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Bandar Reda
Secretary General & CEO of Arab British Chamber of CommerceMr Bandar Ali Reda joined the Arab British Chamber of Commerce, on 1st March 2019, as Secretary General and CEO, becoming the fourth person to lead the Chamber since its foundation almost five decades ago.
As CEO, Mr Reda contributes his expertise by drawing on his wealth of experience as a diplomat and extensive time spent in the private sector to ensure the Chamber moves to the next level.
Mr Reda has a distinguished professional career of more than a decade in banking and corporate industry at SABB HSBC Saudi Arabia, prior to senior positions in the diplomatic service of his country, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, where he served as Commercial Attaché in the UK & Europe, based in London, and in Italy and as part of the Saudi delegation to the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) in Paris.
Mr Reda holds a BA in Economics and Business Administration from Orlando, USA. He has been an Executive Member of the Saudi-Italian Business Council, the Council of Saudi Chambers; a Member of the Business Youth Committee, Jeddah Chamber of Commerce; a Member of the Saudi Economy Association; and a Member of the Saudi Arabian legal accountants.
Mr Reda has demonstrated his experience and abilities in his roles in both public and private sectors.
Since taking up his post, Mr Reda has successfully steered the Chamber throughout the difficult months of the pandemic and lockdown, a period which presented unprecedented challenges for international trade and the business community. Under Mr Bandar Reda’s guidance and leadership, the Chamber not only continued all its activities uninterrupted but extended its services during this period and has reinforced its reputation as the leading strategic business services organisation in the UK dedicated to strengthening Arab-British trade and building closer business co-operation.
Abdeslam El-Idrissi
Deputy CEO & Secretary General of Arab British Chamber of CommerceMr Abdeslam El-Idrissi is proud to have served the best part of over 36 years with the Arab British Chamber of Commerce, serving both as Director of Trade Services, Acting General Manager and now his present position as Deputy CEO and Secretary General. During this time, he has cultivated strong relationships with British Chambers, Government bodies, educational institutions, NGOs across both the Arab world and the UK regions, as well as the UK-Arab business communities as a whole.
To this end, Mr El-Idrissi is in much demand across the regions as a keynote speaker and as one of the UK’s leading experts on UK-Arab trade relations.
He is also a key member of the Institute of Export where in the past he has held the position of Vice Chair of the Institute of Export, London Branch for a period of 7 years.
Dominic Jennings
Head of Strategic Partnerships at Deep Knowledge GroupDominic is based in London and has held senior positions in Financial Services companies for over 25 years. He began his career as an investment banker, then co-founded an emerging market investment management company before establishing his own consultancy advising fintech and insurtech clients.
Talgat Takiyev
Head of Investor Relations at Deep Knowledge GroupTalgat is a finance professional with deep expertise in investor relations, corporate management and business development strategies. Prior to joining Deep Knowledge Group, Talgat had worked for asset management companies and family offices in the UK and Switzerland and an investment banking boutique in New York. Talgat holds a Master’s degree in Management from
Imperial College Business School.
Gonzalo Butori
Partner at Giambrone & Partners LLPHe has assisted in a number of cross-border transactions involving various EU jurisdictions and achieved successful results. He also specializes in the conflict of laws and jurisdiction.
Gonzalo regularly advises international clients in connection with family and inheritance-related cross-border matters. Throughout his experience, he has dealt with high-value and complex matters both contested and non-contested which have given him valuable exposure and experience.
Mr. Butori also leads the Latin America LATAM Desk in London where he assists companies and individuals with interests in the United Kingdom in a wide range of matters from commercial contract disputes to advisory work for businesses wanting to enter new markets. He also assists in the development of the Porto office in Portugal.
In addition to being admitted to practice in England & Wales as a Registered Foreign Lawyer (RFL), Gonzalo is admitted to practice as an Abogado, a Spanish-qualified lawyer in Spain, as well as Avvocato Stabilito in Italy.
Hanan Ashegh
Founder & Executive Director of Goodwill CaravanA mental health practitioner, a published Neuroscience researcher, a mother and a humanitarian. Hanan has in-depth experience in providing aid during the ongoing refugee crisis in Europe since 2015. Her humanitarian response work started with mass aid distributions and asylum support for refugee families in the Calais Jungle in 2015-2016.
Hanan volunteered for over a year as an interpreter and care worker for unaccompanied children and minors stuck in the Jungle Refugee Camp in Calais before moving onto humanitarian work in Greece. Hanan founded Goodwill Caravan in 2015 as a response to news reports of the atrocities taking place in Syria and adjoining war-torn countries, and also of missing unaccompanied children in refugee camps in Europe.
Initially, this began with bulk aid distributions, but has grown into protection anti-trafficking services for the most vulnerable displaced populations in Europe and beyond. Hanan then moved on to register Goodwill Caravan Greece and UK in 2017 and slowly gained a team of humanitarians that built what is known today as Goodwill Caravan emergency assistance humanitarian projects in multiple global hotspot locations.
Lei Yan
CEO of XOR UK Corporation LimitedAs co-founder & CEO at XOR, Lei Yan has been taken full responsibility of the XOR business from ideas to reality. Prior to XOR, Lei spent 20+ years devoted to technology, software and luxury mobile phone in Japan, Finland and the UK
Hutch Hutchison
Head of Design, co-founder at XOR UK Corporation LimitedAs co-founder & Head of Design at XOR, Hutch Hutchison has been responsible for creating an elegant mobile phone that effortlessly combines precision engineering with ergonomic design. Prior to XOR, Hutch spent 40 years devoted to a love of what he calls “Engineering Art”. This is the space where product design meets engineering in the perfect marriage
James Henson
Client Director of Partners&James deals with Partners& more complex corporate clients and provides advice and consultancy on all aspects of employee benefits and employee support. This includes discussing real issues that affect businesses based around People Risk and how this links with the wider company risks and their goals.
Diana Arama
Founder, Managing Director of Mayfair Networking EventsFor the past 20 years Diana has lived in London, initially working in the Real Estate and Investment sectors with companies, including Berkeley Group and Triangle Private Office. Along the way she has organised numerous events for several multinational companies and discovered that this was her real passion and also a great opportunity to connect people and international businesses together. Diana has successfully and repeatedly helped to develop new business ventures by formulating the vision and marketing strategy, attracting investors, raising equity, organising investment meetings and cultivating business relationships through cross-referrals and introductions.
Working in the Real Estate and Investment markets, Diana regularly presented, marketed and sold properties, investments and other assets, proactively representing companies at various industry events including MIPIM, Wealth Management Conferences and numerous private events across Europe. With a large network of contacts she developed trusted relationships with Family Offices, Private Equity Firms, Hedge Fund Managers and Private Investors. Among international companies she recently worked with are Deep Knowledge Group - a consortium of commercial and non-profit organizations focusing on Longevity and Fintech and Marjan - the leading master developer for freehold land in the United Arab Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah.
In her spare time Diana enjoys horse-riding, Latin dancing and travelling.
Raj Pahuja
Partner, Commercial Team at Harrison Clark Rickerbys LimitedRaj is an international business lawyer who advises on a broad spectrum of complex commercial and transactional corporate work in a variety of sectors from sports, media and entertainment to technology, energy and manufacturing. Raj has significant experience in the Gulf Cooperation Council (“GCC”), having lived and worked in both the UAE and Bahrain for over 12 years where he worked for Al Tamimi & Company and Expo 2020 Dubai respectively. Raj has a broad client base which include distributors, manufacturers, consultancy services providers, sports management companies, athletes, private equity investors and owners.
Raj is also a key member of the Firm’s Sports Law team
Houda Ounnas
Director of Dr Houda 360Dr Houda Ounnas is the CEO and founder of Dr Houda 360, integrating her expertise of 15 years in general practice and mental health to create complete, holistic, sustainable and scalable solutions.