Academy Agenda

Speaker: Fuad Bassam, Senior Officer Data Validation and Monitor- Statistics Section, Dubai Customs

Speaker: Subharshee Ramarathnam, Principal Consultant - Mobility Practice, Frost & Sullivan

Speaker: Vishal Pandey, Managing Partner, Glasgow Research & Consulting Group

Abstract: Session details to be added shortly

Speaker: Aasif Khan, Industry Advisor - Discrete Industries, SAP

Speaker: Sameer Parab, Strategy Consulting - Mobility & Transportation, Aranca

Session Chair:

Vishal Pandey, Managing Partner, Glasgow Research & Consulting Group

Panellists:
• Gurhan Cevikel, Head of Market Intelligence Automotive, GFK
• Sameer Parab, Strategy Consulting - Mobility & Transportation, Aranca
• Tony Abouzolof, Co-Founder &Managing Director, Syncron
• Jonathan Taylor, General Manager – Spare parts, AW Rostamani Nissan, Infiniti, and Renault

GRS Research & Strategy will present insights from the latest “Middle East Automotive Aftermarket by 2025” Market Outlook conducted on behalf of Automechanika Dubai. This unique research will help all regional industry stakeholders understand current market dynamics along with the future technologies and trends that will likely impact our businesses in the coming years.

Speaker: Alberto Giacoppo, Senior Researcher, GRS

Panellists:

• Rolfe Hartley, Head of Innovation, KEMIPEX 
• Martin Unterhauser, Head Of Mobility, TÜV SÜD Mobility
• Shailen Shukla, Chief Logistics Officer, PICTRUC
• Mark Matthias, Sales and Marketing Director, Barox GmbH

Speaker: Jonathon Burgess, CEO, Aspiriti Recruitment Group

An Interview with Women in Automotive, enabling women as industry leaders and serving female consumers

Moderator:
Sepideh Malekzadeh, Strategy Manager, Caterpillar

Panelists:
• Abeer Fakhoury, Head of International Aftersales, Al Futtaim
• Lyudmila Koltomova, Business Development and Project Management, TUV SUD Middle East 
• Fatima Jasim Kashwani, Researcher, Khalifa University 
• Zaheera Omar, Head of Digital Sales and F&I, Nissan, Renault, Infiniti– Al Masaood Automobiles
• Hala Kabbara, Group Head of Talent Development, AWRostamani

Speaker: Alon Bareli, Founder, CHM Motors

Speaker: Gurhan Cevikel, Head of Market Intelligence Automotive, GFK

Speaker: Chirenj Chandran, CEO, MySyara

Speaker: Zuhri Yusof, Director, PWC

Electric vehicles, hybrid vehicles, renewable energy, sustainability and smart solutions in the country

Speaker: Dr Majid Khonji, Assistant Professor – Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Khalifa University

Session details will be added shortly

Speaker: Salman Hussein, Chief Operating Officer, FUSO

Session Chair:

Shadi Dawi, Technology Journalist and Entrepreneur

Panelists:
• Salman Hussein, Chief Operating Officer, FUSO
• Bechara Haddad, CEO, JINO
• Mahdi Ben Mrad, Vice President, AlixPartners
• Adam Ridgway, CEO, ONE MOTTO
• Philippe Duppin, General Manager, ExxonMobil Middle East Marketing