Dubai Sovereign Launchpad:

Ahmed Bin Sulayem

Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
DMCC

Ahmed Bin Sulayem is the Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DMCC and has driven its growth from a start-up of 28 member companies in 2003 to the world’s leading international business district in 2025 with over 26,000 member companies from 180 countries, employing over 90,000 people.

Tasked with enhancing commodity trade flows through Dubai, DMCC has introduced to the market a number of value-added products and services under Mr Bin Sulayem’s leadership. In 2023, DMCC was named ‘Global Free Zone of the Year’ by The Financial Times fDi Magazine, for a record ninth consecutive year.

Mr Bin Sulayem oversaw the exponential growth of the DMCC Free Zone master development in Jumeirah Lakes Towers (JLT), a 200-hectare business and residential community in Dubai of over 100,000 people living and working in 87 towers. Mr Bin Sulayem also oversees the development of DMCC’s latest real estate project, the Uptown Dubai district.

Mr Bin Sulayem currently serves as the Chairman the Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE) and the Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX).

The Kimberley Process officially appointed the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the first and only Arab country to Chair the Kimberley Process (KP) in November 2015. Shortly after, the UAE Ministry of Economy officially appointed Mr Bin Sulayem as the UAE’s Chair of the KP for 2016. Mr Bin Sulayem was reappointed Chair of the KP for a historic second time in 2024, and has continued his leadership role with the position of Custodian Chair in 2025.

 

Mathias Ruch

Founder and CEO,
CV VC

Mathias is an initiator of interconnected blockchain ecosystems and is recognized as one of the most
influential individuals by Switzerland's business magazine Bilanz. He is a motivational force in both the
Swiss and global blockchain industries, where he is regularly consulted by governments and corporations.

Global media

• Forbes Africa
• SVT TV
• Cointelegraph
• Cointelegraph
• Business Insider
  

Recent Speaking Events

• Embassy of Switzerland UK
• British Members of Parliament
• JCI World Congress
• Point Zero Forum
• House of Switzerland WEF
• Web3 Hub Davos
• Bank of Thailand
• Bank of Vietnam
• CV Summit
• Binance Blockchain Week

Swiss media

• Swissquote
• SRF
• NZZ
• Bilanz
• Handelszeitung
• Blick

Belal Jassoma

Senior Director, Tech Ecosystems,
DMCC

Belal Jassoma is the Senior Director of Tech Ecosystems at DMCC, the world’s leading business district and authority on international commodities trade and enterprise.

Belal joined DMCC in 2011 and has been instrumental in scaling up DMCC’s ecosystems and commercial offering, including new products, services and member engagement programmes. In his current capacity as Director for Ecosystems, Belal is responsible for developing key strategic relationships, partnerships and product functions as well as overseeing ecosystem development across several of DMCC’s industry verticals such as crypto, gaming, AI, energy and financial services.

Belal holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the American University of Sharjah and brings over 18 years of experience in real estate, investment, and government administration.

Zaher El Orm

Manager - Crypto Centre,
DMCC Ecosystems

Alan Lau

Chief Business Officer,
Animoca Brands

Alan Lau is the Chief Business Officer and an Executive Committee member of Animoca Brands, a unicorn blockchain company with investments including The Sandbox and Yuga Labs, owner of Bored Ape Yacht Club. Animoca Brands is building multiple communities to mass-onboard Web2 users to Web3. In his role, Alan
is in charge of running the 620+ invested companies and leading Investments and Partnerships with the world’s largest brands.

Before joining Animoca Brands, Alan was Chairman & CEO of WeSure, one of China’s leading FinTech insurance business, backed by Tencent, Fubon Insurance and Boyu Capital. WeSure works with insurance and technology companies to develop affordable protection products for Internet users, which was founded in 2016, and built the startup to a 500-strong team over 4 years. WeSure was named #1 InsurTech company in multiple industry rankings, including China’s Hurun and UK’s InsurancePost. To-date, WeSure serves over 100m users.

Prior to WeSure, Alan was a Senior Partner at McKinsey & Co, and was part of the team that created the Firm’s Asia Corporate Finance Division in the late 1990s. He was later promoted as Asia Pacific Head for McKinsey Digital, leading digital transformations and projects in AI, Big Data, Digital Marketing, and User Experience Design. Currently, Alan is on the Advisory Board of the AI Association of HK, an advisor to HK University’s new AI and Humanities program, and serves on the culture program panel for Oxford University’s new Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities.

Outside of his technology work, Alan contributes actively to arts development. He is the Vice-Chair of M+, a new visual arts and culture museum in HK. He is also CoChairs the Asia Pacific Acquisition Committee of Tate and the Asia Art Circle of Guggenheim, to help the two institutions build a global art collection. Alan graduated from Oxford University with a MSc in Engineering in 1997 and he has 10 years of workexperience in Finance, and 15 years in Internet & TMT.

Soo Nahm

Board Member and Director,
Opengame Foundation

Milton "Todd" Ault

Founder & Executive Chairman,
Ault & Company, Inc.

Milton “Todd” Ault, III, is a visionary entrepreneur and seasoned business leader with over 34 years of experience in identifying and cultivating value across diverse financial markets. As the executive chairman and CEO of Ault & Company, a hybrid private equity firm with core operating platforms consisting of AI Data Centers, Infrastructure, Defense, and Capital Markets. Mr. Ault brings a wealth of knowledge and strategic insight to the forefront of business innovation.