An accomplished business leader, philanthropist, and published author, Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan stands at the helm of multiple organizations accelerating the sustainability agenda in the Middle East.
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Khaled Al Huraimel is Group CEO and Vice Chairman of BEEAH Group, a company that has grown at an incredible rate from its origins in waste management to a diversified conglomerate operating across industries that are critical to shaping a sustainable, smart future and elevating quality of life. Since August 2009, Khaled Al Huraimel’s transformational leadership has enabled the company to achieve tenfold growth in just over a decade. Today, the company has scaled to a workforce of over 13,000, entered new geographies including the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Egypt, and diversified into various sectors such as waste management, recycling, clean energy, environmental consulting, education, green mobility, technology, healthcare, and real estate. Under his leadership, BEEAH Group has achieved unprecedented landmarks in sustainability, driving towards zero waste to landfill and pioneering waste to energy innovations. His zero waste strategies have helped position Sharjah as the city with 90% landfill waste diversion, which is the highest in the Middle East, supported by advanced integrated recycling and the region’s first commercial-scale waste-to-energy plant. Khaled has forged strategic alliances with global corporations such as Masdar, PIF, Microso ft, Johnson Controls, SAP, and Tesla, which have further broadened BEEAH’s potential for positive impact and innovation locally, regionally, and international. Khaled’s commitment to growth and innovation has contributed significantly to BEEAH’s regional growth and diversification. He founded and enabled the success of several digital ventures that have transformed technological infrastructure across sectors and disrupted industries, notably implementing track and trace technologies for medicinal supply chains through EVOTEQ, driving the trade of recyclables for the circular economy through re.life and developing plans for the region’s first data center powered by waste-to-energy through Khazna Sharjah. He also led the vision for the development of the iconic BEEAH Headquarters, the Middle East’s first AI-integrated building, in partnership with Zaha Hadid Architects, showcasing a model for future smart offices of the future.
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Khalfan Belhoul is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Dubai Future Foundation (DFF). Belhoul brings more than a decade of experience as a driving force in transforming businesses and organizations that contribute to Dubai’s strategy of economic diversification. In his current role, Belhoul’ s focus is to ensure Dubai Future Foundation acts as a catalyst in prompting change and promoting innovation. This is implemented by bringing together individuals, organizations, and government entities to turn their visions into realities, and achieve sustainable and effective business operations. Under Belhoul’s supervision, DFF is home to several initiatives that also provide the environment and resources needed to promote disruptive, positive change through prototyping, accelerating and knowledge sharing. Prior to his role at DFF, Belhoul served as the Vice President of Strategy at Dubai Holding, where he was responsible for formulating Dubai Holding’s strategic direction and enhancing its investments and its role in the diversification of Dubai’s non-oil economy. Earlier in his career, Belhoul played a key role in setting up the Belhoul Investment Office, responsible for launching a sophisticated asset allocation strategy spanning private equity, alternative investments, real estate and conventional assets.
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Mr. Al Calily is the Chief Strategy & Risk Officer for Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala), with oversight over portfolio strategy, enterprise risk management, and responsible investing. Prior to that, Mr. Al Calily was the Chief Executive Officer of Energy at Mubadala, where he oversaw the company’s energy assets. Prior to re-joining Mubadala, Mr. Al Calily was director general of the Abu Dhabi Technology Development Committee and Chief Executive Officer and managing director of the Abu Dhabi Ports Company. Mr. Al Calily also served as deputy director of the infrastructure and services unit at Mubadala. He currently serves as a member of the board of directors at Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar), Abu Dhabi Investment Council (ADIC), Mubadala Capital, Emirates Global Aluminum (EGA) and GlobalFoundries (GF). Mr. Al Calily holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and political Science from Boston University.
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Mr. Ibrahim Al Haddad is a highly experienced professional with 17+ years track record of delivering high impactful projects in both public and private sectors. Since he joined the RTA in 2013, he has focused on commercial transformation and public private partnerships projects and spearheaded the implementation of many marquee projects for the RTA, such has the Hala Joint Venture Agreement between the RTA and Careem, commercial transformation of Dubai Taxi, concession agreement with Hypermedia, and implementation of the RTA Invest Portal to name a few. Under his leadership, the Commercial and Investment Department won the CFI award for the “Most Innovative Logistics Project Investment Team – GCC 2019” and also achieved the ISO 10014:2006 Certification (first entity in the region to obtain the certification) which demonstrates that the RTA’s commercial and investment practices are in line with global leading practices. Mr. Al Haddad holds a Master’s Degree in Real Estate Management from the University of South Wales – Sydney, in addition to a bachelor’s Degree in Architectural Engineering from the UAE University.
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