Invited speaker
Tariq QUREISHY
Founder & CEO
Xponential Group
United Arab Emirates
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29SPEAKERS
18COUNTRIES & ORGANIZATIONS
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Founder & CEO
Xponential Group
United Arab Emirates
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Director for Education and Skills
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
International
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President of LF Europe
Li & Fung
United Kingdom
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Former President of the Health Institutes of Türkiye; Academic
King's College London
United Kingdom
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Former Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition
Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
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Architect of Industry 4.0, Strategic Intelligence (World Economic Forum); Strategist, Futurist, Academic
Arthur Lok Jack Global Business School
Swiss Confederation
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Academic; Chair of the Gaming Committee, DEİK Digital Technologies Business Council; President of Simsoft
Simsoft
Republic of Türkiye
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Special Adviser, Engagement and Partnerships
Office of the UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Technology
United Nations
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Founder and Chief Economist, DIaDeRC; Academic
Covenant University
Federal Republic of Nigeria
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Sustainability and Energy Consultant, Leader in Green Technology and AI Integration
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Arab Republic of Egypt
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Project Manager
UNDP Green Growth and Employment Accelerator
Arab Republic of Egypt
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General Manager
Akfen Renewable Energy
Republic of Türkiye
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CEO
Grameen Bank
People’s Republic of Bangladesh
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WHO Representative to Türkiye
World Health Organization (WHO)
Republic of Türkiye
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Academic; AACSB Team Leader, Director of Research and Investment Analysis
Falcom Holding
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Ambassador, First Deputy Secretary General of BSEC
Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC)
Republic of Türkiye
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Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa in Ankara
Embassy of the Republic of South Africa
Republic of South Africa
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Ambassador, Secretary General
Organization of Turkic States
International
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Ambassador, Secretary General
Economic Cooperation Organization
International
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Former President of TÜRSAB
TÜRSAB
Republic of Türkiye
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Director of the Turkish National Agency
Turkish National Agency
Republic of Türkiye
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CEO
DEM Museology, Astel Group of Companies
Republic of Türkiye
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Former Senior Vice President and Head of International Affairs
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
United States of America
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Vice President
National Confederation of Entrepreneurs (Employers) of Azerbaijan (ASK)
Republic of Azerbaijan
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Vice President
National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of Kazakhstan and Chamber of Foreign Trade
Kazakhstan
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President
Turkish Cypriot Chamber of Commerce
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
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President
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Republic of Uzbekistan
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President
Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI)
Pakistan
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First Vice President
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Tajikistan
Republic of Tajikistan