Abdullah Al-Terkait

Manager of the Listed Companies Supervision Division – Capital Markets Authority (CMA) / FinTech Project Manager

ABDULLAH KHALED AL-TERKAIT is a Division Manager and is currently managing the CMA Fintech Project as well as Implementation of XBRL in CMA. Abdullah has over thirteen years of experience, forming a specialty in risk-based supervision frameworks and local implementation of the Basel and IFRS Accords. Having received his bachelor’s degree in Accounting from Kuwait University, Abdullah has worked in many important positions prior to his current occupation. He has previously worked for the Central Bank of Kuwait as a Financial Analyst, playing a key role in the development of a risk assessment model for banks. He is also a member of the groups XBRL International as a Direct Member Representative and the IOSCO Fintech Network.

Abdullah Albaker

Founder & CEO, Al Baker & Associates Law Firm

ABDULLAH AL-BAKER started his legal career more than eighteen years ago as a trainee within the Loyac training program. He completed his legal training at the law office of Meshari Al Ghazali. Upon his graduation from Kuwait University, he became a registered lawyer at the Kuwaiti Lawyers Association and continued working at Al Ghazali firm until founding Al Baker & Associates.

As part of his arbitration practice, he acted as an Arbitrator in front of the Commercial Arbitration Center and the National Sports Arbitration Tribunal (NSAT). Furthermore, he is also a registered arbitrator with the right to appear in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). He has held Arbitration courses in front of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and served as a board member of the Sports Arbitration Center, Kuwaiti Lawyers Association, for three years.

Abdullah has served his role as an arbitrator in front of the National Court of Arbitration (NCAS) as well as the Kuwaiti Lawyers Arbitration Center. He also held the title of General Secretary of the Kuwait Association for Protecting Public Funds (KAPPF).

Dr. Saleh A. Al-Aqely

Deputy Director General, Support Programs & Functions, Kuwait Foundation for Advancement in Science (KFAS)

Dr. Saleh A. Al-Aqely is the Deputy Director for the General Support Programs and Functions at the Kuwait Foundation for Advancement in Science. Dr. Al-Aqely received his J.S.D. in Public Law from the University of California at Berkeley in 2010. Prior to his current work, Dr. Al-Aqely served as an assistant undersecretary for the Companies Affairs & Commercial Licensing Sector at the Ministry of Commerce & Industry. He also worked as a Professor at Kuwait University. Dr. Al-Aqely is also a former member of the Central Bank of Kuwait, the Public Authority for Industry, and the Permanent Committee for the Improvement of Work Environment and Competitiveness, Mandated to Improve the Ranking of Kuwait in the World Bank Index “Ease of Doing Business”.

Dr. Mohammad Al-Wasmi

Assistant Professor of Commercial Law at the College of Law, Kuwait University

DR. MOHAMMAD AL-WASMI is an assistant professor of Commercial Law at the College of Law, Kuwait University. Prior to joining Kuwait University, he held a position at Kuwait Petroleum Corporation for three years. Dr. Al-Wasmi holds a Ph.D. in Philosophy of Law from Brunel University in the UK. He has attended the Global Governance Forum as well as a discussion seminar on the Kuwaiti Capital Markets Law, organised by Kuwait University.

Dr. Al-Wasmi has conducted various research, including a comparative analytical study on Non-profit companies, published in the Journal of Legal and Economic Research. His other work on the Maritime transport contract was also issued in the Journal of Legal Studies. Moreover, his research on Financial Crisis and Islamic Finance was published in the International Journal for The Semiotics of Law. His publication explaining the Kuwaiti Maritime Trade Law was issued in 2017, in partnership with Prof. AbdelFadil Mohamed Ahmed and d. Ahmed Hamad Al-Rashoud.

Dr. AbdulKareem Al-Kandari

Member of the Kuwait Parliament

DR. ABDULKAREEM AL-KANDARI is a politician and assistant professor who is a member of the Kuwait Parliament. Dr. Al-Kandari was first elected in the Kuwaiti General Election in 2013. Subsequently, in the 2016 General Election he was elected the fourth chair by his constituents. By 2020, Dr. Al-Kandari had be elected the first chair by his constituents. During his time in Parliament, Dr. Al-Kandari has contributed to various committees such as: National Human Resources Development Committee, Human Rights Committee, Woman and Family Committee and many others. He is also a member of many organizations like Kuwait Lawyers Association and University of Strasbourg Center of Commercial Law. Dr. Al-Kandari has received his bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, and Ph.D. in Commercial Law.

Ghanim Al-Dabbous

Lawyer, ASAS Attorneys and Legal Advisers

GHANIM AL-DABBOUS currently works as a Lawyer at ASAS Attorneys and Legal Advisers. He is a member of the Kuwait Bar Association with experience in Corporate Law, Commercial Law and Capital Market Law. He has completed various courses in different fields.

Yousef Al-Harbash

Assistant Professor of Law, Kuwait International Law College

DR. YOUSEF AL-HARBASH is a Assistant Professor of Law at Kuwait International Law College. He received his Ph.D. in Private Law and has served as a Constitutional and Discrimination lawyer. He has also been a former delegated professor at Kuwait University.

Dr. Nawaf Saud Al-Yaseen

Former Minister of Justice and Professor of Law, Kuwait International Law College

DR. NAWAF SAUD AL-YASEEN has 24 years’ experience in the legal field. Prior to working as a Professor of Law at Kuwait International Law College, he held the title of minister of justice. He holds a Ph.D. in Law from Oxford Brookes University in the United Kingdom. He has appeared before the high court, the court of appeal, and is a registered lawyer in front of the Constitutional and Cassation Courts. Additionally, he is a certified Arbitrator in the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Dr. Al-Yaseen has two published pieces of research, one discussing the Public Policy and Morality Principles. In contrast, the other is a critical analytical study on the Nationality of the trademark as a reason for refusing to register in Kuwaiti law. He has participated in various legal workshops, seminars, and training courses throughout his legal career. He has delivered lectures in various universities and conferences on theft in IP law, collective digital copyright, the rules governing trademarks in Islamic Sharia, the public system as a restriction on copyright, and many more.

Dr. Yousef Muhammad Abdullah Al-Ali

Vice President of the Board of Trustees, Kuwait International Law College, and Former Minister of Commerce and Industry

DR. YOUSEF MUHAMMAD ABDULLAH AL-ALI is the Vice President of the Kuwait International Law College board of Trustees. Formerly, he worked as a director of the Legal Department of the Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and Industry, where he possessed the title of the Secretary-General of the Kuwait Center for Commercial Arbitration. Dr. Al-Ali also served as the Capital Markets Authority Commissioner. He was a member of the team preparing the draft law on the Capital Markets Authority, where he led the preparation of the executive regulations for the Capital Markets Authority Law No. 7 of 2010. Dr. Al-Ali was also the minister of Trade and Industry and served as a member of the Appeal Board of Appeals at the Kuwait Stock Exchange.

Dr. Al-Ali is a lecturer and coach in the field of arbitration. He chaired the arbitral tribunal in many international and local arbitration cases, in addition to his participation as an individual arbitrator or a member of an arbitral tribunal in various cases. He also served as a member of the International Chamber of Commerce Arbitration Court for nine years. Dr. Al-Ali has a Bachelor of Laws and Sharia from Kuwait University, a Ph.D. in International Law from Sorbonne University, and a master’s degree in economic law, international specialization, from the University of Bourgogne.

Dr. Khaled A. Mahdi

General Secretary, General Secretariat of the Supreme Council for Planning and Development (GSSCPD)

DR KHALED A. MAHDI is currently the Secretary General of the GSSCPD and the National Director of the Country Program Action Plan with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the Government of Kuwait. He serves private and public sectors professionally on a global and local scale. Dr Mahdi is a member of various councils and boards, including the Supreme Council of Education, the Supreme Council for Public Universities, the Public Authority for Industries, the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, the Public Authority for Housing Welfare, Ozone Affairs and Climate Change, and many other committees.

Dr Mahdi also cofounded the Kuwait Women Distinguished Award and the Kuwait Sustainable Development Award. Among his many accolades, he received the “People First” Leader GCC HR Award in 2018. In 1993, Dr Mahdi received his bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Toronto. He received his Master of Chemical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology in 1995. In 2000, Dr Mahdi earned his Doctorate in Chemical Engineering from Northwestern University. Before his current occupation, Dr Mahdi served as an advisor for the Kuwait University Strategic Office and the Minister of Planning and Development Affairs Office.