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H.E. Reem Al Hashimy
UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation, CEO
Expo City Dubai Authority

H.E. Abdulla Mohammed Al Basti
Secretary General
The Executive Council, UAE

H.E. Dawood Al Shezawi
President
Annual Investment Meeting (AIM)

H.E. Dr. Nawal Al Hosany
Permanent Representative of the UAE
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

H.E. Bruno Araújo
Co-Chairman
Lide Emirates and Former Minister of Cities, Brazil

Kweku Lisk Esq
Deputy Mayor of Freetown
Sierra Leone

Mohamed Sefiani
Mayor of Chefchaouen
Morocco

Adrian Schrinner
Lord Mayor of Brisbane
Australia

Ricardo Rio
Mayor of Braga
Braga City Council, Portugal

H.E. Bryony Hilless
Consul-General Dubai and the Northern Emirates and GM Middle East, Africa and Pakistan
Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade)

Dr. Anas Al Mughairy
Director General
Arab Urban Development Institute (AUDI)

Mahir Julfar
Executive Vice President
Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC)

Nasra Nanda
CEO
Kenya Green Building Society

Gurjit Singh
Chief Development Officer
Aldar Properties

Bakulesh Kanakia
Chief Development Officer
Emicool

Dr. Adib El Moubadder
Chief Executive Officer
Emicool

Mannat Jaspal
Director & Fellow, Climate and Energy
Observer Research Foundation Middle East

Nuno Gouveia
Advisor to the Mayor of Braga
Portugal

Farah Naz
Director Climate and Sustainability Advisory
AECOM Middle East Africa

Naim Maadad
Chairman
Australian Business Council Dubai

Pratibhaben Jain
Mayor of Ahmedabad
India

John-Charuk Saah Siafa
Monrovia City Mayor
Liberia

Zubair Ali
Mayor Capital Metropolitan Government Peshawar
Pakistan

Helen Blackburn
Mayor of the Bundaberg Region
Australia

Nicola Zanca
Mayor of Gaiba
Italy

Asier Abaunza Robles
Councillor Delegate for Urban Planning, Strategic Projects and Public Space
Bilbao City Council

André Sobczak
Secretary General
Eurocities

Nicole Andronicus
General Manager 2032 Host City, Global Relations & Economic Partnerships
Brisbane City Council

Caroline Bos
Co-founder and Principal Urban Planner
UNStudio

Maha Gorton
Head of Women's Pavilion
Expo City Dubai

Marjan Faraidooni
Chief HR Officer and Chief of Education and Culture
Expo City Dubai

Nadia Verjee
Executive Director, Global Initiative and Advisory Services
Expo City Dubai

Misha Mittal
Senior Advisory, City Advisory
Expo City Dubai

Nabila Rmili
Mayor of Casablanca
Morocco

Scott Smith
CEO
Council of Mayors (South East Queensland)

Peter Flannery
Mayor of Moreton Bay and Deputy Chair of Council of Mayors SEQ
Australia

Tanya Milligan
Mayor of the Lockyer Valley Regional Council
Australia

Mark Cooper
Senior Director, Thought Leadership, Asia Pacific
Urban Land Institute

Gertrude Rose Gamwera Buyinga
Secretary General
East African County and Local Governments Association (EACLGA)

Predrag Puharić
Mayor of Sarajevo
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Jacek Sutryk
Mayor of Wroclaw
Poland

H.E. Prof. Peter Anyang’ Nyong’o
Governor of Kisumu County
Kenya

Eric Huybrechts
Head of International Affairs
Institut Paris Region

Mo Gawdat

Sheena Khan
Head of Environmental Programs for Terra
Expo City Dubai

Tamreez Inam
Head of Programme, APCS 2025, Expo City Dubai Global Initiatives & Advisory
Expo City Dubai

Rebecca McLaughlin-Eastham
Founder and CEO
RME Media