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Amity University Dubai Campus
Dubai International Academic City
Dubai, Dubayy, 345019
United Arab Emirates

Hanan Al Sammak

Motivational Speaker + Author + Educator

An author, professional speaker and educator with a social media following of over 150 thousand individuals worldwide. Hanan is passionate about motivating people, sharing the latest scientific research and knowledge she spent years acquiring in the field of Positive Psychology, helping and inspiring many lives on public stages. She also bravely struck out on her own and Co-Founded a training and consultancy foundation- Heart Masters. Hanan has won the confidence of companies, institutions, and individuals across the region where she believes in simplifying knowledge, the power of inspiration and what comes from the heart reaches the heart. Her mission is to contribute in change and positive influence.

Nelio Leone

Start-up Founder + Growth Hacker

After having left a successful corporate career (Davidoff, Chanel, L'Oreal) to undertake an impossible task: help a random startup generate "Hockey Stick Growth". That random startup being Careem which was recently bought by Uber for 3.1B$. Soon after which he moved to Chang Mai to join a community of "Digital Nomads" where he met incredible humans building M$ businesses without investors, offices nor physical teams. With this knowledge and experience, Mr. Leone came back to Dubai to aid his friends grow the laundry start-up, "Washmen". In 14 months, without a team, Washmen grew by 5X+, and closed a multi M$ Series B; Facebook even built a case study on Washmen. Today, he helps entrepreneurs earn their own "Black Belt" in Growth Marketing, building awesome businesses that push the World forward.

Nouel Omamalin

Innovation Chef + Concept Artist + Author

"Backed by 20 years of culinary experience in the pastry world leading up to the publication of his own book, Nouel’s Nifty Chic Baking, Chef Nouel spends his days innovating new dessert ideas in the Middle East and building concepts for various food businesses in the GCC as the owner and Chief Patissier of chefnouel.com His style is considered a fusion of the East and the West particularly excelling in re-imagining the way the Gulf market defines its gastronomical heritage sparking a renewed interest in the humble Arabian cuisine."

Salman Qureshi

Stand-up Comedian

Salman Quershi is a stand up comedian and an actor . He rose to fame in 2009 as the earliest stand up comic in Dubai and was well known for his online comedy videos .In 2014 he was labelled as ‘one of the leading lights of the UAE comedy scene’ by Ahlan Magazines. In 2015 he was on the hot 100 list with the others. In 2016 , he was nominated for Laugh factor USA’s Funniest Person in the world competition . In 2017, Mr. Qureshi was the co host the 10th masala Awards in Dubai alongside with bollywood actors and actress. His comedy focuses on life abroad ,pop culture , current breaking news , relationship program and more.

Thendral Kamal

Student Space Ambassador

Age is never a barrier when it comes to pursuing big dreams. 17-year-old Thendral Kamal is living proof of that statement as she aspires to become the first Indian woman to step foot on Mars. Her journey to the Red Planet kicked off after she won a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, sponsored by the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre, to experience and test her scientific experiment in zero gravity. Thendral, being a Student Space Ambassador for The Mars Generation strongly believes in the importance of science communication through the power of the spoken word, advocating for children to pursue careers in STEM. She is also a regular volunteer at the Sharjah Academy for Astronomy, Space Sciences and Technology. An enthusiastic presenter, she hopes to inspire you with a story of inspiration, passion and reaching for the stars.