Ali Al-Salim is a Kuwaiti national with a background that spans over 15 years in finance and technology. Ali is a co-founder at Arkan Partners, a specialist consulting firm dedicated to alternative investments (hedge funds, private equity, real estate) and Middle East investors. To date, the firm has consulted to over a dozen leading asset managers based in New York, London and Hong Kong that manage in excess of $150bn of alternative assets. Ali has mentored and invested in several Middle East startups and is an advocate of stronger corporate governance and investor due diligence.