Director General), Port Authority of Cartagena Mr. Ahmad Al Meghames Chief Executive Officer of Saudi Organization for Chartered and Professional Accountants (SOCPA) Ms. Courtney Powell Chief Operating Officer and Managing Partner, 500 Global Ms. Ayesha Nurain Janah Founder and Chair, Kandufa Foundation, Group Vice Chair of JIH Global and HARIM Group Mr. Peter Tzeng Partner, Foley Hoag Ms. Marleine Hilde Minko Head of Cooperation, Kribi Port Authority Mr. Hassan M. Dudde CEO, Somali Stock Exchange Mr. Felipe Matos CEO, 10k Digital Mr. Jonathan Greechan Co-Founder and Chief Innovation Officer, Founder Institute Ms. Anna Ekeledo Executive Director Emeritus, AfriLabs Mr. Amer Abu-Sham Senior Counsel, Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration (SCCA) Ms. Yvonne Baldwin Mushi Co-founder and CEO, Ele-vate AI Africa Ms. Valeria Ramundo Orlando Managing Partner and Board Chair, Equilibrium Climate Capital Mr. Hasan Haider Founder and Managing Partner, Plus Venture Capital Ltd Ms. Marie Vandeplassche Head of Government Relations, TUI Group Ms. Abena Amoah Managing Director, Ghana Stock Exchange Dr. Jang Ping Thia Acting Chief Economist, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Mr. Simon O'Connell CEO, Stichting Nederlandse Vrijwilligers (SNV) Mr. Mohammed Saif Al-Sowaidi CEO, Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) Mr. Mansoor Rashid Al-Khater CEO, Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) Mr. Abdulrahman Hesham Al-Sowaidi CEO, Qatar Development Bank Sir Paul J. Foster President & CEO, Global Esports Federation Mr. Tianyi (Sky) Yu Partner at Taiyou Fund; Founder of Taihill Venture Mr. Ewald Muller Senior Advisor, Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority Mr. David Kuijper CEO, European DFIs - EDFI Mr. Edgardo Alvarez Secretary General, Latin American Association of Development Finance Institutions (ALIDE) and World Federation of Development Finance Associations Ms. Vanessa Rothschild Founder, Le Baron Perché; Non-Executive Director, BioGaia Mr. Ziad Tassabehji Co-Initiator and Former Director of Innovation and Investments of Masdar Initiative, Chairman Founder of Gaia Green Energy Group Mr. Terje Pilskog Chief Executive Officer, Scatec Ms. Orsolya Kneitner CEO, Blueshift Memory Ms. Flavia Fernández Arizmendi Vice President, Professional Organization for Economists, Accountants and Administrators of Uruguay (CCEAU) Mr. Obaid Amrane Chief Executive Officer, Ithmar Capital, Morocco and Chair, Africa Sovereign Investors Forum Ms. Summer Chen Chief International Ecosystem Representative, ZTE Corporation Mr. Laurent Zylberberg Chairman, Stoa Infrastructure Fund Mr. Laith Altimime President, SEMI Mr. Mohit Bhasin Partner, Global Head of Economic Growth, KPMG H.E. Mr. Saad bin Ali Al Kharji Chairman, Qatar Tourism & Chair of the Board, Director of Visit Qatar Dr. Abdulrahman Saad Al Qahtani General Council, Ooredoo Qatar Mr. Ali Shahid CEO, The Bench Ms. Rima Mismar Executive Director, Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC) Dr. Hassan Hamdan Director of Operations, Arab Investment & Trade Credit Guarantee Corporation Mr. Mike Zehetmayr Chair, UK Carbon Markets Forum Mr. Mauricio Rodríguez Castro Chair of the Governing Board, ASOCARBONO Mr. Zhanbolat Kakishev Chief Product Officer, Astana International Financial Centre Authority Mr. Derek Hu Managing Partner, TFA International Family Office Mr. Alan Chan Executive Director of the Board, Hong Kong and China Gas Company; CEO, Full Vision Capital; Co-Chairman, EcoCeres Mr. Kamal Naji Chief Economist and Special Projects Officer, Qatar Financial Centre Mr. Eddie Chen Chairman, China Carbon Neutral Development Group Limited (CCNG) Ms. Anelisa Matutu Head of Derivatives and Carbon Markets, Johannesburg Stock Exchange Mr. Shaju Stephen Co-Founder & Managing Director, AADYAH Aerospace Dr. Kai-Fu Lee CEO, 01.AI; Chairman, Sinovation Ventures Mr. Camilo Trigueros CEO, National Center of Registrations Mr. Mehdi Jaouadi Partner SEA and Co-CEO, Interactive Solution Division, YCP Ms. Dana Al Salem Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Meridan Partners Holding Mr. Fahad Bin Mohammed Al-Attiyah Founder, Caravan Earth Foundation Mr. André Mack Corporate Ambassador, EHL Group Mr. Bijan Khazai CEO, Risklayer Mr. Peng Yang Chief Executive Officer, Ant International Mr. Tariq Al Jaidah Qatari Businessman, Art Collector and Patron Founder, TAJ Projects and Katara Art Center Ms. Malena Zhang Co-Founder, NATL International H.E. Eng. Suliman bin Khalid Al-Mazroua President, Saudi Ports Authority (Mawani) H.E. Mr. Hussain Mohammed Al Mahmoudi Chief Executive Officer, Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park (SPARK) Co-Chair of GASEZ, representing IASP Mr. Wafic Naccash Director, Government Affairs, Microsoft Mr. Kenneth Brenneman Peakstone Advisors Mr. Ernest Denhere Deputy Chief Investment Officer, Mutapa Investment Fund Ms. Jana Treeck Managing Director, Oxford Business Group H.E. Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani Chairperson, Qatar Museums, Doha Film Institute, Reach Out to Asia, Qatar Leadership Centre, and Co-Chairperson of Fashion Trust Arabia Ms. Mashael Alnaimi Founder and Designer, Mhefhef Dr. Amir Ali Salemi Zadeh Founder and Chief Executive Officer, JTA International Investment Holding and Senior Economic Advisor to the President of Palau Ms. Yasmin Mansour Founder and Creative Director, Yasmin Mansour Mr. Reggy Vermeulen Chief Executive Officer, Port of Duqm Company SAOC Ms. Rwodah Ibrahim AlNaimi Director of Investment, Qatar Fund for Development H.E. Mr. Mohammed Bin Saleh Al-Sada Member of the Board of Trustees of the Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Attiyah International Foundation for Energy and Sustainable Development, Former Minister of Energy and Industry of Qatar Mr. Alae Laghrich Chairman of the Executive Board, PME Pensioenfonds Dr. Jonathan K S Choi Chairman, Guangdong-HK-Macao Bay Area Entrepreneurs Alliance Ms. Sheikha Mayes bint Hamad Al Thani Managing Director, US-Qatar Business Council – Doha (USQBC Doha) Ms. Joan Larrea CEO, Convergence Blended Finance Mr. Jad Ellawn Managing Partner and Regional Head - Middle East, Brookfield Mr. Deb Dutt Managing Director, Private Credit, Goldman Sachs Mr. Mutaib Al Shathri Head of Private Equity and Regional Investments, PIF Mr. Henry Fernandez Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, MSCI Mr. Emmanuel Noutary General Delegate of ANIMA Investment Network Ms. Ida Beerhalter Co-CEO, IOME Mr. Nilendra De Mel Managing Director, Head of Research Product Development, Deutsche Bank Mr. Maximilian Beutinger Vice President in Structured Trade and Export Finance, Deutsche Mr. Mauro Giudicianni Financial Director, Siemens Mr. Cihan Yilmaz Director for Energy, KfW IPEX-Bank Mr. Mert Dedebas Regional Director of the MENA and Turkey Offices, Frankfurt School of Finance & Management Mr. Alexander Mora Managing Director, Mora Advisory Partners Mr. Joywin Mathew Partner, Squire Patton Boggs Ms. Mei Tan CEO, Asia Green Group Mr. Cristián Rodríguez-Chiffelle Partner & Director on Trade, Investment, and Geopolitics, Boston Consulting Group, Global Advantage Mr. Hasan Al Hosani CEO, Smart Solutions, Space42 Mr. Thomas Andrae Founder and Managing Partner, Linden Capital Mr. Bill Muysken Chief Investment Strategist, Chief Investment Strategist, Ms. Eghosa Giwa-Osagie Structured Finance Expert, African Development Bank (AfDB) Mr. Hamad Al Hajri Founder and CEO, Snoonu Mr. Riady Gozali Managing Partner, Vest Capital, Singapore General David H. Petraeus (US Army, Ret.) Partner and Chairman, KKR Global Institute; Chairman, KKR Middle East Mr. Haidar Ammar Middle East Managing Director and Partner, Boston Consulting Group Prof. Maggie Fu Chief Economist, OxValue.AI Mr. Mark East VP, Public Sector, Coursera Ms. Lariza Galindo Director of Government and Digital Economy, Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF) Ms. Asmaa Fikree Chief Strategy Officer, Qai Mr. Khawar Qureshi KC Head of McNair International Dr. Marwa Al Ansary Global Energy and Carbon Technology Executive Mr. Zheng Ying Member of the Board of Directors, Shanghai Zebo Technology Co., Ltd. Mr. Hu Xing Founder and Chairman, Longxing Avionics Mr. Salah Mohammed Jaidah Chairman MENA & Chief Country Officer, Deutsche Bank Dr. Muhamed Zulkhibri Senior Economist, Islamic Development Bank Mr. Ulric Quee Founder and Managing Director, Briteque Ltd Ms. Besan Dahboor Engle Founder & CEO, ReVora Hon. Frank Fannon Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Orion Critical Minerals Consortium Mr. Fang Fang Founding partner, Waterwood Investment Group Mr. Lei Huang Chief Executive Officer of TradeUP Securities Ms. Wing Wing Yeung Founder and CEO, Half Human Half Nature Holdings Limited Dr. Lina Bader Strategist, Global Public Sector at Scale AI Dr. Paul Clarke Founder, Naturally Smart Ms. Huang Na Tea Master, PingLu Tea Academy Mr. Yang Liming Executive Chairman, Health Big Data Industry Technology Innovation Strategic Alliance Dr. Mohamed Althaf Group Director-Global Operations & CSO, Lulu Group International Regional Office Mr. Charbel M. Maakaron Managing Partner, Crowell & Moring Mr. Michael Jordan Chief Executive Officer, Gem Soft Mr. Mohamed Bardastani Principal CEMEA Economist, Visa Ms. Anie Akpe Founder, Lumo Hubs Ms. Fadwa el Mellouhi Founder & CEO Mr. Solomon Odong’O CEO Mr. Solomon Odong’O CEO, Diacente Mr. Jason Choi Member, Board of Directors, Sunwah Group Mr. Robin Thomas CEO, Generative Gains Mr. Venkat Krishnaswamy Country Senior Partner, KPMG Qatar Mr. Khalid Alaamer Manager, Investment Policy and Practice, World Economic Forum Mr. Luca Bucken Executive Director for Government Relations, 500 Global Ms. Jean Zhao Founding partner of Noral family office Partner of HGC Capital Director of HGC Global Foundation H.E. Sheikh Khalifa Al Thani Chairman, Al-Adid Business Company Mr. Syed Mohammad Shaharyar Jawaid Global Senior ICT Portfolio Manager, Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) International Organizations and Civil Society Mr. Pedro Manuel Moreno Acting Secretary-General, UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Ms. Rebeca Grynspan Secretary-General, UN Trade and Development, UNCTAD (on special leave), candidate for UN Secretary-General H.E. Ms. Shaikha Al Nuwais Secretary-General, UN Tourism Ms. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala Director-General, World Trade Organization Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin UN Special Envoy on Financing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Mr. Selwin Hart Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General and Assistant Secretary-General for Climate Action Mr. Tomas Lamanauskas Deputy Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Ms. Johanna Hill Deputy Director-General, World Trade Organization (WTO) Mr. Navid Hanif Assistant Secretary-General, UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) Ms. Fatou Haidara Deputy Director General and Managing Director, Directorate of Global Partnerships and External Relations, United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Mr. Nayef Al-Fayez Assistant Director-General for Culture, UNESCO Ms. Nan Li Collins Head, World Investment Forum; Chair, UN Sustainable Stock Exchange Initiative Mr. Juan Marchetti Director, Trade in Services & Investment, World Trade Organization (WTO) Mr. Anthony Ngororano United Nations Resident Coordinator, Madagascar Mr. Driss El Hadani Deputy Director, UN Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) Dr. Martin Frick Director, World Food Programme COPx Mr. Salah Khaled Director, UNESCO Regional Office for the Gulf States and Yemen Mr. Peter Janech Coordinator, Innovation, Education and Investments, UN Tourism Mr. Neale Bergman Senior Legal Officer, International Trade Law Division, United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Dr. Meaghan Beyer Consultant, International Labour Organization H.E. Mr. Wamkele Keabetswe Mene Secretary-General, African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat H.E. Dr. Kao Kim Hourn Secretary-General, Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) H.E. Ambassador Sohail Mahmood Secretary-General, D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation H.E. Mr. Jasem Mohamed AlBudaiwi Secretary General, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Mr. Carlos Alvarez Pereira Secretary General, The Club of Rome Dr. Ioana Petrescu Global Fellow, European Space Policy Institute (ESPI); former Minister of Finance of Romania Mr. Ziad-Alexandre Hayek President, World Association for Public-Private Partnerships, Strategy Advisor, HyperCycle AI Ms. Latifa El Bouabdellaoui Director General, Islamic Centre for Development of Trade (ICDT) H.E. Mr. Kamalinne Pinitpuvadol Secretary-General, Asian African Legal Consultative Organization (AALCO) H.E. Ms. Zehra Zümrüt Selçuk Director General, Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC) Ms. Elsa Beatriz Garcia Bojorges President, President, Mexican Financial and Sustainability Reporting Standards Board (CINIF) Ms. Aissatou Diallo Executive Director, Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) H.E. Mr. Mohamed Kadah Assistant Secretary General, Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Mr. Henry Huiyao Wang Founder and President, Center for China and Globalization Mr. Christophe Cocker Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Tourism Organisation (SPTO) Mr. Gregor Cigüt Secretary General, Global Emerging Markets Risk Database (GEMs) Consortium Ms. Suzy H. Nikièma Director, Sustainable Investment, International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Dr. Amr Hedar Lead Expert on the New Arab Investment Agreement, League of Arab States Mr. Vivek Mittal Chief Executive Officer, Africa Infrastructure Development Association Mr. Lorenzo Cotula Principal Researcher and Head, Law, Economies and Justice Programme, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) Ms. Ana Novik Head of the Investment Division, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Dr. Vikrant Panwar Lead Specialist, Risk and Resilience Finance, ODI Global Ms. Yuanita Ruchyat Senior Officer, Investment, Services and Investment Division, Market Integration Directorate, Economic Community Department Dr. Yousef Mohammed Alhorr Founding Chairman, Global Carbon Council Dr. Hanna Norberg Co-Founder, Trade Policy Research Forum Dr. Ma Jun Chairman, Hong Kong Green Finance Association and Capacity-building Alliance of Sustainable Investment (CASI) Ms. Holly W. Benner Country Manager for Qatar, World Bank Group Mr. Anders Wijkman Advisory Board, Aurora Borealis Foundation Prof. Melsa Ararat Chair of the Board, 30% Club Türkiye Dr. Ashraf Gamal El Din Member, Board of Governors, International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) Mr. Marcel Fukayama Chief Impact & Movement Officer, B Lab Ms. Yasmin Alem Head of the Secretariat, United Nations Internal Displacement Solution (ISDF) Mr. Vikas Aggarwal Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs, CDP Mr. Mehdi Paryavi Chairman, International Data Center Authority (IDCA) Mr. John Fullerton President, Capital Institute Mr. Simon Jones Former Lead Consultant of Chime Group (UK), Chairperson of the World Ecological Civilization Foundation, and Board Member of the Aurora Borealis Foundation Mr. Alwin Van der Linde President, Vanderlinde Foundation Mr. Emmanuel Dennis Ngongo Director, Green Teams Initiative, Kenya Dr. Teresa Chuang Executive Vice Chairperson, Beijing International Exchange Association Sustainable Development Committee Mr. James X. Zhan Chair, Executive Board of World Investment Conference; UNCTAD ex-Director Dr. Mine Ergün Bakdur Chief Economist, International Investors Association (YASED) H.E. Mr. Bakyt Sultanov Member of the Board, Minister in Charge of Economy and Financial Policy, Eurasian Economic Commission Mr. Martin Lutz Head of Division, Development Policy, Agricultural Policy, United Nations, Multilateral Development Banks, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Germany Prof. Dr. Khaled M. Hanafy Secretary General, Union of Arab Chambers Dr. Laila Diab Shrair Advisor and Industry Expert Dr. Radhouane Ben Hamadou Director of Research and Policy Development, Earthna, Qatar Foundation Ms. Sylvie Maalouf Program Manager, Policy Hub, Qatar Foundation Mr. Ismail Ersahin Executive Director and CEO of the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies H.E. Dr Hend bint Abdulrahman Al Muftah Permanent Representative of Qatar to the United Nations in Geneva Mr. Lei Zhu Executive President, Promotion Association for Global Youth Innovation Leaders Community Mr. Abdullah Jefri Division Director of the Gulf Cooperation Council, International Finance Cooperation (IFC) Mr. Nelson Perez Programme Management Officer, UN Trade and Development Mr. Yerbol Bukharbayev Chairman of the Kazakhstan Association of Special Economic Zones (KASEZ) and Head of the Regional Office of the World Free Zones Organization (WFZO) for Central Asia Ms. Thelma Efua Quaye Director of Infrastructure, Skills and Empowerment, Smart Africa Mr. Jamal Al Omairi FDI expert, GCC Statistical Centre Ms. Roslyn Ng’eno Senior Investment Expert, AfCFTA Mr. Yuvan A. Beejadhur Senior Advisor, World Trade Organization (WTO) Mr. Massimo Meloni Chief of the Policy Research Section in the Division on Investment and Enterprise, UN Trade and Development Mr. Spyros Kouvelis Team Leader, EU-GCC Green Transition and Chairman, Verimpact Mr. Christopher Chuang Co-founder of the Aurora Borealis Foundation; Honorary Chairman of the World Ecological Civilization Community Dr. Katharina Bryan Director of Policy and Research, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Mr. Jean-Christophe Barth-Coullaré Executive Director, World Association for Public-Private Partnerships Mr. Abdallah Al Dardari UN Assistant Secretary General, UNDP Assistant Administrator, Director of the UNDP Regional Bureau for Arab States Dr. Marco M. Alemán Assistant Director General, IP and Innovation Ecosystems Sector, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Ms. Sharifah S.S. Hamzah Executive Committee Member & Chair of the Asia-Pacific Chapter of the World Association for Public-Private Partnerships Mr. Mohammad Abbadi Structuring and Financial Instruments Advisor and Global Lead on Subnational Finance, United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) Ms. Luz María de la Mora Sánchez Director, Division on International Trade and Commodities, UN Trade and Development Investment Promotion Ms. Radwa I. Kamouna Under Secretary of State; Head of International Relations Department, Promotion Sector, General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) Mr. Jackson Nangolo Energy Analyst, Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) Mr. Bakary Séga Bathily Managing Director, Investment and Promotion Agency and Major Projects, Republic of Senegal Sheikh Mohamed Khalid Al Thani Private Equity & Infrastructure Funds Director, Qatar Investment Authority Ms. Meleket Sahlu Denbu Deputy Commissioner, Ethiopian Investment Commission (EIC) Mr. Moemedi Malindah CEO, The New Botswana SWF Mr. Émile Donatien Luhahi Osumba Directeur Général, Fonds d'investissement stratégique de la République du Congo Ms. Gohar Abajyan Chief Executive Officer, Enterprise Armenia Mr. Yunus Hoosen Head of Invest South Africa Ms. Hyuna Kim Director General, Doha office of the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) Mr. Jackson Nangolo Energy Analyst, Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) Dr Andreas T. Salom Acting Senior Manager, Investment Analysis and Development, Namibia Investment Promotion and Development Board (NIPDB) Mr. James Maziku Director of Investment Facilitation at the Tanzania Investment and Special Economic Zones Authority (TISEZA) Mr. Khamis Dunia Director of Special Economic Zones, Zanzibar Investment Promotion Authority (ZIPA) Mr. Suranga Liyanapathirana Deputy Director, Standards & Quality Assurance (S&QA) & Tourism Investment Relations Unit (IRU), Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority (SLTDA) Mr. Juan Ignacio Montans IP Specialist Mr. Habtamu Shimachew Legal and Policy Lead, Ethiopian Investment Commission Ms. Camila Estico CEO, Republic of Sychelles Investment Board (SIB) Mr. Roland Laljee Director, Investment Promotion, Seychelles Investment Board Mr. Nahian Rochi Member, Invest Bangladesh H.E. Sheikh Mohammed Bin Hamad Bin Faisal Al-Thani CEO, Qatar Free Zone Authority (QFZ) Dr. Tah Ahmed Meouloud Director General, Investment Promotion Agency of Mauritania (APIM) Mr. Juan Pablo Candia Acting Director, InvestChile Mr. Achim Hartig Managing Director, Germany Trade and Invest and Chair, OECD Network of Investment Promotion Agencies Mr. Aminu Umar-Sadiq Chief Executive Officer, Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority, Nigeria Dr. Hamad Rashid Al-Naimi Chief Strategy Officer, Invest Qatar Ms. Kaye-Anne Greenidge CEO of Invest Barbados and CAIPA President Mr. Simon Madjie CEO, Ghana Investment Promotion Authority Ms. Fatima Mahawa Sandi Deputy Executive Director, National Investment Board (NIB) of Sierra Leone Mr. Ahmed Bennis Secretary General, Africa Economic Zones Organization (AEZO), Managing Director, Tanger Med Zones (TMZ), Morocco Mr. Jalel Tebib General Manager, Foreign Investment Promotion Agency of Tunisia, Interim Director General, Tunisia Investment Authority (TIA) Tunisia Mr. Alexandre de Crombrugghe Head of Investment Promotion & Facilitation, OECD Dr. Stefan Kratzsch Head, Sustainable Investments and Responsible Business, UNIDO Mr. Dushyant Thakor Deputy Executive Director, World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies H.E. Mr. Sheikh Ali bin Alwaleed Al-Thani CEO, Investment Promotion Agency Qatar (Invest Qatar) Mr. Joe Gbonda Director of Strategic Policy & Planning National Investment Board (NIB), Sierra Leone Mr. Mohamed Awad CEO, General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI) Dr. Zeleke Temesgen Commissioner, Ethiopia Investment Commission Mr. Ousainou Senghore Chief Executive Officer, Gambia Investment and Export Promotion Agency Entrepreneurship Ms. Augustine Mireille Menanga Nkada Epse Abongo Empretec Director, Cameroon, Ministry of SMEs, Social Economy and Handicrafts (MINPMEESA) Ms. Martha Nyabadza Empretec Director, Zimbabwe Mr. Nielsimms Sangho Business Development and Partnerships Lead, ShipShap, Empretec Mentor Ms. Judy Semple-Joseph Empretec Director, Guyana Mr. Nayef Z. Stetieh Empretec Director, Jordan, Business Development Center (BDC) Mr. Renato Santos Principal, Moai Participações, and Empretec International Master Trainer Mr. Akmal Palvanov Empretec Director, Uzbekistan, Business Development Bank Mr. Charles Ocici Empretec Director, Enterprise Uganda Mr. Louis Gugulethu Nhlapo Empretec Director, South Africa, Small Enterprise Development and Finance Agency Ms. Lourdes Navarro Empretec Director, Panama, Centro Empretec de Desarrollo Emprendedor (CEDE) Mr. Sanjay G. Mungur Empretec Director, Mauritius Mr. Evaristo Jordão Vilanculos Empretec Director, Fundaçao Enterprise Mozambique (FEM) Mr. Clarence Leong CEO, EasyParcel, Empretec Mentor Mr. Nicholas Kamanzi Founder and CEO, SocialPay, Empretec Mentor Ms. Sandra Anne Ghouse Empretec Director, Malaysia, Koperasi NAWEM Berhad (KNB) Mr. Carlos Gomez Empretec Director, Gambia Investment and Export Promotion Agency (GIEPA) Mr. Hirondino Garcia Empretec Director, Prestigio - Liga de Empresários e Executivos de Angola Mr. Roberto Bertin Gandara Mendes Empretec International Master Trainer Mr. Roland Falade Fatokounbo Empretec Director, Benin, Centre de Promotion et d'Encadrement des Petites et Moyennes Entreprises (CePEPE) Ms. Jessica Anuna 2023 Women in Business Award Winner, Founder and CEO, Klasha Mr. Dunwell Eku Empretec Director, Empretec Ghana Foundation Ms. Jasmin Coreas Empretec Director, El Salvador, Fundación Empresarial para la Acción Social (FUNDEMAS) Mr. Jorge Luis Bardier Empretec Director, Uruguay, Banco de la República Oriental de Uruguay Mr. Kabalano Rampa Regional Director, NADRA Global Ms. Aysha Khalifa Al Romaihi Board Member, Qatari Businesswomen Association Ms. Manu G. Parmar Founder, CEO, and Chief Publishing Officer, Business Leaders Magazine, Qatar Ms. Aisha AlFardan Vice Chairwoman, Qatari Businesswomen’s Association and Personal Advisor to the Chairman – Alfardan Group Holding, Qatar Ms. Shaikha Al Romaihi Head of Investment, Qatar Development Bank Ms. Fatma Ali Al-Khater Founder, Torba Market | Founder & Board Member, Qatar Venture Capital Association | Senior Advisor, Alta Semper Health Fund, Qatar Ms. Fatima Sheib Member of the Youth Network on Beyond GDP Ms. Adriana Fernandes CEO, Mátrika Special Foods, Brazil Mr. Hassen Hussein Empretec Director, Ethiopia, Entrepreneurship Development Institute (EDI) Ms. Rama Chakaki President, Qatar Science and Technology Park Mr. Sven Morawa Founding Member, Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) Qatar Mr. Alexander A. Nehme Founding Member, Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) - Qatar Chapter. Ms. Dana Al Dafaa Founding Member and Board Member, Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) - Qatar Chapter Ms. Amna Al Kaabi Head of Emerging Technology Section in Digital Innovation Department Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, State of Qatar Mr. Mohamed Khalid Ahmed Vice President of AI, Aligator Ms. Rahaf Abutarbush Frontier Lab Lead & Innovation Lead, Qatar Ms. Wadha AlHemaidi QatarDebate Moderater Mr. Irzan Raditya Co-founder and CEO, Kata.ai, Indonesia Ms. Dream Liu Digital Economy and Entrepreneurship Adviser Ms. Mariela Balbo Co-Founder and Chief Financial Officer, Crofabiotech, Argentina Ms. Biobele Oyibo Co-Founder and CEO, Earlybean, Nigeria Ms. Paula Gianserra Co-Founder, ReForest Latam, Argentina Ms. Sandra Letio Founder and Managing Director, CEO , Pelere Group Limited, Uganda Mr. Gustavo Fernández Borello General Coordinator, Fundación Empretec Argentina Mr. Wailly Wellington Lewis Empretec Director, Dominican Republic, Ministry of Industry, Commerce and MSMEs (MICM) Ms. Dalia Al-Khalaf Founder and Managing Partner, Rawdat Capital, Qatar Ms. Ghada Alsalhi Empretec Director, Empretec Saudi Arabia, Social Development Bank (SDB) Ms. Nancy Amunga Founder and CEO, Danaida Ltd., Kenya Mr. Alex Panchi Empretec Coordinator, Ecuador. Corporación de Promoción Económica Conquito Mr. Lars Veul Co-Founder and CEO, Pargo, South Africa Dr. Sara Saeed Khurram Co-Founder and CEO, Sehat Kahani, Pakistan Mr. Salaal Hasan Founder and CEO, Ahya, United Arab Emirates Ms. Yulia Stark Founder and President, EWA Group, United Arab Emirates Academics Dr. Dhabia M. Al Mohannadi Associate Professor, College of Science and Engineering, HBKU Ms. Lejla Nikšić Executive Director of Strategic Engagement, Virginia Commonwealth University School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUarts Qatar) Dr. Wang Hui Distinguished Professor and Director, Institute for Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences, Tsinghua University Prof. Lourdes Casanova Teaching Professor and Director of Cañizares Center for Emerging Markets, Johnson School of Business, Cornell University Dr. Fang Jin Director General & senior research fellow, Research Department of Foreign Economic Relations, Development Research Centre of the State Council (DRC) Dr. Jiaming Zhu Economist, The Digital Alliance Institute for Digital Finance Research Prof. Jen Snowball Professor of Economics, Department of Economics and Economic History, Rhodes University Dr. Anne Miroux Faculty Fellow, Emerging Market Institute, Cornell S. C. Johnson College of Business, Cornell University Dr. Elizabeth Yi Wang Associate Professor of International Business at Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds Dr. Jianping Mei Professor of Finance, CK Cheung Kong Graduate School of Business Prof. Sarianna Lundan Professor of International Business, Aalto University School of Business Dr. Marina Papanastassiou Professor and Chair, Department of International Business, Centre for International Business, University of Leeds, UK Prof. Pedro Oliveira Dean and Cascais Chair Professor of Operations, Technology and Innovation, Nova School of Business and Economics Prof. Jerry John Kponyo Director of the Office of Grants and Research, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Prof. Jun Su Dean, Institute for Intelligent Society, Tsinghua University Dr. Valentini Pappa Program Director of New Academic Initiatives, Georgetown University, Qatar Ms. Liyun (Lily) Liu Lecturer, Chinese National Academy of Arts Mr. Okechukwu Ejims Senior Lecturer, University of Bedfordshire Prof. Wen Jung Li Vice-President of Talent and International Strategy and Chair Professor of Biomedical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong (CityUHK) Mr. Li Yufeng Doctor of Design Arts and Professor at the School of Design, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Doctoral Supervisor Dr. Tan Xian Chun Director of the Carbon Neutrality Strategy Research Center, Institutes of Science and Development, Chinese Academy of Sciences Dr. Gao Shiji Director of the Institute of Resources and Environmental Policy, Development Research Center of the State Council Dr. Susan L. Karamanian Dean, College of Law, Hamad Bin Khalifa University Prof. Paul Vaaler John and Bruce Mooty Chair in Law & Business, University of Minnesota Law School Prof. Emily Blanchard Professor, Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth; Research Fellow, Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR) Prof. Robert Burrell Professor of Intellectual Property & Information Technology Law, University of Oxford and Professor of Law, Melbourne Law School Dr. Ahmed Essa Al-Sulaiti Lawyer and Lecturer at the College of Law, Hamad bin Khalifa University Prof. The Honourable Michael Ngai Chairman, Council of City University of Hong Kong, Chairman, Hong Kong Finance Association Mr. Joshua Paine Associate Professor, University of Bristol Prof. Damilola S. Olawuyi Professor and UNESCO Chair on Environmental Law and Sustainable Development, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, College of Law Prof. Makane Moïse Mbengue Professor of International Law; Director, Department of International Law and International Organization, University of Geneva Moderators Ms. Courtney Fingar Founder & Principal, Fingar Direct Investment Ms. Fifi Peters Financial Journalist, CNBC Africa Ms. Dareen Abughaida Principal Presenter, Al Jazeera Mr. Jacopo Dettoni Editor, fDi Intelligence Ms. Sharanjit Leyl International Moderator Ms. Babita Sharma Author, Journalist and Broadcaster Mr. Adrian Finighan Principal Presenter, Al Jazeera English Ms. Homara Choudhary Founder and CEO, Homara Media LLC Mr. Karim Abdelghani Acting Regional Director, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Arab Regional Office Mr. Alex Wong Senior Advisor, Strategic Engagement and Initiatives, Office of the Secretary-General, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Ms. Rylee Carlson Correspondent and Presenter, Al Jazeera English
