2023 Speakers

Inspiring speakers from around the world

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A SNEAK PEEK OF THE NORTH STAR STELLAR LINE-UP IN 2023.

Inspiring speakers from around the world

H.E. Dr. Tariq Bin Hendi

Senior Partner
Global Ventures
UAE

David Rowan

Founding Editor-in-Chief
WIRED
UK

Saeed AlGergawi

Vice President
Dubai Chamber of Digital Economt
UAE

Li Junjie

District Mayor
北京市海淀区人民政府 Haidian District People’s Government of Beijing Municipality
China​

Mike Butcher

Editor-at-large
TechCrunch
UK

Nick Foster

Futurist & Former Head of Design
The Moonshot Factory, Google X
US

Dr. Dennis Hong

Professor, Director of RoMeLa (Robotics & Mechanisms Laboratory)
UCLA
US

Rajan Anandan

Managing Director
Peak XV Partners
India

Cathy Guetta

Co-Founder
Djaayz
​Spain

Christian Weedbrook

CEO & Founder
Xanadu Quantum Technologies
Canada

Mohamed Gouled

Vice President, Global Industries
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
US

David Shing

Digital Prophet
Shingy

Leo Wang

CFO & Founding team member
Pony.ai
China​

Oji Udezue​

Author of PLG​ and Chief Product Officer
Typeform
US

Massimo Paloni

EVP - Operations & Innovation Unit
Bulgari
Italy

Park Sunghyun

Co-Founder & CEO
Rebellions Inc.
South Korea

Akis Evangelidis

Co-Founder
Nothing
UK

Chintan Vaishnav

Mission Director, Atal Innovation Mission, Niti Aayog; Additional Secretary
Government of India
India

Shadi Kandil

General Manager, Global Business Solutions, METAP
TikTok
UAE

Seena Amidi

Managing Partner
Plug and Play
US

Amit Choudhary

Co-Founder
Lenskart
India

Harsh Kapadia

EVP, Chief Creative Officer
MRM, McCann Worldgroup
US

Philip Bahoshy

Founder & CEO
MAGNiTT
UAE

Ali Rana​

VP of Product
Bolt
Estonia​

Mounir Nakhla

Founder & CEO
MNT-Halan
Egypt

Richard Werner

Chairman
Valhalla Network
UK

Dan Westgarth

Co-Founder & COO
Deel
US

Charlie Graham-Brown

Co-Founder & CIO
Seedstars
Switzerland

Rui Tang

Founder & Chief Executive Office & Chairman
Zongmu Technology
China​

Larry Madowo

International Correspondent
CNN
Kenya

Fadi Ghandour​

Executive Chairman 
Wamda​
UAE

Michael Peters

Founder, Former Chairman & CEO
Euronews
UAE

Malini Agarwal

Co-Founder
Good Creator Co, The Good Glamm Group
India

Nichola Bates

Managing Partner at Aerospace Xelerated; Head of Global Accelerators and Innovation Programs
The Boeing Company / Aerospace Xelerated
UK

Arjun Sethi

Founder
Tribe Capital
US

Josh Constine

Editor, TechCrunch; and Venture Partner
SignalFire
US

Ahmed Bin Sulayem

Executive Chairman and CEO
Dubai Multi Commodities Centre
UAE

Jeremy Johnson

Founder & CEO
Andela
US

Ronaldo Mouchawar

Vice President
Amazon MENA
UAE

Fredrick D. Scott, FMVA

CEO
Venture Backed and PMI Systems
US

Mayank Yadav​

Director of Product
Reddit
USA

Nastaran Bisheban

CTO Canada
KFC
Canada

Asmaa Quorrich

Chief Marketing Officer
Saudi Tourism Authority
KSA

Gao Erji​

Vice President
Caixin Media
China

Khalifa AlQama

Director
Dubai Future Labs - Dubai Future Foundation
UAE

Hina Dixit

Partner
Microsoft Ventures
US

Ralph Simon

CEO
Mobilium Global
UK

Ahmad Ali Alwan

Deputy CEO
Hub71
UAE

GV Ravi Shankar

Managing Director
Peak XV
India

Bill Liao

General Partner
SOSV
Ireland

Yat Siu

Founder & CEO
Animoca Brands
Hong Kong

Johannes Schildt

CEO & Co-Founder
Kry
Sweden

Michael Gozzo

Chief Product & Technology Officer
Ada
Canada

Mohamad Ballout​

Co-Founder & CEO​
Kitopi​
UAE

Mona Ataya​

Founder​
Mumzworld​
UAE​

Prag Sharma

Global Head of Artificial Intelligence
Citi Bank
Ireland

Abhiraj Singh Bhal

Co-Founder & CEO
Urban Company
India

Sergej Kunz

Co-Founder
1inch Network
Germany

Jack Selby

Managing Director
Thiel Capital
US

Christine GZ​

Professional Off-Road and Rally driver
Extreme E
Spain

Mudassir Sheikha

CEO and Co-Founder
Careem
UAE​

Tim Kring

Producer & Screenwriter
Emmy-Award winning creator of the drama series Heroes
US

Jeff Maggioncalda

CEO
Coursera

Pablos Holman

Hacker, Inventor, And Entrepreneur

US

Leonard Brody

Co-Founder & Executive Chairman
Caravan
Canada

Dr. Mikayel Vardanyan Ph.D

Co-Founder & CPO
Picsart
USA

Fernando Garibay

Polymath, DJ, Author, Academic, Music Producer
Djassi Africa
UK​

Patrick Woodhead​

Founder
White Desert Antarctica
Antarctica

Najla Al Midfa

CEO
Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center
Sheraa

Sean O'Sullivan

Co-Founder & Managing General Partner
SOSV
US

Lara Acosta

Founder
La Digital
UK

Michelle Parsons​

Product Executive in Residence​
The Product School​
USA

Mehdi Moutaoukil

Chief Digital & Marketing Officer
L’Oréal Middle East

Lisa Chatterton

Fashion Innovation Agency – Chair
London College of Fashion
UK

Mounir Nakhla

Founder & CEO
MNT-Halan
Egypt

Nick Coronges

EVP & Global Chief Technology Officer
R/GA
USA

Sébastien Borget

Co-founder and COO
The Sandbox
France

Vivek Kumar

Chief Marketing & Fundraising Officer
World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
Singapore

Mark Loughran

Group President
inDrive

Dany Farha

Managing Partner
BECO Capital
UAE

Sonali Krishna

Anchor & Host of "Brand Equity"
ET Now (Times Group)
India

Melvyn Lubega

Founder & Director
Go1
South Africa​

Charlie-Graham

Co-Founder & CIO
Seedstars
Switzerland

Teana Baker-Taylor

VP of Policy and Strategy, EMEA
Circle
USA

Nova Lorraine

Fashion Designer, Author and Storyteller

Ray Son

CSO (Chief Strategy Officer)
IGAWorks​
Republic of Korea

Remo Giovanni - Abbondandolo

General Manager
MENA at Checkout.com
UAE

Caroline Bauer

Team Leader Digital Creation
Hugo Boss
Germany

Somachi Chris-Asoluka

CEO
Tony Elumelu Foundation
Nigeria

Anurakt Jain

Founder & CEO
Klub
India

Janade Du Plessis

Managing General Partner
Launch Africa​
South Africa​

Nic Watson

CEO
Udrive
UAE​

Arun Iyer

Co-Founder
Spring Marketing Capital
India

Nader Amiri

Founder
elGrocer (acquired by Etisalat)​
UAE

Saifi Ismail​

President​
Yalla Group​​
UAE

Akmal Paiziev

Co-Founder & CEO
Express24; MyTaxi
Uzbekistan

Jen Carter​

CPO​
Google.org​
US

Espree Devora

Producer & Host
Tech Podcasts @WeAreLATech
US

Janade Du Plessis ​

Managing General Partner​
Launch Africa​
South Africa​

Tushar Singhvi

Deputy CEO & Head of Investments
Crescent Enterprises​
UAE

Alex Garabedian​

Investment Head​
Chalhoub Group​
UAE​

Elizabeth Theophille

ex Chief Technology Transformation Officer, Novartis & Board Member
8x8
Switzerland

Dr. Luc Julia

Chief Scientific Officer
Renault
US

Nader Amiri​

Founder​
elGrocer (acquired by Etisalat)​
UAE​

Vusi Thembakwayo

CEO
MyGrowthFund Venture Capital