2025 · Abu Dhabi
Project Management Team · HQ Worldwide Shows
Supported high-profile projects including PALT for Global Food Week, DRIFTx and the Zayed National Museum opening, coordinating stakeholders and fast-moving production workstreams.
Curriculum vitae · Selected work
Work
15+ years across international project management, business development, communications, cultural diplomacy and high-profile programmes in Europe and the Middle East.
Experience
A web version of selected roles and programmes. The downloadable CV contains the full professional profile.
2016–2019 · Abu Dhabi
Director of Business Development · Emirates Specialized Group / Emirates Artificial Intelligence
Led market development, strategic partnerships and new-business initiatives across AI, technology and specialised services in the UAE and wider GCC.
2015–2016 · Dubai
Business Manager & New Business Development · Sierra Ocean
Supported regional business development, market-facing representation and cross-border partnerships for international companies and technology-led opportunities.
2014–2016 · Abu Dhabi
Senior Projects & Events Consultant · National Bank of Abu Dhabi
Co-produced and delivered flagship corporate, institutional and hospitality programmes for senior executives, international VIPs, speakers, sponsors and operational teams.
2019–2022 · Europe / Middle East
Independent Consultant · Cultural Projects, Communications & Partnerships
Curated, produced and directed exhibitions, film and strategic storytelling projects, from concept and partner development through production, communications and delivery.
2026–Present
MBA · General Management · Knights College
Current studies broadening strategic management, leadership and business capability alongside international project and client work.
Selected projects
Business, institutions and culture.
Invisible Sun · Estonia & Berlin
Project leadership, production, artistic direction, partnerships, communications and multi-site cultural delivery.
Bringing together Bobby Sager’s photography, the project explored resilience, gratitude and the human ability to find light through difficult circumstances through the eyes of children in conflict zones.
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Tallinn
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Tartu
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Berlin · Fall of the Berlin Wall 30th Anniversary
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Human Being · Short Film
Executive Producer in collaboration with filmmaker Martti Helde and Nafta Films.
Voices of the Wind · UNHCR 70th Anniversary
Voices of the Wind, a United Nations UNHCR 70 exhibition. Being part of its production team remains a meaningful thread running through my career.
In a reimagined reality, refugees and storytellers use multimedia to relay their journeys of displacement and their outlook on the future.
Global Financial Markets Forum
Flagship conference delivery for National Bank of Abu Dhabi, including speaker, VIP and stakeholder coordination.
Cultural diplomacy · Estonia / UAE
Supported Estonian cultural and institutional engagement in the UAE, including Ministry of Culture visits and international representation.
12 June 2019 · Arvo Pärt Centre, Laulasmaa, Estonia
Organised an intimate cultural meeting between Sting and Arvo Pärt at the Arvo Pärt Centre, bringing together two internationally recognised artists in a warm and meaningful exchange.
Major Abu Dhabi programmes
Experience includes F1 Abu Dhabi, DRIFTx 2025, Zayed National Museum opening event and senior institutional programmes.
