Nabil leads dnata's US$6.4 billion global operations, overseeing a diverse portfolio spanning ground handling, cargo, travel, catering and retail businesses across 162 cities in 37 countries. With more than 35 years of experience in global aviation, Nabil has built his career within the Emirates Group, growing alongside dnata and Dubai's rise as a global aviation hub. He has a strong track record of delivering growth and transformation, with a leadership focus on customer experience, strategic partnerships and long-term business performance. Prior to his current role, Nabil served as Executive Vice President of Passenger Sales and Country Management, overseeing the strategic direction of Emirates airline’s corporate and leisure business and leading commercial operations across more than 140 destinations worldwide. Previously, Nabil led Emirates SkyCargo as Divisional Senior Vice President for a decade, where he played a key role in expanding local and international operations while strengthening the airline’s leading position in supporting the world’s rapidly evolving supply chains. Earlier in his career, he held a number of senior commercial leadership roles across the airline’s global operations. Nabil holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and Management Information Systems from the University of Portland, Oregon, USA.

Neil Hayward is a Managing Director and leads our Turnaround and Restructuring practice in the Middle East. He has 28 years of international experience in turnarounds and restructurings as an advisor and as an executive, with CEO, CFO, and Board roles helping clients to rapidly and sustainably increase EBITDA and cash flows through operational improvements and balance sheet realignment.

Dr. Matthew Stephenson is CEO of the World Free Zones Organization (WFZO), a position he has held since March 2026, working with zones and partners around the world to grow trade, investment, and innovation.

Directly prior to joining WFZO, Dr. Stephenson served as Head of Investment and Services at the World Economic Forum, where he was responsible for investment climate and services regulatory reform activities — including managing the Global Investment Policy and Practice Initiative and the Streamlining Services Initiative, as well as co-chairing the Investment Facilitation Commentary Group supporting negotiations at the WTO on Investment Facilitation for Development.

With extensive experience across international organizations and government, Dr. Stephenson previously worked at the International Finance Corporation, World Bank Group, where he provided advisory services on investment policy reforms and led the organization’s workstream on outward foreign direct investment (OFDI). He also worked at the OECD, in the Investment Division and the Sahel and West Africa Club Secretariat, focused on Africa and investment, and served as a U.S. diplomat with the U.S. Department of State, including leading economic policy work in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Dr. Stephenson is a member of the T20 Task Forces on Trade, Investment & Growth and Economy in the Digital Age, providing policy proposals to the G20. He has been a standing guest at APEC’s Investment Expert Group and Group on Services. He has authored or co-authored numerous reports, policy briefs, and academic articles on foreign direct investment, sustainable investment, and the digital economy. He developed the concepts of Digital FDI, Climate FDI, New Generation Barriers to Services Trade, SusTech Solutions, InvesTech, Trade and Investment for Peace and Stability (TIPS Framework), and provided significant advances to the concepts of sustainable investment and investment facilitation.

Dr. Stephenson holds a Ph.D. in International Political Economy from the Geneva Graduate Institute, a Master in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School, and a Bachelor’s degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from the University of Oxford.