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H.E. Mr. Arnaud Montebourg
Minister of Industrial Renewal, France
H.E. Mr. Moulay Hafid El Alamy
Minister of Industry, Trade, Investment and the Digital Economy, Morocco
H.E. Ahmed Al-Midfa
Chairman
Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry, UAE
H.E. Anne Lauvergeon
Partner of Efficiency Capital, and Chairman and CEO of ALPSA, France
H.E. Bariza Khiari
Vice-President of the Senate, France
H.E. Jack Lang
President, Arab World Institute
Former Minister of Culture, France
H.E. Jean-René Gehan
Ambassador in charge of the development of cultural, education and University projects, Mediterranean region and Arab world, France

H.E. Michel Vauzelle
Member
National Assembly, France

President
Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur Region, France

H.E. Moncef Belkhayat
Former Minister, Morocco
H.E. Sheikha Hoor Al-Qassimi
President and Director
Sharjah Art Foundation, UAE
H.E. Mr. Réda Hamiani
President, Forum des Chefs d’Entreprises and former Minister, Algeria
H.E. Mrs. Androulla Vassiliou
European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, European Union
Ahmed Tibaoui
General Manager and CEO of the World Trade Center, Algeria
Anis Aouini
Chairman and Co-Founder, Saphonian’s Inventor, Tunisia
Arnaud Chaperon
CEO, Total Energies Nouvelles Ventures, France
Badr Jafar
Chief Executive Officer
Crescent Enterprises
Brahim Benabdeslem
Managing Director of MDI-Business School, Algeria
Dr. Mohamed Ben Laden
Managing Partner of Mohamed Ben Laden Law Firm, Saudi Arabia
Farid Masmoudi
Acting Director and global Head of the Business Development and Partnerships Department, Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector, Saudi Arabia
Fatallah Sijilmassi
Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean, Morocco
Fatiha Dazi-Héni
Political Expert, CAPmena, France
Franck Galland
Founder and CEO, Environmental Emergency & Security Services, France
François Pierson
President of KEDGE Business School, France
Hamid D. Jafar
Group Chairman
Crescent Petroleum Company, Sharjah
Homaid Al Shemmari
Executive Director
Mubadala Aerospace, Communications Technology and Defense Services, UAE
Hussain Al Mahmoudi
Director General
Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Issad Rebrab
President of Cevital, Algeria
Jean-Claude Gaudin
Mayor of Marseille, France
Jean Gazancon
Chief Operations Officer
AXA ART
Kamel Al Munajjed
Chairman of Shuaa Capital, Saudi Arabia
Khaled Al Huraimel
Group Chief Executive Officer
Bee’ah, UAE
Lionel Zinsou
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, PAI Partners, France
Loïc Fauchon
President of the World Water Council, France
Manal Ataya
Director-General
Sharjah Museums Department (SMD)
Government of Sharjah, UAE
Marwan Bin Jassim Al Sarkal
CEO
Sharjah Investment and Development Authority - Shurooq, UAE
Mishal Kanoo
Deputy Chairman
The Kanoo Group, UAE
Nourredine Zekri
President, General Director of FIPA (Foreign Investment Promotion Agency), Tunisia
Chairman, ANIMA Investment Network
Olivier Brousse
CEO of SAUR Group, France
Patrice Fonlladosa
President and CEO Africa, Middle East of Veolia Environment, France
Philippe Lorec
Head of the Interministerial Delegation to Mediterranean Affairs, France
Pierre Massis
General Delegate, OCEMO, France
H.E. Ahmad Ali AlZaabi

Assistant Director General
Protocol Department of His Highness the Ruler's Court, Dubai
United Arab Emirates
Mr. Ammar Hattab

Chief Financial Officer
Dubai Healthcare Authority
United Arab Emirates
Mr. Anas Kozbari

Chief Executive Officer
Invest Group Overseas
United Arab Emirates
Dr. Asad Abdul Rahman

Executive Chairman
Palestine International Institute
Palestine
Mr. Fahed Al Othman

Assistant Vice-President, Institutional Development
Total
United Arab Emirates

Mr. Firas Hammad

Outreach Officer - Parent Council
Office of Development and Alumni Affairs
American University of Sharjah
United Arab Emirates

Ms. Hessa Tahlak

Director of Corporate Development – Research and Projects
Dubai Women Establishment
United Arab Emirates

Dr. Nada Mourtada-Sabbah

Vice Chancellor for Development and Alumni Affairs & Professor of International Studies
American University of Sharjah
United Arab Emirates

Mr. Samer Al Jamal

Manager- Voice Services
Etisalat
United Arab Emirates
Mr. Saeed Al-Salkhadi

Managing Director
The Protocol School of Washington
United Arab Emirates
Mr. Samir Khoury

Area Managing Director UAE (Northern Emirates)
Consolidated Contractors Group (CCC)
United Arab Emirates
Mr. Samir Salloum

President
French Business Group
United Arab Emirates
Ms. Sarah Amiri

Head of Research and Development Section
EIAST
United Arab Emirates
Mr. Sultan Al Hajji

Vice-President, Institutional Development
Total
United Arab Emirates
Ms. Umran Beba

Senior Vice President and Chief HR Officer, and Acting Sector Head
PepsiCo AMEA
United Arab Emirates
Mr. Yousef Hamza

Director
Envestors MENA
United Arab Emirates
Mr. Yousuf Bastaki

Vice President of Projects
Emirates Aluminum (EMAL)
United Arab Emirates
Ms. Hanan Ismail Al-Sahlawi

Media and Awareness Director
General Pension and Social Security Authority
United Arab Emirates
Mr. Ali Rashid Al-Jarwan

Chief Executive Officer
Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA)
Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
H.E. Ameera BinKaram

Chairperson of the Executive Committee
Sharjah Business Women's Council
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Ms. Bedour Saeed Al Raqbani

Director and Founder
Kalimati Speech and Communication Center
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Claire Woodcraft-Scott

CEO
Emirates Foundation
Dr. Ali Beba

Adjunct Professor, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
School of Business Administration
Sharjah, American University of Sharjah
Dr. Manahel Thabet

2013 Winner, Arab Woman Award
Owner and President, Smart Tips Consultants
United Arab Emirates
H.E. Fatima Obaid Al Jaber

Chief Operating Officer
Al Jaber Group of Companies
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
H.E. Badria Al Mulla

Chairperson; International Emirates Business Group
Head of Advisory Board; Switzerland Emirates Friendship Forum
2013 Winner; Arab Woman Award
United Arab Emirates
H.E. Mirza Al Sayegh

Director, Office of Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and
UAE Minister of Finance
Ms. Brigitte Khair Mountain

Founder
Transform Lives Consulting
United Arab Emirates
Ms. Imelda Dunlop

Executive Director
Pearl Initiative
United Arab Emirates
Dr. R. Malcolm Richards

Acting Provost
American University of Sharjah
United Arab Emirates
Mr. Maroun Semaan

Founding CEO, Petrofac
Chairman, Alcazar Capital Limited
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Mr. Dany Farha

Founder and Chief Executive Officer
BECO Capital
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Mr. Fahad Saeed Al Raqbani

Director General
Abu Dhabi Council for Economic Development (ADCED)
Mr. Moosa Al-Moosa

General Manager, UAE
Finance Director, Middle East and Africa
Mr. Pierre Choueiri

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Choueiri Group
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Pierre Tapie
Chairman, PAXTER, France
Former CEO of ESSEC Business School
Honorary President of Conférence des Grandes Ecoles
Pr. Bernard Parranque
Professor, KEDGE Business School, France
Régis Arnoux
CEO and Founder of CIS (Catering International & Services), France
Rodolphe Saadé
Executive Officer and member of the CMA CGM Group’s Board of Directors, France
Saïd Ibrahimi
CEO, Casablanca Finance City, Morocco
Salim Bin Mohammed Al Owais
Chairman Board of Directors
Bee’ah, UAE
Thami Ghorfi
President of ESCA School of Management, Morocco
Thierry Courtaigne
Vice-Chairman and CEO, MEDEF International, France
Varouj Nerguizian
Executive Director and General Manager
Bank of Sharjah, UAE
Yazid Chir
President and Founder, Nos Quartiers Ont des Talents (NQT), France
Zaki Anwar Nusseibeh

Cultural Advisor
Ministry of Presidential Affairs, UAE
AbdulAziz Abahindy

Ambassador of Al-Reyada in the Middle East
UAE University
Dr. Abdulkareem Sultan Al Olama

Chief Executive Officer
Al Jalila Foundation
Mr. Alexis de Beauregard

Chief Officer, Marketing and Retail Product Offering
AXA Insurance
Dr. Daniel N. White

Partner
E-Advancement
USA
Dr. Abdalla AlAmiri

Provost
Zayed University
Dr. David McGlennon

Vice Provost, Research Administration and University Partnerships
New York University
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Dr. Thomas J. Hochstettler

Acting Chancellor
American University of Sharjah
UAE
Mr. Jérôme Droesch

CEO
AXA Gulf
UAE
Mr. Lloyd Budd

Commercial Director
Majid Al Futtaim Communities, MENA and Levant
Mr. Sultan Al Habtoor

Chairman of the Board of Trustees
Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor Foundation
Dubai, UAE
Ms. Hind Abdul Hamied Seddiqi

Vice President of Marketing
Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons
Dubai, UAE
Mr. Osman Sultan

Chief Executive Officer
du, UAE
Professor Eric Fouache

Vice Chancellor
Paris-Sorbonne University
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Mr. Ziad Makhzoumi

Chief Executive Officer
Fakih IVF
UAE
His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan
UAE Minister of Culture, Youth, and Community Development - UAE
Dr. Fred Moavenzadeh
President
Masdar Institute of Science and Technology - UAE
Philippe Douste-Blazy
Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of France - France
Dr. Hisham El-Sherif
Chairman of IT Investments & Professor Emeritus
American University of Cairo - Egypt
Dr. Shaikha Al Maskari
Chairperson,
Al Maskari Holding - UAE
Dr. Mohammed Banyas

Provost and Chief Academic Officer
UAE University - UAE
Dr. Nabil Ibrahim

Chancellor
Abu Dhabi University - UAE
Dr. Tod Laursen

President
Khalifa University of Science, Technology, and Research - UAE
Dr. Samy Mahmoud

Chancellor
University of Sharjah - UAE
Dr. Amer Ahmad Sharif

Managing Director
Dubai Healthcare City, Educatıon Division - UAE
Dr. Larry Wilson

Provost
Zayed University - UAE
Abdullah Saeed Al Darmaki

Chief Executive Officer
Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development - UAE
Tariq Al Gurg

Chief Executive Officer
Dubai Cares - UAE
Ahmed Al-Qaseer

Chief Operating Officer
Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) - UAE
Fouad Makhzoumi

Founder
Makhzoumi Foundation - UAE
Clare Woodcraft

Chief Executive Officer
Emirates Foundation - UAE
Nayaz Qazi

Chairman
National Academy of Indian Payroll (NAIP)
Mr. Harald Kroll

Managing Director
BASF FZE & BASF Kanoo Gulf LLC - UAE
Mr. Tirad Mahmoud

Chief Executive Officer
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank - UAE
Mr. Sanjiv Mehta

Chairman - North Africa & Middle East
Unilever - UAE
Dr. Eustace Theodore

Partner
E-Advancement - USA
Mr. Pierre Caussade

Senior Vice President
Air France - France
Dr. Azza El-Shinnawy

Education & Citizenship Lead
Microsoft Gulf - UAE
Ms. Laurie Kelly

Head of Communications and CSR
Advanced Technology Investment Company - UAE
Mr. Jose Antonio Lopez-Monis

CEO and Managing Director
Habtoor Leighton Group - UAE
Mr. Sultan Abu Sultan

Chairman
Barclays Bank - UAE
Mr. Riad T. Sadik

Chairman
RTS Group, Dubai, UAE
Ms. Kaye Krause-Whiteing

Head of Marketing & Communications (ECOM)
Petrofac - UAE
Mrs. Zeina Tabari

Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
Drake and Scull
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Ms. Dana Al Fardan

Vice President
Danat Qatar Real Estate
Doha, Qatar
Ms. Fatima Al-Shuwaihi

Head of Events Unit in Heart of Sharjah
Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq)
United Arab Emirates
Ms. Maliha Al-Tabari

Managing Director
ARTSPACE Gallery
Ms. May Barber

Business Manager of the Arts and Culture Portfolio of
H.H. Sheikha Fatima Bint Hazza’ Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Founder and Managing Director of the cARTel Wearable Art Gallery, Architect and Writer
United Arab Emirates
Ms. Muna Al Gurg

Director of Retail
Easa Saleh Al Gurg Charity Foundation
United Arab Emirates

Ms. Noura J. Badawi

Director of Media and Communications
Al Habtoor Group
United Arab Emirates
Ms. Reem Al Ghaith

Visual Artist and Founder
Tinkah
United Arab Emirates
H.E. Salma Bin Hareb

Chief Executive Officer
Economic Zones World
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Ms. Susan Bastress

Managing Partner
Patton Boggs
Doha, Qatar
Dr. Nada A. Harward

Adjunct Faculty
Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
Mr. Paul Smith

Corporate Vice President, Middle East and Africa
Emerson
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Mr. Ramsey B. Jurdi

President, The American Business Council
International Partner, Chadbourne & Parke LLC
UAE
Ms. Rania Kuzbari Ashur

Founder and CEO
Art for All FZC
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Ms. Shaima Hussain Gargash

Head of Policy Section
Policy Planning Department
UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs
H.E. Sheikha Nawar Al Qassimi
Public Programming and Outreach Officer
Sharjah Art Foundation
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Mr. Adel Ali

Board Member and Group Chief Executive Officer
Air Arabia
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Karim El Solh

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Gulf Capital
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Dr. Assem Safieddine

Associate Dean for Academic, Programs and Faculty Affairs
American University of Beirut
Beirut, Lebanon
Dr. Björn Kjerfve

Chancellor
American University of Sharjah
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Mr. Franck Heimburger

Chief Executive Officer
AXA Gulf
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
H.E. Sheikh Sultan Khaled Al-Qassimi

Chairman and CEO Gulf Holdings
United Arab Emirates
Mr. Karim Ghandour

Managing Director
Family Succession Strategist
Money Line Group
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Ms. Khulood Qayed

Communications and Government Relations Manager
Shell Markets
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
H.E. Marwan bin Jassim Al Sarkal

Chief Executive Officer
Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq)
Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
H.E. Mohammed A.J. Al Fahim

Honorary Chairman
Al Fahim Group of Companies
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Mr. Mu’taz Sawwaf

Chief Executive Officer
Construction Products Holding Company
Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Mr. Osama Ibrahim Seddiqi

Senior Vice President Finance & Operations
Ahmed Seddiqi and Sons
United Arab Emirates
Mr. Patrick Chalhoub

Joint Chief Executive Officer
Chalhoub Group
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Mr. Philippe Dessoy

General Manager
BESIX Group
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Ms. Rania Rizk

Vice President & Chief Legal Counsel
PepsiCo, Middle East & Africa
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Mr. Samer Said Khoury

President, Engineering & Construction
Consolidated Contractors Company
Greece
Mr. Walid Yared

Chief Marketing Officer
Choueiri Group
United Arab Emirates
Mr. Ziad Salloum

Partner
Salloum & Partners
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

 

 
 
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