CC FORUM
in Sustainable Development

Middle East


Whilst Covid19 has triggered the worst economic crisis in recent history and has jeopardised corporations and industries, it has provided us all with a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to rethink the world’s existing paradigm.
More than ever the current global situation has highlighted the interconnectedness and interdependence of the modern world. An understanding has emerged that it is no longer possible to continue to do “business as usual” and that a new breed of entrepreneurs, more environmentally and socially responsible, should be fostered in order to preserve our planet as we know it today.
Investors are becoming increasingly aware of how their impact can affect the world around them and are eager to invest in the ways that reflect their concern and respect for environment, for human dignity and for responsible corporate behaviour.
The mission of CC Forum – an investment conference which is 100% dedicated to investment in sustainability – is convening the top business leaders, policy makers and public figures and defining the course of action we should collectively take to confront the existential challenges we are all facing today including climate change, fossil-fuel-based economies, overpopulation and poverty to name but a few. Therefore, in accordance with Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations, its topics centre around investing in Environment, Renewable Energies, Emerging Technologies, Healthcare, Education, Social Inclusion and Philanthropy connecting the brightest startups to the savviest of investors.
CC Forum’s previous editions were held in London in October 2019 with a written royal greeting from HM Queen Elizabeth II and in Monaco in September 2020 under the High Patronage and with the participation of HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco.
The goal of the 5th edition (CC Forum Middle East) is exploring the challenges, prospects and business opportunities during and post covid crisis.











as featured in the media:
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3 days
of top content and intense networking
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70+ speakers
hand-picked visionaries, world thought leaders and global transformers
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300+ attendees
entrepreneurs, executives, investors, policy makers and experts
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100+ Investors Hub
private and institutional investors, family offices and VC firms participating in the Investors' Hub
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3 awards
CC Forum's 2019 awards for major contribution in blockchain, AI and digital innovation
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50+ exhibitors
companies from fintech, blockchain, AI, crypto, gaming, law industries etc
CC FORUM kicks off in:
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Speakers 2020-2021
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His Serene Highness Prince Albert II Grimaldi of Monaco
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Ban Ki Moon
Ex Secretary General
of the United Nations -
Serge Conesa
Immersion4
CEO & Founder -
Mishal Kanoo
The Kanoo Group
Chairman -
Lord Marland, MP
Chairman of Commonwealth and Enterprise Councils
Former Minister of Energy and Climate Change -
Dr Raphael Nagel
Founder and Chairman
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Cardinal Peter Turkson
Head of Human Development
The Vatican -
Tim Draper
Founder - Draper
Associates/DFJ/Draper University -
Sir James Caan
Hamilton Bradshaw Private Equity
CEO
Philanthropist -
Christine Kampinga
Quantum Impact Investing
Founder -
Nehama Ronen
Chairperson of Maman Cargo Terminals & Handling Ltd
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Stergios Voscopoulos
Kanoo Capital
CEO -
Sonia Gokhale
VentureSouq
Founding Partner -
Gunter Pauli
Entrepreneur
Paedagogue
Author -
Eva Kaili
Member of the European Parliament
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Kito de Boer
Majid al Futtaim
McKinsey & Co
Senior Advisor
Mission
Dear Friends,
May I have the honour of welcoming each and every one of you to CC Forum’s upcoming 2021 editions “Investment in Sustainable Development” in the UAE, Monaco and London.
Here we seek to fulfill multivarious missions.
CC Forum has been conceived as the world’s leading platform where governments present their innovative new strategies; where inspirational scientists relay to the world their revolutionary discoveries; where large corporations and small companies alike make global announcements, and where the brightest startups connect to the savviest of investors.
CC Forum is, simultaneously, considered a place where the world’s most formidable thought leaders are granted a unique opportunity to express their very opinions – even when they are highly controversial, and even when they are the polar opposites to what have become standard norms. We, at the CC Forum firmly believe that it is only via public discussions, debates and brainstorming that some of the most complex issues society is facing today can be resolved. It is where iron sharpens iron. Hence a vast range of topics covered, stretching from Climate Change, Renewable Energy and Waste Management to Impact Investment, Social Inclusion and Philanthropy with the emphasis on how emerging technologies can help humanity resolve the existential issues we are all facing today. CC Forum thus facilitates change by virtue of its elite and foremost thinkers in the sphere where high technology crosses finance.
Here is the paradox that has mesmerized and engaged me, my friends. Mankind has organically chosen to go down the avenue of technological progress, which, in my firm belief, is largely why we are now facing existential environmental problems. Yet it is inevitably a veritable fact that technologies again are called upon today to resolve these self-begotten issues in order to achieve the catharsis we collectively strive for humanity to survive and prosper. We have, thus, come full circle. So, dear esteemed thought leaders, the ultimate mission of this, our CC Forum is to contribute to cracking down on the fundamental issues of human development, point blank.
NOW, my friends, is the time to act. We do not have much time to spare.
Max Studennikoff
Chairman & Founder
CC Forum
Agenda
8.30 am – 9.40 am |
Registration and Coffee
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9.40 am – 9.50 am |
Opening Remarks
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Max Studennikoff CC Forum Chairman |
9.50 am – 10.00 am | Keynote |
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10.00 am – 10.30 am |
Panel Discussion Covid19 Crisis: The Chance for Humanity to Rethink the Global Paradigm? |
Moderated by Oliver Hylton Hemington International Joint Chairman |
10.30 am – 10.40 am | Keynote |
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10.40 am – 11.10 am |
Panel Discussion Middle East: Is the Revolutionary Transition from Fossil Fuels Based Economy to Green Energy on the Cusp? |
Serge Conesa Immersion4 CEO & Founder Inna Braverman EcoWavePower Co-Founder and CEO Moderated by Dr Mazdak Tafaty FT fdi Chief Columnist |
11.10 am – 11.20 am | Keynote |
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11.20 am – 11.50 am |
Panel Discussion How Can Emerging Technologies Be Helpful in Resolving Sustainability Issues? |
Marta E. Paiar Kuwekeza Investment Holdings, Chairwoman Anne Baer IKare Innovation Founder and CEO Zachary Cefaratti Dalma Capital CEO and Founder Dr Marwan Alzarouni Dubai Blockchain Centre CEO Moderated by
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11.50 am – 12.00 pm |
Keynote Climate Change as the Biggest Challenge Facing Humanity |
Stanley Johnson Environmental Campaigner Author |
12.00 pm – 12.30 pm |
Panel Discussion The Future of Sustainable Finance: Ethics and Financials |
Walter Fonseca Phimpact Investments Chairman Dr Ami Appelbaum Innovation Authority Chairman Mishal Kanoo The Kanoo Group Chairman
Moderated by
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12.30 pm – 12.40 pm | Keynote |
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12.40 pm – 1.10 pm |
Panel Discussion Investment in Sustainable Agriculture and How Do We |
Dr Ami Appelbaum Innovation Authority Chairman Christine Kampinga Quantum Impact Investing Founder Dr. Yana Leonova The founder member of London Blockchain Foundation Founding Partner
Moderated by
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1.10 pm – 2.30 pm |
Networking Lunch
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2.30 pm – 3.00 pm |
Panel Discussion Zero-Pollution Automobile Industry and the Future of Big Cities |
Ron Chandiramani Al Midas Group Chairman Christian Moore Global Environment Media Founder & Managing Partner Orlie Gruper Ecomotion Executive Director
Moderated by Meir Arnon CEO of Focus Capital Group Ltd |
3.00 pm – 3.10 pm |
Keynote Bringing Positivity to Sustainable Investment through Dedicated Environmental Media |
Christian Moore Global Environment Media Founder & Managing Partner |
3.10 pm – 3.40 pm |
Panel Discussion Investment in Sustainable Construction and Real Estate: What Are the Key Factors? |
Paul Clark Dehavilland Group Chairman and Founder Mustaq Patel Cindrigo Group Managing Director JR Mitwasi Relevant Group Managing Director
Max Studennikoff Moderator by CC Forum Chairman |
3.40 pm – 3.45 pm |
Keynote Transmutation: A New Clean Energy Process? |
Franklin Servan-Schreiber Transmutex CEO and Co-Founder |
3.45 pm – 3.50 pm |
Keynote |
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3.50 pm – 4.20 pm |
Panel Discussion Banking the Unbanked: Digital Currencies as a Means of Social Inclusion |
Jorge Sebastiao Global Blockchain Organisation CEO Saeed Hareb Al Darmaki Alphabit Digital Currency Fund Managing Director
Moderated by Alex Fazel Swissborg Head of Communications Cryptonites TV Founder and Host |
4.20 pm – 4.40 pm | Fireside Chat |
Tim Draper Founder – Draper Associates/DFJ/Draper University Moderated by
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4.40 pm – 5.40 pm |
Sustainability Tycoons’ Session
(Shark Tank Session) |
Mishal Kanoo The Kanoo Group Chairman Ron Chandiramani Al Midas Group Chairman Walter Fonseca Phimpact Investments Chairman Guenther Dobrauz-Saldapenna PWC Partner Moderated by
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5.40 pm – 5.45 pm |
Closing Remarks
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Max Studennikoff CC Forum Chairman |
5.45 pm – 7.00 pm |
Reception
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7.00 pm – 12.00 am |
Investors’ Gala Dinner & Awards Giving Ceremony
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9.00 am – 9.30 am | Coffee | |
9.30 am – 10.00 am |
Panel Discussion The Economic Impact of the Abharam Accords: Prospects, Challenges and Business Opportunities |
HE Khaled Mahdi Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Planning and Development of Kuwait Kito de Boer Majid al Futtaim McKinsey & Co Senior Advisor
Moderated by Oliver Hylton Hemington International Joint Chairman |
10.00 am – 10.10 am |
Keynote Education as the Key Factor for Sustainable Development |
Dr Raphael Nagel Founder and Chairman |
10.10 am – 10.40 am |
Panel Discussion What Can The UAE and Israel Learn from Each Other to Ensure Economic Prosperity in the Middle East? |
Anne Baer IKare Innovation Founder and CEO Dr Raphael Nagel Founder and Chairman
Isaac John Moderator by Editorial Director |
10.40 am – 10.50 am |
Keynote Israel Innovation Investments in Sustainable Development |
Dr Ami Appelbaum Innovation Authority Chairman |
10.50 am – 11.20 am |
Panel Discussion Expanding Impact Venture Capital in the Gulf Region: What Are the Critical Factors? |
Walter Fonseca Phimpact Investments Chairman Sonia Gokhale VentureSouq Founding Partner
Moderated by Eric Brundage Monacolife Founder |
11.30 am – 11.35 am |
Keynote The Role of Philanthropy in Advancing Women Empowerment in Society |
Raya Abu Gulal Women Lawyers Group ME Founder |
11.35 am – 11.40 am |
Keynote
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11.30 am – 12.00 pm |
Panel Discussion Philanthropy as a Cornerstone of Longterm Corporate Strategies |
Per Wimmer Wimmer Financial Founder Dr Ahmet Karamisir Businesstanbul Investment Platform Chairman
Moderated by Kate Levchuk Transpire.me Founder |
12.00 am – 12.25 pm |
Panel Discussion Empowering Women in the Economy: Sharing Experience, Prospects and Opportunities |
HE Shaikha Noora Al Khalifa of Bahrain Medpoint CEO Arshi Ayub Mohamed Zaveri TrustWithTrade Group CEO Raya Abu Gulal Women Lawyers Group ME Founder
Ersoy Erkazanci Moderator by Bloomberg HT Head of the UAE office |
12.25 pm – 12.30 pm | Keynote |
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12.30 pm – 12.55 pm |
Panel Discussion Building a More Sustainable Supply Chain through Joint Investment Projects |
Nehama Ronen Chairperson of Maman Cargo Terminals & Handling Ltd Inna Braverman EcoWavePower Co-Founder and CEO Dr Marwan Alzarouni Dubai Blockchain Centre CEO
Moderated by
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12.55 pm – 1.00 pm |
Closing Remarks
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Max Studennikoff CC Forum Chairman |
1.00 pm – 3.00 pm |
Round Tables and Networking Lunches
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