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First Space Summit in
the Middle East

11th - 12th May 2022

Future Innovation Summit 2022

Venue: The Meydan Hotel – Dubai, U.A.E

Free Entry For U.A.E Nationals to Support their Innovations

Future Innovation Summit 2022 will revolve around three top categories, which then branch out into various topics. Rest assured there is something for every industry here.

  • Day 1 : May 11 - 2022

    Registration, Coffee & Opening Speech

  • Day 2 : May 12 - 2022

    Registration, Coffee & Opening Speech

  • Space | Day 1

    • Vision of UAE for the Space Industry
    • Approach & Innovation of Healthcare in Space
    • How Space effects the Climate Change?
    • Can Aviation & Space ever become Sustainable?
    • Space Investments
    • Advancing Aerospace Development

  • Space | Day 2

    Planet Defense against Extraterrestrial Objects
    Customs in Space
    Evolution of Space Robotics
    The Perspective of Mars Colonization
    Dark Matter as a Future Energy Source?

  • Sustainability | Day 1

    Future Environmental Impacts of Metaverse
    The Importance of Shifting to a Circular Economy Paradigm and Future Outlook
    Future of Sustainable Education
    Startups & VC ecosystem in UAE : How to grow Unicorns
    AI for sustainability / The Use of AI In the Fight Against Climate Change
    Sustainable Solutions in Cargo Industry
    Investments in Green Energy
    Is Carbon Credit our Future

  • Sustainability | Day 2

    UAE Vision about Climate Change
    Positive & Negative Impact of Modern Technologies in Sustainable Future
    Safety and Security in Smart Cities
    Worldwide Sustainability Challenges
    Women Leadership in Building Environment of Tomorrow

  • Metaverse | Day 1

    Metalogistics as the future of supply chain
    Metaverse vs Reality
    Building a B2B Metaverse
    Metaverse : Hardware, Experience & Beyond
    Figuring out currency & payments for the virtual world

  • Metaverse | Day 2

    Facilitating commerce in metaverse
    State of industry : Where is Metaverse today ?
    Landscape of live entertainment in Metaverse
    Workshops & enterprise collaborations in the Metaverse
    Future of Meta : What could it offer 10 years from today ?

Guests of Honour & UAE Government

H.E Dr. Amin Hussain
Al Amiri

Asst. Undersecretary for Medical Practice in UAE Ministry of Health
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H.E Major Gen. Dr. Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi

President of Interpol & Inspector General of the Ministry of Interior
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H.E Muhammad Bin Bduwah Al Darmaki

Board of Trustees at the American University in the Emirates (AUE)
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H.E Khalid Salem
Al-Halyan

Board Member at Multiple Financial Organizations in the U.A.E
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H.E Khalid Nasser
Al Shamsi

Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Dubai Group
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H.E Major General Abdulla Al Hashmi

UAE Ministry of Defence, Assistant Undersecretary Support Services
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H.E Abdullatif Abdulla Ahmed Al Mulla

Group Chief Executive Office of RMB, Real Estate & Contracting
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H.E Khalaf
Al Qubaisi

Board Member - American University in the Emirates
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H.E Mirza
Al Sayegh

Director - Office of H.H Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
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H.E Prof.Muthanna G.Abdul Razzaq

President and CEO of American University in the Emirates
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H.E. Salem Humaid
Al Marri

Director General of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre
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Hazza
Al Mansouri

UAE's First Emirati Astronaut in Space
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H.E Major General Staff Pilot Stephen A. Toumajan PHD

General Manager - National Search and Rescue Center (NSRC)
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Cpt. Omar Mohammed Zubair Almarzooqi

Captain at Dubai Police
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H.E. Sultan Butti Bin Mejren

Director General of Dubai Land Department
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Majid Saqer Al Marri

CEO Real Estate Registration and services at Dubai Land Department
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George Salazar

P.E., CSEP Human Interface Branch/ Avionics Systems Division - NASA
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H.E. Dr. Amna Al Dahak Al Shamsi

Assistant Undersecretary, Care & Capacities Building Sector, UAE Ministry of Education UAE Government Spokesperson
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H.E. Ibrahim Al Qasim

Deputy Director General, UAE Space Agency
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Rizwan Sajan

Founder & Chairman, Danube Group
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Dr. Sameera Almulla

Director of Certificate Equivalency Department at Ministry of Education – UAE
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Saeed Al Falasi

Executive Director – Future Design and Acceleration | Dubai Future Foundation
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Eng. Adnan Al Rais

Mars 2117 Programme Manager and Senior Director Remote Sensing Department
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Royal Families, Diplomats & VIP’s

Adnan Al Noorani

Chairman of the Board at the Office of Sheikh Saqer, Founder Future Innovation Summit & CEO of D1 Technologies & LEO Investments
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Hon. Aaron Farrugia

Minister for Transport, Infrastructure and Capital Projects at Government of Malta
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Evgeny Lazarev

Consul General of Belarus in Dubai
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HH Sheikh Saqer Bin Mohamed Al Qasimi

Member of the Ruling Family - Sharjah
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Stanley Johnson

Former Conservative Party Politician & Member of the European Parliament (MEP) | Father of Current UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson
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Sékou Ouedraogo

President of AASO
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Dr. Garik Israelian

Astrophysicist at the Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands
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Excmo. Mons. Benito Adan Mendez Bracamonte

Military Bishop of Venezuela - Vatican City
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Silvina Moschini

Founder, Chairwomen & President at Unicoin Hunters
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H.E. Hakob Arshakyan

Vice President of the Parliament of the Republic of Armenia.
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Ambassador Karen Grigoryan

Chargé d'affaires of Armenia to UAE
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Thomas Puskas

Founder, CEO Ecowatt
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Ms. Rosie Rios

Former Treasurer of the United States
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Pratik Gauri

Founder & CEO, 5ire
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Vigen Badalyan

Co-Founder & CEO of SoftConstruct
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Speakers

Dr. Nikos Bogonikolos

Founder & President of Aratos Group of Companies
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Dexter Caffey

Founder & Chief Disruptor @ Smart Eye Technology
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Ronald Thomas

Global HR Executive, Former CHRO & CEO, Ex-IBM, Ex-Xerox
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Jonathan Pach

CEO & Founder at NXT Generation Technologies
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Adam Roosevelt

CEO A.R. International Consulting, LLC & National Security Expert
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Pedro Pereira

Chief Sustainability Officer, SAP Latin America & Caribbean
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Dr. Eng. Suaad Alshamsi

1st UAE female aviation engineer Technical advisor- ORAT & sustainability - Abu Dhabi new airport
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Nancy Lu Wang

Investment Officer at IFC (WORLD BANK GROUP)
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Roberto Croci

Managing Director of Microsoft for startups in MENA
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Alena Yudina

Founder - Quantum Leap Strategy Switzerland
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Jorge Sebastiao

CEO of Global Blockchain Foundation | CEO Samba Storage
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Dr. Yana Leonova

Deputy GM at the Private Office of Sheikh Saqer Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi
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Ainagul Serikkyzy

Security Council of the United Nations
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Humaid Alblooshi

Head of Protocols at The Private Office Of Sheikh Saqer Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi
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Yusuf Berkan Altun

Forbes U30 Technology Council & Angel Investor
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Hussein M. Dajani

GM - Digital and CX Transformation - MEA - Nissan Motor Co.
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Anna Agu

Co-Founder and Partner of Lex Law Office.
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H.E.Maria Camilleri Calleja

Ambassador of the Republic of Malta and Permanent Representative of the Republic of Malta to the International Renewable Energy Agency (I.R.E.N.A.)
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Hussein Sayed, CFA

CNBC Arabia - MC & Moderator - Business News Anchor
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Maya AlHawary

1st PhD Scholar in EQ, Emirati Educator & Leadership
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Jouhayna AlMheiri

Air Traffic Control Officer and On-The-Job Training Instructor
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Talal Thabet

VC of the Board at Music World Cup & CEO of Profound Investments
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Rosaline Chow Koo

Founder & CEO of CXA Group
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Nicholas Watson

CEO & Board Member of Udrive
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Iftikhar Hamdani

Area GM of Bahi Ajman Palace Hotel
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Kristina Lucrezia Cornèr

Editor In-Chief at Cointelegraph
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Maryam Al Mansoori

General Manager, Rebound Ltd
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Nooshin Behroyan

Chief Executive Officer at Paxon Energy & Infrastructure
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Daniel Bernard

Sports Industry Investor and Advisor, Entrepreneur
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Nick Doroshenko

Chairman Ukrainian Business Council Dubai & Northern Emirates
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Anna Gorbasheva

Member of International Dance Council – by UNESCO
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Ayesha Khan

UN Women Mentor at UN Women & Founder Food-ATM
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Aisha Al Mansoori

Director – Client Account Leadership in Health and Public Sector
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Irina Albanese

Head of Innovation at DHL MEA
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Hanane Benkhallouk

Executive Director of Sustain Leadership consultancies
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Richard Fitzgerald

CEO and Founder of Augustus Media
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Raji Hattar

Chief Sustainability Officer at Aramex Intl Ltd
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Johan Zammit

Founder & CEO at Smart Studios
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Nadine Halabi

Business Development Manager - Dubai Business Women Council
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Prof Alexiei Dingli

Professor of AI at the University of Malta
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Jimmy Idiagbon

Chairman SIJ Group & Founder - Sportrex Inc
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Ghada Sawalmah

CEO of Gargash Hospital & Dr.Husnia Gargash Fertility Gynaecology & Obstetrics Centre, Sharjah
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Sened Gomera

Head Of Marketing - XDubai
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Dr Leonardo Barilaro

Senior Lecturer in Aerospace Engineering at MCAST
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Dr Sohail Munir

Advisor for Emerging Technologies and Digital Transformation at Dubai Digital Authority
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Prof Dr Maurits van Rooijen

Chairman of GISMA’s Board of Governors Leadership
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Rory Moore

Advisor on National Volunteering Strategy
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Sara Othman

Compliance Team - Autodesk
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Esra Vesu Ozcelik

British writer, composer, creator, producer and director
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Paul Lalovich

Management Consultant
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Dr. Marwan Alzarouni

Digital Dubai
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Dustin Plantholt

Forbes Monaco Editor “Crypto” & Founder of Crypterns.com
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Sheikha Al Mheiri

RMC - Partner & Serial Entrepreneur
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Michelle Chivunga N

Senior Government Advisor: Government Bermuda / African Union & UN, B20-G20-most important
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Robert E. Grant

Founder, Chairman and CEO of Crown Sterling Limited LLC
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Tudor Stomff

CEO and Co-Founder of Voidship Corporation
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Yulia Stark

President of the European Women’s Association
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Patricia Keating

Scale Lead FOR PWC Middle East
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Graziella Thake

Optimization Hub's CEO
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Amin Siala

Marketing Consultant, Google
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Aliriza Abdul Gafoor

The Founder, Chairman and CEO at Flewup Technologies & Aliriza Group
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Valery Annina Lorenz

Head of Investment at Vinivia AG
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Ian Wynne

Director of Research and Human performance at ProBiometrics
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Seanne N Murray

Board Member at IKAR
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David Bundi

Director at PwC Legal Switzerland
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Cedric Ming

Senior Associate at PwC Legal Switzerland
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Denis Tiaglin

Founder W.E.T.E.R
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Rachel D’monte

Manager – CEO’s office & Sustainability Team
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Karim El-Jisr

Chief Sustainability Officer – Diamond Developers
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Amanda Muessli

CEO at Green Tech Global
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Jamil Asfour

Managing Partner & Founder of Artilligence.ai
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Luis Maumejean

Commercial Director for the Green Gold Project
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Gonzalo M. Araújo C

Founder and C.E.O of GreenCrypto Corporation and GreenGold Project
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Malak Trabelsi Loeb

MD Vernewell Management Consultancies
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Meir Moshe Biton

Co Founder & CEO Genesis Technologies UAE
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Dr. Mohamed Al Hemairy

Head, Technology Transfer Office [TTO] - University of Sharjah
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Jay Schweid

CEO of IKAR Tech Group
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Bulut Bağcı

Founder and CEO of Linkline Event and World Tourism Development
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Dr. Tarek Hajjiri

DIFC Senior Vice President - Legal Affairs, Commissioner of Intellectual Property
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Roberto de Arquer

CMO & CO-Founder - Gamium
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Luiz Fernando Costa Macambira

CEO, Publisher and Executive Editor - Forbes Monaco
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Karim Tolba

Editor, Aviation Business & Logistics Middle East
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Ghassan Talhouk

Co-founder and COO - Socienta
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Susana Correia

Head of Staffing MENA - LinkedIn Talent Solutions
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Colin Fitzpatrick

CEO - Animal Concerts
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Aryan Behzadi

CEO at arize.io| #1 metaverse supplier and creator for 3D NFT, AR & VR products and experiences
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Prof. Gabriele Pao-Pei Andreoli

President of the Institute for Advance Studies & Cooperation
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Mohammad Al Falasi

DIRECTOR OF AEROSPACE MBR AEROSPACE HUB - DUBAI SOUTH
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Dr. Yarjan Abdul Samad

Senior Research Scientist and a Senior Teaching Fellow at The University of Cambridge
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Dr Carlo Saverio Iorio

Senior Researcher at Université libre de Bruxelles – Belgium
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Nadeem Ladki

Executive Director, Strategic Partnerships & Business Development at Binance
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Faisal Hamady

Managing Director & Partner - BCG Dubai
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Thibault Werlé

Managing Director & Partner - BCG Dubai
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Christian Noll – FBCS, CEng, FIoD

General Manager - IBM Consulting IBM Middle East and Africa
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Christian Gleich

Co-Founder & Owner of Live Experience NFT Ecosystem
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Dr. Michael Gebert

Chairman and founding member of the European Blockchain Association
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Maya Ayoub

Founder & CEO - District Twelve
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Ela Venzon

Business Development Manager at NAS Academy
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Hasnae Taleb

Member of American Chamber of Commerce in Abu Dhabi
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Nikita Sachdev

Founder and CEO of LUNAPR.IO
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Paula Tavangar

Portfolio Manager | Swissborg Ventures
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Virginie Seurat

SVP SeaBubbles
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Urandir Fernandes de Oliveira

Scientist, Founder & President of Dakila Ecosystem
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Felipe Castelo Branco

Political Scientist, Director of Dakila CICTEC
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Alex Gavan

Climber | Environmentalist | Free Spirit
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Marina O’Neill-Spencer

Director of Young Ballet Academy London/Zurich/Rapallo
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Lord Giacomo Giovanni Giardina

President of Cid UNESCO - Dubai
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Daniele Monetelone

Co-Founder & CEO at Pearl Browser
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Miguel Francis-Santiago

Founder & CEO of The Future Is Now DAO
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Vasilisa Marinchuk

Founding member at Center Blockchain of Catalonia
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Moshe Cohen

Founder and Chairman of various high-tech companies
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Matt Mo CVO

Business & Growth Coach Philanthropist, High-Energy Mentor
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Alissar Nasr Soubra

Chief Academic Officer (AMSI) Al Mawakeb Schools & ISAS
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Paris Metawoman

Adviser MetaNotary, singer, entrepreneur, digital artist
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