Date

April 17 - 19
2018
Address

Hotel St. Regis,
Dubai, (UAE)
Theme

Transformative Leadership for fostering Creativity, Innovation & Business Excellence

TOPICS - HIGHLIGHTS

1.Boards to lead Business Excellence: Stay ahead of competition
2.Visionary Leadership for Fostering Creativity and disruptive Innovation in Digital Economy
3.Corporate Success through Exceptional Corporate Governance

4.Organisational Climate for Creativity and Innovation
5.Competitive Strategy in Pursuit of World Class Excellence

UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF

His Highness Sheikh Nahayan Bin Mabarak Al Nahayan

Hon'ble Cabinet Member and Hon'ble Minister of Tolerance, Govt. of UAE

Convention
Chairman

Dr. Tayeb Kamali

Chairman, UAE Chapter IOD, India & Director General, Education Training Devt. Ministry of Interior Govt. of UAE
Inaugural
Address

H.E. Abdulla Al Saleh

Undersecretary–Foreign Trade, Ministry of Economy, UAE
Guest of
Honour

Navdeep Singh Suri

Ambassador of India to UAE
Ambassador of India in the UAE
Keynote
Address

H.E. Ahmed Bin Sulayem

Executive Chairman & CEO, DMCC

DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS

H.E Mr. Vipul, IFS

COnsul General of India
in Dubai
Dr. B. R. Shetty

Founder & Chairman
BRS Ventures, NMC Healthcare, Chairman, UAE Exchange & Travelex, UAE
H.E. Dr. Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor

Group Chairman
Al Habtoor Group
Ashok Chawla, IAS

Chairman
NSE India and Former Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India

H.E. Marwan Jassim Al Sarkal

Chief Executive Officer
Sharjah Investment and Development Authority - Shurooq
Abdulla Bin Damithan

Chief Commercial Officer
DP World, UAE
Vijay Karia

Chairman & MD
Ravin Group of Companies, India
Edwin Lammers

VP-Commercial Khalifa
Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi Ports, UAE

Dr N. Nagambika Devi, IAS

Principal Secretary
Rural Development & Panchayat Raj Department, Govt. of Karnataka
Dr. B. N. Srinivasa Murthy

Chairman
Coconut Development Board, Ministry of Agriculture & Farmer’s Welfare, Govt. of India
Anil Kumar Chalamalasetty

Founder, CEO & MD
Greenko Group, India
Kishor Kharat

MD & CEO
Indian Bank

Arindam De

Country Head & MD
Protiviti Middle East Member Firm, UAE
Dr. R. Raju, IFS

Managing Director
Karnataka Rural Infrastructure Development Ltd. (KRIDL), India
Anil Mehndiratta

Chief Strategy Officer
BRS Ventures, UAE
Surender Singh Kandhari

Chairman
Al Dobowi Group, UAE

H.E. Khurram Shroff

Chairman
International Blockchain Capital, IBC Group, UAE
Dr. Azad Moopen, MBBS

Chairman & MD
Aster DM Healthcare, UAE
CS Makarand Lele

President
The Institute of Company Secretaries of India
Essa Abdulla Al Ghurair

Chairman
Essa Al Ghurair Investment (EGI)

Dr. Mukesh Batra

Founder & Chairman Emeritus
Dr Batra's™ Group
Mohanned K. Al Anni

Vice Chairperson
Gulf University, Kingdom of Bahrain
Mishal Hamed Kanoo

Chairman
The Kanoo Group, UAE
Fatma Buti Al-Mheir

Chairwoman
Dubai Quality Group, UAE

Vijay Malhotra

Chairman and CEO
KPMG Lower Gulf
Suresh Kumar

President
Indian Business and Professional Council (IBPC), Dubai
Ravi Sreehari

Managing Director
IL&FS ITNL International JLT, Dubai, UAE
Kulwant Singh

Founder & MD
Lama Group L.L.C

Dr. Vandana Gandhi

Founder and CEO
British Orchard Nursery, UAE
Ajay Poddar

Chairman & MD
Syenergy Environics Ltd., India
Amit Ray

Managing Director
Protiviti Middle East Member Firm, UAE
Samira Shaloh

Co- Founder
Brain Quest, UAE

CMA Sanjay Gupta

President
The Institute of Cost Accountants of India
CA Naveen Sharma

Chairman
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India – UAE (Dubai) Chapter
Vicky Kapur

Editor-in-Chief
Khaleej Times, UAE
James Bernard

Director - Business Development
DMCC (Dubai Multi Commodities Centre), UAE

Subrata Bagchi

President
TCG Digital Solutions, India
Prof. Rajendra P. Bharti

Director
Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management & Technology, India
Salil Malik

Managing Director
Da Milano, India
Chandra Sen Hada

India & Chief Operations Officer
Gulf Islamic Investments, UAE

Hind Al Youha

Director - Investment Department, UAE Ministry of Economy
Ramesh Cidambi

Chief Operating Officer
Dubai Duty Free, UAE
Prof. Colin Coulson Thomas

President
Institute of Management Services, UK
Monis Rahman

Head Research Scientist, UAE

Nimish Makvana

Honorary Director-UAE Chapter, IOD, India & and Senior Partner, Crowe MAK - UAE, Past Chairman ICAI – Dubai

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PRINCIPAL PARTNER

PLATINUM PARTNERs

Gold PARTNERs

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Strategic PARTNER

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Global Trade PARTNER

Media PARTNER

Silver partners

ASSOCIATE partners

INSTITUTIONAL ASSOCIATE PARTNERS

Industry PARTNER

A REPORT ON 2017 - CONVENTION

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