Samer Oukaili is a seasoned leader and entrepreneur with more than 15 years of experience in building and driving businesses around technology. Having worked and led businesses for blue-chip companies like Siemens and Mitsubishi Electric, he has extensive knowledge around building products, bringing them to market, and scaling for growth. Samer is currently managing director of Dviz Technologies Inc., a data automation and AI company he founded in 2022 serving organizations that rely heavily on data to improve both their top and bottom lines. Samer also co-founded MyAhmed a fintech focusing on the unbanked and underbanked taking on two hats as head of data and chief operating officer from 2021 to 2022. Prior to his entrepreneurship journey, Samer was the global head of energy storage for Siemens turning over +$100M of business with global P&L responsibility. In this role, he handled product technology development/roadmap, regional competency buildup, as well as sales and customer success management. Samer’s skills span from initial stages of product development to product/market fit, direct/indirect B2B sales, building winning teams, and managing P&L.

Meet Gayané Grigoryan, an Innovation and Strategy Consultant based in Dubai. As a certified consultant and a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK, Gayané specialispecialises in helping businesses accelerate sustainable purpose-driven growth by leveraging their individual strengths. With her expertise in business case validation, value innovation, ISO 56002 innovation management, Blue Ocean strategy formulation, and future foresight, Gayané has become a sought-after mentor for entrepreneurs who want to create solutions that make a positive impact on the world. Gayanéé's passion lies in empowering people who share the same ethics and integrity as she does. She believes in solutions that make sense in our current world and has a deep desire to make a difference. Currently, Gayané along with INSEAD Global Executive MBA studies, is working with impact ventures in Singapore and Malaysia, where she is designing and assessing winning business models, creating value propositions that sell, and validating business ideas with real customers. Her impressive credentials include being an AASBC Accredited SME Consultant, CIM Qualified Marketing Leadership Consultant, Certified ISO 56002 Innovation Management Practitioner, Blue Ocean Strategy Certified Practitioner, McKinsey Academy Forward Programme Alumna, IBM Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner, and a member of the Chartered Institute of Marketing. With Gayanéé's guidance, aspiring entrepreneurs can achieve their goals and create solutions that make a positive impact on the world. Her unique combination of expertise and passion for innovation makes her an exceptional mentor who delivers creative problem-solving, growth, and performance for her clients. Gayanéé's perpetual curiosity for "what's next?" drives her to help businesses succeed and make a difference in the world.

Sana has more than seven years of experience in public sector policy, economic analysis, and macroeconomic and financial modelling. She has conducted econometric analysis to determine correlations and elasticities, focusing on areas within the energy sector in particular. This has included projecting energy demand under various scenarios for economic growth, oil prices, and pricing and allocation policies. She has also conducted economic and financial analysis following World Bank and Asian Development Bank guidelines for investment projects, including calculating project IRRs and performing sensitivity analysis. She has participated in socio-economic impact assessments, producing social, cultural and economic baselines, and macroeconomic assessments. Her experience spans consulting companies like KPMG UK and Hagler Bailly Pakistan, an energy and environmental consultancy firm. She started her professional career after receiving her Bachelor of Commerce (Economics and Finance) degree from the University of Toronto in 2008.