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Speakers

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Awo Ablo

President, Programs and Strategy, Co-Impact

Olugbenga "GB" Agboola

Founder and CEO, Flutterwave

Adeeb Ahamed

Founder and Managing Director, Lulu Financial Holdings

Jasem Al Budaiwi

Secretary-General, Gulf Cooperation Council

Mansoor Ibrahim Al Mansoori

Chairman, Department of Health, Abu Dhabi

Khaldoon Al Mubarak

Managing Director and Group CEO, Mubadala Investment Company

WaleedAlMokarrab Al Muhairi

Deputy Group CEO, Mubadala Investment Company

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Hussain Al Nowais

Chairman, Alnowais Investments

His Excellency Omar Sultan Al Olama

Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy and Remote Work Applications; Director General of the Prime Minister's Office, United Arab Emirates

Princess Noura bint Faisal Al Saud

Founder, Culture House; CEO, Jay3lle

Dr. Nawal Al-Hosany

The Permanent Representative of the UAE to IRENA, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

Najla Al-Jeaid

Deputy Secretary General, Alwaleed Philanthropies

Andrea Albright

Executive Vice President and Chief Growth Officer, Walmart International and Operating Partner, Massmart

Basma AlBuhairan

Managing Director, Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Saudi Arabia

Yazeed Aldomaiji

CEO, WAMID

Her Excellency Deemah AlYahya

Secretary-General, Digital Cooperation Organization

Sameer AlZahrani

CEO, King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center IMC

Yoni Assia

Co-Founder and CEO, eToro

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Victoria Barbary

Senior Advisor, Milken Institute

Tom Barrack

US Ambassador to the Republic of Türkiye

Lucie Berger

Ambassador of the EU to the United Arab Emirates

Jonathan Berman

CEO, Shell Foundation

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Matthias Berninger

Senior Vice President Public Affairs, Science and Sustainability, Bayer

Hunny Bhagchandani

Founder, Torchit

Ben Black

CEO, US International Development Finance Corporation

John Bowman

CEO, CAIA

Christopher Bredholt

Chief Underwriting Officer, The Development Guarantee Group

Kaushik Burman

Founder, Spiro

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Camila Cabello

Singer

Silvio Campara

CEO, Golden Goose

Pablo Casado

Founder, Hyperion Defense

Michael Chalhoub

CEO, Chalhoub Group

Sui Ling Cheah

Executive Board Chair, ecoSPIRITS

Steven Ciobo

Managing Director, Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners

James Clarke

Senior Managing Director and Global Head, Institutional Capital, Blue Owl

Akunna Cook

CEO, Next Narrative Africa

Frans Cronje

Founder, DataProphet

Jake Cusack

Managing Partner and Co-Founder, CrossBoundary Group

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Laura Deal Lacey

Executive Vice President, Milken Institute International

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Songo Didiza

Founder, GreenBDG Africa

Guy Diedrich

Senior Vice President and Global Innovation Officer, Cisco

Alex Dooler

Money & Power Reporter, Bloomberg

Molly Duffy

Global Head, Financial Sponsors Coverage, Standard Chartered

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Mostafa El-Ghorab

Partner and Chief Business Officer, INDOS (Garment IO)

Kweilin Ellingrud

McKinsey Global Institute Director and Senior Partner, McKinsey

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Nneka Eze

Managing Partner, VestedWorld

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Jean-Baptiste Fantun

Co-Founder and CEO, NukkAI

Petra Freddi

Managing Director, Europe and Middle East, Milken Institute

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Hadley Gamble

Chief International Anchor, IMI

Goodwin Gaw

Chairman, Managing Principal and Co-Founder, Gaw Capital Partners

Matthew Gibson

Head of the Client Solutions Group, Goldman Sachs Asset Management

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Dario Giuliani

Founder and Managing Director, Briter Bridges

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Lawrence Golub

CEO, Golub Capital

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Gstaad Guy

Founder, Poubel

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Georges Pascal Haber

CEO, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi

Adel Hamaizia

Managing Director, Highbridge Advisory

Hisham Hamdan

Chief Investment Officer, Khazanah

Ben Harburg

Managing Partner, Novo Capital

Elizabeth Hewitt

Chief Investment Officer, Miras Investments

Rob Heyvaert

Founder and Managing Partner, Motive Partners

Martin Horne

Co-Head, Global Investments and Head, EMEA, Barings

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Jerry Inzerillo

CEO, Diriyah Company

Alex Israel

CEO, Metropolis

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Dhani Jones

Managing Director, QEY Capital; Former NFL Athlete

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Mary Kamari

Executive Director, Trade and Development Fund and Group Executive, Corporate Affairs and Investor Relations, Trade and Development Bank Group

Michele Kang

Founder, Cognosante

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Marie-Chantal Kaninda

President of Glencore DRC, Glencore

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Thomas Kaplan

Chairman, The Electrum Group LLC

Natalia Karayaneva

CEO, Propy

Francis Kariuki

Chief Operating Officer, Toto Safi Limited

Jeffrey Katzenberg

Founding Partner, WndrCo

Stephen Ketchum

CEO and Managing Partner, Sound Point Capital

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Rishi Khosla

CEO, OakNorth Bank

Thomas Khoury

Managing Director, Condé Nast Middle East

Boris Kodjoe

Co-Founder, Full Circle Economic Conference

Sriram Krishnan

Senior Policy Advisor, Artificial Intelligence, The White House

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Vincent Levita

Founder and CEO, InfraVia Capital Partners

Oskar Lewnowski

Founder and Group CEO, Orion Resource Partners

Meranda Ling Miao

Executive Vice President, Private Markets Investments, Shamal Holding

Kevin Lu

Partner and Chairman of Asia, Partners Group

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Yasseen Mansour

Chairman, Palm Hills Developments

Alexandre Mars

Founder and CEO, Epic Foundation

Vinay Menda

Co-Founder, Blank Street Coffee

Michael Milken

Chairman, Milken Institute

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Jane Millichip

CEO, BAFTA

Tony Minella

CEO, Eldridge Capital Management

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Manish Mittal

Head of Private Markets, Qatar Insurance Company

Ayan Mohamed

Founder and CEO, Digitech Oasis

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Majed Mohammed

Head of Community Engagement and Advocacy, Friends of Cancer Patients, Dubai

Tshepidi Moremong

Chief Operating Officer, Africa50

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Sally Mousa

Host, "Power Play," Senior Presenter, Forbes Middle East

Editha Mshiu

Founder, Freshpack Technologies

Dan Murphy

Anchor and Correspondent, CNBC

Nicole Musicco

Managing Partner, Square Nine Capital

Kimbal Musk

Founder and CEO, Nova Sky Stories

James Irungu Mwangi

Founder and CEO, Africa Climate Ventures

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James Mwangi

Group CEO, Equity Group Holdings

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Jack Neumark

Co-CEO and Managing Partner, Fortress Investment Group

Michael B. Nierenberg

CEO, Rithm Capital

Nneile Nkholise

Founder, Thola Inc.

Derick Nwumfor Chunga

President, BleagLee

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Paul Oliver

Head of Private and Alternative Credit, Emirates Investment Authority

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Olufunmilayo Olopade

Walter L. Palmer Distinguished Service Professor of Medicine and Human Genetics, University of Chicago

Brieane Olson

CEO, PacSun

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Stephanie Phair

Senior Advisor, L Catterton; Chair, Invisible Dynamics

Michael Piwowar

Executive Vice President, Milken Institute Finance

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British Robinson

Chair, Africa, Milken Institute

Yuval Rooz

Co-Founder and CEO, Digital Asset

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Andrea Rossi

Group CEO, M&G

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Mina Rzouki

Football Reporter, The National News

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Nicholas M. Sandler

Co-President, Eldridge Capital Management

Sarah Sandler

Executive Vice President, Chief Growth Officer, Milken Institute

Alan Schwartz

Executive Chairman, Guggenheim Partners

Hayfa Sdiri

Chief Impact Officer, RIVET

Philip Seager

Managing Director, Head of Portfolio Strategy, Capital Fund Management

Nilesh Shah

Group President and Managing Director, Kotak Mahindra Asset Management

Jessica Sibley

CEO, TIME

Simranjit Singh

CEO, AMEA

Nicole Sirotin

CEO, Institute for Healthier Living Abu Dhabi; Former Department Chair, Preventive Medicine, Medical Subspecialties Institute

Ayo Sopitan

CEO, Metalex Commodities Inc.

David Steinbach

Global Chief Investment Officer, Hines

Michelle Stevenson

Executive Director, Marketing and Communications, Milken Institute

Joanne Strain

Partner, UAE, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP

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Alan Tisch

CEO and Founder, Atria Health and Research Institute

Ekta Tolani

Chief Investment Officer, KBW Ventures

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Danny Townsend

CEO, SRJ Sports Investments

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Aminu Umar-Sadiq

Managing Director and CEO, Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority

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Nicole Valentine

Fintech Director, Milken Institute

Jeffrey Valliere

Chief Strategy Officer, Milken Institute

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Rohit Walia

Executive Chairman, Alpen Capital

Anne Walsh

Managing Partner, Chief Investment Officer, Guggenheim Partners Investment Management

Andrew Weinberg

Founder, CEO, and Co-Chair, Brightstar Capital Partners

Guy Weldon

Group Managing Partner and Head of Investment, Bridgepoint Group

Matthew Whitaker

US Ambassador to NATO

Bob Wilt

CEO, Ma’aden

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Summia Zaher

CEO, Danat Al Emarat Hospital

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Samaila Zubairu

President and CEO, African Finance Corporation (AFC)