UAE Speakers
H.E. Ahmed Jasim Al Zaabi
Chairman
Abu Dhabi 
Department of 
Economic 
Development
H.E. Mohamed Ali Al Shorafa
Chairman
Department of Municipalities & Transport
H.E. Mansoor Al Mansoori
Chairman
Space42
H.E. Faisal Al-Bannai
Secretary General 
ATRC, and Advisor to the UAE President on Strategic Research and Advanced Technology Affairs
H.E. Dr. Mohamed Hamad Al Kuwaiti
Chairman
UAE Cyber Security Council
H.E. Abdulla Al Marzouqi
Director General
Integrated 
Transport Center 
(Abu Dhabi)
Moderator:
Hasan Ahmed Al Hosani
Managing Director
Bayanat
Abdulla Mohammed Alashram
Group CEO
7X 
Moderator:
Abdulla Al Shamsi
COO
 Bayanat
Nayef Shahin
Director Innovation & Knowledge
ADIO
Dr. Noura Al Dhaheri
CEO
Maqta Gateway
Dr. Hamad Al Jassmi 
Director –
Emirates Center for Mobility Research 
UAE University 
Hana
Al Kokhardi
Section Head -
Aviation Transport Planning & Regulations 
ITC
Eng. Sumaya Al Neyadi
Head of Traffic 
Safety Section 
ITC
Aqeel Ahmed Al Zarouni
Assistant Director General
Aviation Safety Affairs  
Mohamed Drayel
Director- Maritime Transport
ITC
Prof. Ahmed Murad
Associate 
Provost for 
Research
UAE University 
Jassem Nasser
Chief Business Development 
Officer
Thuraya
Fatma Hantoubi
Transport Services Planning Section 
Head
ITC
Alia Al Nuaimi
Strategic Planning Manager, Strategic Planning & 
Performance 
Management 
Division
ITC
Dr. Manar Almazrouie
Assistant 
Professor of 
Mechanical 
Engineering 
UAE University 
Capt Saif Al Mheiri
CEO
Abu Dhabi Martime
Shadi Malak
CEO
Etihad Rail
International Speakers
Abdel Khader Ahmed
Implementation & Design Traffic, System Project Expert
ITC
Ahmed El Bermbali
Managing Director
CharIN
Amna Al Redha
Ventures & Programmes Manager
Aviation X Lab & Intelak
Andrew Strefford
Executive Director Business Development
Aspire
Axel Radermacher
Co-Founder
Odys Aviation
Ben Goldstein
Managing Editor
Aviation Week
Loukas Bumdong Cho 
CTO
V SPACE
Commander Abhilash Tomy
Adventurer & Bayanat Ambassador
 
Cristiana Pace
Founder and CEO
Enovation Consulting
Daniel Avdagic
CEO
AI Driving Metaverse Group
David Vincentelli
Remote Hydrography Business Developer
Exail
Domenick Yoney
Batteries Included Podcast
Donghyeong Seong
Singapore Country Manager
Autonomous A2Z
Dr James Wang
Professor and Director of eVTOL Research and Innovation Center
NTU Singapore
Dr Prashath Marpu
VP - R&D
Bayanat
Dr Ray O Johnson
CEO
Technology Innovation Institute

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