IDCT 2026 Speakers

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IDCT 2026 Speakers

AllDiplomats and High ExcellenciesAcademic and Policy MakersMedia and AI SpecialistsField Experts and Interfaith Leaders
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H.E. Dr. Abdulla Belhaif Al Nuaimi

Chairman of the Sharjah Consultative Council and Chancellor of the Emirates Scholar Center for Research and Studies

H.E. Sarah El Haïry

High Commissioner for Childhood in France

H.E. Dr. Ashraf El-Shihy

Former Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research - Arab Republic of Egypt

H.E Sen. Matteo Salvini (TBC)

Deputy Prime Minister of Italy and Minister of Infrastructures and Transports

Dr Fawaz Habbal

Director General of Emirates Scholar Center for Research and Studies

H.E Alexandru Nazare (TBC)

Minister for Finance of România

H.E Dr. Layla Alhyas

Executive Director - Department of Community Development

Dr Firas Habbal

President of Emirates Scholar Center and Chief Executive Officer of Geminos Investment Group

H.E Dr. Mohamed Al-Hassan

Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the Sultanate of Oman to the United Nations

H.E Lorenzo Fanara

Ambassador of Italy to the United Arab Emirates

H.E Dr. Etienne Berchtold

Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to the United Arab Emirates

H.E. Amira Saber Qandil

Secretary General, Foreign Relations Committee, Member of the Egyptian House of Representatives

Ambassador (Ret.) Marc J. Sievers

Director, AJC Abu Dhabi: The Sidney Lerner Center for Arab-Jewish Understanding

Sen. Cinzia Pellegrino

Member of the European Policies Commission

On. Lorenzo Cesa

President of the Italian Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly

H.E. Mr. Euan Mackway-Jones

Lead for Intercultural Dialogue for Peace at UNESCO

H.E. Abdulla Al Kamali

Executive Director of the People of Determination Sector - Zayed Authority

George Guido Lombardi

President of Republican Liberty Caucus (former President Trump Advisor)

Shannon Seban

National Secretary of "Les Républicains"
Director of European Affairs at the Combat Antisemitism Movement

Major General Giuseppe Petrella

General of the Carabinieri, Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Italy

Dr. Ebrahim Al Alkeem Al Zaabi

Director of Digital Transformation, Cyber Security & AI at the Government of Abu Dhabi

Lt Colonel Dr Hamad ALNUAIMI

Head of Telecom Division: Infrastructure Department ICT Center Abu Dhabi Police

H.E. Dr. Fatma Al-Dahmani

Acting Head of the Tolerance and Coexistence Section at the College of Social and Human Sciences
a member of the UAE Fatwa Council

On. Cristina Almici

Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy

Dr. Shamma Al Naqbi

Campus Executive Director - Zayed Military University

Dr. Noora Al Shamsi

Board Member of the UAE Youth Leadership Program and Entrepreneur

Dr. Majid Al Sarrah

Legal Adviser and Expert in Public Policy

H.E Fadila Al-Muaini

President of the UAE Journalists Association

Mark Albert

founder and CEO of Media Advisory Experts

Maaz Sheikh

Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder at STARZ PLAY

Dr. Hassan Sawaf

founder and CEO of aiXplain

Mohamed Burhan

CEO of CNBC Arabia

Dr. Mohamed Abdulzaher

Chief Executive Officer at Artificial Intelligence Journalism for Research and Forecasting - AIJRF

Dr. Mohamed Al Hasan

Media Manager at Security Industry Regulatory Agency- SIRA

Alessandro Bertoldi

Founder & Ceo AB GROUP - Executive Director Friedman Institute

Mounir Abdel-moujoud

Executive Director Group Technology (CTIO) - ALDAR

David Patrikarakos

Special Correspondent at Daily Mail

Dr. Jassim Al Awadhi

Digital Transformation Principal at du

Faisal J. Abbas

Editor-in-Chief at Arab News | Editorial Board Member at Al Arabiya | Deputy Chairman at Saudi Journalists Association

Laurice Constantine

Digital Managing Editor for Forbes Middle East

Dr. Yusra Adil

Political Editor at Abu Dhabi Media

Dr. Ingmar Weber

Founding director of Interdisciplinary Institute for Societal Computing (I2SC)

Dr. Abdulrahman Al Shammari

Editor-in-Chief, Al Watan Newspaper

Sana Bagersh

Global Engagement, PR Comms and Strategy Consultant at BrandMoxie

Dr. Marwan Al Najjar

COO - SAHARA Communications, APR, PhDJMC

Gidi Grinstein

Founder and President of Reut Group and Tikkun Olam Makers

Dr. Nidal A. Shoukeir

Executive Board Director, ICCEHS

Dr. Noura Nasir AlKarbi

Head of Community Relations for Scientific Research at the University of Sharjah

Dr. Yousef Al Ali

Advisory Board Member of the Research and Doctoral Studies Deanship at Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University

Dr. Khawla Al Hattawi

Assistant Professor at Rabdan Academy Science &Technology National Security Strategist

Safa Al Qahtani

Senior Executive | Organizational Transformation | CC & International Operations | Strategy, Governance & Leadership Development

Rtn. Manpreet Singh

President, Indian Chamber of International Business

David Lazaro

Director of Edraak at Queen Rania Foundation for Education and Development

Marcus Sheff

CEO, IMPACT‑se

Prof. William Guéraiche

Head of Research & Publication, Abrahamic Family House

Dr. Yigal Ben‑Shalom

President, Association for Yemenite Society, Culture, Research & Documentation

Dr. Rashed Karkain

Vice President of the Society of Scholars

Dr. Rahaf Ajaj

Assistant Professor of Envirnoment, Health and Safety - Abu Dhabi University

Dr. Nir T. Boms

Research fellow at the Moshe Dayan Center at Tel Aviv University

Rabbi Dr. Naomi Kalish

The Jewish Theological Seminary, Harold and Carole Wolfe Director of the Center for Pastoral Education

Einat Levi

Strategic Consultant and Partnership Builder in the MENA Region

Dr. Alexandria Proff

Department Chair, Associate Professor - Education, School of Arts & Sciences

Dr. Lucian Reinfandt

Senior researcher- Austrian Fund for the Documentation of Religiously Motivated Political Extremism

Dr. Sterling Denmark Jensen

Associate Professor, Tolerance & Coexistence, MBZUH

Loay Ahmed Alshareef

Peace Activist & Influencer

Prof. Ghanim Kashwani

Fellow Chartered Civil Engineer (CEng FICE), Chartered Environmentalist & Academic Leader

Jean Candiotte

UAE Representative, Tikkun Olam Makers (TOM)

Prof. Abdul Rahim Sabouni

CEO of Span Management Consulting (SMC), and the Acting President & CEO of the Emirates College of Technology (ECT)

Prof. Zekirija Sejdini

Professorship for Islam in Contemporary Society, University of Vienna

Dr. Omar Bortolazzi

Associate Professor; Director, Master of International Affairs, AUD

Prof. Sherine Farouk

Assistant Chancellor for Global Partnerships and Impact at Abu Dhabi University

Dr. Maxime Jaffré

Assistant Professor, UAE University (UAEU)

Dr. Aleksandra Brankovic

Founder, Cultural Center Taraba

Dr. Lina Abu Libdeh

Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center at Al Ain University

Huda Raphael Sievers

Researcher and tolerance advocate for Arab-Jewish dialogue in the Middle East

Abdulla Saeed Alzaabbi

Director External Branches Department at Dubai Economic Department

Khalid Al Ali

President of Olive Management Group, Entrepreneur, Treasury of Emirates Scholar Research Center

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