WILL THE FUTURE OF AI
BE LESS ARTIFICIAL AND MORE INTELLIGENT?

Hans Henrik Christensen

Senior Director of DIEZ,

Dubai Integrated Economic Zones (DIEZ)

For 10 years, Hans has been contributing to building the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Dubai, creating the largest tech hub in MENA, with 1000+ start-ups from 75 nations, attracting 1$billion+ in FDI, specializing in incubation, acceleration, venture capital investment, corporate innovation, and knowledge. Previously, Hans founded 3 start-ups, raising US$ 10m+ from renowned VCs, and pioneered corporate incubation in Europe.

Amina Abdulrahim

Head - Information Technology,

Engineering Office of H.H Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Ms. Amina Abdulrahim is leading the IT department since 2015 at Engineering Office of H.H of Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum. She leads, directs, and manages all IT functions including Digital Services & Solutions, IT infrastructure, IT governance and IT security & compliance.
She works closely with all the key stakeholders in EO to align business needs with the latest technologies to deliver innovative solutions in the construction and engineering industry. She has extensive experience in business applications (SAP), project management, innovation, change management, digital transformation and leadership. She is also an executive board member of CIOMajlis a networking platform for Technology Executives.

Hoda Alkhzaimi

Director of Cyber Security Center,

New York University

Hoda has 17 years of experience in industrialization and economic development projects. She has led and motivated several tech-based industrial investments in the UAE and internationally. She worked on several turnaround projects that were aimed to achieve strategic, financial and operational synergies of industrial and business prospects.

Roula Moussa

CEO,

AI Venture Labs

Roula Moussa is one of the Middle East’s most prominent figures in the fields of digital technology and innovation, recognized by Forbes Middle-East as one of the 200 most powerful Arab women in 2014, and chosen among the top 15 most powerful Lebanese women in business and technology for 2018.
She co-founded Netways in 1996, rapidly developing its operations across 13 branches to become a regional powerhouse in the fields of digital transformation, innovation, e-government and intelligent business solutions.

Ellis Wang

Technology & AI Expert,

Ellis has a track record of creating strategies and deploying technology roadmaps that deliver exceptional products and services that enable more efficient organizational operations and boost business growth in both existing and new markets, positioning enterprises as game changers in their market.

Wees Abraham

Managing Partner,

Elēkrŏn Ventures

Wees currently serves as the VP of Operations for Shade Corporation ltd with over 15 years of Operational & Investment experience in Construction, Tech and Financial sectors. He has worked on restructuring and expanding the business by executing projects and investments globally. His deep operational experience allows him to effectively analyze and invest equity into private companies, including startups and turnarounds.

Hisham Al Gurg

Group CEO,

The Private Office of Sheikh Saeed Bin Ahmed Al Maktoum

With over 18 years of experience in setting up and running new ventures in the MENA region, Mr Al Gurg is a pioneer in the region for his visionary approach, high profile networking, and for concluding and managing large regional projects and investments worth more than 1.06 Billion USD. He is a published author and a public speaker on the topic of conducting mega transactions with governments and large corporates.

Sonali Goila

Head – Venture Capital & Private Equity ,

Panthera Capital Investments

Sonali is a full-cycle, multi-stage investor, operator and business-builder with over 15 years of experience across emerging markets (Middle East, North Africa, Southeast Asia and India). She currently heads Venture Capital and Private Equity Investments for Panthera Capital, the investment arm of Fujairah Holding.
Through her various roles, Sonali has been an investor across multiple alternative asset classes over the past 15 years – Venture Capital, Private Equity, and Derivatives of Fixed Income, Currencies and Commodities for high-alpha. Her experience has spanned all stages of investing from early-stage VC to late-stage PE buyouts, cross-asset portfolio building and management, capital structure modelling and financing for infrastructure projects, as well as business building in early-stage startups, and operational value-creation / turnarounds in growth-stage business models.
She has also directly managed portfolios of a few family offices, out of which two have been of UAE Royal Family investors.

Gustavo A. Montero

Founder,

Carter Capital One

Serving as senior Finance management and Innovation personnel at Chairman, Board of Directors, and CEO levels for 30+ years. His corporate experience ranges from Private Equity Management and Finance experience comprising Fintech - Blockchain, IPO, NFT, and Impact Investment amongst others.

Esha Arya

Partner,

8X Ventures

Mrs. Esha Arya is a Partner at 8X Ventures, a Deeptech-themed venture capital firm that focuses on startups that can fundamentally change industries. She is also the Vice-Chairperson of JBM Group, a $2.2bn global conglomerate with operations across ten countries. She co-founded ThirdEye AI, a customized AI-solution provider for smart cities, smart logistics, smart mobility and Industry 4.0.
She holds a degree from INSEAD (MBA) and Boston University (BBA).