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                |  | H.E. Mr. Arnaud Montebourg Minister of Industrial Renewal, France
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                |  | H.E. Mr. Moulay Hafid El Alamy Minister of Industry, Trade, Investment and the Digital Economy, Morocco
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                |  | H.E. Ahmed Al-Midfa Chairman
 Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry, UAE
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                |  | H.E. Anne Lauvergeon Partner of Efficiency Capital, and Chairman and CEO of ALPSA, France
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                |  | H.E. Bariza Khiari Vice-President of the Senate, France
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                |  | H.E. Jack Lang President, Arab World Institute
 Former Minister of Culture, France
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                |  | H.E. Jean-René Gehan Ambassador in charge of the development of cultural, education and University projects, Mediterranean region and Arab world, France
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                |  | H.E. Michel VauzelleMember
 National Assembly, France
 PresidentProvence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur Region, France
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                |  | H.E. Moncef Belkhayat Former Minister, Morocco
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                |  | H.E. Sheikha Hoor Al-Qassimi President and Director
 Sharjah Art Foundation, UAE
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                |  | H.E. Mr. Réda Hamiani President, Forum des Chefs d’Entreprises and former Minister, Algeria
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                |  | H.E. Mrs. Androulla Vassiliou European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, European Union
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                |  | Ahmed Tibaoui General Manager and CEO of the World Trade Center, Algeria
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                |  | Anis Aouini Chairman and Co-Founder, Saphonian’s Inventor, Tunisia
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                |  | Arnaud Chaperon CEO, Total Energies Nouvelles Ventures, France
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                |  | Badr Jafar Chief Executive Officer
 Crescent Enterprises
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                |  | Brahim Benabdeslem Managing Director of MDI-Business School, Algeria
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                |  | Dr. Mohamed Ben Laden Managing Partner of Mohamed Ben Laden Law Firm, Saudi Arabia
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                |  | 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
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                |  | Fatallah Sijilmassi Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean, Morocco
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                |  | Fatiha Dazi-Héni Political Expert, CAPmena, France
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                |  | Franck Galland Founder and CEO, Environmental Emergency & Security Services, France
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                |  | François Pierson President of KEDGE Business School, France
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                |  | Hamid D. Jafar Group Chairman
 Crescent Petroleum Company, Sharjah
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                |  | Homaid Al Shemmari Executive Director
 Mubadala Aerospace, Communications Technology and Defense Services, UAE
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                |  | Hussain Al Mahmoudi Director General
 Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry
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                |  | Issad Rebrab President of Cevital, Algeria
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                |  | Jean-Claude Gaudin Mayor of Marseille, France
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                |  | Jean Gazancon Chief Operations Officer
 AXA ART
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                |  | Kamel Al Munajjed Chairman of Shuaa Capital, Saudi Arabia
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                |  | Khaled Al Huraimel Group Chief Executive Officer
 Bee’ah, UAE
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                |  | Lionel Zinsou Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, PAI Partners, France
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                |  | Loïc Fauchon President of the World Water Council, France
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                |  | Manal Ataya Director-General
 Sharjah Museums Department (SMD)
 Government of Sharjah, UAE
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                |  | Marwan Bin Jassim Al Sarkal CEO
 Sharjah Investment and Development Authority - Shurooq,
                  UAE
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                |  | Mishal Kanoo Deputy Chairman
 The Kanoo Group, UAE
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                |  | Nourredine Zekri President, General Director of FIPA (Foreign Investment Promotion Agency), Tunisia
 Chairman, ANIMA Investment Network
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                |  | Olivier Brousse CEO of SAUR Group, France
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                |  | Patrice Fonlladosa President and CEO Africa, Middle East of Veolia Environment, France
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                |  | Philippe Lorec Head of the Interministerial Delegation to Mediterranean Affairs, France
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                |  | Pierre Massis General Delegate, OCEMO, France
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                  |  | Ms. Hanan Ismail Al-Sahlawi 
 Media and Awareness Director
 General Pension and Social Security Authority
 United Arab Emirates
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                  |  | Mr. Ali Rashid Al-Jarwan 
 Chief Executive Officer
 Abu Dhabi Marine Operating Company (ADMA)
 Abu Dhabi , United Arab Emirates
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                  |  | H.E. Ameera BinKaram 
 Chairperson of the Executive Committee
 Sharjah Business Women's Council
 Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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                  |  | Ms. Bedour Saeed Al Raqbani 
 Director and Founder
 Kalimati Speech and Communication Center
 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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                  |  | Claire Woodcraft-Scott 
 CEO
 Emirates Foundation
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                  |  | Dr. Ali Beba 
 Adjunct Professor, Innovation and Entrepreneurship
 School of Business Administration
 Sharjah, American University of Sharjah
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                  |  | Dr. Manahel Thabet 
 2013 Winner, Arab Woman Award
 Owner and President, Smart Tips Consultants
 United Arab Emirates
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                  |  | H.E. Fatima Obaid Al Jaber 
 Chief Operating Officer
 Al Jaber Group of Companies
 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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                  |  | 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
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                  |  | H.E. Mirza Al Sayegh 
 Director, Office of Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and
 UAE Minister of Finance
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                  |  | Ms. Brigitte Khair Mountain 
 Founder
 Transform Lives Consulting
 United Arab Emirates
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                  |  | Ms. Imelda Dunlop 
 Executive Director
 Pearl Initiative
 United Arab Emirates
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                  |  | Dr. R. Malcolm Richards 
 Acting Provost
 American University of Sharjah
 United Arab Emirates
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                  |  | 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
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                  |  | Mr. Fahad Saeed Al Raqbani 
 Director General
 Abu Dhabi Council for Economic Development (ADCED)
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                  |  | Mr. Moosa Al-Moosa 
 General Manager, UAE
 Finance Director, Middle East and Africa
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                  |  | Mr. Pierre Choueiri 
 Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
 Choueiri Group
 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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                  |  | Pierre Tapie Chairman, PAXTER, France
 Former CEO of ESSEC Business School
 Honorary President of Conférence des Grandes Ecoles
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                  |  | Pr. Bernard Parranque Professor, KEDGE Business School, France
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                  |  | Régis Arnoux CEO and Founder of CIS (Catering International & Services), France
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                  |  | Rodolphe Saadé Executive Officer and member of the CMA CGM Group’s Board of Directors, France
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                  |  | Saïd Ibrahimi CEO, Casablanca Finance City, Morocco
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                  |  | Salim Bin Mohammed Al Owais Chairman Board of Directors
 Bee’ah, UAE
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                  |  | Thami Ghorfi President of ESCA School of Management, Morocco
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                  |  | Thierry Courtaigne Vice-Chairman and CEO, MEDEF International, France
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                  |  | Varouj Nerguizian Executive Director and General Manager
 Bank of Sharjah, UAE
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                  |  | Yazid Chir President and Founder, Nos Quartiers Ont des Talents (NQT), France
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                  |  | Zaki Anwar Nusseibeh 
 Cultural Advisor
 Ministry of Presidential Affairs, UAE
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                  |  | AbdulAziz Abahindy 
 Ambassador of Al-Reyada in the Middle East
 UAE University
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                  |  | Dr. Abdulkareem Sultan Al Olama 
 Chief Executive Officer
 Al Jalila Foundation
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                  |  | Mr. Alexis de Beauregard 
 Chief Officer, Marketing and Retail Product Offering
 AXA Insurance
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                  |  | Dr. Daniel N. White 
 Partner
 E-Advancement
 USA
 |  
                  |  | Dr. Abdalla AlAmiri 
 Provost
 Zayed University
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                  |  | Dr. David McGlennon 
 Vice Provost, Research Administration and University Partnerships
 New York University
 Abu Dhabi, UAE
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                  |  | Dr. Thomas J. Hochstettler 
 Acting Chancellor
 American University of Sharjah
 UAE
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                  |  | Mr. Jérôme Droesch 
 CEO
 AXA Gulf
 UAE
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                  |  | Mr. Lloyd Budd 
 Commercial Director
 Majid Al Futtaim Communities, MENA and Levant
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                  |  | Mr. Sultan Al Habtoor 
 Chairman of the Board of Trustees
 Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor Foundation
 Dubai, UAE
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                  |  | Ms. Hind Abdul Hamied Seddiqi 
 Vice President of Marketing
 Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons
 Dubai, UAE
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                  |  | Mr. Osman Sultan 
 Chief Executive Officer
 du, UAE
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                  |  | Professor Eric Fouache 
 Vice Chancellor
 Paris-Sorbonne University
 Abu Dhabi, UAE
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                  |  | Mr. Ziad Makhzoumi 
 Chief Executive Officer
 Fakih IVF
 UAE
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                  |  | His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan UAE Minister of Culture, Youth, and Community Development - UAE
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                  |  | Dr. Fred Moavenzadeh President
 Masdar Institute of Science and Technology - UAE
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                  |  | Philippe Douste-Blazy Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations
 Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of France - France
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                  |  | Dr. Hisham El-Sherif Chairman of IT Investments          & Professor Emeritus
 American University of Cairo - Egypt
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                  |  | Dr. Shaikha Al Maskari Chairperson,
 Al Maskari Holding - UAE
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                  |  | Dr. Mohammed Banyas 
 Provost and Chief Academic Officer
 UAE University - UAE
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                  |  | Dr. Nabil Ibrahim 
 Chancellor
 Abu Dhabi University - UAE
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                  |  | Dr. Tod Laursen 
 President
 Khalifa University of Science, Technology, and Research - UAE
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                  |  | Dr. Samy Mahmoud 
 Chancellor
 University of Sharjah - UAE
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                  |  | Dr. Amer Ahmad Sharif 
 Managing Director
 Dubai Healthcare City, Educatıon Division - UAE
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                  |  | Dr. Larry Wilson 
 Provost
 Zayed University - UAE
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                  |  | Abdullah Saeed Al Darmaki 
 Chief Executive Officer
 Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development - UAE
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                  |  | Tariq Al Gurg 
 Chief Executive Officer
 Dubai Cares  - UAE
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                  |  | Ahmed Al-Qaseer 
 Chief Operating Officer
 Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) - UAE
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                  |  | Fouad Makhzoumi 
 Founder
 Makhzoumi Foundation - UAE
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                  |  | Clare Woodcraft 
 Chief Executive Officer
 Emirates Foundation - UAE
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                  |  | Nayaz Qazi 
 Chairman
 National Academy of Indian Payroll (NAIP)
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                  |  | Mr. Harald Kroll 
 Managing Director
 BASF FZE & BASF Kanoo Gulf LLC - UAE
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                  |  | Mr. Tirad Mahmoud 
 Chief Executive Officer
 Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank - UAE
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                  |  | Mr. Sanjiv Mehta 
 Chairman - North Africa & Middle East
 Unilever - UAE
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                  |  | Dr. Eustace Theodore 
 Partner
 E-Advancement - USA
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                  |  | Mr. Pierre Caussade 
 Senior Vice President
 Air France - France
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                  |  | Dr. Azza El-Shinnawy 
 Education & Citizenship Lead
 Microsoft Gulf - UAE
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                  |  | Ms. Laurie Kelly 
 Head of Communications and CSR
 Advanced Technology Investment Company - UAE
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                  |  | Mr. Jose Antonio Lopez-Monis 
 CEO and Managing Director
 Habtoor Leighton Group - UAE
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                  |  | Mr. Sultan Abu Sultan 
 Chairman
 Barclays Bank - UAE
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                  |  | Mr. Riad T. Sadik 
 Chairman
 RTS Group, Dubai, UAE
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                  |  | Ms. Kaye Krause-Whiteing 
 Head of Marketing & Communications (ECOM)
 Petrofac - UAE
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                  |  | Mrs. Zeina Tabari 
 Chief Corporate Affairs Officer
 Drake and Scull
 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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                  |  | Ms. Dana Al Fardan 
 Vice President
 Danat Qatar Real Estate
 Doha, Qatar
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                  |  | Ms. Fatima Al-Shuwaihi 
 Head of Events Unit in Heart of Sharjah
 Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq)
 United Arab Emirates
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                  |  | Ms. Maliha Al-Tabari 
 Managing Director
 ARTSPACE Gallery
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                  |  | 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
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                  |  | Ms. Muna Al Gurg 
 Director of Retail
 Easa Saleh Al Gurg Charity Foundation
 United Arab Emirates
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                  | 
 | Ms. Noura J. Badawi 
 Director of Media and Communications
 Al Habtoor Group
 United Arab Emirates
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                  |  | Ms. Reem Al Ghaith 
 Visual Artist and Founder
 Tinkah
 United Arab Emirates
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                  |  | H.E. Salma Bin Hareb 
 Chief Executive Officer
 Economic Zones World
 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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                  |  | Ms. Susan Bastress 
 Managing Partner
 Patton Boggs
 Doha, Qatar
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                  |  | Dr. Nada A. Harward 
 Adjunct Faculty
 Paris-Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi
 United Arab Emirates
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                  |  | Mr. Paul Smith 
 Corporate Vice President, Middle East and Africa
 Emerson
 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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                  |  | Mr. Ramsey B. Jurdi 
 President, The American Business Council
 International Partner, Chadbourne & Parke LLC
 UAE
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                  |  | Ms. Rania Kuzbari Ashur 
 Founder and CEO
 Art for All FZC
 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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                  |  | Ms. Shaima Hussain Gargash 
 Head of Policy Section
 Policy Planning Department
 UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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                  |  | H.E. Sheikha Nawar Al Qassimi Public Programming and Outreach Officer
 Sharjah Art Foundation
 Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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                  |  | Mr. Adel Ali 
 Board Member and Group Chief Executive Officer
 Air Arabia
 Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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                  | .JPG) | Dr. Karim El Solh 
 Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
 Gulf Capital
 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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                  |  | Dr. Assem Safieddine 
 Associate Dean for Academic, Programs and Faculty Affairs
 American University of Beirut
 Beirut, Lebanon
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                  |  | Dr. Björn Kjerfve 
 Chancellor
 American University of Sharjah
 Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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                  |  | Mr. Franck Heimburger 
 Chief Executive Officer
 AXA Gulf
 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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                  |  | H.E. Sheikh Sultan Khaled Al-Qassimi 
 Chairman and CEO Gulf Holdings
 United Arab Emirates
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                  |  | Mr. Karim Ghandour 
 Managing Director
 Family Succession Strategist
 Money Line Group
 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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                  |  | Ms. Khulood Qayed 
 Communications and Government Relations Manager
 Shell Markets
 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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                  |  | H.E. Marwan bin Jassim Al Sarkal 
 Chief Executive Officer
 Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq)
 Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
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                  |  | H.E. Mohammed A.J. Al Fahim 
 Honorary Chairman
 Al Fahim Group of Companies
 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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                  |  | Mr. Mu’taz Sawwaf 
 Chief Executive Officer
 Construction Products Holding Company
 Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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                  |  | Mr. Osama Ibrahim Seddiqi 
 Senior Vice President Finance & Operations
 Ahmed Seddiqi and Sons
 United Arab Emirates
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                  |  | Mr. Patrick Chalhoub 
 Joint Chief Executive Officer
 Chalhoub Group
 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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                  |  | Mr. Philippe Dessoy 
 General Manager
 BESIX Group
 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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                  |  | Ms. Rania Rizk 
 Vice President & Chief Legal Counsel
 PepsiCo, Middle East & Africa
 Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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                  |  | Mr. Samer Said Khoury 
 President, Engineering & Construction
 Consolidated Contractors Company
 Greece
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                  |  | Mr. Walid Yared 
 Chief Marketing Officer
 Choueiri Group
 United Arab Emirates
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                  |  | Mr. Ziad Salloum 
 Partner
 Salloum & Partners
 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
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