GROW YOUR COMPANY GLOBALLY FROM DUBAI
Join us at Made For Trade Live in London, held in partnership with Sustainable Ventures and London & Partners, to discover how you can easily set up, run, and expand your business in Dubai with DMCC.
As a global hub for innovation, growth, and trade, Dubai’s attractive policies, proximity to surrounding markets, centralized time zone, and exceptional lifestyle make it one of the world’s best destinations for business. Located in the heart of Dubai, DMCC offers an award-winning community with access to industry-specific ecosystems, world-class infrastructure, bespoke services, and exclusive networking events to support your success. Whether you're looking to scale across MENA, Africa, or Asia, Dubai’s progressive regulations and capital access make it the ideal launchpad for UK-based climate tech ventures.
Aligned with the UAE’s Net Zero 2050 strategy and the legacy of COP28, DMCC plays a key role in driving the growth of climate tech and sustainability-focused businesses through its Sustainability Hub, dedicated facilities, and global partnerships. Gain valuable insights into how artificial intelligence (AI) and data science are accelerating climate impact solutions.
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Ahmed Bin Sulayem
Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
DMCC
Speaker Profile
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 25,000 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.
Joseph Seal-Driver
Commercial Director,
Sustainable Ventures
Speaker Profile
Joseph Seal-Driver
Commercial Director,Sustainable Ventures
Anna Campbell
Head of Business Development,
ClimateEssentials
Speaker Profile
Anna Campbell
Head of Business Development,ClimateEssentials
Anna joined Climate Essentials in 2021 to lead the commercial launch of the start-ups products and services into the UK market. Today, Anna works to ensure success with new and existing clients, leads the national and international expansion strategies, and manages project delivery. Anna has over a decade of experience in the commercial and operational aspects of international businesses, driving expansion, growth, and excellent service delivery.
Along with the team at Climate Essentials, Anna has driven the growth of the organisation to where it is today; servicing over 2,000 businesses from SMEs to local government, both in the UK and Internationally.
Previously, Anna has held roles focused on delivering new product launches in the Health, Safety, Occupational Wellbeing, and Environmental Management sectors, as well as spearheading international expansion for organisations in India and the Middle East.
Lorenzo Curci
Co-Founder and CCO,
Earthly
Speaker Profile
Lorenzo Curci
Co-Founder and CCO,Earthly
Lorenzo Curci is the co-founder and CCO of Earthly. Prior to starting Earthly, Lorenzo worked at Credit Suisse in Equity Derivatives. The allure of entrepreneurial life, however, was too strong and in 2013, he started Huez, a technical cycling brand, with the aim of getting people out of cars and onto bikes. In 2018, Lorenzo felt more could be done to address climate change. So, alongside Olly Bolton, he founded Earthly with a mission to help businesses invest in high-integrity nature-based solutions. Earthly is now a leader in its field, having built one of the world’s leading holistic project scoring tools and launching the first UK government-backed Biodiversity Credits. Earthly proudly supports Deloitte, Metlife, Caixa Bank, and many others through their nature strategy, and recently, Earthly was a winner of the COP27 ClimaTech prize, a winner in Uplink's 2023 NatureTech prize and named 2023 start-up of the year at Retail Week Live.
Kriya Mehta
Senior Trade Manager for Sustainability,
London & Partners
Speaker Profile
Kriya Mehta
Senior Trade Manager for Sustainability,London & Partners
Kriya Mehta leads the Sustainability sector for London & Partners’ International Trade Programme, Grow London Global. Kriya oversees a cohort of over 100 of London’s highest growth companies, both active programme members as well as alumnus. As part of the GLG programme, Kriya engages with an extensive network of multinational corporates, investors and governments globally, in order to support and facilitate international business for her clients.
Prior to joining London & Partners, Kriya worked for the Dutch government within the department of Economic Affairs for 6 years, where she ran a European startup economic programme in Amsterdam, supporting both foreign direct investment and export. Kriya’s secondment to the project team of Sustainable Business Markets for the City of Amsterdam shaped her knowledge and expertise within the sector.
Belal Jassoma
Senior Director - Tech Ecosystems,
DMCC
Speaker Profile
Belal Jassoma
Senior Director - Tech Ecosystems,DMCC
Belal Jassoma is Director of 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.
