Speakers- Future Urbanism Smart City Event 2023

Seasoned real estate developer and currently driving SAR 94B mega mixed-used development

His professional experience extends to more than 20 years in urban planning, infrastructure development, and engineering management, in which he contributed to infrastructure development in the Emirate of Ajman. Holds a Ph.D. in Architecture and Sustainability from Wolver Hampton University in the United Kingdom and a Master's and Bachelor's in Engineering, Urban Planning, and Architecture from the University architecture de Paris Malaquais in France.

Led the development of an international carbon market in Hong Kong - Core Climate - in 2022

Partnering with the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach to establish a green shipping corridor and focus on low-carbon bunkering

Actively engaging with private equity-backed companies globally to accelerate the transition to net zero whilst itself being carbon neutral since 2019

Trasnforming how Breitling responsibly sources its precious materials in close collaboration with suppliers

Chaired IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) from 2014 to 2017

Developed ASTA- first adaptive set training reinforcement machine learning algorithm in 1991 to solve complex control system problems

Steering carbon-intensive parts of the bank’s USD 1.1 trillion portfolio towards net zero by 2050

One of the world's largest steel producers that has committed to investing over $200m into tech startups to deliver decarbonised steel

Spearheaded the creation of a new standard-setting board—the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)—to help meet the demand for reporting by companies on climate and other environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters

Actively supporting the global financial industry in the transition to a net-zero economy

Driving better sustainability practices and disclosure practices across over 400 listed companies and other key entities in South Africa

Working with the Environmental Agency Abu Dhabi (EAD) to restore the mangroves by planting approximately 10,000 seeds within a lagoon in Mirfa, Abu Dhabi

The world's leading environmental disclosure system for investors, companies, cities and governments to assess their impact of over 18,700 companies and more than 1,100 cities globally and take urgent action to build a truly sustainable economy

One of the world's largest insurance providers that is growing the Zurich Forest in Brazil, where already more than 200,000 seedlings have been planted, in addition to its other sustainability programmes

Actively engaging with private equity-backed companies globally to accelerate the transition to net zero whilst itself being carbon neutral since 2019

Assessing the impact of the energy transition on capital markets to accelerate the path to a low-carbon future and avoid overshooting the 2˚C emissions goals