MENA Summit 2019 | Milken Institute | 11 February 2019 | The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Resort, Saadiyat Island - Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is rich in human capital and poised to assume greater influence in today’s global economy. As economic growth and political reforms continue, many countries have been compelled to accelerate structural reforms to diversify their economies and boost the role of the private sector in creating jobs for rapidly growing labor forces.

Finding answers to these questions requires leadership and collaboration—across the government, private, academic, and nonprofit sectors. The 2019 MENA Summit will bring together a curated group of high-profile senior executives, investors, government officials, sovereign wealth fund directors, and philanthropists to discuss, develop, and create solutions. Through research and networking platforms, the Institute will continue to identify opportunities for the deployment of public, private, and philanthropic capital to spur policy action and drive development in the region.

2019 Speakers:

Ghassan Aboud
Chairman, Ghassan Aboud Group

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji
Partner, Future Collective

Mohammad Abunayyan
Chairman, ACWA Power International and Abunayyan Holding

Mahmoud Adi
Founding Partner, Shorooq Investments

Ibrahim Ajami
Head of Venture Capital, Mubadala Capital

Amin Al Arrayed
CEO, Edamah

Noura Al Kaabi
Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Shaikha Al Maskari
Chairperson, Al Maskari Holdings

Mariam Al Mehairi
Minister of State for Food Security, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Waleed Al Mokarrab Al Muhairi
Deputy Group CEO and CEO, Alternative Investments and Infrastructure, Mubadala Investment Company

Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak
Managing Director, Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund and Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi (EAD)

Khalifa Al Mubarak
Board of Directors, Group CEO and Managing Director, Mubadala Investment Company

Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan
Cabinet Member, Minister of Tolerance, United Arab Emirates

MENA Summit 2019
MENA Summit 2019
Speakers

Ghassan Aboud
Chairman, Ghassan Aboud Group

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji
Partner, Future Collective

Mohammad Abunayyan
Chairman, ACWA Power International and Abunayyan Holding

Mahmoud Adi
Founding Partner, Shorooq Investments

Ibrahim Ajami
Head of Venture Capital, Mubadala Capital

Amin Al Arrayed
CEO, Edamah

Her Excellency Noura Al Kaabi
Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, United Arab Emirates

Her Excellency Dr. Shaikha Al Maskari
Chairperson, Al Maskari Holdings

Her Excellency Mariam Al Mehairi
Minister of State for Food Security, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

His Excellency Waleed Al Mokarrab Al Muhairi
Deputy Group CEO and CEO, Alternative Investments and Infrastructure, Mubadala Investment Company

Her Excellency Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak
Managing Director, Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund and Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi (EAD)

His Excellency Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak
Board of Directors, Group CEO and Managing Director, Mubadala Investment Company

His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan
Cabinet Member, Minister of Tolerance, United Arab Emirates

Saud Al Nowais
UAE Commercial Attache (Counselor), Embassy of the UAE, Trade and Commercial Office

Yousef Al Otaiba
Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the United States of America

Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid Al Qasimi
Former Minister of State for Tolerance, Minister of State for International Cooperation, and Minister of Economic and Planning, United Arab Emirates

Royal Highness, Prince Turki AlFaisal AlSaud
Chairman of the Board, King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies

Mina Al-Oraibi
Editor in Chief, The National

Yasir Othman Al-Rumayyan
Managing Director and Member of the Board, Public Investment Fund (PIF), Saudi Arabia

Alia Al-Senussi
Advisor, Arts and Culture, Milken Institute; UK and MENA Representative, Art Basel

Alanoud Alsharekh
Director, Ibtkar Strategic Consultancy; Academic Activist on Youth and Gender Demographics

Fahad AlSharekh
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Techinvest

Hawaa Althahak Almansoori
Consultant Endocrinologist and Deputy Medical Director, Imperial College London Diabetes Centre Abu Dhabi

Becky Anderson
Anchor and Managing Editor, CNN Abu Dhabi

Angelica Anton
Founding and Managing Partner, SILK Ventures

Miguel Azevedo
Head of Investment Banking Middle East, Africa and Portugal, Citi

Soud Ba'alawy
Founder and Executive Chairman, Enspire

Thomas Barrack
Executive Chairman and CEO, Colony Capital, Inc.

Peter Baumgartner
Senior Strategic Advisor, Etihad Aviation Group

Alain Bejjani
CEO, Majid Al Futtaim Holding

Hazem Ben-Gacem
Co-CEO, Investcorp

Carole Biau
Director, Global Market Development, Milken Institute

Stephen Birungi
Market Analyst, Bank of Uganda; IFC-Milken Institute Class of 2017

Todd Boehly
Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Eldridge Industries

Sir Richard Branson
Founder, Virgin Group

LaTese Briggs
Senior Director, Center for Strategic Philanthropy, Milken Institute

Edgar Bronfman Jr.
Chairman, Endeavor Global

Ron Burkle
Managing Parter, The Yucaipa Companies

Ron Cao
Founder and Partner, Sky9 Capital

Tanisha Carino
Executive Director, FasterCures

Julian Carr
Chief Technology Officer, WeSolutions

François Chopard
Founder and CEO, Starburst Aerospace Accelerator

Jeremy Coller
Founder and Chief Investment Officer, Coller Capital

Manus Cranny
Co-Anchor, Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East

Dima Dabbous
Regional Director, MENA Office, Equality Now

John Defterios
Emerging Markets Editor, CNN Business

Chris Dercon
President, Réunion des Musées Nationaux; former Director, Tate Modern, London

Raghida Dergham
Founder and Executive Chairman, Beirut Institute

Fred Destin
General Partner, Stride.VC

Richard Ditizio
President and Chief Operating Officer, Milken Institute

Kamran Elahian
Chairman, Global Innovation Catalyst

Daniel Farley
Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Investment Solutions Group, State Street Global Advisors

Rayan Fayez
Managing Director and CEO, Banque Saudi Fransi

Tom Finke
Chairman and CEO, Barings

Patrick Foret
Director, Business Initiatives and Partnership, Art Basel

Hadley Gamble
Reporter and Anchor, CNBC

Kimberly Gire
Founder, Global Women Leaders Strategic Philanthropy

Marcelo Giugale
Director, Financial Advisory and Banking, The World Bank

Lynne Goldberg
Co-Founder, Breethe

Jonathan Goldstein
CEO, Cain International

Ghizlan Guenez
Founder, The Modist

Mohammed Hafiz
Founding Vice Chair, Saudi Art Council; Co-Founder, Athr Gallery; former CEO, Al-Sawani Group

Joshua Harris
Co-Founder and Senior Managing Director, Apollo Global Management

Robert Harward
CEO, Middle East, Lockheed Martin; Former Deputy Commander, United States Central Command

George Hay
Associate Editor, Reuters Breakingviews

Khaled Helioui
Angel Investor

Christopher Hite
Vice Chairman, Global Head of Healthcare, Citi

Badr Jafar
CEO, Crescent Enterprises; President, Crescent Petroleum

Naveen Jain
Founder and CEO, Viome; Founder and Executive Chairman, Moon Express

Sumit Jamuar
Chairman and CEO, Global Gene Corp

Annalisa Jenkins
Chair of the Board, YouBelong

Bryan Johnson
Founder, OS Fund; Founder, Kernel

Paul Kagame
President, Republic of Rwanda

Eva Kaili
Member of the European Parliament, Panhellenic Socialist Movement

Thomas Kaplan
Founder, The Leiden Collection; Executive Chairman, Panthera

Elie Karam
Head, Institute for Development, Research, Advocacy and Applied Care (IDRAAC); Head, Medical Institute for Neuropsychological Disorders (MIND)

Neal Kassell
Founder and Chairman, Focused Ultrasound Foundation

Kerry Kennedy
President, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights

Wissam Khoury
Managing Director, Middle East and Africa, Finastra

Michael Klowden
CEO, Milken Institute

John Kluge, Jr.
Founder and Managing Director, Refugee Investment Network

Nancy Knight
Director, Division of Global Health Protection, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Ben Lawsky
Head of Regulatory Affairs, NYDIG; Former New York Superintendent of Financial Services

Christopher Legilisho
Portfolio Manager, Financial Markets Department, Central Bank of Kenya; IFC-Milken Institute Class of 2017

Freda Lewis-Hall
Executive Vice President and Chief Patient Officer, Pfizer

Barney Long
Senior Director, Species Conservation, Global Wildlife Conservation

Jeff Maggioncalda
CEO, Coursera

Sumant Mandal
Managing Director, March Capital Partners; Co-Founder, The Hive

Strive Masiyiwa
Founder and Chairman, Econet Wireless

James McCormack
Global Head of Sovereign and Supranational Ratings, Fitch Ratings

Michael S. Meldman
Chairman and CEO, Discovery Land Company

Cornelia Meyer
Chairman and CEO, MRL Corporation; Chairman and Chief Economist, LBV Asset Management

Michael Milken
Chairman, Milken Institute

MENA Summit 2019
MENA Summit 2019
Speakers

Ghassan Aboud
Chairman, Ghassan Aboud Group

Iyinoluwa Aboyeji
Partner, Future Collective

Mohammad Abunayyan
Chairman, ACWA Power International and Abunayyan Holding

Mahmoud Adi
Founding Partner, Shorooq Investments

Ibrahim Ajami
Head of Venture Capital, Mubadala Capital

Amin Al Arrayed
CEO, Edamah

Her Excellency Noura Al Kaabi
Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, United Arab Emirates

Her Excellency Dr. Shaikha Al Maskari
Chairperson, Al Maskari Holdings

Her Excellency Mariam Al Mehairi
Minister of State for Food Security, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

His Excellency Waleed Al Mokarrab Al Muhairi
Deputy Group CEO and CEO, Alternative Investments and Infrastructure, Mubadala Investment Company

Her Excellency Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak
Managing Director, Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund and Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi (EAD)

His Excellency Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak
Board of Directors, Group CEO and Managing Director, Mubadala Investment Company

His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan
Cabinet Member, Minister of Tolerance, United Arab Emirates

Saud Al Nowais
UAE Commercial Attache (Counselor), Embassy of the UAE, Trade and Commercial Office

His Excellency Yousef Al Otaiba
Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to the United States of America

Her Excellency Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid Al Qasimi
Former Minister of State for Tolerance, Minister of State for International Cooperation, and Minister of Economic and Planning, United Arab Emirates

Nabil Al-Amoudi
Minister of Transport, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

His Royal Highness, Prince Turki AlFaisal AlSaud
Chairman of the Board, King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies

Mina Al-Oraibi
Editor in Chief, The National

His Excellency Yasir Othman Al-Rumayyan
Managing Director and Member of the Board, Public Investment Fund (PIF), Saudi Arabia

Princess Alia Al-Senussi
Advisor, Arts and Culture, Milken Institute; UK and MENA Representative, Art Basel

Alanoud Alsharekh
Director, Ibtkar Strategic Consultancy; Academic Activist on Youth and Gender Demographics

Fahad AlSharekh
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Techinvest

Hawaa Althahak Almansoori
Consultant Endocrinologist and Deputy Medical Director, Imperial College London Diabetes Centre Abu Dhabi

Becky Anderson
Anchor and Managing Editor, CNN Abu Dhabi

Angelica Anton
Founding and Managing Partner, SILK Ventures

Miguel Azevedo
Head of Investment Banking Middle East, Africa and Portugal, Citi

Soud Ba'alawy
Founder and Executive Chairman, Enspire

Thomas Barrack
Executive Chairman and CEO, Colony Capital, Inc.

Peter Baumgartner
Senior Strategic Advisor, Etihad Aviation Group

Alain Bejjani
CEO, Majid Al Futtaim Holding

Hazem Ben-Gacem
Co-CEO, Investcorp

Carole Biau
Director, Global Market Development, Milken Institute

Stephen Birungi
Market Analyst, Bank of Uganda; IFC-Milken Institute Class of 2017

Todd Boehly
Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO, Eldridge Industries

Sir Richard Branson
Founder, Virgin Group

LaTese Briggs
Senior Director, Center for Strategic Philanthropy, Milken Institute

Edgar Bronfman Jr.
Chairman, Endeavor Global

Ron Burkle
Managing Parter, The Yucaipa Companies

Ron Cao
Founder and Partner, Sky9 Capital

Tanisha Carino
Executive Director, FasterCures

Julian Carr
Chief Technology Officer, WeSolutions

François Chopard
Founder and CEO, Starburst Aerospace Accelerator

Jeremy Coller
Founder and Chief Investment Officer, Coller Capital

Manus Cranny
Co-Anchor, Bloomberg Daybreak: Middle East

Dima Dabbous
Regional Director, MENA Office, Equality Now

John Defterios
Emerging Markets Editor, CNN Business

Chris Dercon
President, Réunion des Musées Nationaux; former Director, Tate Modern, London

Raghida Dergham
Founder and Executive Chairman, Beirut Institute

Fred Destin
General Partner, Stride.VC

Richard Ditizio
President and Chief Operating Officer, Milken Institute

Kamran Elahian
Chairman, Global Innovation Catalyst

Daniel Farley
Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer, Investment Solutions Group, State Street Global Advisors

Rayan Fayez
Managing Director and CEO, Banque Saudi Fransi

Tom Finke
Chairman and CEO, Barings

Patrick Foret
Director, Business Initiatives and Partnership, Art Basel

Hadley Gamble
Reporter and Anchor, CNBC

Kimberly Gire
Founder, Global Women Leaders Strategic Philanthropy

Marcelo Giugale
Director, Financial Advisory and Banking, The World Bank

Lynne Goldberg
Co-Founder, Breethe

Jonathan Goldstein
CEO, Cain International

Ghizlan Guenez
Founder, The Modist

Mohammed Hafiz
Founding Vice Chair, Saudi Art Council; Co-Founder, Athr Gallery; former CEO, Al-Sawani Group

Joshua Harris
Co-Founder and Senior Managing Director, Apollo Global Management

Robert Harward
CEO, Middle East, Lockheed Martin; Former Deputy Commander, United States Central Command

George Hay
Associate Editor, Reuters Breakingviews

Khaled Helioui
Angel Investor

Christopher Hite
Vice Chairman, Global Head of Healthcare, Citi

Badr Jafar
CEO, Crescent Enterprises; President, Crescent Petroleum

Naveen Jain
Founder and CEO, Viome; Founder and Executive Chairman, Moon Express

Sumit Jamuar
Chairman and CEO, Global Gene Corp

Annalisa Jenkins
Chair of the Board, YouBelong

Bryan Johnson
Founder, OS Fund; Founder, Kernel

His Excellency Paul Kagame
President, Republic of Rwanda

Eva Kaili
Member of the European Parliament, Panhellenic Socialist Movement

Thomas Kaplan
Founder, The Leiden Collection; Executive Chairman, Panthera

Elie Karam
Head, Institute for Development, Research, Advocacy and Applied Care (IDRAAC); Head, Medical Institute for Neuropsychological Disorders (MIND)

Neal Kassell
Founder and Chairman, Focused Ultrasound Foundation

Kerry Kennedy
President, Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights

Wissam Khoury
Managing Director, Middle East and Africa, Finastra

Michael Klowden
CEO, Milken Institute

John Kluge, Jr.
Founder and Managing Director, Refugee Investment Network

Nancy Knight
Director, Division of Global Health Protection, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Ben Lawsky
Head of Regulatory Affairs, NYDIG; Former New York Superintendent of Financial Services

Christopher Legilisho
Portfolio Manager, Financial Markets Department, Central Bank of Kenya; IFC-Milken Institute Class of 2017

Freda Lewis-Hall
Executive Vice President and Chief Patient Officer, Pfizer

Barney Long
Senior Director, Species Conservation, Global Wildlife Conservation

Jeff Maggioncalda
CEO, Coursera

Sumant Mandal
Managing Director, March Capital Partners; Co-Founder, The Hive

Strive Masiyiwa
Founder and Chairman, Econet Wireless

James McCormack
Global Head of Sovereign and Supranational Ratings, Fitch Ratings

Michael S. Meldman
Chairman and CEO, Discovery Land Company

Cornelia Meyer
Chairman and CEO, MRL Corporation; Chairman and Chief Economist, LBV Asset Management

Michael Milken
Chairman, Milken Institute

Patrice Motsepe
Founder and Chairman, African Rainbow Minerals

Joseph Naggar
Partner and Head of Structured Products, GoldenTree Asset Management

Akshay Naheta
Partner, SoftBank Investment Advisers; Managing Director, Strategic Finance, SoftBank Group

Rafik Nayed
CEO, Al Salam Bank

Solveig Nicklos
Dean, Abu Dhabi School of Government

Mike Novogratz
CEO and Founder, Galaxy Digital

Charles Noyes
Partner, Paradigm

Matt Ocko
Managing Partner, DCVC

Kevin O'Leary
Chairman, O'Shares ETFs; Television Personality, "Shark Tank"

Katie O'Reilly
Executive Director, Business and Program Development, Milken Institute

Mehmet Oz
Host, The Dr. Oz Show; Professor of Surgery, Columbia University

Nicolas Parasie
Business and Finance Journalist, MENA, The Wall Street Journal

Sean Parker
Chairman, The Parker Foundation

Michael Pellman Rowland
Partner and Co-Head, Impact Investments, Alpenrose Wealth Management

Rachel Pether
Senior Advisor and Co-Host, Follow the Money, Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute

Krista Pilot
Senior Vice President, Public Policy, Government and Corporate Affairs, PepsiCo Asia Middle East & North Africa

Michael Piwowar
Executive Director, Center for Financial Markets, Milken Institute; former Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

David Pressman
Executive Director, Clooney Foundation for Justice; former United States Ambassador to the United Nations for Special Political Affairs

Scott Radke
CEO, New Holland Capital

Angela Rodell
CEO, Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation

Gabrielle Rubenstein
Co-Founder and CEO, Manna Tree Partners

Naguib Sawiris
Executive Chairman, Orascom Investment Holding

Onsi Sawiris
Co-Founder and Managing Partner, HOF Capital

Ryan Shadrick Wilson
Senior Advisor, Center for Public Health, Milken Institute

Mohammed Sharaf
Assistant Minister for Economic and Trade Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the United Arab Emirates; Former Group CEO, Dubai Ports World

Robert Simonds
Chairman and CEO, STX Entertainment

Shiv Srinivasan
Chief Investment Officer, Active Investments, Abu Dhabi Investment Council

Amanda Staveley
Founder and CEO, PCP Capital Partners

Noor Sweid
General Partner, Global Ventures

Louise Tabbiner
Senior Advisor, Business and Program Development, Milken Institute

Iftikhar Ahmed Tari
Joint Director, State Bank of Pakistan; IFC-Milken Institute Class of 2018

Richard Teng
CEO, Financial Services Regulatory Authority, Abu Dhabi Global Market

Josh Tetrick
Founder and CEO, JUST

Bart Turtelboom
CEO, APQ Global Limited

Najia Ubaid
Joint Director, Surveillance, Supervision and Enforcement Department, Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan; IFC-Milken Institute Class of 2018

D.A. Wallach
Managing Partner, Inevitable Ventures

Staci Warden
Executive Director, Global Market Development, Milken Institute

Hugh Waters
Director, Health Economics Research, Milken Institute

George Whitesides
CEO, Virgin Galactic

Michael Wystrach
CEO and Co-Founder, Freshly Inc.

2019 Sponsors and Partners:

UNDERWRITER:
• KBBO GROUP

MENA SUMMIT SPONSORS:
• APQ global
• BARINGS
• BOMBARDIER
• citi
• EDB BAHRAIN
• ETIHAD
• FitchRatings
• GoldenTree
• INVESTCORP

STRATEGIC PARTNERS:
• Accenture
• Amgen
• Barings
• Bombardier
• Citi
• CreditEase
• Credit Suisse
• EJF
• EY
• Golden Tree
• Guggenheim
• Helmsley
• Investcorp
• Jefferies
• KBBO Group
• Pepsico
• Principal
• Sangreal
• State Street
• Varde
• Vista
• World Quant