Rihla Summit
for
Green Economic Growth
29 September 2026Abu Dhabi · United Arab Emirates
Speakers and Moderators
Biographies
Anisa Abibulloeva
Climate Action Network
Nadim Abillama
International Energy Agency
Imad Ahmed
Bourse & Bazaar Foundation
Umid Akbarov
SUEZ
Yuliya Allakhverdiyeva
Acwa
Dawud Al Ansari
Shaheen Institute for Strategy and Development
Mustafa Ansari
United Nations Resident Coordinator’s Office
Diana Athamneh
Energy Transition and Sustainability Expert
OA
Olivia Azadegan
Global Methane Hub
Moustafa Bayoumi
Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy
Mohammed Al Breiki
Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting
MA
H.E. Dr. Maryam Al Busaidi
Environment Authority of Oman
Rumaitha Al Busaidi
Hydrom
Cynthia Chigwenya
The Club of Rome
ME
Mohamed El Dahshan
Bourse & Bazaar Foundation
Nguyen Dang Dao
Bourse & Bazaar Foundation
MA
H.E. Dr. Mohammed Al Dhaheri
Anwar Gargash Diplomatic Academy
Karim Elgendy
Carboun Institute
Amadou Lamine Fall
Development Finance Advisory (Senegal)
Razann Al Ghussein
Office of Development Affairs (UAE)
Mehran Haghirian
Bourse & Bazaar Foundation
Hala Al Hamawi
Global Green Growth Institute
Reem Al Hashmi
TAQA Solutions
Vuyiswa Hlongwane
Bourse & Bazaar Foundation
NH
Nicholas Howarth
Frontier 25
Jushkinbek Ismailov
Juru
Saurabh Mukesh Jain
Mumbai Climate Action Plan
Shakhlo Kamaladinova
Bourse & Bazaar Foundation
Khabiba Khidoyatova
Tashkent State University of Economics
MacKenzie King
Impact Hub
Song Lin
Global Strategic Communications Council
Polina Liubomirova
Independent Business Development Executive
Jane Lumumba
UN Habitat
Muhammad Usman Manzoor
Global Green Growth Institute
Deema Al Masri
Water Security Specialist
Abubakar Metcho
Office of the Senior Special Assistant to the President on SDGs (Nigeria)
Gabriel Miguez
SUEZ Middle East and Central Asia
Jamila El Mir
Dubai Environment and Climate Change Authority
Dhabia Al Mohannadi
Hamad Bin Khalifa University
Crystal Mugimba
Trade and Development Bank
Hashim Wasswa Mulangwa
Rwanda Development Bank
AH
H.E. Dr. Ali Hamad Al Mulla
Gulf Organization for Industrial Consulting
Duy Linh Nguyen
Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
Siti Nurwala
Prasarana Malaysia Berhad
KA
Khulud Al Nuwais
Emirates Foundation
Jessica Obeid
New Energy Consult
Nadia Ouedraogo
United Nations Economic for Africa
Railla Veronica Donato Puno
Fair Transitions Lab
Syed Husain Quadri
Multilateral Development Bank Professional
Nazifa Rafa
University of Cambridge
Felix Yvan Rugwizangoga
Trade and Development Bank Group
Jitsai Santaputra
Youth for Energy Southeast Asia
Shada El Sharif
SustainMENA
Yunis Sharifli
Istanbul University
SY
Samantha Youngeun Shin
Independent Advisor
Louis Skyner
Dentons Europe
Patrick Kwabena Stephenson
Natural Resource Governance Institute
Kantheera Tipkanjanarat
Lion’s Head Global Partners
Khuzama Wardeh
Bourse & Bazaar Foundation
Khwezikazi Windvoel
The Presidency of South Africa
Maha Yassin
Institute of Regional and International Studies
Dina Zayed
Independent Consultant
Ainur Zhakupova
Astana International Financial Centre
Contact the team to learn more: coordinator@bourseandbazaar.org