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10/28/24, 4:58 PM Forbes Middle East’s Sustainability Leaders Summit, Chaired by HE Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign …
H.E. Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade for the UAE, chaired
the summit and shared insights on the power of trade to support the sustainability agenda.

Eng. Yasser Zaghloul Group CEO of NMDC Group, revealed how AI is driving green

innovation and enabling positive change.

The Forbes Middle East Sustainability Leaders Summit 2024, chaired by HE Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al
Zeyoudi, the UAE’s Minister of State for Foreign Trade, has begun in Abu Dhabi under the theme

‘Shaping a Sustainable Tomorrow.’

This highly anticipated event, which brings together influential leaders, innovators, and experts from
various industries, is playing a crucial role in the global push for sustainable and equitable
development, with trade one of the central pillars of this year’s gathering.

The first day was attended by HH Sheikh Zayed bin Ahmed Al Nahyan, Founder of the Sustainable

Future Initiative (SFI). Other notable attendees include H.E. Dr. Shaikha Salem Al Dhaheri, Secretary
General of the Environment Agency Abu Dhabi; Ahmed Khalifa Al Qubaisi, CEO of the Abu Dhabi
Chamber of Commerce and Industry; H.E. Abdulla Abdulalee Abdulla Al Humaidan, Secretary

General of the Zayed Higher Organization for People of Determination; and Eng.

Yasser Zaghloul, Group CEO of the NMDC Group. Before the discussions on the most pressing
sustainability topics facing the world, proceedings began with a touch of creativity as artist Hind

Khlaifat created a canvas artwork.

The event was opened by His Excellency Dr Thani, whose keynote speech highlighted how the

country’s role as a global trade hub is enabling it to impact the sustainability of supply chains, which
are key drivers of growth across the world.

“The UAE has long recognized that sustainability is deeply connected to our economic diversification

ambitions, which seek to develop new industries, new capabilities, and new means of value creation.
Sustainability is, therefore, a challenge we should embrace as a driver of innovation.

As a supply chain hub, we know that trade has a vital role in delivering on our sustainability
commitments, and we are using our platform and our authority to outline a new future for the

global trading system, one that is smarter, cleaner, and more inclusive.

By embracing innovation, forging strategic partnerships, and creating new global frameworks, we

use sustainability as a catalyst to a better, more prosperous future.”

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