speakers

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