H.E. Zaki Anwar Nusseibeh
Senior Advisor, Ministry of Presidential Affairs, UAE

H.E. Zaki Anwar Nusseibeh has been active in Government service and interpreter for the President of the United Arab Emirates since 1968. Currently in the Ministry of Presidential Affairs as Cultural Advisor and continuing his role with HH President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, he previously served in the same capacity the founder of the UAE, HH Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, from 1968 until 2004.

Born in Jerusalem and educated in Jerusalem and the United Kingdom before settling in Abu Dhabi, Zaki Nusseibeh began his career as a journalist in 1967 and worked for the newly established Government of Abu Dhabi Civil Service Department. He then became Director of Information in the Abu Dhabi and, after 1971, the UAE Ministry of Information and Tourism. In this capacity he edited the first English newspaper to be published by the Abu Dhabi Government and participated in establishing its first Arabic newspaper. Read More...

H.E. Salah Al Shamsi
Chairman of Liwa Investment, UAE

H.E. Eng. Salah Salem Al Shamsi is a prominent regional businessman and visionary. His dedication to excellence and progress is imbued in the core culture of Liwa Petroleum & Industrial Supplies.

H.E. Eng. Al Shamsi was the President of Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce from January 2006 to December 2009 and president of GCC Chamber of Commerce as well. Prior, he was appointed the Chairman and Managing Director of Emirates Global Capital Corporation Ltd in 1999 to lead the development of Saadiyat Island, one of the most ambitious projects in the UAE if not the entire Middle East. Read More...

Mr. Riad T. Al Sadik
Chairman of RTS Group, UAE

Mr. Riad Tawfiq Al Sadik is a distinguished name in the Middle Eastern construction industry. Born in Palestine, his initial years were spent in Lebanon. After graduating from AUB, he trained in the UK and worked for three years, the last year of which he was Head of Engineering for the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia. Mr. Sadik is a major shareholder of HLG Contracting LLC and was the Chairman of this company. He is the Chairman of the RTS Group which comprises of Construction Machinery Center, Dar Al Rokham, HSSG Foundation Contracting LLC, SPECON LLC, Maxsteel Industry LLC, Kazax Minerals Inc. Mr. Sadik also owns 2 five-star hotels namely Grand Millennium Dubai and Dubai Canal Grand Millennium, Rosegrade Ltd. (a UK Services Co.), The Gulf-American Co. Inc.

Mr. Sadik is well known for his philanthropic activities, and he holds a wider interest in humanities. He is the winner of the Takreem Life Achievement Award in 2015 and the Life Achievement Award for 2016 from the College of Engineering & Architecture of AUB. Mr. Riad Sadik also holds membership of various Boards of Trustees including the American University of Sharjah, Birzeit University Palestine, Bethlehem Development Board, and the Institute for Palestine Studies. He is also Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Pearl Initiative.

Prof. Michel Baulac


Mr. Samir Salloum is the managing partner of a law firm with offices in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah and which he first established in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi in 1983. His firm has since been recognised as a leading player in the UAE with both local and cross-jurisdictional expertise.

Mr. Salloum holds the office of Foreign Trade Counselor to the French Government, a position he has held for many years. In January 2013, Adv. Salloum was elected to the office of the President of the French Business Group (FBG) of Abu Dhabi. Read More...

Mr. Guillaume Leyte
Honorary Board Member

Born in 1962, Guillaume Leyte defended his doctoral thesis in 1993 at the University of Paris II of which he is currently the President. Associate of the Law Faculties (History of Law and Institutions) in 1994, a history professor of law, and his research focuses on comparative law and institutions history, comparative constitutional history and the history of legal thought and policy. 

He taught at the universities of Strasbourg, Amiens and Paris Descartes before being appointed in 2002 at the University Paris II. He leads since 2005 the Institute of History of Law and currently chairs the Department of Roman law and legal history since 2009. Read More...

Mr. Guillaume Leyte (Chairman of the Board)
President, University of Paris II (Pantheon-Assas)

Born in 1962, Guillaume Leyte defended his doctoral thesis in 1993 at the University of Paris II of which he is currently the President. Associate of the Law Faculties (History of Law and Institutions) in 1994, a history professor of law, and his research focuses on comparative law and institutions history, comparative constitutional history and the history of legal thought and policy.

He taught at the universities of Strasbourg, Amiens and Paris Descartes before being appointed in 2002 at the University Paris II. He leads since 2005 the Institute of History of Law and currently chairs the Department of Roman law and legal history since 2009. Read More...

Dr. Nada Mourtada-Sabbah
Secretary General of the University Leadership Council,
Board Member & Founding Partner | Strategic Affairs and Partnership Building

Professor Dr. Nada Mourtada-Sabbah is the Secretary-General of the University Leadership Council (ULC), which bring together the leading institutions of higher learning in the UAE, under the Honorary Chairmanship of His Highness Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, UAE Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development.

Professor Mourtada was named as the founding Vice Chancellor for Development and Alumni Affairs of the American University of Sharjah (AUS) in 2009. A freshly minted Ph.D. in 1997, she was one of the dozen pioneer faculty members who joined AUS when it first opened its doors that year. Professor Mourtada-Sabbah was subsequently elected President of the AUS Faculty Senate, and served as the founding Chair of the Department of International Studies for three years, successfully overseeing its accreditation. Read More...

Dr. Yannick Glemarec
Honorary Board Member & Co-Managing Partner | Policy and Programme

Yannick Glemarec brings 30 years of international experience in climate, development, finance, innovation and their interrelationships.

Yannick Glemarec was United Nations (UN) Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director for Policy and Programme in UN Women from 2015 to 2018. His main responsibilities included: shaping the strategic thinking of the organization and its organizational design; identifying emerging development opportunities and challenges to guide UN Women’s global policy, strategy and portfolio development; overseeing the operations of UN Women in close to 100 countries worldwide (about 2,000 staff). Read More...