Guido Mercati

Former Head of Strategic Planning in Milano, London and Dubai on regional and global businesses spanning over almost every industry at Leo Burnett, Saatchi&Saatchi and GREY Group. Today, as Board Member of the MMA, Global Council Member at the BCMA and Regional Director, Digital and Social Media at Publicis Communications, Guido helps innovative brands to benefit from the Social Enterprise era through Connected Experiences and up-stream Marketing.

• Talk: The State of the Podcast Industry
• From: Publicis Communications

Sebastian Bond

As the CEO of Kitab Sawti, Sebastian focus on building a team with excellent people that share Kitab Sawti’s vision. Namely to make knowledge and entertainment easily accessible. We want everyone to be able to easily enjoy and share the insights, the entertainment and the magical moments from a well told story. Sebastian also has a master degree in International Business.

• Talk: Disrupters of Other Industries
• From: Kitab Sawti

Isra Abu Zayed

Currently working on her Phd in female education. A university lecturer who decided to take some time off to focus on herself & her family. She is often found imparting knowledge to her two daughters on female empowerment and environmental sustainability. Isra also co-hosts the Hamburger Generation Podcast, joins book club discussions and paint.

• Talk: Podcast Horror Stories
• From: Hamburger Generation

Lucas Skrobot

Lucas Skrobot, founder of Anchored Consulting LLC, serves SMEs developing global communication strategies. Lucas speaks on visionary leadership, power of story, and change making. In the last 10 years he has spoken at conferences across 13 nations and also hosts OWN THE FUTURE podcast, based in Dubai. His latest book is entitled, “Anchored, the Discipline to Stop Drifting”.

• Talk: The Art of the Interview
• From: Own the Future

Turki Al Balushi

Omani journalist, media entrepreneur. Turki founded albalad online newspaper, the first online newspaper in Oman, in 2012. He is a Bloomberg correspondent and Founder of alsekka podcasting, a platform producing high quality podcasts for an Arabic audience.

• Talk: The Art of the Interview

Stefano Fallaha

Stefano Fallaha is the Founder & CEO of Podio (formerly Fallound). Stefano was on the list of Forbes Middle East 30 Under 30 in 2019, was awarded “Outstanding Entrepreneur Award”, he was featured on the cover of Arabian Business Magazine, nominated for the Young Entrepreneur of the Year by Arabian Business, listed in the Top 20 Lebanese Entrepreneurs.

• Talk: The Business Case of Podcasts

Saeed Alshamsi

A curious human being and the host of RootQuest & OffQuest podcasts. After 5 years of podcasting, now he's "Vagabonding" all over the UAE in a quest to share the knowledge of podcasting and record a new line of podcast productions." P.S. Saeed loves podcasting that he recorded a podcast with his wife the day they got married."

• Talk: Podcast Horror Stories
• From: Root Quest

Rana Nawas

Rana Nawas is a 17-year corporate veteran turned speaker and podcaster, on a mission to help women win. She does this through inspiring keynotes, strategic advisory and her podcast, When Women Win - a show where female role models from diverse backgrounds share inspirational stories and practical tools for success.

• Talk: How to Grow your Listening Audience
• From: When Women Win

Ramsey G Tesdell

Ramsey G. Tesdell is the executive director of Sowt and has worked in journalism and media in the MENA region since 2006. He is on the advisory board for the PRX / Google Podcast Creators program. He is the founder of 7iber.com and worked extensively in the Arab world with youth, media and journalism outlets.

• Talk: The Business Case of Podcasts
• From: Sowt

Rami Zaidan

Rami is the VP of Partnerships at Anghami, working with partner brands to create new music experiences for music lovers. Anghami is the leading music streaming service in MENA with 75 million registered users, 1 billion streams a month and over 30,000,000 Arabic and international songs. Rami joined Anghami in 2015 as Head of Marketing, growing Anghami by 3x in 2 years.

• From: Anghami

Rami Taibah

Co-founder of Mstdfr Publishing Company. Designer, Technologist & Podcaster with over a decade of experience in various marketing disciplines: Advertising, retail, direct marketing, web, & social media. A UC Berkeley graduate who’s Highly versed in web technologies & have a deep understanding of the opportunities the web can provide and the challenges it faces.

• Talk: The Business Case of Podcasts
• From: Mstdfr Publishing Company

Osama Natto

Osama is a business architect, early stage seed funder, and start-up specialist. He specializes in designing modular, growth-based, sustainable models by transforming complex challenges into structured methodological processes. Osama has built a methodology and set the structure needed to transform students or employees to founders in start-ups driven by innovation.

• Talk: Disrupters of Other Industries
• From: With Osama

Mshari Al Onaizy

Co-Founder & CCO at Finyal Media, having kickstarted the business with the creation of his original podcast, Millennial Mirrors. Following the success of his podcasting experiment, Mshari decided to turn his passion project into a business with the launch of Finyal Media. Also a certified coach and holds a Masters in Entrepreneurship from University of Southampton.

• Talk: The Business Case of Podcasts
• From: Finyal Media

Molham Krayem

Known for his thought-provoking lyrics & eccentric blend of English + عربي, a rising hip-hop artist from Jeddah. Beyond music, Molham is the founder of Kraytiv Entertainment Group, a Jeddah-based record label, content studio & talent management agency. He is a writer for Forbes magazine and a savvy business strategist with a degree in Finance & Economics from Georgetown.

• Talk: Disrupters of Other Industries
• From: Kraytiv Entertainment

Hussam Elhage

An experienced digital specialist with a history in the digital media industry. He has been adamant on the evolution of the industry itself and spent many years on both agency and client-side. He is published in media publications such as Communicate Middle East and Arabian Marketer, the host of his own podcast titled “Let’s Take This Online” talking to guests about their respective fields.

• Talk: How to Grow your Listening Audience

Hebah Fisher

Hebah is the cofounder and CEO of Kerning Cultures Networks, the first venture-backed podcast company in the Middle East. Kerning Cultures is her third company; she formerly built microfinance and business education programs for small businesses in the Gulf and the State

• Talk: The State of the Podcast Industry
• From: Kerning Cultures

Hassane Dannoui

Hassane "Big Hass" Dennaoui is the radio host of Saudi's first & only FM Hip-Hop Radio Show "Laish Hip-Hop?" & also is the founder of Re-Volt Blog & Re-Volt Magazine. He recently launched his YouTube show "Buckle Up" which is a series of interviews he conducts on the "go". He also founded "THE BEAT" in 2013 which is a series of events aimed to support local artists.

• Talk: How to Grow your Listening Audience
• From: Buckle Up

Fowzi Mahsoon

A veteran, who returned to live. The head of housezofi! While waiting for Food, I create & podcast about Adventure, Fantasy & Knowledge in Pop Culture World. Fowzi is also a volunteer coach and councils people through social networks to gain knowledge and enhance their communication skills as well as Blogging & writing articles about life & relationships.

• Talk: Podcast Horror Stories
• From: House Zofi

Cheryl King

Managing Director, markettiers MENA, the region’s only dedicated broadcast specialist consultancy. Cheryl drives the business that leads the market in, live streaming, content production, podcast strategy and broadcast media relations for both corporate and consumer brands, delivering award-winning campaigns and Guinness World Records. Cheryl is uniquely placed to advise on broadcast media appetite and consumption of rich media content in the UAE.

• Talk: The State of the Podcast Industry
• From: Markettiers

Basel Anabtawi

Basel Anabtawi is the man behind critically acclaimed podcast Basel Meets. Basel Meets is a show about meeting the worlds most interesting people. The show had guests from all walks of life - from Slash of Guns n' Roses, to Khaled Al Ameri, the prominent Emirati social content creator. Featured in multiple publications such as Whats On, Blabbermouth.net, Telegraph and many others.

• Talk: How to Grow your Listening Audience
• From: Basel Meets

Ashraf Faden

Ashraf Faden is the Co-host of “EishBTSWI” and host of “MyHeroicSelf” podcasts. His professional background and experiences work to his advantage when interviewing for the podcasts. He is a diagnostic medical sonographer specialized in vascular sonography holding a master’s degree in public health. He is also a professional photographer specializing in headshots and portraits.

• Talk: The Art of the Interview
• From: Eish Btswi

Ammar Al Sabban

The Creative Content Director and Master Muppeteer at Bidaya Media the producers of Iftah Ya Simsim (Arabic Sesame Street) in the UAE, Also one of the company’s head writers and directors developing new shows and projects. Co-Founded the MSTDFR Podcast Network as well as 31 Workshop an edutainment content company and producer of The Afroott Puppet Show.

• Talk: Podcast Horror Stories
• From: Mstdfr Publishing Company

Alex Atack

Alex is the English Managing Producer for Kerning Cultures Network. graduated from Falmouth University in the UK in 2014 and worked as a photojournalist in the UAE and UK for four years after that, shooting for people like the The New York Times, The Guardian and Monocle. In 2016, he started experimenting with audio storytelling.

• Talk: The Art of the Interview
• From: Kerning Cultures

Abdulrahman Alomran

Founder of [Podcast Arabic](https://podcastarabic.com), an initiative that aims to promote podcasting in the Arab World and the maker of Tiar podcast. Abdulrahman a competent developer with multiple sets of skills that will help fit different needs. His interests are Full Stack Development, StartUps, Product Development. On his free time I produce my own Podcast called "Tiar".

• Talk: The State of the Podcast Industry
• From: AR Podcast

Abdulaziz Almoaiqel

A passionate football fanatic, an avid traveler, an MBA graduate, and Podcaster. Co-founder of AlkoraM3na Podcast. A Senior Business Development Specialist at Takamol Holding, has a Master of Business Administration Degree from the University of Baltimore and holds a Bachelor of Administrative Sciences degree in Financial Management from King Saud University.

• Talk: Podcast Horror Stories
• From: AlkoraM3na

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It's Alive!

Rami from Anghami

Anghami Killing It!

Hebah Mic-Drop

Girl Power

Lawyers Shall Lawyer

Tech Bombs

The Techies Shall Inherit the Earth

Omar Tom Dropping Some Wisdom

Jam Packed

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