Dr. Sayd Farook is a veteran C-suite professional with a strong knowledge management and strategy execution track record. Sayd is the founding Vice Chairperson of the RFI Foundation

Sarah Marten was the Commercial MD for International Herald Tribune (New York Times Media Group) covering Middle East, Africa, Central Asian Republics and Turkey from 1986 – 2009. She moved to head up the Global Sponsorship sales for Conferences for IHT from 2009 and was involved with events in China, India, Russia and Europe. Prior to IHT she was Commercial Director at Institutional Investor for Eastern and Central Europe, Russia and India.

Brandon Davies is Non-executive Chairman of Euro Merchant Holdings a prospective new bank in the City of London, a board director of Shariah Supply Chain Finance Limited and the CEO and Chairman of dRisk.biz Limited a company which encompasses his publishing and training interests.

Mr. Khaled Al-Aboodi is Managing Partner of Sustainable Finance Solutions. He was previously a member of the Board of Directors of SALIC from December 2016 to January 2020 and was assigned to chair the Executive Committee in the Board and a membership in the Nominations and Remuneration Committee, he was appointed as Managing Director as of 1 February 2018.  Before joining SALIC, he worked as CEO of Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD) for more than ten years. 

Mounir Khouzami is an “intercultural bridge builder” with a background in strategy, innovation, change management and banking. His engagements are driven by the conviction that “there are too many walls and not enough bridges”. This is why Mounir initiated, co-founded and presides the Swiss Arab Network (SAN), an international NGO striving to bridge gaps, promote sustainable exchange and intensify mutual understanding among Swiss and Arab people.

Inge Relph is a strategist, peacebuilder and innovator focussed on putting a human face to security and sustainability. She is the Head of Sustainability & Strategic Relationships of the ERA Foundation. She led the Sustainability practice of Swiss Fintech Lykke Corp, and advises on strategic digital finance innovations like blockchain and tokenisation for social and natural capital markets and how responsible finance can be mobilized to achieve the Environmental and Social Development Goals.

Talal Yassine is the Managing Director of Crescent Wealth and an Adjunct Professor within the Business School, Western Sydney University. Talal serves as the Chairman of Quay Capital, the Australian Arab Dialogue Limited, and as the Patron of the Crescent Institute Ltd. He also serves on the Board of the Whitlam Institute Ltd.