Speakers - BCRC

Conference Speakers 2025

Elias Abou Jawdeh

Vice President of Freight Logistics Qatar Navigation Company (Milaha)

Elias Abou Jawdeh, Vice President of Freight Logistics at Qatar Navigation Company (“Milaha”).

Stephen Sidebottom

IRM Board Chair Non-Executive Director and Chair of Kent Savers Credit Union

Stephen is a Non-Executive Director and Chair of Kent Savers Credit Union and provides strategic business and HR advice to business leaders through his own consultancy practice.

Waleed J. Aldakheel

Chairman DRI GCC
Disaster Recovery Institute International (DRI)

Waleed J. Aldakheel is a highly accomplished expert with over 32 years of specialized experience in the Financial Sector, focusing on Risk, Resilience, and Crisis Management.

AMR MOHAMED METWALLY

Healthcare Innovation Expert

Amr Metwally is a distinguished healthcare executive and innovation strategist, widely recognized for spearheading transformative change across the GCC region and beyond.

Deniz Ozkaya

Director, Enterprise Risk Management

Deniz Ozkaya is the Director of Enterprise Risk Management at Ooredoo Qatar

Rahat Latif

Director, Turner & Townsend, London (UK)

Rahat is currently Associate Director at Turner & Townsend (London) where he is leading the delivery of risk and resilience services to infrastructure clients.

Rolf von Roessing

Partner / CEO at FORFA Consulting AG

Rolf von Roessing is a partner and CEO at FORFA Consulting AG, an international consultancy firm specializing in GRC, security and related disciplines.

Abdulla Ahmed Al Fadli

Executive General Manager and Chief Compliance Officer Commercial Bank of Qatar

Abdulla Ahmed Al Fadli is the Executive General Manager and Chief Compliance Officer at The Commercial Bank of Qatar (CBQ)

Hina Salim

Country Manager Red Hat Qatar

Hina Salim is the Country Manager at Red Hat Qatar, leading the company’s operations and growth strategies in the Qatari market.

Ala'aldeen Farhan Al Soukni

Head Quality, Health, Safety, Sustainability, and Environment United Development Company

Currently, Ala'aldeen Farhan Ali Al-Soukni is Head of Quality, Health, Safety, Sustainability, and Environment, UDC , and has held numerous positions ...

Hadeel Al Jaber

Director of Planning, Quality & Innovation Ministry of Justice

Hadeel Al Jaber, EMBA, BSc, is a senior public sector strategist and transformation expert with over two decades of experience driving institutional excellence in Qatar.

Noora Al-Yafei

Head of the Strategic Planning Section Ministry of Education and Higher Education

Head of the Strategic Planning Section at the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, and Project Manager for Enterprise Risk Management and Business Continuity at the Ministry.

Vishesh Kalia

Director, Technology PwC

Vishesh is a Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) with over thirteen years of experience in crisis management and public safety strategies, technology design, and project implementation.

Nabil Cheqroun

Vice President and General Manager, META Honeywell Building Automation

Nabil Cheqroun is the Vice President and General Manager for Honeywell Building Automation in the Middle East, Turkey, and Africa (META), appointed in June 2025. In this role, he leads the region's operations, driving transformation and accelerating growth.

Dr. Chawki Tawbi

Data Analytics and AI Leader

Dr. Chawki Tawbi is a seasoned professional with over 25 years of experience in Data, AI, and cloud solutions. Dr. Chawki leads Data Analytics and AI in Google Cloud Qatar, Bahrain, Oman and Iraq.

Oliver Sykes

Partner, PwC

Oliver leads PwC Middle East’s Crisis and Resilience practice and brings 20 years of international and regional experience spanning the UK and the Middle East.