Essam Al Sheibany is the Vice President of Sustainability at Asyad Group, Oman’s flagship logistics and supply chain group, offering end-to-end solutions from ports, free zones, maritime shipping, and last-mile express delivery. As a Sustainability VP, Essam plays a key role in building and maintaining all the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) activities within the group to position Asyad among the top 10 integrated logistics companies in the world; Essam is also driving the Decarbonization initiatives and facilitate the Green Hydrogen projects initiatives within the group, previously he was Group VP for QHSSE where he was taking care of health and safety of employees, contractors, and costumers, and protect the environment and recently the scope of Sustainability Development initiatives within the Group was added to his role. Al Sheibany was a member of several local and international bodies and executive committees looking into Sustainability and ESG-related topics. Essam led the implementation of several operational projects in Oman and internationally. As an engineer, Energy Expert, Climate Change activist, ESG champion and green business developer he has more than 30 years of experience in Oil and Gas, Project Management, HSE and many areas mainly centred on Operational Excellence. He has a BSc in Engineering Management from Oman and 2 master’s degrees from UK in Operations Management and Advanced Process Engineering.

Fadi Kasem is an automotive industry expert with 10+ years of experience in electric vehicles and sustainable transport.

Experienced professional with a demonstrated history of working in the logistics and supply chain industry, freight forwarding, airfreight, road freight, ocean freight, transshipping, project logistics, courier services, ecommerce, custom clearance. 

<p>Felix Wilde, graduate engineer and MBA, is an expert when it comes to international crisis management within global supply chains. In his career, he has worked for a well-known consulting company with large international energy generation projects, among other things. After completing his MBA in business management in Germany and the US, he moved to one of the largest global enterprises in the world (General Electrics) to lead them to success in various areas with his respective team. He also remains loyal to his University and has held a lecture position at the University of Stuttgart for several years. From 2022 onwards Felix has been responsible for the entire supply chain at Voith Hydro in Heidenheim. As a volunteer rescue dog handler for an international search dog team, he is on the front line when it comes to saving human lives. He manages to transfer the parallels between rescue dog operations and international crisis management in a very impressive way, thereby creating added value for companies. www.felix.wilde.com</p>

<p>An experienced and passionate finance executive (CFO, VP, Director of Finance & Controlling, Head of Controlling, Managing Director) who has been continuously managing financials towards growth and cost efficiencies within a very wide international scope and setups - also during crisis and challenging times.</p>

<p>I am Head of Strategy Supply Chain at Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, one of the leading research organizations in Europe. I have been working in international strategic procurement for over 20 years, with a focus on the German Supply Chain Act, strategic energy procurement, internationalization of procurement and other SCM concepts. I hold a PhD in Supply Chain Management from the Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg and a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Stuttgart.</p><p>My core competencies are process modeling and reengineering, budget responsibilty and personnel management, as well as intercultural communication. I have worked in Canada, USA and South Africa and am a permanent guest lecturer at the University of Stuttgart. My goal is to develop and implement innovative and sustainable solutions for the supply chain challenges of today and tomorrow.</p>