Abdullah Mohammed Al Mazrui is an Emirati businessman and entrepreneur from Abu Dhabi. He founded his family business in 1972. The Group’s companies are now market leaders in various sectors including oil & gas, retail, trading, construction & logistics, education, real estate and financial investments. Mr. Mazrui has cemented his reputation as a leader of the Arab oil & gas industry through long standing strategic partnerships with Baker Hughes, Schlumberger and Cameron International. Recent Joint Ventures with ENI Versalis, Woodserv, and Ramco reflect his continued influence in the oil & gas sector. Mr. Mazrui is the Chairman of several companies and institutions, including Emirates Insurance Company, International School of Choueifat, Aramex, Jashanmal National Company, National Catering Co. He also sits on the Board of Directors for the following organizations and institutions: Depa, Investcorp, Dun & Bradstreet and Emirates Specialties Company. Mr. Mazrui holds a Bachelor of Arts with Honors from the Chapman University of California, USA. He has been listed as one of the world’s most influential and respected Arab businessmen.

Dr. Surender Singh Kandhari was born in 1948 in India. He graduated with Honours from Loyola College Madras, where he was the Student Union President. In 1976; He came to Dubai and formed the Al Dobowi Group. The group today is the leading management services provider in the UAE and has grown to have over 1500 employees and have a significant presence in Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Ghana, Europe and Canada. He is a vivid golfer and is a founder member of the Emirates Golf Club, where he was until recently the Club Captain. He is also a founding member of the World Trade Centre Club, on the Board of the Governors of the Indian Sports Club and the Vice President of the Auto Parts Merchants Group. He is also the Chairman of the Guru Nanak Darbar, Sikh Temple, Dubai - the First Sikh Gurudwara in the UAE; to name a few of his activities.

Hamad Sayah Al Mazrouei was appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the ADGM Registration Authority (RA) in January 2023. In this role, he spearheads the innovation and supervision of registration procedures for both ?nancial and non-?nancial service entities and real estate assets under ADGM's purview, as well as ensuring that ADGM-registered legal entities adhere to the institution’s commercial rules and regulations.

With a history of instrumental leadership roles at ADGM, including his prior position as Chief Operating O?cer, Hamad has played a pivotal role in shaping the organization’s strategic direction. He was the driving force behind the ambitious "OneADGM Project," which aimed to achieve enhanced customer journey and support the growth of the international ?nancial centre in Abu Dhabi.

Shriti Vadera is Chair of Prudential plc and The Royal Shakespeare Company. She was formerly Chair of Santander UK, Senior Independent Director of BHP and Non-Executive Director at Astra Zeneca.

She was recently appointed Co-Chair of the World Bank Private Sector Investment Lab. During her 40 year career spanning the public and private sectors, Shriti has undertaken a wide range of assignments in the UK and internationally. She was a UK Government Minister from 2007 to 2009 in the Cabinet Office, Business Department and International Development Department and led the UK Government’s response to the financial crisis and was a key architect of its pioneering bank recapitalisation and funding plan and helped design and negotiate the outcomes of the 2009 G20 London Summit. She was a member of the Council of Economic Advisers at the UK Treasury from 1999 - 2007 where she led on policy for business, international finance and development issues and the management of the Government’s shareholdings and public private partnerships. She has undertaken a wide range of assignments including advising the South Korean Chair of the G20 in 2010; two European countries on the Eurozone and banking crisis; the African Development Bank on infrastructure financing; and a number of sovereign wealth funds and global investors on strategy. She started her career as an investment banker for 15 years with SG Warburg / UBS, with a particular focus on emerging markets.

Mr. Mohit Ralhan is the Managing Partner & CIO of TIW Private Equity. He is specializes in buyouts, margin expansion & turn- around situations. Prior to TIW, he was an investment & Operating professional at Baring Private Equity Partners India Fund II and Fund III. He has served on advisory board of companies in the interest- rate sensitive sectors, Technology, Education, Consumption, Media, Digital Businesses & Manufacturing Consumption. He has been awarded with Economic Times Most Promising Business Leaders of Asia in 2019.

Dr. Ronald Colaco, the Founder of Clarks Exotica, is widely recognized for his visionary leadership and commitment to philanthropy. His unwavering commitment to innovation has ensured that the resort remains at the forefront of the hospitality industry. He also held top positions in a consortium of three multinational-companies engaged in turnkey projects of world-class Petro Refineries, Gas Processing/Re-injection plants, Townships and Airports across Eight Gulf and European countries. Dr. Colaco is also known for his philanthropic work. He is a strong advocate for education and his charitable initiatives have helped to provide educational opportunities to underprivileged children. He has made significant contributions to healthcare development, housing for the underprivileged, the field of art and culture, religious initiatives, and public infrastructure. In recognition of his outstanding social and charitable efforts, he was honored with the Certificate of Excellence by the World Books of Records, England. Additionally, he holds a professional doctorate in global leadership and management from the 55th ranked European International University of Paris, France, awarded in 2020, among other accolades.

Hon'ble Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi is the Chairman of the Law Commission of India. He was the former Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court. A leading legal luminary who has had an illustrious journey in the field of law, Justice Awasthi graduated in law from Lucknow University in the year 1986. Following which, he started his legal practice in the year 1987, post his enrolment as Advocate in 1987. Since beginning, his expertise included civil, service and education matters at the Lucknow Bench of Allahabad High Court. In 2007, he was appointed the Assistant Solicitor of India for Allahabad High Court. After practising for more than 20 years, he was elevated to Additional Judge on 13th April 2009 and became a permanent Judge on 24th December, 2010. Hon'ble Justice Awasthi was also nominated as the Senior Judge at High Court in Lucknow in 2021 and thereafter was elevated as Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court in 2021.

Mr. Pradeep K. Kheruka, Executive Chairman of Borosil Renewables Limited, and Borosil Ltd., is a leading industrialist of India actively associated with the glass industry for over 50 years. His entrepreneurial journey, which began at the age of 17, is a story of innovation and modernization. By the time he turned 25, he decided to focus on the export market and soon became the largest Indian glass exporter in the country and garnered several awards, including the National Award from the President of India. He is credited with many 'firsts' and ground-breaking products in the modern glass industry.

Mr. C. K. Mishra has been a career civil servant belonging to the Indian Administrative Service. He joined the Service (IAS) in 1983 and superannuated as Secretary in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India. He has been spearheading the Indian efforts at addressing Climate Change issues and at policy interventions in matters relating to pollution and air quality. He led India's negotiations at important forums such as United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (Conference of the Parties (COP)) to aid progress in dealing with climate change; Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer and various other multilateral events. He was also the administrative head of Forest & Wildlife conservation efforts in India where India saw continuous increase in forest cover. His interventions and policy initiatives have taken India in the category of few countries in the world on course to achieve the 2 degree world target of global warming.

A multidimensional personality, Dr. Berlia is a leading Entrepreneur, Industrialist and Educationist who has devoted her life to nation-building with a global footprint. A woman of many firsts, Mrs Berlia was the first woman to lead a multi-state apex chamber of commerce in India, serving as the President of the PHDCCI in 2005. She was the first woman in India to lead her own pharmaceutical company, when not yet 30 and was the first woman entrepreneur of a major educational group in India. She has an outstanding track record of immense contribution of around four decades in the Pharmaceutical industry. She has been instrumental in launching highly successful niche and innovative products with several patents on new drug delivery systems and presentation forms. She has played a pivotal role in promoting industry-academia interface and capacity building in pharmacovigilance and emerging areas in manufacturing, technology and drug development in India. Under her stewardship, the Group developed a unique one-window national distribution pharmaceutical network of global standards, thereby improving availability and access of drugs nationwide.