2021 Speakers
Heads of State and Government
H.H. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani
Amir of the State of Qatar
H.E. Patrick Achi
Prime Minister of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire
H.E. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
President of the Republic of Turkey
H.E. Irakli Garibashvili
Prime Minister of Georgia
The Hon. Sheikh Hasina
Prime Minister of the People's Republic of Bangladesh
The Rt. Hon. Boris Johnson MP
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
H.E. Paul Kagame
President of the Republic of Rwanda
H.E. Cyril Ramaphosa
President of the Republic of South Africa
H.E. Macky Sall
President of the Republic of Senegal
H.E. Armen Sarkissian
President of the Republic of Armenia
H.E. Félix Tshisekedi
President of the Democratic Republic of the CongoSpeakers
Darius Adamczyk
Chairman & CEO Honeywell
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Director General World Health Organization
Noubar Afeyan
Founder and CEO Flagship Pioneering
Clare Akamanzi
CEO Rwanda Development Board
H.E. Akbar al-Baker
Group CEO Qatar Airways
Dana al-Fardan
Qatari composer, songwriter, singer and symphonic artist
Hussain Ibrahim al-Fardan
Chairman Alfardan Group
H.E. Dr. Hanan al-Kuwari
Minister of Public Health, The State of Qatar Managing Director, Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC)
H.E. Mansoor Ebrahim Al-Mahmoud
CEO Qatar Investment Authority
Eng. Mohamed al-Sadah
CEO Hassad Food
H.E. Ahmad al-Sayed
Minister of State, The State of Qatar Chairman of the Board of Directors, Qatar Free Zones Authority
H.E. Khalid bin Khalifa Al Thani
Chairman, Qatari Diar CEO, Qatargas
H.E. Sheikh Abdulla bin Saoud Al Thani
Governor Qatar Central Bank
Sheikh Ali Alwaleed Al-Thani
CEO Investment Promotion Agency Qatar (Invest Qatar)
H.E. Sheikh Dr. Khalid bin T. Al Thani
Chairman Ezdan Holdings
H.E. Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani
Vice Chairperson & CEO Qatar Foundation
H.E. Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani
Chairperson, Qatar Museums, Doha Film Institute, Reach Out to Asia, and Qatar Leadership Centre
H.E. Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim bin Jabor Al Thani
Former Prime Minister The State of Qatar
H.E. Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim bin Muhammed Al Thani
Chairman Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Aisha Hussein al-Fardan
Personal Advisor to the Chairman, Alfardan Group Holding; Vice Chairwoman, Qatari Businesswomen Association
Mukesh Ambani
Chairman and Managing Director Reliance Industries Limited
Baroness Valerie Amos
Master of University College University of Oxford
Tom Barrack
Founder Colony Capital
David Beckham
Kumar Mangalam Birla
Chairman Aditya Birla Group
Michael R. Bloomberg
Founder Bloomberg L.P. & Bloomberg Philanthropies
The Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown
Former Prime Minister The United Kingdom
Ursula M. Burns
Founding Partner, Integrum Holdings Chairman, Teneo Holdings
David Calhoun
President and CEO The Boeing Company
Natarajan Chandrasekaran
Chairman Tata Sons
Dr. Jeffrey Cheah
Founder and Chairman Sunway Group
Adrian Cheng
CEO and Executive Vice Chairman New World Development
Michael Chertoff
Former Secretary, United States Department of Homeland Security and Co-Founder and Executive Chairman, Chertoff Group
Hillary Rodham Clinton
67th Secretary of State The United States of America
Ray Dalio
Founder, Co-Chairman and Co-Chief Investment Officer Bridgewater Associates
Aliko Dangote
Founder and President/Chief Executive Dangote Group
Mohammed Dewji
CEO & President MeTL Group
Dr. Herbert Diess
CEO Volkswagen AG
Mark Dixon
Founder and CEO IWG
Didier Drogba
Vice President Peace and Sport
Börje Ekholm
President and CEO Ericsson Group
Sergio P. Ermotti
Chairman Swiss Re
Aziz Aluthman Fakhroo
Managing Director Ooredoo Group
Henry Fernandez
Chairman and CEO MSCI
Laurence D. Fink
Chairman and CEO BlackRock
Bruce Flatt
CEO Brookfield Asset Management
Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia
Founder and Executive Chair Snoop
Ignacio Galán
Chairman and CEO Iberdrola
Ivan Glasenberg
CEO Glencore
Lord Gerry Grimstone MP
Minister for Investment, Department for International Trade and the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy The United Kingdom
Faruk Güler
CEO ESBAŞ-Aegean Free Zone Development & Operating Co.
Mo Ibrahim
Founder and Chair Mo Ibrahim Foundation
Atifete Jahjaga
Founder and Chair, Jahjaga Foundation; 4th President of the Republic of Kosovo
Dr. S. Jaishankar
Minister of External Affairs The Republic of India
Dr. Paula Kahumbu
Founder and CEO WildlifeDirect
Graça Machel
Chair Graça Machel Trust
Lord Mandelson
Chairman Global Counsel
Yvonne Manzi Makolo
CEO RwandAir
Rita Marques
Secretary of State for Tourism The Republic of Portugal
Roberto Marques
Executive Chairman and Group CEO Natura &Co
Blythe Masters
Founding Partner Motive Partners
Sunil Bharti Mittal
Founder and Chairman Bharti Enterprises
Steven T. Mnuchin
77th Secretary of the Treasury The United States of America
Amina J. Mohammed
Deputy Secretary-General United Nations
Dan Morehead
CEO Pantera Capital Management
Louise Mushikiwabo
Secretary General Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie
Dr. James Mwangi
Group Managing Director and CEO, Equity Group Holdings Plc.; Executive Chairman, Equity Group Foundation
Michael Novogratz
Founder and CEO Galaxy Digital
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Director-General World Trade Organization
Ruth Porat
CFO Alphabet and Google
Angelique Pouponneau
CEO SeyCCAT
Sylvestre Radegonde
Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism The Republic of Seychelles
Matthias Rebellius
Member of the Managing Board, Siemens AG; CEO, Siemens Smart Infrastructure
Emmanuel Roman
CEO PIMCO
Reeta Roy
President and CEO Mastercard Foundation
David M. Rubenstein
Co-Founder and Co-Chairman The Carlyle Group
Ferit Şahenk
Chairman Doğuş Group
Stephen A. Schwarzman
Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder Blackstone
Daleep Singh
Deputy National Security Advisor The United States of America
Dr. Vera Songwe
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development, Africa Growth Initiative Brookings Institution
Rob Speyer
President and CEO Tishman Speyer
Jes Staley
Group Chief Executive Barclays
Barry Sternlicht
Chairman and CEO Starwood Capital Group
Lawrence H. Summers
Charles W. Eliot University Professor and President Emeritus, Harvard University 71st Secretary of the Treasury, The United States of America
Jane Sun
CEO Trip.com Group
Fred Swaniker
Founder & CEO Sand Technologies
Masai Ujiri
President and General Manager Toronto Raptors
Shriti Vadera
Chair Prudential plc.
Ben van Beurden
CEO Shell
Jacopo Venturini
CEO Valentino
Amb. Melanne Verveer
Co-Founder and Chair Seneca Women
Axel A. Weber
Chairman of the Board of Directors UBS Group AG
Bill Winters
Group Chief Executive Standard Chartered
Yichen Zhang
Chairman and CEO CITIC Capital
Changpeng Zhao
Founder and CEO BinanceRoundtable Participants
Jawad Abbassi
Head of MENA GSMA
AJ Abdallat
CEO Beyond Limits
Dr. Tsuyoshi Abe
Senior Vice President Yokogawa Electric Corporation
Dr. Samer Adham
Managing Director of the Global Water Sustainability Center ConocoPhillips
Prof. Anant Agarwal
Founder & CEO edX
Larisa Akrofie
Founder & Editor-in-Chief Levers in Heels
Eng. Omar Ali Al-Ansari
Secretary-General The QRDI Council
Saud al-Attiyah
Deputy Undersecretary for Economic Affairs Ministry of Finance, Qatar
H.E. Ambassador Bader Omar Al Dafa
Special Envoy for Climate Change and Sustainability, Ministry of Foreign Affairs State of Qatar
Dr. Hassan Rashid al-Derham
President Qatar University
Dr. Hessa al-Jaber
Chairperson Es’hailSat
Yousuf Mohamed Al-Jaida
CEO Qatar Financial Centre (QFC)
Abdulaziz Bin Nasser al-Khalifa
Chief Executive Officer Qatar Development Bank
Nasser Al-Khater
CEO FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 LLC
Khalid Mohamed Al-Kubaisi
CEO Malomatia
Mohammed al-Malki
Deputy Undersecretary for Industrial Affairs Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Qatar
Abdulla Al-Misnad
Deputy Chief Executive Officer Qatar Free Zones Authority
H.E. Dr. Sheikha Abdulla al-Misnad
Former President of Qatar University Prime Minister's Office, Qatar
Dr. Ibrahim al-Naimi
Undersecretary Ministry of Education and Higher Education, Qatar
Abdul Rahman Al Thehaiban
Managing Director, Middle East, Africa & Turkey, Google Cloud Google
June Angelides MBE
Investor Samos Investments
Henri Arslanian
PwC Crypto Leader and Partner and Adjunct Professor University of Hong Kong
Bolanle Austen-Peters
Founder & CEO Terra Kulture Arts and Studios, BAP Productions
Nilesh Auti
Global Head, Manufacturing Industry Unit Tech Mahindra
Mohammed Barakat
Managing Director & Board of Directors Treasurer US-Qatar Business Council
Wade Barnes
CEO Farmers Edge
Joyee Biswas
Head of Sports Partnerships, Asia Pacific Facebook
Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulla Bin Mohammed Al Thani
Deputy Group Chief Executive Officer and Chief Executive Officer of Ooredoo Qatar Ooredoo
Sheikh Dr. Mohammed bin Hamad Al Thani
Director of Public Health Department Ministry of Public Health
Kathy Bloomgarden
CEO Ruder Finn
Prof. Dr. Dirk Boll
President of Europe & UK, Middle East and Africa Christie's
Gareth Brooks
Managing Director VF Asia Sourcing Limited
Nic Cary
Co-Founder & President Blockchain.com
Khush Choksy
SVP International Development and SVP Middle East U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Akshay Chopra
Vice President, Head of Innovation & Design, Central Europe, Middle East & Africa Visa
Russell Chweidan
Chief Executive Officer Bank of China International (UK) Limited
Marcin Cichy
Senior Advisor, EMEA Access Partnership
Richard Cooke
Director Imagery, Remote Sensing and Cross Sectors Esri
James Crawford
CEO Orbital Insight
Mayi Cruz Blanco
Global Head, LHH Sport Solutions & Athlete Programmes The Adecco Group / LHH
Ernest L. Cu
President and CEO Globe Telecom
Stephen Dainton
Deputy Global Head of Markets Barclays
Dr. Ahmad Dallal
Dean Georgetown University Qatar
Patrick Decker
President and Chief Executive Officer Xylem Inc
Patrick Dees
Co-Founder & Chief Gaming Officer Fan Controlled Football League
Matt Desch
CEO Iridium Communications Inc.
Ali Diab
CEO Collective Health
Pablo Duran Steinman
Portfolio Manager Soros Fund Management
Dr. Fabian Engels
Managing Director Qatar and Senior Partner Roland Berger
Heather Fernandez
Co-Founder & CEO Solv
Andre Fluellen
Co-Managing Partner Beyond The Game Network
Henrietta Fore
Executive Director UNICEF
Simon Fox
CEO Frieze
Dr. Barbara Frei
Executive Vice President Industrial Automation Schneider Electric
Dr. Barbro Fridén
Chief Executive Officer Sidra Medicine
Andrew Frye
Senior Vice President and President, APAC Baxter Heathcare Asia Pte Ltd
Burton Fuller
Chief Supply Chain Officer Johns Hopkins Health System
Alicia Garcia Herrero
Chief Economist Asia Pacific Natixis
Matteo Gatta
CEO BICS
Tariye Gbadegesin
Managing Director and CEO ARM Harith Infrastructure Investment Limited
Ran Goldi
CEO First Digital
Dr. Mathias Goyen
Chief Medical Officer, EMEA GE Healthcare
Dax Grant
CIO, Operations Technology HSBC
Faruk Güler
CEO ESBAŞ-Aegean Free Zone Development & Operating Co.
Navin Gupta
Managing Director of South East Asia & MENA Ripple
Jeremy Hodkin
Publisher The Canvas
Stefanie Holtze-Jen
Chief Currency Strategist DWS
Kristina Hooper
Chief Global Market Strategist Invesco
Abigail Ross Hopper
President & CEO Solar Energy Industries Association
Noah Horowitz
Director, Americas Art Basel
Richard Horrocks-Taylor
Global Head Metals & Mining Standard Chartered Bank
Brett House
Deputy Chief Economist Scotiabank
Walter Johnsen
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Acme United
Fabien Jordan
CEO Astrocast
Tendayi Kapfidze
Chief Economist LendingTree
Ron Keating
CEO Evoqua Water Technologies
Dr. Kairat Kelimbetov
Chairman Agency of Strategy Planning and Reforms, Kazakhstan
Julian Kettle
Senior Vice President, Vice Chair Metals and Mining Wood Mackenzie
Brad Keywell
CEO Uptake
Shahid Khan
SVP & Country Manager, Qatar CDM Smith
Wayne Kimmel
Partner SeventySix Capital
Prof. Lily Kong
President Singapore Management University
Bettina Korek
Chief Executive Officer Serpentine
Ram Krishnan
Executive Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer PepsiCo
Margareta Laminto
Group Chief Operating Officer Fullerton Health
Patrik Latin
VP Global Supply Chain and Customer Service AMRI (Albany Molecular Research Inc)
William Lee
Chief Economist Milken Institute
Sharon Leite
Chief Executive Officer The Vitamin Shoppe
Scott Levy
Executive Vice President & Managing Director NBA Asia
Teck Yin Lim
Chief Executive Officer Sport Singapore
Roberta Lipson
CEO of New Frontier Health, Founder of United Family Healthcare
Lance Little
Managing Director, Region Asia Pacific Roche Diagnostics
Katrina Luna-Abelarde
FVP and Head of International & Carrier Business Group PLDT-Smart
Sandra MacQuillan
Executive Vice President & Chief Supply Chain Officer Mondelēz International
Adam MacHale
Vice President, EMEAR, Global Service Provider Cisco Systems
Mysore Madhusudhan
Executive Vice President, Collaboration and Connected Solutions Tata Communications
Bav Majithia
Founder Genuine Solutions Group
Keith Mangan
Managing Director BlackRock
Gerry Mattios
Expert Partner Bain & Company
Ahmed Mazhari
President Microsoft Asia
Robbie McRobbie
Chief Executive Officer Hong Kong Rugby Union
Naveen Menon
President, ASEAN and Board Member, Cisco Foundation Cisco
Danielle Merfeld
VP and Global Chief Technology Officer GE Renewable Energy
Mina Mitry
CEO Kepler
Dr. Greg Morrisett
Dean and Vice Provost Cornell Tech
Yumiko Murakami
General Partner MPower Partners
Deirdre Murphy
SVP, HR – Industrial Automation Schneider Electric
Andrew Ng
CEO Landing AI
Edwin Ng
Senior Vice President, General Manager, Asia Pacific Medidata Solutions
Fiona Nott
Chief Executive Officer The Women's Foundation
Izzy Obeng
Managing Director Foundervine
Tejas Patel
Managing Director – Lead, Technology Strategy & Advisory, Growth Markets Accenture
Renee Patton
Global Director, Healthcare and Education Industries Cisco Systems
Christopher "Chip" Paucek
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer 2U, Inc.
Salvador Perez Galindo
Vice President, Government Engagement for Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa Visa
Jan Pilbauer
CEO BankservAfrica
George Pyne
Founder & CEO Bruin Capital
Dr. Shawn Qu
CEO Canadian Solar Inc
Paul Rabil
Co-Founder & CMO Premier Lacrosse League
Devaki Raj
CEO & Co-Founder CrowdAI
Adam Reynolds
Asia Pacific CEO Saxo Markets
Elina Ribakova
Chief Economist International Institute of Finance
Hector Rodriguez
Senior Vice President, Regional Risk Officer for Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa Visa
H.E. Dr. Mohammed Bin Saleh Saleh
Former Minister of Energy - State of Qatar Former Chairman of the Board of Qatar Petroleum
Dr. Javaid Sheikh
Dean Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar
Raja Sharif
Chief Executive Officer FarmaTrust
Jason Sadler
President, Cigna International Markets Cigna
Martha Sazon
President and CEO GCash
Ronnie Screwvala
Co-Founder & Chairman upGrad
Sujay Shah
Managing Director and Global Head, Cleantech Coverage Standard Chartered Bank
Anil K. Sharma
Vice President and General Manager, Label and Graphic Materials Asia Pacific Avery Dennison
Nathan Sheets
Chief Economist and Head of Global Macroeconomic Research PGIM
Alister Shepherd
Managing Director, Mandiant Services FireEye
Fuad Siddiqui
Executive Partner & Vice President Nokia Bell Labs
Patrick Sobalvarro
CEO & Co-Founder Veo Robotics
Alysse Soll
Chair Women in Sports Tech (WiST)
Nick Soman
CEO Decent
Mike Steib
Chief Executive Officer Artsy
James Sweeney
Chief Economist and CIO Americas Credit Suisse
Matthew Sydney
CEO Picwell
Julio Tamacas
Vice President & Business Services Manager ExxonMobil Qatar Limited
Corine Tap
SVP Waters Indonesia and South East Asia, SVP Africa and Zone Study Leader Asia, Africa and Middle East Danone
Hua Fung Teh
Co-Founder & Group President ONE Championship
Eira Thomas
CEO Lucara Diamond Corp
Craig Tiley
Chief Executive Officer & Australian Open Tournament Director Tennis Australia
Shai de Toledo
Managing Partner, Supply Chain Director HB Antwerp
Kelly Trott
VP Imagine H2O
Andrew Tsonchev
Director of Technology Darktrace
Iris Van der Veken
Executive Director Responsible Jewellery Council
Kahina Van Dyke
Global Head of Digital Channels & Data Analytics Standard Chartered Bank
Dr. Jamshid Vayghan
Global CTO and Vice President for Communication Services IBM Global Business Services
Sunil Veetil
Head of Global Trade and Receivable Finance for MENAT HSBC
Manish Vyas
President, Communications, Media & Entertainment Business & CEO, Network Services Tech Mahindra
Matthew Wadiak
Founder and CEO Cooks Venture
Jefferson Wang
Global 5G Lead Accenture
Sherrie Westin
President Sesame Workshop
Rodney Williams
CEO & President Belvedere
Yasu Yamazaki
Chief Evangelist Axelspace
Greg Young
Vice President, Cybersecurity and CorpDev Trend Micro
Alice Yu
SVP PalantirBloomberg Participants
Lisa Abramowicz
Anchor Bloomberg Radio
Shery Ahn
Anchor Bloomberg Television
Nour Al Ali
Journalist Bloomberg News
Tracy Alloway
Executive Editor, Asia News Desk Bloomberg
Drew Armstrong
Senior Editor for Healthcare Bloomberg News
Michael Barr
Host Bloomberg Radio
Sonali Basak
Financial Correspondent Bloomberg
Matthew Bloxham
Head of TMT Research, EMEA Bloomberg Intelligence
Romaine Bostick
Correspondent and Co-anchor Bloomberg Television
Shartia Brantley
Executive Editor & Head of Inclusive Programming Bloomberg
Jan Bratanic
Reporter Bloomberg
Emily Chang
Anchor Bloomberg Television
Rachel Chang
Team Leader, Asia Consumer, Health & Media News Bloomberg
Julie Chariell
Senior Analyst – FinTech/Payments Bloomberg Intelligence
Manus Cranny
Daybreak Anchor Bloomberg Television
Claire Curry
Head of Digital Industry Bloomberg New Energy Finance
Anna Edwards
Anchor Bloomberg Television
Stephanie Flanders
Senior Executive Editor for Economics Bloomberg
Simone Foxman
Middle East Correspondent Bloomberg Television
Scarlet Fu
Anchor Bloomberg Television
Deirdre Hipwell
Bloomberg
Caroline Hyde
Anchor Bloomberg Television
Michelle Jamrisko
Senior Asia Economy Reporter Bloomberg
Guy Johnson
Anchor Bloomberg Television
Tom Keene
Co-Anchor, Bloomberg Surveillance Bloomberg
Jason Kelly
Chief Correspondent, Bloomberg Originals Host & Executive Producer, “Power Players”
Kailey Leinz
Host Bloomberg Television
David Malingha
East Africa Bureau Chief Bloomberg
Yvonne Man
Anchor Bloomberg Television
Gina Martin Adams
Director of Equity Strategy, ETF and ESG Research, Chief Equity Strategist Bloomberg Intelligence
Fauziah Marzuki
Head of LNG BloombergNEF
Carol Massar
Anchor Bloomberg Television
Laura Millan
Climate Reporter Bloomberg News
Matt Miller
Anchor Bloomberg Television
Joanna Ossinger
Global Markets Editor Bloomberg News
Thomas Pfeiffer
EMEA Screentime, TMT Editor Bloomberg News
Sasha Qadri
Senior Programming Director Bloomberg Live
Christoph Rauwald
Senior Reporter Bloomberg
Taylor Riggs
Correspondent Bloomberg Television
Jeanette Rodrigues
South Asia Managing Editor Bloomberg News
Damian Sassower
Chief EM Fixed Income Strategist Bloomberg Intelligence
Ed Stapley
Editor, EMEA Bloomberg Live
Alix Steel
Anchor Bloomberg Television
Brad Stone
Senior Executive Editor, Global Tech Bloomberg
Haidi Stroud-Watts
Anchor, ‘Daybreak Australia’ and ‘Daybreak Asia’ Bloomberg Television
James Tarmy
Arts Columnist Bloomberg News and Businessweek Magazine
Anjani Trivedi
Columnist Bloomberg Opinion
Eddie van der Walt
Markets Live Editor Bloomberg News
Ann-Hunter van Kirk
Senior Equity Research Analyst Bloomberg Intelligence
Zain Verjee
Host and Executive Producer Qatar Economic Forum
Alex Webb
Columnist Bloomberg Opinion
David Westin
Anchor Bloomberg Television
Jennifer Zabasajja
Chief Africa Correspondent & Anchor Bloomberg Television