Ahmed Bin Sulayem – KeyNote Speaker

Ahmed Bin Sulayem is the Executive Chairman 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 2018 with over 15,000 member companies from 170 countries, employing over 60,000 people.
Tasked with enhancing commodity trade flows through Dubai, DMCC has introduced to market a number of value-added products and services under Mr Bin Sulayem’s leadership. In 2017, DMCC was named the ‘Global Free Zone of the Year’ by The Financial Times fDi Magazine, for a record third 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 68 towers. Mr Bin Sulayem also oversees the development of DMCC’s latest real estate project, and 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 UAE as the first and only Arab country to Chair the Kimberley Process in November 2015. The UAE Ministry of Economy officially appointed Mr Bin Sulayem as the UAE’s Chair of the Kimberley Process for 2016

Publications:

• Ahmed Bin Sulayem Takes over Presidency of the Dubai Diamond –,
• Ahmed Sultan Bin Sulayem Explained – Everything Explained Today –,
• DMCC Executive Chairman Ahmed Bin Sulayem launches –,
• DMCC Executive Chairman donates AED500,000 to Dubai Cares –