Hanane Benkhallouk is an award-winning business consultant, strategist and advisor, she counts 18 years of business experience in a multitude of industries from Retail, to Real estate, banking, government and NGOs. Outside of her private consulting work, Hanane Benkhallouk speaks often at regional conferences and writes as a columnist in Harvard Business Review Arabic, and SME advisor magazine. She also sits on the advisory boards of a number of various SMEs and NGOs and is well-known as a thought leader, an advocate for transformational leadership, innovation, entrepreneurship development, female advancement, and community engagement. Hanane has contributed to regional and global conferences and forums, such as the Women In Leadership Forum, E7 Summit in the UAE as well as the Lean in the regional lead conference in silicon valley in the US. • In March 2019, Hanane Benkhallouk received the Game Changer excellence award by the Middle East Institute of excellence. • She received the Saphira (good image ambassador) award by the Moroccan government in 2016. • She was also among the recognized contributors, to the Emirates Foundation for youth development, in the presence of Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed, minister of foreign affairs of the UAE • In 2017 she was recognized by the Sheikh Abdulaziz Bin Humaid of Ajman for being part of the Pan GCC Leadership program. • In March 2018, Hanane received Woibex’s Excellence Award for Women Leaders in the Middle East, and on August 2018 she received the Woman in Leadership of the year at the Alleem business congress at Sharjah Chamber of commerce. • Her profile was featured on the World Bank blog series Profiles of the Diaspora. The blog series is related to the World Bank’s Mobilizing the Middle East and North Africa Diaspora for Economic Integration and Entrepreneurship report. Hanane aspires to contribute to the MENA region’s move towards innovation and knowledge-based economy

Ms. Juhi Yasmeen Khan is a humanitarian, a philanthropist. a social activist, an entrepreneur and a fashion guru with a passion to work for the welfare of the underprivileged in the society. Juhi is the CSR & Charity Initiative Expert at Dar Al Ber Society, UAE’s oldest and semi-government charity organisation. Founder of The Friday Market and Happiness Market, Juhi conceptualizes & organizes charity initiatives and projects to support and raise awareness about the needs of the poor people, special needs people and the labourers in the UAE. Juhi has received many accolades for her humanitarian & charitable activities.

Mr. Alhashmi has a wealth of corporate experience with more than 20 years as a senior top-level leader in Human Resources in renowned organizations. He brings a rare ability to apply an entrepreneurial approach to organizational challenges, delivering transformational and sustainable change to large and small businesses alike. He is well known as a catalyst for transformational change, spearheading the use of innovative HR management techniques combined with digitalization to deliver lasting results, particularly with employee engagement and customer experience.

Anne Marie Thodsen is the Managing Director of The Umbrella Institute, which is specialized in business transformation, CSR reporting, user-driven innovation, and supporting leaders to take action on working with the triple bottom line impact in their organization. Thodsen is a serial entrepreneur who has worked in the area of sustainability and CSR for more than a decade. She has been involved in implementation on the operational level, as the GM in a construction company and owner of a zero-energy storage facility in Denmark. And as the strategist, transforming traditional businesses into purpose driven corporate citizens.

Antoine is a Sustainability Manager with a proven record of substantial energy savings, boost in recycling rates and enhancement of occupants’ well-being. With a large focus on long term impact on people, planet and profits, and employment of smart technology solutions across his portfolio, Antoine helps businesses to achieve sustainability KPIs, implement innovative energy conservation measures, optimize waste management practices and improve indoor environmental quality. Antoine’s portfolio includes the largest players in the hospitality, retail and real estate sectors in the Middle East.

Vinod Tiwari is an Innovative Solar Energy Expert Awardee (IBA-UAE 2019), an Engineering Director - Renewable Power Solutions, International Speaker, Bestselling Author, and Regional - Mentor of Change, Gujarat (Niti Aayog), GOI. Vinod is known for his multi-faceted personality encompassing Leadership, Philanthropic activities, promotion of Education, Yoga & Sports. Vinod was born in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India. He is happily married to Rachna for over 18 years and blessed with two daughters – Aadhya and Siddhi. He loves to read the leader's biography, management books, play golf, relax at beaches and meet new people.

Daniel is currently the Corporate Sustainability Lead with the WSP Environment and Sustainability team for the Middle East. Daniel is a Sustainability Advisory and Assurance expert with extensive experience across South America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East in sectors including natural resources, transport, food and beverage, government, financial services and manufacturing. A sustainability SME, Daniel drives best practice reporting in external disclosures, ESG advice, TCFD and climate risk consulting and community related programs.

Samir Thabet is a Mechanical Engineer graduate in 1994, also, holding a master's degree in Business Administration from University of Wales - UK, class of 2011. Samir is a Ph.D. candidate in Sustainable Development and Diplomacy. Samir started his duties in CCC in April 2014, he is currently the Group Sustainability Coordination Manager. Samir has more than 25 years of experience in a diverse range of projects throughout all stages - estimation, tendering, engineering & project execution of industrial, residential, commercial MEP & Sustainability in Middle East region.

Fairouz is a global seasoned brand strategist and an expert in brand purpose, marketing innovation, and social entrepreneurship. After a 14 year career as an award-winning marketer at Philip Morris International, Red Bull, Danone and others, she is now a think-tank and idea incubator that helps companies use culture and technology as a force for good. Fairouz has played a vital role in creating new purpose driven and experiential marketing model for PMI globally, one that is fit for the unique challenges of today. A catalyst who never spares a moment to advocate for women's empowerment & Inclusion in the workplace by recognizing, mentoring and encouraging women to highlight their leadership skills.

Dr. Farheen has 10 years of international experience in Environmental Studies, GIS & RS, Wastewater management and Sustainable Design and Construction within the Middle East and Pakistan; with scientific research articles in national and international recognized and impact factor journals. She worked in Academia as Geography Lecturer and RS & GIS Research Associate. She participated in various Environmental and GIS workshops as Resource Person and Trainer for the Students and Professionals. She is recognized by renown international publications as an Expert Peer Reviewer. Promptly worked as GIS Consultant for International Organizations e.g., WWF, FAO, World Bank, etc. Currently, she is Director Environment at Mruna DWC-LLC, a legally established LLC in the UAE and Lebanon.

INVENTOR, INDUSTRIAL CHEMIST WITH SELF-FUNDED PROJECTS (+25 YEARS RESEARCH) INCLUDING R&D PROJECTS - A NEW COMPOSITE-WOOD-MATERIAL-TYPE SDB, - CELLULOSIC FIRE-SAFETY PRODUCTS / PROCESSES (BARDAN) AND DATE-PALM RAW-MATERIAL (AKMAM) etc., - IN-SITU GROUNDWATER REMEDIATION OF CHLORINATED-HYDROCARBONS (FUNDED BY NASA VIA UCF AND USF), - ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY CONDUCTIVE POLYMERS AS MILLIMETER-WAVE SCREENING-MATERIAL (FUNDED BY US ARMY VIA UCF), - PROTOTYPING PROCESSES / MACHINERY, - ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY PLASTICS FOR GRP/GRE RESINS: 3-D PRINTING-LINERS “IN-SITU-MGWS, - HEAT-TRANSFER UNITS, - SOLAR TECHNOLOGY, - INSECTICIDES, WITH MULTI-AWARDS/PATENTS etc.

Dr. Spanos has 20 years of work experience with multiple international sustainability standards. As a KEO Regional Manager, he provides consultancy services to governments, investment funds, developers, architects and contractors. His management and consultancy experience includes the development of sustainable solutions in the UK, Europe, Africa and MENA. He has been exposed in projects within commercial, education, mixed use, regeneration, residential, leisure, master-planning and sports sectors. Spanos has been shortlisted for and has received various regional awards.