PREVIOUS ATTENDEES

Abdul Moiz Mehta

Director

Jawa Investment
Abdullah Almasoud

Commercial Attaché

Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia
Abdullateef Albahar

Group General Manager

Al-Bahar Food & Consumer Products
Ambassador Alejandro Polanco Mata

Consul General

Spain
Ambassador Alexandros Ioannidis

Consul General

Greece
Ambassador Füsun Aramaz

Consul General

Türkiye

Amy Seymour

Head of Brand & Communications

The Turmeric Co.
Annabel Yeseul Ha

Director Europe

AroundBody
Aymen Belhaj

Business Manager

Liviano Foods
Bader AlAujan

Vice Chairman

Abdullah Al-Othaim Markets
Cleo Farman

Managing Director

Diablesse Rum
Cris Arcangeli

Chief Executive, Investor, Serial Entrepreneur

Beauty'in

Daniele Tirelli

Former President

Retail Institute Italy
David Frous

Consul General

Czech Republic
Dr. Mohamed Ali

Head of Food Security Strategy

Emirates Business Group
Dr. Suheel Ahmed

Chief Executive

Arabian Farms
Fayaz Haq

Procurement & Logistics Manager

dnata Catering (The Emirates Group)
Francisco Portugal

Iberia and Latin America

SPAR International

Heather Waters

Network Manager

GM Business Growth Hub
Janine Smith

Director

GM Business Growth Hub
Jo Ahmed MBE

Honorary Consul

Japan
John Winnard MBE

Managing Director

William Santus & Co
Karen Zafar

Co-Founder & Director

Pure Global Trade
Luca Barone

Chief Executive

Fitporn

Martín López-Vega

Director

Instituto Cervantes
Mattias Josander

Chief Executive

Emplicure Consumer
Mitea Gegushi

Director of Advisory Service, Science and Innovation Directorate

Albania
Mithun Appaiah

Chief Executive - FMCG

Wow Momo Foods
Mohamed AlTajer

Co-Founder & Partner

THOUGHTLOVE
Mohammad Al Falasi

Assistant Vice President

Emirates Flight Catering

Mohammad Ihtsham

Founder

Datewater
Nicola Coronado

Business Strategy Director

Essity
Nicoleta Teodorovici

Consul General

Romania
Øyvind Simonsen

Chief Executive

Den Norske Snusfabrikken
Pankaj Savara

Board Member

International Trade & Investment
Paolo Barone

Co-Founder

Fitporn

Paul Brown

Founder & Chief Executive

BOL Foods
Paula Amaral

Head of Sustainability, Innovation & Strategy

Bel
Priya Chopra

Strategy Director

Union Coop
Priya Pankhania

Co-Founder

PrePear
Rangaraj Sundar

Director, Innovative Product Development

Altria
Rania Nasr

Founder

Viva Perfetto

Roy Keyrouz

Chief Executive

Mehbaj - Al Muhaidib Group
Rui Tang

Consul General

China
Shahid N. Khan

Group Chief Executive

Zad Foods & JO Investments
Shiraz Abdul Razak Allana

Director & Supervisory Board Member

IFFCO Group
Steven Brown

Chief Marketing

Emplicure Consumer
Sultan Ali Rashed Lootah

Chairman & Managing Partner

Vault Investments

The Lord Mayor

City of Manchester
Tim Leclercq

Co-Founder & Chief Executive

Maïzly
Tony Persson

Technical Manager

Den Norske Snusfabrikken
Tricia McNeilly

Founder

Õtzibrew
Venkatesh Mahadevan

Chief Information Officer

Dubai Investments
Vikas Dsouza

Director

Julius Baer

Vikki Babb

International Marketing Director

John West Foods
Yousef Al-Sabah

Chairman & Chief Executive

AASTMT and YAS Group

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Celebrating 10 years of GICA

GICA 2025 Highlights

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