Top leaders from Asia and around the world will convene at the sixth ABLF Talks Virtual Conclave of 2021 on June 8. Held under the patronage of Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al-Nahayan, UAE cabinet member and minister of tolerance and coexistence, and in partnership with the UAE Ministry of Economy, the monthly leadership series brings together prominent voices of Asia in dynamic dialogues focusing on post-pandemic socioeconomic recovery. It will be held at the cutting-edge virtual venue, the ABLF City, developed by SMART IEDEA.
This month’s ABLF Talks Virtual Conclave will see a lineup of speakers, including: Professor Dr. Gowher Rizvi, international affairs adviser to the prime minister of Bangladesh; Meenakshi Lekhi, member of parliament, India; Muna Al-Gurg, director, retail, Easa Saleh Al-Gurg Group, UAE, and chairwoman, Young Arab Leaders; Nadia Zaal, co-founder and CEO, Al-Barari and Zaya Group, UAE; Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative; and Sujata Keshavan, founder and creative director, Varana, India.
A world-renowned historian, academician and former editor of Contemporary South Asia, Professor Dr. Rizvi will discuss strategies that Asian economies ravaged by the impact of COVID-19 can adopt to stage a recovery. Professor Dr. Rizvi has worked at Oxford University, the University of Warwick, the University of Canterbury, Harvard Kennedy School and the University of Virginia and has also been the representative of the Ford Foundation in Delhi.
A leading lawyer of the Supreme Court of India, Lekhi will discuss ways in which nations can leverage the benefits of multilateralism to resolve pressing socioeconomic issues. Known for her visionary leadership, entrepreneurial prowess and philanthropic initiatives, Al-Gurg’s session will explore the potential for a youth-focused, digital-empowered and sustainable financial model to return to pre-pandemic levels of growth. As chairwoman of the Young Arab Leaders, a not-for-profit organization, she facilitates initiatives focussed on education, entrepreneurship and youth development in the region.
Zaal, a UAE-based real estate titan, known for launching the Zaya Nurai Island, a boutique luxury resort hotel that adopts the best practices in sustainability, will share key inputs to enable leaders to reach their full potential amidst the current unpredictability.
Zaal passionately promotes sustainability at the island, introducing public solar lighting throughout the area and use of electric buggies for transportation.
Along with Platinum Partner Aditya Birla Group, a global Indian conglomerate and Fortune 500 company, this month the ABLF Talks Virtual Conclave is joined by DP World, a UAE-based multinational global supply chain solutions provider.
