Lawyer Aarta brings over 16 years of legal experience advising small and large clients in the united states, turkey, the Middle East and the Indian sub-continent on matters related to construction, infrastructure, education, real estate, and general corporate law.

Marketing and Brand Management  Avinash Pai has 9+ years of work experience in Marketing related fields like Brand Management, Innovations, Product Management and Marketing Operations. He is an enthusiastic and self-motivated individual looking to secure a challenging position in the Marketing field.

Captain at Etihad Airways Dreamed of becoming a Pilot ever since he could remember. Worked in many jobs related to aviation throughout his teen years, including during and after attending Pilot College School.

DUPLAYS Prior to starting DUPLAYS, Derv worked with Johnson & Johnson within the Pharmaceuticals division in Toronto, Canada in a variety of roles. After moving to the UAE, he proceeded to set up DUPLAYS with his friend and now business partner, Ravi Bhusari.

Dhruv Deepak Strategy Director at Global EVRT Beah El Chemor Business Development Manager for MENA Region at GLOBAL EVRT Global EVRT was born in Europe with our first electric vehicle road trip (EVRT) in London in 2015. In March 2016 EVRT went through 9 countries in Europe, stopping in 5 cities, engaging a wide audience and drawing international media attention.

Electrical Engineering Dr. Boutheina Tlili earned her BS, MS and PhD degree in Electrical engineering from Michigan State University, USA. She joined the Department of Electrical Engineering as an associate professor at Rochester Institute of Technology Dubai in 2010.

Ophthalmologist Dr. Millicent Grim is a Specialist Ophthalmologist / Eye Surgeon, thus a Medical Doctor who specializes in Eye Diseases and Eye Surgeries. Her Education started in a small Rural School about an hour east of Johannesburg, South Africa where a Teacher told her that she would be a good Doctor.

Psychologist Dr. Saliha Afridi is a USA/UAE Licensed Clinical Psychologist and the Managing Director of The LightHouse Arabia.

Psychologist Dr. Sarah Rasmi is a Canadian psychologist with extensive experience in education, research, and practice. She is a widely published author, international speaker, and university professor.

Gemologist Hello Folks! My name is Mr. Conklin and I am the Dubai Academy High School SEN Coordinator. This is my 16th year in Education and I love what I do!

Human Resources / Finance / Management Gita Sharma has over 15 years of experience in the Learning and Development and Human Resources fields. She has particular interest in Talent Development and is committed to developing people to drive and support business strategy at all levels.

Digital operations officer and Multimedia Journalist Hiba Khan is 24 years old. She is from Karachi, Pakistan. She studied in a school that followed the British curriculum, so she has done O Levels from Beaconhouse School System and A Level from The Lyceum School.

Senior IT Manager Jai Pankaj, Senior IT Manager, is currently India Middle East and Africa (IMEA) Business Analysis leader at Procter and Gamble. Mr. Pankaj is the trusted advisor to the IMEA Regional Leadership Team, and leads a team of Business Analysts in IMEA countries.

Psychologist Joe Chalouhi was born in Sydney, Australia. He attended the University of Wollongong where he earned his Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and in 1995, a Master’s degree in Psychology from the University of Western Sydney.

Managing Director Ribbon Consulting After graduating from Switzerland’s esteemed Glion Institute of Higher Education with a BBA in Hospitality Management, Love decided to spend some time working in the US, Australia, and the UK to further develop his skills in the hospitality industry. As a result, he gained extensive global experience across all areas of hospitality.

Engineering I graduated from school with the schools top academic award, and instead of going straight to University, I applied for an ‘Engineering Cadetship’ at BHP New Zealand Steel which allowed me to study part time for 5 years in the Mechanical Engineering field and gain my ‘New Zealand Certificate of Mechanical Engineering’ at the same time - all of my fees were paid by my employer.

Banking and Finance Muskan began his 26 year career in London qualifying as a Chartered Accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he specialized in Corporate Tax. Thereafter, changed careers to become a stockbroker with a large Dutch bank covering Asian stock markets from London. A few years later moving into proprietary trading with a French bank in Hong Kong where he traded equities and equity derivatives for the bank.

Chief Officer Dubai Maritime Cluster Office Nawfal Abdulghani, is an expert in leadership and business management with a focus oncorporate and marketing communications in the UAE and the Middle East.

Vice President of Marketing and member of the Board of the Emerging markets region for Beiersdorf Beiersdorf is a €6.5 Billion DAX 30 corporation and owner of brands like Nivea, Nivea Men, Eucerin, La Prairie and Labello. The Emerging markets group manages a cluster of 90 countries across Eastern Europe, Middle East/Africa and South Asia (including India & Pakistan).

Managing Partner, Nuummite Consulting Raed brings 20+ years of diverse experience in international business, of which 10 years of Middle East & Africa experience with responsibility of a multinational $250M business. He is the Managing Partner of Nuummite Ventures and Nuummite Consulting.

DUPLAYS Prior to starting DUPLAYS, Ravi was employed as Development Advisory Manager at Colliers International’s Dubai office, as a consultant at Investment Boutique LLC, and as a Project Engineer at Halliburton in Canada.

Founder and CEO of Mind Tuner Consulting Raza has over 10+ years of experience working for more than 8 different industries, predominantly Oil & Gas, Hospitality, Food & Beverage and Healthcare.

Museum Educator Born and raised within global mix of cultures, Emirati from Dubai, American and Indian, Sahar Sharif feels she is an Emirati that truly represents the UAE’s love of diversity. She is an Interior Architect and a Museologist by profession, as well as an exhibition designer and visual artist.

Global Operations Manager DES Yann-Eric Gille is currently a Strategic Business Manager for Sperry Drilling, a division of Halliburton and has been based in Dubai for the last 2 years.