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Amity University Dubai Campus
Dubai International Academic City
Dubai, Dubayy, 345019
United Arab Emirates

Assia Riccio

Social Entrepreneur

Founder of Evolvin' Women, a social enterprise that improves the employability of women from developing countries. She was the former Group Learning and Development Manager at Jumeirah Restaurant Group (JRG). She holds a Bachelor's Degree in Economy and Business of Tourism from Universita degll Studi Parthenope in Naples. She also has a dual certificate in Leadership and Personal Effectiveness from the Ecole Hotelier de Lausanne.

Dr. Mariam Ketait

General Practitioner and Specialist in Family Medicine

General Practitioner specializing in family medicine. She has a Masters in Quality in healthcare and also holds various alternative healing certifications including Theta Healing, Spiritual response therapy, Pranic Healing and Access consciousness.

James Sisneros

Serial Entrepreneur

Founder and CEO of Zaahah & the aHa token, is fortunate to pursue his passion - entrepreneurship. Together, Zaahah & aHa will Power Youth Achievement with the Global Currency of Education. James is in Dubai to participate in the Dubai Future Accelerator, and was invited by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA). After completing IBM Sales School and a sales career with IBM. James pursued his passion, and was a founding team member of five startups and Founder of B-Healthy.com.

Kemal Evci

Bitcoin Professional

Certified Bitcoin Professional, a member of Bitcoin Foundation and Digital Currency Foundation, Kemal worked on a number of complex airport construction projects in the Middle East.

Sahiqa Bennett

Human Intelligence and AI Enthusiast

Sahiqa is looking to disrupt the talent industry with a tech based approach combining human intelligence & artificial intelligence. She is involved with starting the world's very first platform with AI assessment capabilities and crowd-sourcing through its own recruiter platform. She intends to offer smart contracts on the Block-chain. Along with expertise in building businesses in the MENA region with particular expertise in Block-chain, Digital & Technology companies, Sahiqa holds strong passion for promoting the UAE on an international level.