Biggest Congregation of Opinion Makers from South Asian Countries in Asia’s Business Capital, DubaiFeb 20, 2019

His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak joined the Federal Government of UAE in 1992 and held a number of government portfolios. His Excellency Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan received his education from the British Millfield School until the high secondary level before joining Magdalen College at Oxford University-UK. He is the chief guest and guest of honour at WION Global Summit.

Navdeep Suri joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1983 and has served in India's diplomatic missions in many countries. Mr Suri has learnt Arabic and French, has a Masters degree in Economics and has written on India’s Africa policy, on Public Diplomacy and on the IT outsourcing industry.He is the guest of honour at WION Global Summit.

Hardeep Singh Puri is India's Minister of State for Housing and Urban Affairs. He is a 1974-batch Indian Foreign Service officer who served as the Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations from 2009 to 2013.

Nasheed was the first democratically elected President of the Maldives. He is a pro-democracy and environment campaigner and has won the UN's Champions of the Earth award.

Namal Rajapaksa is a Member of Sri Lankan Parliament and a lawyer. He has an interest in criminal law and skilled in international relations and HR policies.

Riz Khan is an international journalist, a television host and an author. Riz Khan attended the University of Wales in Cardiff, where he earned an honors degree in medical physiology and switched to journalism for his post-graduate studies.

Shaurya Doval is a financial consultant and public policy thinker. He leads the India Foundation, a Delhi-based think tank.

Sadhguru is amongst the 50 most influential people in India and heads a non-profit organisation Isha Foundation which offers yoga programs around the world.

General Bikram Singh has held number of key appointments both in India and abroad. He was inducted into the US Army War College 'Hall of Fame' in 2013 and has served in two UN missions - one in Central America and the other one in DR Congo.

Abdul Ghafoor Mohamed is a career diplomat who has served as Permanent Representative to the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland.

Roland Schatz is the founder & CEO of Media Tenor International, global leader in strategic media analysis. He is a leading scholar in the field of media impact research, as well as German-American relations.

Vicky Kapur heads the editorial operations at Khaleej Times, the UAE's first English daily.

A trained molecular biologist, Vijay Chauthaiwale has an experience of 17 years in drug discovery. He heads the foreign affairs department of the BJP.

He is the South Asia senior associate at the Woodrow Wilson International Centre for Scholars. He is a specialist on Afghanistan, India and Pakistan.

Laxman is a former Indian cricketer from Hyderabad who is best known for his 281-run innings against Steve Waugh's unbeatable Australian cricket side.

He is a Member of Parliament representing the Kushtia-2 parliamentary constituency in Bangladesh. He has been working extensively for peace, security and stability in the South Asian region.

Director for South and Central Asia with the Hudson Institute, Haqqani served as Pakistan's ambassador to the US from 2008 to 2011.

Mariam Wardak serves as Strategic Communication and International Relations Advisor to Afghanistan's National Security Advisor.

India's former ambassador to Nepal, Rae was instrumental in signing of the 12-point agreement between then seven-party Alliance of Nepal and the CPN (Maoist) in 2005 which initiated a peace process in the Himalayan country.

She is former Indian Ambassador to The Netherlands and has been the Permanent Representative to UNESCO.

India's former foreign secretary, Kanwal Sibal has served as India's ambassador to Turkey, Egypt, France and Russia.

Congress leader Manish Tewari is a lawyer by qualification and has served as central minister in the UPA-led government.