2019 Speakers
Opening Remarks
H.E Mr Ahmed Aboul Gheit
Secretary General of the League of Arab States
Mr George Hollingbery MP
Minister of State for Trade Policy, Dit
H.E Dr Abdulatif bin Rashid Al Zayani
Secretary-General of The GCC
H.E Mr Ali Alghanim
Chairman of The Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Alderman Peter Estlin
The Right Honourable the Lord Mayor of The City of London
H.E Mr Mohamed Abdo Saeed
President of The Union of Arab Chamber
Session 1 : Infrastructure investment and sustainable development
(Chair) Mr Mehdi Ben Abdallah
President, Tunisian British Chamber of Commerce
Mr Davide Stronati
Global Sustainability Leader, Mott MacDonald
H.E Dr. Sami A. Alabidi
Chairman of Council of Saudi Chambers
Mr James Kenny
Head of Global Affairs at Arup
Mr Hussam Chakouf
Associate b.arch. MA, Zaha Hadid Architects
Session 2 : Renewable vs non-renewable energy
(Chair) Dr Ranald Spiers
Independent Director, Alcazar Energy
H.E. Dr. Abdulaziz Aluwaisheg
Assistant Secretary-General for Political and Negotiation Affairs GCC
Mr Frank Gordon
Head of Policy, Renewable Energy Association
Dr. Samira A. S. Omar
Director General, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
Mr Jeremy Short
Power Sector Director – Environment & Infrastructure Solutions UK, Wood plc
Session 3: MENA: A hub for global markets
(Chair) Mr Oliver Cornock
Editor- in-Chief, Oxford Business Group
Mr Simon Penney
HM Trade Commissioner for the Middle East
H.E Dr Khaled Hanafy
Secretary General of Union of Arab Chambers
Dr Adam Marshall
Director General, British Chambers of Commerce
Dr Alaa Ezz
Secretary General of the Union of African Chambers
Session 4: Agriculture and water security
(Chair) Sir Peter Kendall
Chairman, Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board
Mrs Haifa Al Kaylani
Founder & Chairman, Arab International Women’s Forum
Ms Cornelia Richter
Vice-President, International Fund for Agricultural Development
Mr Yousef Khalawi
Secretary General, Islamic Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (ICCIA)
Mr Fares Hassouna
Director, TNP Worldwide Ltd
Session 5: Youth employment and entrepreneurship
(Chair) Mr Salvatore Nigro
CEO, EFE-Europe; Vice President, EFE
Mr Andrew Baird
President And CEO, EFE
Ms Carmen Haddad
Chief Country Officer Saudi Arabia, Citi
Ms Jihane Lahbabi-Berrada
CEO, EFE-Maroc
Ms Biljana Radonjic Ker-Lindsay
Associate Director, Lead Inclusion Specialist, EBRD
Session 6: Banking and finance: fintech and blockchain
(Chair) Mr. Manaf Abdulaziz Alhajeri
Markaz Chief Executive Officer
Mrs Shaikha K. Al-Bahar
Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer , NBK
HE Azzam Shawwa
Governor of Palestine Monetary Authority
Mr Dotun Rominiyi
Blockchain Architect – Emerging Technologies , London Stock Exchange
Mr Anton Ruddenklou
Head of Digital & Innovation, Financial Services & Partner, KPMG
Final Remarks
H.E Ambassador Dr Husam S. Zomlot
Head of the Palestinian Mission to the United Kingdom