Mentors

Roda Abdi

Founder & CEO, Amirab
Madiha Ahmed

Founder, Realpactech

Eman Alabdulghani

Founder & CEO, Startupsmag
Helen Alderson

Independent Board Member
Mir Kazim Ali

Co-founder & President, Cemtrec Solutions Ltd
Hakan Altinay

President, The Global Civics Academy
Shahira Amin

Journalist
Abdelli Mohamed Amokrane

Manager, CBSA CONSULTING
Nicky Amos

Executive Director, The Business Benchmark on Farm Animal Welfare (BBFAW)
Marina Antoniou

Global Capital Markets – Risk Management & Innovation

Robert Baker

Founder, Potentia Consulting Limited
Dr Sudhakar Bangera

Managing Partner, AILEEN Clinical Research Services
Dr Ishrat Bano

Advisor, Harvard University
Chintal Barot

Founder & Director, CoSustain Consulting
Kelly Blackaby

Managing Partner, Entail Ltd
Ameera Binkaram (1978 - 2016)

Chairperson, Sharjah Business Women Council
Fabienne Boixel

Transformational Coach
Bisila Bokoko

CEO & Founder, Bisila Bokoko
Catherine Bolzendahl

Director, School of Public Policy, Oregon State University
Iva Boneva

Founder & CEO, The Centre for Inclusive Education
Mafalda Borea

Deputy Editor, China Report Magazine
Reem N. Bsaiso

Founder & Managing Partner Global Outreach/ Consultant
Marino Cavallo

Economist
Kash Chandarana

Co-Founder Luxe Brand Assets & Alma Hotel Management
Angela Chester-Johnson

Chief Executive Officer, GROW International Inc
Richard F Colker

Private Investor
George Constantopoulos

Senior Partner, SWC
Charles Crawford CMG

Award-winning Speechwriter & Executive Communication Expert
Charles Depasse

Head of Human Resources, Nycomed
Helen Disney

Founder, Unblocked Events & Director, The Realization Group
Dr Roula Azar Douglas

Journalist & Author
Michael E. Economakis

Executive Chairman, Petros Petropoulos SAIC (Plc)
Abuchi Ezekwugo

Electronic Trading Consultant, Morgan STANLEY UK
Dr. Hani Ezeldin

International Trainer Consultant
Nizar Fakih

Co-Founder, STEP Group
Rola Fayyad

Founder & CEO, Friendture
Susan Foley Rocco

Founder, Producer & Host, Women to Watch™ Media, LLC
Dr Maria Frangieh

Founder & CEO, Socialprise & Lecturer, University USJ
Susana Frazao-Pinheiro

Director, Healthcare Initiative School of Management, University College London
Laila Chiadmi Garcia

Researcher, University of Granada
Christopher Gaunt, OBE

Chairman, British Chamber of Commerce Turkey
Amber Ghaddar

Co-Founder, Alliance Block
Dr Dalia Ghanem-Yazbeck

El Erian Fellow, The Carnegie Middle East Center (CMEC), Beirut
Eleni Glinou

Visual Artist, Researcher, Educator - Former Full time Professor, The Graphic Design Department
Alisa Grafton

Consultant Scrivener Notary, De Pinna LLP
Eva Grosman

CEO, Centre for Democracy & Peace Building, TEDxStormont Organiser
Rania Ahmad Azaam Hamed

Associate Professor, Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan
Rania Hamoud

Independent Consultant, Senior Strategist & CEO, Breakthrough for Research & Green Development

Nada Hamzeh

Executive Director, MEPI Lebanon Alumni Association
Natasha Hannoun Mansour

Director, Abu Dhabi Financial Group
Dr. Roger Hayes

Senior Counsellor, APCO Worldwide
Nathalie Hobeica

International External Relations Consultant

Bob Holt

Chairman, Sureserve plc

Coline Houssais

Founder, l'Agence Ustaza
Lucian J. Hudson

Director of Communications, The Open University
Marilena Ioannidou

Co-Managing Director, First Elements Euroconsultants Ltd.

Iwona Jordan

CFO, JATO Dynamics Ltd
Saad Khan

CEO, Alamut Consulting
Dr Zeenath Khan

Professor, Cyber Ethics & Academic Integrity, Wollongong University
Karen Khoury

Public Relations & External Affairs Manager, Children's Cancer Center of Lebanon (CCCL)
John Kittmer

Former British Ambassador to Greece

Annie Krukowska

Programme Director, BBC Worldwide Labs - CEO, Bounce Republic
Birendra Kumar

Director, Mahatma Gandhi College of Social Work

Alice Leguay

CCO, Clim8 Invest
Sonja Lokar

Executive Director, CEE Network for Gender Issues
Hellen Waiswa Lunkuse

Founder & Executive Director, Rape Hurts Foundation (RHF)

Dr Avra Lyraki

Global Executive Communications' Coach/ C-Level Mentor/ ICF MCC, PCC & ACC Credentialing Assessor/ Speaker
Professor Andrew MacLeod, BA/LLB, LLM, GAICD

Chairman, Griffin Law (UK & US)

Martina Macpherson

SVP, Moody’s Investors Services Assessments
Roya Mahboob

Founder & CEO, Digital Citizen Fund
Attiya Mahmood

Former Diplomat & Ambassador of Pakistan
Nada Majdalani

Director, EcoPeace Middle East
Anjum Malik

Managing Partner, Alhambra U.S. Chamber - Vice President, HOFT/IAEI & Honorary Ambassador, The Polish Network of Women's Entrepreneurs
Dr. Aurora Martin

Senior Advisor in International Relations, Romanian Government & Parliament

Haitham Mattar

Senior Advisor, Saudi Commission for Tourism & National Heritage
George Mavrelis

Senior Executive, Insurance, Coach & Leadership Mentor
Georgia-Zozeta Miliopoulou, Ph.D.

Full Time Assistant Professor, Deree - The American College of Greece, School of Liberal Arts & Sciences, Department of Communication
The Hon. Mark Mitchell MP

Minister of Defence, New Zealand
Emelda Mwamanga

CEO, Relim Co. Ltd
Raghupathy Narayanamurthy

IT Professional and Entrepreneur
Amin Nehme

President, Lebanese Development Network (LDN)
Rana Nejem

Founding Director, Yarnu - The Art of Social Intelligence
Elina Nizar

Co- Founder/ Managing Director, Cap Connect

Dr Maram Jameel Noimat

PhD Researcher, National Agricultural Center
Amanda Obidike, CCSP, CTP, MBA

Strategy Lead, STEMi Makers Africa
Femi Oke

International Broadcaster
Akinwole Omoboriowo II (AOII)

Chairman & CEO, Genesis Energy Holdings
Pr. Moufida Oueslati

Policy Advisor & Capacity building Expert
Safiye Ozuygun Sahin

Independent Consultant Banking, Financial Inclusion, Microfinance - ‘Champion for Women Award Winner’, Women in Banking & Finance UK
Yasmin Pakzad

CEO, Luxe Brand Assets
Lisbeth Pilegaard

Executive Director, Danish Institute for Parties and Democracy (DIPD)
David Pittfield

Independent Consultant
Mirjana Prljevic

CEO, Consultant for Strategic Positioning, Square Compass Consulting
Karen Roberts

International News Anchor
Peter Rosen

Executive & Business Coach & Mentor
Fernando Salvetti, Esq., JD, PPE, MPhil, PhD

Founder & Managing Partner, Logosnet
Iliana Schmatelka

Managing Director, International Leadership Institute, Austria/ Bulgaria
Maha Kamal Samaha

Independent Advisor - Organizational Development & HR
Anna B. Schebsdat

Education Advocate - President, Columbia Business School’s UAE Alumni Chapter - Board Member, Columbia Alumni Association UAE
Rachanda Shafei

Barrister, 33 Bedford Row
Geraldine Sharpe-Newton

Global Communications Consultant
Sajeda Shawa

Humanitarian Advisor, United Nations
Mikias Sissay

Communications Specialist
Hanna Kristin Skaftadottir

Director, Poppins & Partners
David Stringer-Lamarre

Managing Director, Fortis Consulting London - Chairman, IoD City
Aga Swiecki

Strategic Design Consultant & Master Advisor, Growth-U & Workplace Resource
Souad Talsi MBE

Founder, Al-Hasaniya Moroccan Women Centre
Klodiana Thartori

Executive Director, Center Children Today
Seta Tutundjian

Director of Partnerships and Knowledge Management, International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA)

Maria Umar

Founder & President, Women’s Digital League (WDL)

Gaia Verhulst

Public Relations Professional
Zain Verjee

Journalist & Entrepreneur
Jamie Richards Whitney

Senior Counsel, Cleveland Terrazas
Joan Wucher King

Chairman & Chief Executive, Arundel Consulting
Kleonike Yannakopoulou

Social Entrepreneur & Psychologist, ANIMA

Bofta Yimam

Journalist, TV Anchor, Speaker