Future of retail business in Middle East
ICONS OF RETAIL GALA & AWARDS
14 JUNE 2023 – ADDRESS
DUBAI MARINA
Speakers at the THINK! I CAN! Leadership Symposium
Fahed Ghanim
CEO
Majid Al Futtaim- Lifestyle
Colm McLoughlin
Executive Vice Chairman & CEO
Dubai Duty Free
Damian Brown
Group Head of Talent Acquisition
Chalhoub Group
Anita Baker
Managing Director MENA
LUSH
Halima Jumani
Founder & CEO
Kibsons International
Tawhid Abdullah
Chief Executive Officer
Jawhara Jewellery
Mohammed Belkhayatte
Chief Transformation Officer
BinDawood Holding
Mustafa Khanwala
Founder and CEO
MishiPay Ltd.
Paul “The Profit” Dawalibi
CEO
Holodeck Ventures
Maria Gedeon
Founder and CEO
Gedeon Mohr & Partners
Gonçalo Traquina
Partner, Management Consulting - Financial Services Leader, Head of the Customer Advisory
KPMG Lower Gulf
Gonçalo Traquina
Partner, Management Consulting - Financial Services Leader, Head of the Customer Advisory
KPMG Lower Gulf
Mohamad Naamani
Director - Digital and Innovation
KPMG Lower Gulf
Anup Kondakundi
Head – Marketing Strategy & Brand Transformation
Ajmal Perfumes
Majed M Al Tahan
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Danube Online
Rushikesh Bhatt
Head - Information Technology & Business Excellence
Eros Group
Rana Nasir
Chairman
THE Group
Abdulla Al-Dabbagh
Retail Vertical Lead
Snap Inc.
Kartik Bhatt
Group Head Ecommerce & Omnichannel integration ( GCC & Far East)
Sharaf Retail
Anamika Priyadarshi​
Head of Marketing
Jashanmal
Laila Mohammed Suhail
CEO - Strategic Alliances and Partnerships Sector
DET and Entities, Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism
Laila Mohammed Suhail
CEO - Strategic Alliances and Partnerships Sector
DET and Entities, Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism
Jonathan Lavender
Head of People, Process & Organisational Design
Sharaf Retail Group
Renate Baur Richter
Inclusion and Accessibility Strategist, Program Manager
SEDRA Foundation
Anuradha Dhawan
Executive Vice President - Retail
Al Ghurair Retail
Emma Burdett
Founder
WILD (Women in Leadership Deliver) Network
Marie Louis Bishara
Fashion Designer, Partner, Vice Chairman, and CEO
Bishara Group
Victoria Tipper
Strengths Coach & Wellbeing Consultant
2b Limitless
Aref Yehia
Head of Business Partnerships for Retail & E-Commerce
TikTok for Business
Abdurahman Afia
Chief Executive Officer
Afia Partners
Emma Davies
Chief Culture and People Excellence Officer
Masafi
Rahul Kadavakolu
Group Chief Marketing Officer
Aster DM Healthcare
Sabahatt Habib
Senior Director of People, Culture and Charity
The Giving Movement
Julianne Holt-Kailihiwa
CEO
Sumo Sushi & Bento
Razan Akrouk
Vice President –Brand, Culture & Sustainability
GMG
Alexandre Bachir
Managing Director
Bachir
Adel Sajan
Group Managing Director
Danube Group
Rajiv Warrier
CEO - GCC
Choithrams
Khurshid Vakil
Co-founder
Marina Retail Corporation
V Nandakumar
Director - Marketing and Communications
LuLu Group International
Anish Mohamed
Group CIO
LuLu Group International
Neeraj Teckchandani
Group CEO
Apparel Group
Jacques Wessel Rheeder
Managing Director
THREADS
Alyssa Mariano
Co-founder & CEO
Bazaara
Mark Tesseyman
CEO
Liwa Trading
Mohammad Alawi
Board member & CEO
Red Sea Markets Company
Loredana Matei
Founder and CEO
Jensen Matthews PR and Finsight news
Ahmed Ragab
Group CEO
Baraka Retail Group
Abdulla Ajmal
CEO
Ajmal Perfumes
Sowmya Iyer
Founder & CEO
DViO Digital
Hozefa Saylawala
Regional Sales Director - MESTA
Zebra Technologies
Amardeep Devadason
Senior Vice President & Head - Global Brand Solutions
RRD GO CREATIVE TM, APAC
Tapan Vaidya
CEO
PJP Investments Group
Avjit Yadav
CEO
Tamdeen Mall Management
Mohamed Galal
President & CEO
TSM Mall
Kunal Wadhwani
CHRO
Choithrams Group
Dharmin Ved
CEO
6thStreet.com
Naim Maadad
CEO
Gates Hospitality