Omar Kutaiba Al Ghanim is the Chief Executive Officer of Alghanim Industries, a privately owned and professionally managed company with businesses in 40 countries worldwide. As one of the largest conglomerates in the Middle East, Alghanim Industries operates more than 30 businesses with major area of activity including industrial manufacturing, retail, financial services, automotive sales and services, and wholesale/distribution.

Outside his operating responsibilities, Mr. Alghanim represents his family’s majority share in Gulf Bank, a publicly listed retail bank with a market capitalization of $ 5.5 Billion.  Mr. Alghanim is a founding shareholder of Perella Weinberg Partners.  Moreover, he serves as a Board Member of several firms including Kuwait China Investment Fund in India & China and IPC, the first private power production facility in Kuwait.

Mr. Alghanim has a Bachelor in Business Administration from New York University and MBA from the Harvard Business School.

Sharifa Jasim Al-Homaizi attended Brown University where she obtained a Bachelors Degree in Anthropology.  Further studies at University of Oxford led to a Master of Studies in Sociocultural Anthropology, followed by a Masters of Education from Harvard University.

Ms. Al-Homaizi has business interests in Kuwait and other GCC countries, including partnerships in Jasim Y. AL Homaizi Trading and Al-Homaizi Ltd., which represents Ikea in Kuwait.

Dr. Yousef  Hamad Al Ebrahim is an adviser to H.H. the Amir of Kuwait and an adviser to H.H. the Prime Minister, and has held Ministerial posts in Finance, Planning, Education and Administrative Development Affairs. Dr. Al Ebraheem is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gulf Investment Corporation.

Dr. Al-Ebraheem has a Ph.D. in Economics from the Claremont Graduate School in the United States and has holds several academic positions. He is the author of a number of published papers, reports and books on economics and development.

Bader Nasser  Al-Kharafi is the Managing Director of Gulf Cable & Electrical Industries, a Kuwait-based company with more than 450 employees. Mr. Al-Kharafi is also General Manager, Industrial and Information Technology, M. A. Al-Kharafi & Sons Co. WLL, Kuwait Chairman of UniExpo Kuwait and a board member of a several companies based in Kuwait and Egypt.

Mr. Al Kharafi holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Kuwait University, majoring in Mechanical Engineering, and is undergoing his Masters in Information Technology in Business Management at Oracle Academy, Cairo University. He is a member of the Industrial Advisory Board for the Mechanical Engineering Department at Kuwait University.

Tarek Abdulaziz Sultan is the Chairman & Managing Director of PWC Logistics, an international logistics services provider with more than 17,000 employees and offices in more than 100 countries.

Prior to joining PWC Logistics in 1997, Mr. Al Sultan was the CEO of New York Associates, a regional investment bank, and an Associate with Southport Partners, a US-based corporate finance advisory firm serving clients such as IBM and GE. Mr. Al Sultan has an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a BA in Economics from Williams College.

Abdulwahab Ahmed Al-Marzouq is General Manager of Alam Al-Tassameem Adv. Co., one of Kuwait’s largest advertising companies with over 300 employees and state of the art production facilities for signage, exhibition stands and interiors. He is also General Manager of K4 General Trading & Cont. Co., specializing in automotive accessories and automotive workshop facilities, and Oneglass Middle East LLC, based in Dubai.

Mr. Al-Marzouq is Chairman of Quality Marine, Deputy Chairman of British Industries for Printing & Packaging Co., Kuwait and Managing Director of Roads International Gen. Trdg. & Cont. Co., Kuwait. Mr. Al-Marzouq has also served on the Boards of Commercial Bank of Kuwait and Gulf Projects Investment Co. Mr Al-Marzouq holds a Bachelor of Science in Public Administration from Point Park College, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Sheikha Reem Ali Al-Sabah graduated with a degree in Political Science in the United States before joining the Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a Political Analyst in the Department of International Organization. During this time, Ms. Al-Sabah was a member of the Kuwait Mission to the United Nations in New York and was involved with UNIKOM, the United Nations Iraq Kuwait Observation Mission.

From 2001 to 2005, Ms. Al-Sabah was External Affairs Coordinator for Kuwait Shell before establishing her own company specializing in human resources and recruitment.

Abdulwahab Abdulrahman Al-Mutawa has experience in real estate and finance in both the United States and Kuwait. A graduate of Boston University, he has completed post graduate courses in real estate finance and real estate studies. Mr. Al-Mutawa is currently a candidate for the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Level 3 Exam and is an affiliate member of the Boston Security Analyst Society. 

Mr. Al-Mutawa serves as a director of several companies, both within and outside of Kuwait, and was a co-founder of the Unicorn Group, an investment bank headquartered in Bahrain.

Khalid Faisal Al-Mutawa is General Manager of Ali Abdulwahab Sons & Co. (AAW), one of the largest private companies in Kuwait. With more than 1,500 employees, AAW represents leading international companies such as Procter & Gamble and Clorox, world leaders in consumer products. Mr Al-Mutawa is a member of the Board of Directors of Bayan Investments, Metal & Recycling Company and Villa Moda Lifestyle.

Mr. Al-Mutawa holds a Bachelor of Science in Political Science with a minor in Business Administration from Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts. He has also undertaken executive education courses at Harvard University. After graduating in September 1995, Mr Al-Mutawa gained international experience working for Proctor & Gamble in Geneva and with an IT firm in Boston before returning to join AAW full-time in Kuwait.

Nasser Bader Abulhasan is Doctoral Candidate at Harvard University, Graduate School of Design (GSD). His area of research focuses on the perception of light in buildings in arid climate regions. 

Mr. Abulhasan is a co-founder of AGi Architects, an International Architectural practice based in Madrid, Spain. He co-authored “Dubai: The City of Many Cities” and holds a Masters in Architecture degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Design.

Meshan Mohammed Al-Meshan has over 6 years experience in the area of banking and investments. He is currently part of the Business Development and Advisory Services group at ALARGAN International Real Estate Company, one of Kuwait’s leading property developers.

Mr. Al-Meshan started his career in New York with National Investors Group (NIG), the private equity subsidiary of the National Bank of Kuwait (NBK), before joining the Treasury department at NBK’s head office in Kuwait. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in International Business from the University of Denver, Colorado.