ICGN-Hawkamah Dubai Conference 2023 | International Corporate Governance Network | 27 November 2023 | Dusit Thani Dubai, Sheikh Zayed Rd - Trade Centre - DIFC - Dubai, UAE

Taking place immediately before the United Nations Climate Change Conference, this event will cover topics related to environmental and social issues, all from the overarching lens of promoting good governance practises.

2023 Speakers

Dr. Ahmad Al Sheikh
Chairman, Hawkamah, UAE

Kerrie Waring
CEO, ICGN, UK

Habiba Al Marashi
Co-Founder & Chair, Emirates Environmental Group, UAE

Dr. Gonzalo Castro de la Mata
Executive Director, Earthna, Qatar

Hamid Sultan Hamed Al Busaidi
Executive Director, Oman Centre for Governance and Sustainability (OCGS), Oman

Fianna Jurdant
Senior Policy Analyst, OECD, France

Karina Litvack
Member of the Board, ENI, Italy

Saker Nusseibeh, CBE
CEO, Federated Hermes, UK

Mak Yuen Teen
Professor (Practice) of accounting, National University Singapore, Singapore

Nadia Zainuddin
General Manager and Head of Corporate Governance, Securities Commission Malaysia, Malaysia

Philip Armstrong
Board Member, Hawkamah, South Africa

Sophie L’Helias
Founder and CEO, LeaderXXchange, France

Chirag Mehta
Chief Investment Officer, Quantum Asset Management Company, India

David Styles
Director, Corporate Governance and Stewardship, Financial Reporting Council, UK

Ali Abdulla AlShimmari
International Assets Manager – GCC, Abu Dhabi National Energy Company, UAE

Sandra Guerra
Board Director, Founding Partner at Better Governance, Brazil

Daniel Summerfield
Director of ESG and UK Client Services, Pomerantz LLP, UK

Anne-Marie Jourdan
Chargée de mission Direction Juridique Groupe, Caisse des Depots, France

Greg Dulski
Chief Regulatory Officer & Head of Government Affairs, Federated Hermes Limited, UK

Jennifer Pafiti
Partner, Head of Client Services, Pomerantz LLP, USA

Susan Stenson
Chief Executive Officer, Independent Audit Limited, Republic of Ireland

Beth Byington
Managing Director, Global Head of Corporate ESG & Climate Solutions, MSCI, USA

Kevin Giersch
Executive Director ESG Advisory, Standard Chartered Bank, UAE

Shahad Nejaim
Business Sustainability Director, Al-Dabbagh Group, Saudi Arabia

Franziska Zimmerman
Director for Sustainability & Climate Change Strategy, Temasek, Singapore

Jasmine Mehta
EMEA Lead for ESG Issuer Communications, MSCI, UK

Lauren Compere
Managing Director & Head of Stewardship and Engagement, Boston Common Asset Management, USA

Seiji Kawazoe
Senior Stewardship Officer, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust, Japan

Severine Neervoort
Global Policy Director, ICGN, Italy

Daniel Blume
Corporate Governance Head and Senior Policy Analyst, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), France

Nadia Boumeziout
Head of Sustainability & Information Governance, Zurich Insurance, UAE

Sue Lloyd
Vice Chair, International Sustainability Standards Board, UK

Shane Phillips
CEO, The Phillips Group, UAE

Dr. Waddah S. Ghanem Al Hashmi
Chairman, Platform for Connected Leadership (PCL), UAE

Stephen Davis
Senior Fellow, Harvard Law School Program on Corporate Governance & Chair of the Hawkamah International Advisory Board, USA

Maya Beyhan
Senior Director, ESG Specialist, Index Investment Strategy, S&P, UK

Anthony Sassine, CFA
Senior Investment Strategist & Head of MENA, KraneShares, USA

Charbel Azzi
Managing Director, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa, Turkey, India & CIS, S&P, UAE

Cyril Godet
Head of Legal Expertise & Alliances, DiliTrust, France

Gibran Freitas
Sales Business Development, DiliTrust, UAE

Prof. Steyn Heckroodt
Chief Thought Leader, Platform for Connected Leadership, UAE

Patrick de Cambourg
Board Chair, EFRAG, Belgium

Raji Hattar
Chief Sustainability Officer, Aramex, Jordan

David Madon
Director, Sustainability, Policy & Regulatory Affairs, IFAC, USA

Jessica Donohue
Head of Global Investments Insights, Sustainability and Impact, State Street, USA

Trent Gazzaway
Global Leader - Service Line Capabilities and Quality, Grant Thornton International Ltd, USA

Anne Simpson
Global Head of Sustainability, Franklin Templeton, USA

Chris Hodge
Advisor, Governance Perspectives Ltd, UK

Christine Chow
Vice-Chair, ICGN, UK

Dr. Ashraf Gamal El Din
Chief Executive Officer, Hawkamah

2023 Sponsors

PLATINUM SPONSORS:
• Capital Markets Malaysia
• Pomerantz
• S&P Dow Jones Indices
• DiliTrust
• MSCI

SILVER SPONSORS:
• DRRT
• Azeus Convene
• PCL
• MCA Auditing
• IAL

BRONZE SPONSORS:
• Aramex
• Tabreed