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SEF 2021

In 2021, we asked our community to wonder, what happens when stars collide.A rare phenomena, and a brighter star is formed, lightening up all the darkness around it. When communities around the globe come together with a joint purpose, an irresistible drive for change and a constant curiosity, wehave the ability to change the course of humankind as we know it. Wehave the power to change thought processes, to save the planet to even invent the unknown.

#whenstarscollide

Speakers

H. E. Dr. Ahmed Belhoul Al Falasi
UAE Minister of State of Entrepreneurship and SMEs
Fadi Ghandour
Executive Chairman
Wamda Capital
Magnus Olsson
Founder
Careem
Anas Bukhash
Serial Entrepreneur and Host
AB Talks
Omar Samra
Star of the "Beyond the Raging Sea" documentary on their row across the Atlantic Ocean
Omar Nour
Star of the "Beyond the Raging Sea" documentary on their row across the Atlantic Ocean
Rashed Al Nuaimi
Actor and Singer
Amna Al-Haddad
UAE Olympic weightlifter
Amrita Sethi
Artist
Tahmima Anam
Author
The Startup Wife
Lewis Howes
New York Times Bestselling author of the hit book
The School of Greatness
Michael Acton Smith
Co-Founder and Co CEO
Calm
Pauline Nguyen
Author of
The Way of Spiritual
Ali Tabrizi
Filmmaker and Director
Seaspiracy
Aida Muluneh
Ethiopian photographer and contemporary artist
Vishen Lakhiani
Founder, Entrepreneur, Visionary, Best-Selling Author
Mindvalley
Bassel Al Nahlaoui
Managing Director of Mobility
Careem
Sonia Weymuller
Founding Partner
VentureSouq
Simon Hudson
CEO
Cheeze
Anwaar AlMahmeed
CFA, Managing Director
Republic MENA
Maria Sobh
Cofounder, Chief Design & Creation Officer & COO
The Concept
Triska Hamid
Editorial Director
Wamda
Anthony Monteard
Cofounder
Jumy
Farida El Agamy
Co-Founder & CEO
Kyma

Farida El Agamy is a Lawyer, Entrepreneur, and the Co-Founder and CEO of Kyma, a start-up focusing on sustainable FMCG products that currently produces non- toxic surface cleaners in the UAE. Kyma was launched with the mission of empowering customers by offering them the option to be sustainable and the opportunity to contribute to enhancing the future of our planet.

Farida grew up in Switzerland, an environment in which she developed a natural flair for innovation in sustainability. A proud Dutchyptian, she speaks six languages and has become a guiding force and growth catalyst for family-owned businesses in the UAE. Her international upbringing and her achievements transforming local businesses into successful and enterprises helped her develop a clear vision of the future of businesses and sustainability. She is the founding GM of the Tharawat Family Business Forum and a Director at her family’s firm Orbis Terra Media.

Elias Tsikhlakis
MD
eyewa
Ahmed Al Naqbi
CEO
Emirates Development Bank
Sahar Al Awadhi
chef
Hayat Al Hassan
Founder
Sweech
Sarmad Al Zadjali
co-founder
Mughamer
Ihsan Al-Hayek
Regional Manager
MENA, Dapi
Saeed Al-Nofeli
Director
in5
Abdul-Rahman Risilia
Founder and CEO
ARC Talent
Maha Al Fahim
Founder
High Water Venture Partners
Mo Ballout
Founder
Kitopi
Craig McDonald
cofounder
YallaParking
Hussein Wehbe
Entrepreneur
Mohamed Somji
Director
Gulf Photo Plus
Najla Al Ansari
Co-Founder
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