Our story starts with one man. Back in 1954, a man named Ray Kroc discovered a small burger restaurant in California, and wrote the first page of our history. From humble beginnings as a small restaurant, we’re proud to have become one of the world’s leading food service brands with more than 36,000 restaurants in…
Kuwait International Bank (KIB) is a bank that operates according to the Islamic Shari’ah, based in the State of Kuwait. Incorporated in 1973, and originally known as Kuwait Real Estate Bank, KIB made the transition to its current Islamic operating model in 2007. KIB is a full service Bank operating through a network of 26…
Aradhana Khowala is a global authority on the travel, tourism and hospitality industry. In 2017 she was awarded the 21st Century Icon Awards in association with CNBC and London School of Economics as an inspirational Next Generation game changer and in 2014, she was chosen and featured as one of the 50 most influential young…
Ida Beerhalter is co-heading IOME, a private investment partnership of women principals from the Gulf with its head office in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Additionally she currently serves as Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Astia, USA, a unique not-for-profit organization build on a community of over 5,000 experts dedicated to propel…
Dr. Lia Beltrami was born in 1967 in Trento, a historical city in the Italian Alps. There she obtained a Scientific high school diploma and proceeded to attend University of Trento. She graduated in Modern Languages with the title of Dr in 1991. In 1993, she studied Filmmaking at the New York Film Academy, which…
After 15 years in leadership positions at global corporations, Sandrine moved to the strongest side the force to become an entrepreneur. Sandrine is the CEO and co-founder of Cosmian, The Personal Data Network. Powered by peer-to-peer and blockchain technologies, Cosmian is the reference for personal data control & access, while favoring sustainable economic models for…
HE Eng. Mohammed Ahmed Bin Abdul Aziz Al Shehhi is Undersecretary for Economic Affairs in the Ministry of Economy of the UAE, and has been at the Ministry since 2006. He is on the board of Emirates Petroleum, serves as Chairman of Arab Mining Company, and is a board member of the Emirates Identity Authority…
Omar Al Busaidy is an Emirati Global Shaper with the World Economic Forum, as well as a Best Selling author, entrepreneur and a member of the US and UAE Public Affairs Committee. His multiples roles have allowed him to achieve several accomplishments, from publishing his own book ‘Just Read It’, an entrepreneurial guide to self-development,…
Michelle Wu is VP Digital Technology & Chief Information Officer at GE Power Services – Africa, India, Middle East, APAC, & China, based in Dubai UAE. Michelle’s priority is to transform GE Power internal digital culture, deliver productivity and cost-out through Digital Thread, and enable enterprise intelligence, security, and end user experience across the organization.…
Maysoun Odeh is a Palestinian entrepreneur who schooled in Jerusalem at the Rosary Sisters High School and then went on to attend University in Grenoble in France, completing her qualifications in Economics at the American University in Washington D.C. On her return to Palestine she worked in the private sector facilitating the entry of new…