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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

Chancellor of 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

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

Elder Neil L. Andersen

Member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

H.E. Maqsoud Kruse

Executive Director of Hedayah

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 Ambassador 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. Ambassador Wolfgang Bruelhart

Swiss Special Envoy MENA

H.E. Amira Saber Qandil

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

Dr. Mohammed Abdulla Al Ali

CEO and Founder of the new TRENDS Research & Advisory

H.E Nasser Mohammed Al Yamahi

Executive Director of the Fujairah Culture and Media Authority (FCMA)

Ambassador (Ret.) Marc J. Sievers Diplomats and High Excellencies

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

Sen. Cinzia Pellegrino Diplomats and High Excellencies

Member of the European Policies Commission

On. Lorenzo Cesa Diplomats and High Excellencies

President of the Italian Delegation to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly

H.E. Mr. Euan Mackway-Jones Diplomats and High Excellencies

Lead for Intercultural Dialogue for Peace at UNESCO

H.E. Abdulla Al Kamali Diplomats and High Excellencies

Executive Director of the People of Determination Sector - Zayed Authority

George Guido Lombardi Diplomats and High Excellencies

President of Republican Liberty Caucus (former President Trump Advisor)

Shannon Seban Diplomats and High Excellencies

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

Major General Giuseppe Petrella Diplomats and High Excellencies

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

H.E. Dr. Mohammed Jaber bin Jabr

Vice Chairman of the Board - Emirates Human Rights Associations

Dr. Ebrahim Al Alkeem Al Zaabi Academic and Policy Makers

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

H.E. Dr. Fatma Al-Dahmani Field Experts and Interfaith Leaders

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 Diplomats and High Excellencies

Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Italy

Dr. Shamma Al Naqbi Academic and Policy Makers

Campus Executive Director - Zayed Military University

Dr. Noora Al Shamsi Field Experts and Interfaith Leaders

Board Member of the UAE Youth Leadership Program and Entrepreneur

Dr. Majid Al Sarrah Academic and Policy Makers

Legal Adviser and Expert in Public Policy

H.E Fadila Al-Muaini Media and AI Specialists

President of the UAE Journalists Association

Ahmed Ibrahim Ahmed

Attorney at Law – Member of the Board - Emirates Human Rights Associations

Mark Albert Media and AI Specialists

founder and CEO of Media Advisory Experts

Maaz Sheikh Media and AI Specialists

Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder at STARZ PLAY

Dr. Hassan Sawaf Media and AI Specialists

founder and CEO of aiXplain

Dr. Mohamed Abdulzaher Media and AI Specialists

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

Dr. Mohamed Al Hasan Media and AI Specialists

Media Manager at Security Industry Regulatory Agency- SIRA

Alessandro Bertoldi Academic and Policy Makers

Founder & Ceo AB GROUP - Executive Director Friedman Institute

Mounir Abdel-moujoud Media and AI Specialists

Executive Director Group Technology (CTIO) - ALDAR

David Patrikarakos Media and AI Specialists

Special Correspondent at Daily Mail

Dr. Jassim Al Awadhi Media and AI Specialists

Executive Director - Head of Enterprise Platforms at Emirates NBD

Faisal J. Abbas Media and AI Specialists

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

Laurice Constantine Media and AI Specialists

Digital Managing Editor for Forbes Middle East

Dr. Yusra Adil Media and AI Specialists

Political Editor at Abu Dhabi Media

Dr. Ingmar Weber Media and AI Specialists

Founding director of Interdisciplinary Institute for Societal Computing (I2SC)

Dr. Abdulrahman Al Shammari Media and AI Specialists

Editor-in-Chief, Al Watan Newspaper

Sana Bagersh Media and AI Specialists

Global Engagement, PR Comms and Strategy Consultant at BrandMoxie

Dr. Marwan Al Najjar Media and AI Specialists

COO - SAHARA Communications, APR, PhDJMC

Gidi Grinstein Academic and Policy Makers

Founder and President of Reut Group and Tikkun Olam Makers

Dr. Nidal A. Shoukeir Academic and Policy Makers

Executive Board Director, ICCEHS

Dr. Noura Nasir AlKarbi Academic and Policy Makers

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

Dr. Yousef Al Ali Academic and Policy Makers

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

Dr. Khawla Al Hattawi Academic and Policy Makers

Assistant Professor at Rabdan Academy Science &Technology National Security Strategist

Safa Al Qahtani Academic and Policy Makers

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

Rtn. Manpreet Singh Academic and Policy Makers

President, Indian Chamber of International Business

David Lazaro Academic and Policy Makers

Director of Edraak at Queen Rania Foundation for Education and Development

Marcus Sheff Academic and Policy Makers

CEO, IMPACT‑se

Dr. Yigal Ben‑Shalom Field Experts and Interfaith Leaders

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

Dr. Rashed Karkain Academic and Policy Makers

Vice President of the Society of Scholars

Dr. Rahaf Ajaj Academic and Policy Makers

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

Dr. Nir T. Boms Academic and Policy Makers

Research fellow at the Moshe Dayan Center at Tel Aviv University

Einat Levi Academic and Policy Makers

Strategic Consultant and Partnership Builder in the MENA Region

Dr. Alexandria Proff Academic and Policy Makers

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

Dr. Lucian Reinfandt Academic and Policy Makers

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

Dr. Sterling Denmark Jensen Academic and Policy Makers

Associate Professor, Tolerance & Coexistence, MBZUH

Loay Ahmed Alshareef Field Experts and Interfaith Leaders

Peace Activist & Influencer

Prof. Ghanim Kashwani Academic and Policy Makers

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

Jean Candiotte Field Experts and Interfaith Leaders

UAE Representative, Tikkun Olam Makers (TOM)

Prof. Abdul Rahim Sabouni Academic and Policy Makers

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

Dr. Omar Bortolazzi Academic and Policy Makers

Associate Professor; Director, Master of International Affairs, AUD

Prof. Sherine Farouk Academic and Policy Makers

Assistant Chancellor for Global Partnerships and Impact at Abu Dhabi University

Dr. Maxime Jaffré Academic and Policy Makers

Assistant Professor, UAE University (UAEU)

Dr. Aleksandra Brankovic Field Experts and Interfaith Leaders

Founder, Cultural Center Taraba

Dr. Lina Abu Libdeh Academic and Policy Makers

Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center at Al Ain University

Huda Raphael Sievers Field Experts and Interfaith Leaders

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

Abdulla Saeed Alzaabbi Academic and Policy Makers

Director External Branches Department at Dubai Economic Department

Khalid Al Ali Field Experts and Interfaith Leaders

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

Mustafa Al-Ammar Field Experts and Interfaith Leaders

Security & Terrorism Expert for International News Channels

Jean-David Benichou Media and AI Specialists

Founder and President of Abraseed

Ali Hajjaj Media and AI Specialists

Chief Executive Officer of Labiba for Artificial Intelligence

Eran Vaskar

Chief Executive Officer at Argyle Consulting Group

Dr. Nahyan Helal

President of the Emirates Association for Community and Occupational Health (EACOH)

Hesham Salah

Chief editor at Al Mashhad

Dr. Abdalla Swikir

Assistant Professor Robotics Department AT Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence

Dr. Nesya Shemer

senior lecturer at the Department of Middle Eastern Studies at Bar Ilan University

Dr. Saada Khadragy

Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the College of Arts and Sciences at Umm Al Quwain University (UAQU), and Director of the Cybersecurity Program

Sarah Saddouk

Director of Innovation and Strategy Entrepreneur Middle East

Hamad Odhabi

Vice Chancellor for AI and Operational Excellence at Abu Dhabi University

Dr. David Santandreu Calonge

Head of Educational Program Development, Center for Teaching and Learning, Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence

Dr. Ahmed Al Mansoori

Professor and Chairing the Department of Media and Creative Industries at the UAE University

Dr. Zainab Rasheed

Chief Technology Officer at Al Madad Group
CEO of Zennova Technologies

Ram Jalan

Director Digital Transformation, Customer Journey Evolution, AI Innovations at DAMAC Properties

Luís Rodrigues

CPO & Regional Head of Middle East Lab49

Claude Fachkha

Associate Professor in the College of Engineering and Information Technology at the University of Dubai

Dr. Lolowa AlMarzooqi

Associate Vice Provost at New York University Abu Dhabi

Krishnan Gopi

Group Chief Transformation Officer at Apparel Group

Prof. Khaled Assaleh

Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at Ajman University (AU)

Dr. Sreejit Chakrabarty

Group Head – Technology, Artificial Intelligence & Innovation at FORTES Investments

Dr. Ahmed Dabbagh

Managing Director AI Academy at Polynome

Tannya Jajal

CEO of AIDEN

Steve Bambury

Head of Digital Learning and Innovation at JESS Dubai school group

Dr. Saed Alrabaee

Director of Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) United Arab Emirates University (UAEU)

Jad Saab

Digital Growth Lead at MBC Media Solutions

Ron Gerlitz

CEO at aChord - Social Psychology for Social Change

Richard Fitzgerald

CEO and Founder of Augustus Media

Jennifer Fischer

Chief Innovation and Growth Officer at Publicis Groupe

Paul Dawalibi

Chief Executive Officer at Innovation City

Fatima Al Mazrouei

Head of the Historical Archives Section at the National Library and Archives

Xi Liang

Head of Artificial Intelligence at Mashreq Bank

Samer Geissah

Head of Artificial Intelligence, Client Executive, Customer Team Head at Nokia

Moe Abeidat

Independent Strategic Advisor – Digital Transformation, AI, and Technology Strategy

Saeed AlKetbi

Head of Research and Sharia Studies Preparation Section at General Authority of Islamic Affairs, Endowments and Zakat

Dr. Lisa Springer

Dean of the Division of Lifelong and Professional Studies (DLPS) and Associate Provost for Continuing and Digital Learning at at The Jewish Theological Seminary

Magdalena Konig

General Counsel at Sirius International Holding

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