Almotaz Abadi is the UfM Deputy Secretary General in charge of Water, Environment and Blue Economy since September 2022.  He was UfM Acting Deputy Secretary General for same division between Sept 2015-Aug 2016. At the UfM, he had led the initiatives to revitalize the water political process in the Mediterranean, including achieving a Ministerial Declaration

Abla Abdel Latif is currently the Chair of the Presidential Advisory Council for Economic Development, and the Executive Director and Director of Research of The Egyptian Center for Economic Studies (ECES). She is also a Member of the Central Bank of Egypt’s Coordinating Council and has been a Board Member of the National Bank of

Badr Ahmed Mohamed Abdelatty is an Egyptian diplomat and politician serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2024. He served as ambassador to Germany from 2015 to 2019, and as ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg, the European Union and NATO until 2024. In addition, he has held various key positions, including Deputy Assistant Secretary of State,

Ahmed Aboul Gheit has been Secretary General of the Arab League since March 2016 and he was reconfirmed in March 2021. He was appointed Egypt’s Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2004 to 2011.  Previously, from 1999 to 2004, he served as Permanent Representative of Egypt at UN headquarters in New York.  He joined the Egyptian

Mohamed Ali Addarat Serves as the Chairman of the Management Committee of the Libyan Foreign Bank since April 2021. Previously he has served as a Member of parliament in Libya, as Chairman of the Finance and Budget Committee in the GNC. In addition, he has served as the Senior Advisor to the Governor of the

Majed Al Ansari is Advisor to the Prime Minister of Qatar and Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He received his PhD and Master’s degree in Social Change from the University of Manchester, and wrote a thesis entitled, “A Minority of Citizens: The Effects of Religious, Social and Political Values on Trust in

Yousuf Al Bulushi is a former senior diplomat, innovator and entrepreneurial leader. Al Bulushi brings forward more than 20 years of work experience in the combined fields of science diplomacy, innovation, entrepreneurship, science and technology development and education. He has a proven track record in leading disruptive technology initiatives (4IR, SPI, future disruptive technology, Blockchain

Yasmeen Al Sharaf is the Director of the FinTech & Innovation Unit at the Central Bank of Bahrain (“CBB”), tasked with setting up a conducive ecosystem to facilitate a robust regulatory framework that fosters innovation within the financial services sector. She has been working with the CBB for the past 18 years, whereby, she started