Our Speakers
Held under the patronage of
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum
President of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports,
Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group
Patron of the Summit
Our Speakers - Nov 2022
His Excellency Ahmed Aboul Gheit
Secretary general
League of arab states
Egypt
Dr. Khaled Hanafy
Secretary General
Union of Arab Chambers
Issam Kazim
Chief Executive Officer
Dubai Corporation for tourism and commerce marketing, (DTCM)
Dubai, uae
H.E. Nivine El-Kabbag
Minister of Social Solidarity, Permanent member of the Executive Office of the Council of Arab Ministers of Social Affairs
Arab Republic of Egypt
H.E. Dr. Ambassador Haifa Abu Ghazaleh
Assistant Secretary-General, Head of Social Affairs Sector
League of Arab States
Arab Republic of Egypt
H.E. Ayman Riad Al-Mufleh
Minister of Social Development, Chairman of the Executive Office of the Council of Arab Ministers of Social Affairs, Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
Ghassan Suleiman Amhaz
Secretary general
dubai accessible travel & tourism international summit
Daniela Bas
Director
Division for Inclusive Social Development
United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs
USA
Igor Stefanovic
Technical Coordinator for Accessible Tourism, Ethics, Culture and Social Responsibility Department
UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Spain
Nathalie Herbelles
Senior Director, Security and Facilitation
Airports council International (ACI World)
Canada
Linda Ristagno
Asisstant Director, External Affairs
International Air Transport Association (IATA)
Geneva
Sachin Pavithran
Executive Director
United States Access Board
USA
Prof. Abdel-Monem El-Sharkawy
Chairman
National Academy of Information Technology for Persons with Disabilities (NAID)
Egypt
Mohamed Al Mheiri
Director of Health Tourism Department, Health Regulation Sector
Dubai Health Authority
UAE
Rola Hammoud, MD, DA, MHM, FACHE
Chief executive at clemenceau medical center-dubai
vice president, ache-mena
founder and former president of the lebanese society for quality and safety in healthcare
isqua expert
Filip Verstraete
President of Tourism for the Deaf, Policy Officer at Doof Vlaanderen focusing on Accessibility,
Belgium
Trinidad Dominguez Villa
Professor
University of Vigo
Spain
Khaled Alharbi
Accessibility Advocate
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Hamdan Gumaan Ali Binsaad
Accessibility Advocate
Yemen
Jamal Al Bedwawi
Advocate for the Rights of People with Disabilities
UAE
Fred Maahs
Founder and CEO
Maahs Travels
Yasser Zaki
Tender Loving Care Disability Services
Australia
Diego Blasi
Regional Council of Tuscany
Chief of Staff of Iacopo Melio, Italy
Dr. Dalia Amara
Associate professor - tourism management studies, president assistant for tourism student affairs (aastmt)
Salah Habib
Chief Executive Officer
Diamond Developers (Sanad Village)
Doc. Marta Javarone
Head of Promotion and BtoB,
Toscana Promozione Turistica, Italy
Our Speakers - Jan 2022
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum
President of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports,
Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group
Patron of the Summit
Issam AbdulRahim Kazim
Chief Executive Officer
Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing
Dr. Manal Omran Taryam Al Shamsi
CEO Primary Health Care
Dubai Health Authority
Member of the board and CEO
Noor Dubai Foundation
Majid Usaimi
Executive Director
Dubai Club for People of Determination & Vice President of the UAE Disabled Sports Federation
Dr. Rayana Bou-Haka
Manager, Country Focus and Support (CFS)- Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office
World Health organization
Marina Diotallevi
Head of the Ethics, Culture and Social Responsibility Department
United Nations World Tourism Organization
Kashif Khalid
Regional Director
APCS - Africa and the Middle East, International Air Transport Association (IATA)
Nathalie Herbelles
Senior Director
Security and Facilitation
Airports Council International
Iacopo Melio
Italian Politician
Regional, Councilor and Human Civil Rights Activist
Tuscany Region, Italy
Keiji Kawahara
Executive Director
International Association for Universal Design (IAUD), Japan
Anna Grazia Laura
President
ENAT - European Network for Accessible Tourism asbl.
Fred J. Maahs, Jr.
Principal - FJM Solutions, LLC
Chief Operations Officer - Travel For All
Marcela Marañon
Disability Inclusion Activist
USA
Jeff Strachan
Business Development Director
Dubai College of Tourism
UAE
Diego Blasi
Chief of Staff to Regional Councilman Iacopo Melio
Tuscany Region
Italy
Naseib Obaid Sebait
Paralympic Athlete
Employee of Dubai Municipality, UAE
Bill Keffer
General Manager
Marriott Dubai Harbour Hotel and Suites and the JW Marriott
Marquis
Dr. Alia Humaid AlQassimi
Social Development Expert
Community Development Authority, Dubai, UAE
Dania Mikdad
Civil Engineer
Environmental Health and Safety Department
ZHO, UAE
Ayesha Almehairi
Paralympic Athlete
Customs Clearance Officer, Dubai Customs, UAE
Dr. Hashim S. Hussein
Head
ITPO Bahrain
UNIDO
AICEI
Manar Abdul Qader Al Hammadi
Human Resources Specialist
(GDRFA-Dubai), UAE
Marwa Al Saffar
Communications Manager,
Dubai Airports, UAE
Mosbeh Saeed Mosbeh Al Neyadi
Chairman,
UAE Deaf Association, UAE
Issa Al-Qallaf
Mother of a child with Autism
Founder and Director General
Al-Faisal Universal Rehabilitation Centre, Kuwait
Engineer Ayesha Ahmed Al-Mulla
Director
Research and Building Systems Section
Building Permits Department
Dubai Municipality
Our Speakers - 2019
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum
President, Dubai Civil Aviation Authority
Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Group
Patron of the Summit
His Excellency Humaid Mohamed Al Qutami
Director General
Dubai Health Authority
His Excellency Abdulla Al Basti
Secretary General of the Executive Council of Dubai (TEC)
His Royal Highness Prince Mired Raad Zeid Al-Hussein
President
Higher Council for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Jordan
His Excellency Eng. Dawood Abdulrahman Al Hajri
DIRECTOR GENERAL
Dubai Municipality
H.E. Ahmad Abdul Kareem Julfar
Director General
Community Development Authority (CDA)
His Excellency Ahmad Mahboob Musabih
Director General
Dubai Customs
Issam AbdulRahim Kazim
Chief Executive Officer
Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing
Majid Usaimi
Executive Director
Dubai Club for People of Determination & Vice President of the UAE Disabled Sports Federation
Abulredha Abu Alhassan
Executive Director
Rail Planning and Projects Development
Road and Transport Authority
Ahmed Abdullah Mohammed Al Nuaimi
Mohammed Rashid Al Gafli
Dr. Rayana Bou-Haka
Manager, Country Focus and Support (CFS)- Eastern Mediterranean Regional Office/ World Health organization
Anna Grazia Laura
President
ENAT - European Network for Accessible Tourism asbl.
Thekla Georgiou
Customer Care & PRM Coordinator
Hermes Airports Ltd
Paudie Healy
Owner and CEO
Universal Access, Ireland
Keiji Kawahara
Executive Director
International Association for Universal Design (IAUD), Japan
Steve Dering
Head of Engagement
Direct Access
Saeed Qaffaf
Fred J. Maahs, Jr.
Principal - FJM Solutions, LLC
Chief Operations Officer - Travel For All
José Bourdain
President of the Portuguese Hospital Continuing Care Association,
President and founder of CERCITOP
Maggie Bootsman
Travel and tourism professional
Major General Mohammed Ahmed Al Marri
Director General
GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF RESIDENCE AND FOREIGNERS AFFAIRS