Internet Commerce Summit 2025 | Internet Commerce Summit MENA | TBA

The proliferation of e-commerce has drastically changed the global markets.This megatrend, which has transformed the dynamics of consumer behaviour and business models across Industries, offers huge potential for the industry players. The key catalyst for the strong growth of the regional e-commerce market would be a shift in the cultural mindset.

The event stands as MENA Region’s most influential annual congregation of eCommerce Professionals and decision makers across multiple industries. ICS is MENA’s foremost ecommerce intelligence event which helps ecommerce business to drive the acceleration of prevailing trends and pave the way for pioneers in the realm of Digital Commerce innovation in MENA Region.

Over the last few editions, the Internet Commerce Summit (ICS) has evolved into a unique collaborative arena, where technology experts, digital innovation pioneers, and ecommerce trailblazers converge. In this year’s edition, ICS places its spotlight on the transformative potential of eCommerce and its substantial role in MENA’s progress, empowering its diverse digital commerce landscape.

2024 Past Speakers

Abdullah Tariq
Founder & CEO, Colish

Ahmad Yousuf
CEO, Minimalist

Ajay Prakash
Head of Online and Product, Lenskart Middle East

Akshay Jayaprakasan
Associate Partner, RedSeer

Alfred James
Deputy GM - Group eCommerce, Lulu Group International

Ameer Khan Abdul Vahid
Head Of Ecommerce, Life Pharmacy

Anastasia Kim
CEO, WEE Marketplace

Anup Kondakundi
Head Marketing Strategy & Brand Transformation, Ajmal Perfumes

Anuvrat Gaurav
Regional Country Director, SellAnyCar.com

Aurelien Cuellar
Director Technology & Omni Channel, Chalhoub Group

Aya Assaf
Co-founder, Koala Picks

Bappaditya Banerjee
Director of Technology, Brands For Less

Baris Akdevelioglu
E-commerce Manager ME, Pepsico

Bashar Al Mousa
Global Director of eCommerce, Fine Hygienic Holding

Brad Whittfield
Co-Founder and Chairman, Cashee

Cynthia Makhoul
Director, PwC Middle East

Daria Prodaevich
Managing Director, Dubai's Theatre of Digital Art (Toda)

Darine El Sabbagh
Managing Director, Golden Scent

Deborah Henning
Founder & Creative Director, Deborah Henning

Deepika Tilak
Founder, JumeirahRoad.com

Deepthi Chandran Joyau
Founder, Only Ethikal

Dhiraj Agarwal
CEO and Co-Founder, Campus Sutra

Ekaterina Borodich
CEO, Drinkit Dubai

Eshan Walia
Head of Digital Transformation, Sharaf Retail

Evgeny Chernikov
COO, Yango Tech

Halima Jumani
CEO, Kibsons

Haris Mumtaz
Marketing & Growth Lead, Ghassan Aboud Group

Hassan Tamimi
Managing Director, The Little Things

Ian Hooper
Partner, Payments Leader, Global Banking Expert, PwC Middle East

Ibrahim Abudyak
Founder & Creative Director, Jokes Aside

Javed Akberali
Co-founder & Managing Director, WELLX

Jonathan Flender
Vice President – Digital & Omni, GMG

Jonny Nixon
Commercial Director, Drink Dry LLC

JS Anand
Founder & CEO, LEVA Hotels

Justine Dampt
Co-founder & CEO, Shake Your Plants

K Ram Sudhirr
Director - Acquisitions & Growth (GCC Countries), India Enterprises, GreenHonchos

Karan Shah
Co-founder, Hypeselection

Kartik Bhatt
Chief Digital Officer, Sony (MECL)

Ketaki Shah
Head of Marketing, Citymax Hotels & Foodmark

Lito German
CEO, BayaDIRECT Payments

Luis Jardim
Senior Manager, Payments, PwC Middle East

Mahmoud Elfeky
Associate Vice President Retail - The Middle East, Lenskart

Malini Ohri
Founder, Saante Selfcare

Marc Jaffrey
CTO, The Giving Movement

Marcus Sutton
General Manager, Zabeel House by Jumeirah, The Greens

Max Avtukhov
CEO, Yango Tech

Mayank Srivastava
Head of Business Development - MEA, Kaleyra

Mazen Kanaan
Co-Founder and CEO, House of Pops

Miche Whitehouse
Head of Brand and Digital, Lush

Minal Siyal
Conscious Executive Officer, Beauty Binge

Mohamed Attia
Chief Executive Officer, Al Othaim Entertainment Co.

Mukta Purain
Founder, MissPalettable

Nader Amiri
Partner, Homegrown

Namrata Budhraja
Co-founder, Shift Eco

Navin Joshua
Founder/Director, GreenHonchos

Neha Samuel
Co-founder and COO, Fitze.ae

Nisham Chhabra
Vice President - Middle East & Africa, Netcore Cloud

Othmane Saifaoui
Co-founder, MAKAN

Pamela Opie
CEO & Founder, Linen Obsession

Parvathy Achyuth
Founder & Chief Brand Orchestrator, Zaecy

Piyush Chowhan
CIO, Panda Retail Company – Savola Group

Priyanka Sengar
CEO, Women First Jobs

Rahul Matiwadekar
Chief Product Officer, Insurancemarket.ae

Rajat Asthana
COO, EROS Group

Rajesh Kumar
CEO – GCC & SEA, FNP.ae

Rami Zahran
Group Chief Marketing & Communications Officer, Saudi German Health

Rashi Chowdhary
Founder, Nutrition in Sync and Shopplaay

Rehana Raj
Operations Head – Retail, Choithrams

Ronny Froehlich
Co-Founder, GoldenScent

Saeed Alsuwaidi
CEO, Memoire Jewellery

Sahar Karoubi
Founder, Bambuyu.com

Sanele Simmons II
Co-Founder & CEO, Mall For Women

Sebastian Shi
CEO, HUAWEI CLOUD UAE

Sédat Firat
Chief Digital Officer (CDO), Flormar

Shahid Ali
Principal, Consumer Industries and Retail Practice, Kearney

Shamim Kassibawi
Founder, Play

Simon Ritchie
Ultimate Fun Officer and Comms Director, Yolk Brands | Pickl | BonBird | 1762 | SouthPour

Sunil Nair
CTIO, Cenomi Retail

Syed Zeeshan Ali
Regional Technology Lead - Middle East, Pakistan, Turkey, Africa & Germany (MEP & TAG), Yum! Brands

Tayfun Topkoç
EVP, Global Growth, Akinon

Tushar Fotedar
Director, Mister Baker

Udo Rauch
Managing Director, fulfillmenttools

Vidisha Bathwal
Founder, Paprika Gourmet

Vikram Manjeshwar
CEO E-commerce Platforms, Ghassan Aboud Group

Vishal Kapil
Group CIO, GMG

Vivek Gupta
Director of Digital, MENA, Pak, CIS, Turk, Yum! Brands

Vladimir Radojevic
Co-Founder and CEO, DRESOS

Wasim Ben Khadra
Executive Director, Regional Head of Communications, Africa and Middle East, Standard Chartered Bank