Register for our Made For Trade Live Roadshow – Barcelona in partnership with Foment, Bank Sabadell, and Prodeca to discover how to easily set up, run and expand your business in Dubai.
Home to over 20,000 businesses from various industries, DMCC offers companies access to leading markets, bespoke services, world-class infrastructure, exclusive events and much more! Join us for the opportunity to explore our benefits and talk to our experts about why Dubai and DMCC is the right place for your company.
Event Location: Foment del Treball, Via Laietana, 32
Date: Tuesday, 1 March 2022
Time: 9:00am CET, 12:00pm GST
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Executive Chairman and CEO
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 free zone in 2021 with over 20,000 member companies from 180 countries, employing over 60,000 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 2021, DMCC has been named the ‘Global Free Zone of the Year’ by The Financial Times fDi Magazine, for a record seventh 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 across 87 towers. Mr Bin Sulayem also oversees the development of DMCC’s latest real estate project; the much-anticipated Uptown Dubai district.
Mr Bin Sulayem currently serves as the Chairman of 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 in November 2015. Shortly after, the UAE Ministry of Economy officially appointed Mr Bin Sulayem as the UAE’s Chair of the Kimberley Process for 2016.
President
International Commission
Managing Director
Prodeca
Ramon Sentmartí. Managing Director of Prodeca, Promoting Catalan Food. Sociologist from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Master's degree from the London School of Economics. Postgraduate in Local and Regional Development at the University of Barcelona.
Director
Banco Sabadell - Dubai
Director of Banco Sabadell's Representative Office in Dubai with coverage on Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Lebanon and Jordan.
Graduated in Law from the University of Barcelona, Masters in Finance from DePaul University, Chicago, IL (USA), having more than 20 years of experience in key international positions within Banco Sabadell Group, held positions as Director of private banking in Banco Sabadell Cayman, Banco Sabadell Miami, General Manager of Banco Atlántico Bahamas and Managing Director of corporate banking in Banco Sabadell UK (London) for the last 12 years before moving to Dubai in 2021.
Born in Barcelona. Married with 2 daughters.
Founding Partner
Oros MFO
Founder and CEO
Woonkly Labs
Daniel Santos is a serial entrepreneur and founder of multiple business entities. He is a leading financial and crypto influencer known to many as Mr Santos, with the largest Spanish-speaking social media communities and over 300k loyal global followers.
In 2021 he was presented with the award for being the leading global crypto influencer.
Daniel is the founder and CEO of Woonkly Labs which is a venture builder of blockchain projects including Woonkly.com, which is the first decentralized NFT Metasocial Network launched in 2021. And Kubic, which beyond being an Automated Market Maker that complies with KYC-AML standards, is also the first decentralized trading, investment, and exchange platform for tokenized commodities worldwide.
His mission is to develop products with clear protocols and licenses that contribute to the global blockchain ecosystem's sustainable growth.
Director of the International Department
Foment del Treball - Barcelona
Kilian Garcia is the Director of the International Department at Foment del Treball – Barcelona. He has 11 years of experience in trade, economic and foreign policies.
Prior to this role, he was advising on international trade for the Spanish Embassy in Venezuela, legislative policies for Diputació de Barcelona and became a parliamentary advisor for the European Parliament in Brussels.
He has a Bachelors degree in Political Science and Administration, Masters in International Business Management and Human Rights, Democracy and Globalisation.
Executive Director - Commodities & Financial Services
DMCC
Sanjeev Dutta is the Executive Director of Commodities and Financial Services at DMCC. He oversees DMCC’s commodities vertical, and directs the development, implementation and regulation of the organisation’s financial products, platforms and services.
An expert on trade finance and commodity markets, Sanjeev is responsible for identifying new business opportunities for DMCC and nurturing existing commercial partnerships. He was instrumental in establishing the DMCC Tea Centre, DMCC Coffee Centre and the award-winning DMCC Tradeflow platform, and now tasked with enhancing the trade of agri and softs, precious metals and stones through Dubai.
Sanjeev is a senior member of DMCC’s executive leadership team and supports the general management, strategic direction and growth initiatives of the organisation. Sanjeev devised and implemented the organisation’s Code of Corporate Governance, and established its comprehensive risk management protocol.
Joining on its inception, Sanjeev has held a number of senior roles within DMCC and previously served as the Chief Financial Officer of Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DCGX). A distinguished speaker, Sanjeev regularly represents DMCC at international industry events and is an expert on trade, commodities and Islamic Finance.
A Chartered Accountant by profession, Sanjeev has over two decades of multi-industry expertise in auditing, financial controls, consulting, risk management, corporate governance and general management with both PwC and KPMG.
Regional Representative - Europe
DMCC
James started his career working in the London financial markets for several international institutions and trading houses where he developed his passion for commodities, logistics, and global trade. He later incorporated his own group of companies producing, distributing and trading in physical commodities and derivatives.
After joining DMCC in 2006 as Associate Director of Commodities he took over as Director of Business Development in 2009, leading the next stage of growth for DMCC Free Zone which to date has attracted over 20,000 companies to its central Dubai location.
In his next role as DMCC Head of Corp Sales he has helped to successfully take DMCC on to achieve unprecedented growth and to develop into a multi award winning Free Zone.
James was recently appointed as DMCC’s European representative and operates from offices in the Netherlands.
As one of the founding members of the DMCC ‘Blockchain Innovation Group’ and ‘Global Blockchain Council’ he continues to assist in the development of Dubai as a global sector hub and DMCC as a global crypto ecosystem.
