Ahmed Bin Sulayem

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 80,000 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.

H.E. Mohamed AlShamsi

Mike Butler

Mike Butler is the Associate Director – Coffee at DMCC, bringing extensive experience in global coffee trade, market development and supply chain management. Since joining DMCC in early 2024, Mike has played a pivotal role in enhancing Dubai’s position as a leading hub for the international coffee industry. With a career spanning over 30 years across retail, FMCG and foodservice in Europe and the Middle East, Mike has led multiple businesses, driving strategic development and operational excellence. His extensive coffee experience covers all aspects of the value chain from crop-to-cup.

In his leadership role at DMCC, Mike is responsible for overseeing the strategic growth of DMCC’s coffee ecosystem, ensuring it remains a premier destination for global trade. His vision and industry expertise continue to strengthen DMCC’s reputation as a dynamic hub for the coffee trade.

Tatiana Cordoba

Tatiana Cordoba is an international investment executive focused on building long term value in complex cross border environments. She works in foreign direct investment and alternative assets in emerging markets, where outcomes depend on aligning capital, governments, and local partners. Her strength is identifying early what can derail a transaction and resolving it so capital moves with clarity and intent.

She understands how political and economic realities shape investment results. Tatiana evaluates sovereign and counterparty risk with discipline and structures investments designed to perform in changing conditions. She is trusted to bring order to complex negotiations and to guide diverse stakeholders toward decisions that are clear, balanced, and durable.

Over several years, she played a central role in establishing sustained investment flows from the GCC into Colombia, building long term relationships across public institutions, family offices, and private sector leaders. Her work consistently advances initiatives from dialogue to execution while safeguarding strategic objectives.

Tatiana serves as Managing Director of a UAE based family office with a diversified global portfolio. She leads global direct investments under a clear mandate to protect and preserve family capital, overseeing the selection and execution of investments with disciplined risk management at the core.

She holds a B.S. in Economics from The George Washington University and completed the Oxford Private Equity Programme. Fluent in Spanish, English, and Italian, with advanced French, she operates comfortably across regions and cultures.

Laura Torres

Laura Torres is a business development and market expansion specialist with over 9 years of international experience across FMCG and retail, including extensive work in the UAE and Gulf region.

She has successfully led the market entry of Colombian brands into GCC retail, combining consumer insights, strategic partnerships, and go-to-market execution to drive sustainable growth. 

With a background at Grupo Nutresa, Laura brings deep expertise in how FMCG brands adapt, localize, and scale in culturally diverse markets, leveraging a strong understanding of segmentation, consumer behavior, and channel dynamics in the GCC.

Today, Laura is Business Development Manager at Ichor Global, leading a vertical focused on investments and developments in the F&B sector.

Olga Idarraga

Ricardo Andres Munard

Vanessa Zuluaga

Mohammed Mohammed

Mohammed Ibrahim Mohammed is a Senior Manager of Corporate Sales at DMCC, the world’s leading Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise.

Joining DMCC in 2014, Mohammed is responsible for promoting the benefits of doing business in Dubai and establishing a presence in DMCC. Building strategic relationships is a key focus for Mohammed, and so too is engaging with local and international business communities at key industry events throughout the year.

With over 16 years of business development and corporate sales experience, Mohammed has worked alongside a number of senior figures in both the public and private sectors of the United Arab Emirates. Mohammed earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from the American University in Emirates.