Global
Raisina Middle East
28-29
Jan2025
Raisina Middle East is co-hosted by the Observer Research Foundation (ORF) and ORF Middle East, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, UAE and the Ministry of External Affairs, India. This two-day-long international forum aims to establish a high-level conversation that will convene relevant stakeholders, including representatives from government, academia, media and the private sector.
This forum will provide an opportunity to engage with the dynamic growth and developments in the Middle East, and the region’s rapid integration with and pivotal role in the world. The deliberations at the forum will cover key sectors, important policy domains, and global challenges. It will strive to foster a renewed ethic of partnership and collaboration amongst different stakeholders across geographies.
Raisina Middle East will be a key global arena where important voices and ideas will help foster technological advancement, drive inclusive innovation, and incubate knowledge products to serve all of humanity.
Thematic Pillars:
1. Trade and Connectivity
2. Finance and Investment
3. Technology and Innovation
4. Geopolitics, Security and Partnerships
5. Energy and Green Imperatives
Speakers
H.H. Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, United Arab Emirates
H.E. S. Jaishankar
Minister of External Affairs of India
H.E. Amine Salam
Minister of Economy and Trade, Lebanon
H.E. Anwar Mohammed Gargash
Diplomatic Advisor to the President, United Arab Emirates
H.E. Reem Ebrahim Al Hashimy
Minister of State for International Cooperation, United Arab Emirates
H.E. Athanasios Ntokos
National Security Adviser, Office of the Prime Minister, Greece
H.E. Omran Sharaf
Assistant Foreign Minister for Advanced Science and Technology, United Arab Emirates
Eranga Weeraratne
Deputy Minister of Digital Economy, Sri Lanka
Carl Bildt
Former Prime Minister, Sweden
Mehdi Jomaa
Former Prime Minister, Tunisia
Former Prime Minister, Tunisia
Executive Director, GWL Voices; Former President of the United Nations General Assembly; Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ecuador
Abla Abdel Latif
Executive Director and Director of Research, The Egyptian Center for Economic Studies, Egypt
Arvind Gupta
Co-Founder, Digital India Foundation, India
Ebtesam Al-Ketbi
President and Founder of the Emirates Policy Center, United Arab Emirates
Maggie Sprenger
Co-founder and General Partner, Audere Capital, United States of America
Mohamed Al Sharhan
Managing Director, World Governments Summit, United Arab Emirates
Antonio Villafranca
Vice President for Research, Institute for International Political Studies, Italy
Edmund Terence
Professor of Political Economy at the Faculty of Economics & Administration, Universiti Malaya, Malaysia
Sanjeev Aggarwal
Founder and Executive Chairman, Hexa Climate, India
Ashok Malik
Partner & Chair, India Practice at The Asia Group, India
Ayushi Mishra
Chief Operating Officer and Co-founder, DronaMaps, India
Chris Fall
Vice President for Applied Sciences, MITRE, United States of America
Justain Bracken
Chief Executive Officer, Helianthus Holding, United Arab Emirates
Max Abrahms
Associate Professor of Political Science, NorthEastern, United States of America
Norine A. MacDonald
President and Founder, Rain Defense + AI, United Arab Emirates
Raj Shukla
Former General Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Army Training Command, India
Adel Abdel Ghafar
Director, Foreign Policy and Security, Middle East Council on Global Affairs, Qatar
Hasan Alhasan
Senior Fellow, International Institute for Strategic Studies, Kingdom of Bahrain
