Her Excellency Hanan Ahli is the Managing Director of the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre (FCSC), a government entity affiliated with the Ministry of Cabinet Affairs in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The Centre works on developing and enhancing the UAE’s performance in the sectors of global competitiveness, statistics, and data through coordination with partners to implement initiatives and define policies of importance to vital sectors across the UAE.

In her capacity as Managing Director of FCSC, Ahli oversees a range of policies outlined in the UAE’s National Agenda, with a particular focus on supporting gender balance, promoting favorable business regulations, and strengthening performance in the UAE’s public sector.

As a board member of the UAE Gender Balance Council, she focuses on lifting legal barriers to gender inclusion, advancing gender parity, and increasing women’s economic opportunities in the country. Ahli is also a board member of the Corporate Social Responsibility Board of Trustees, which encourages the business sector to actively engage in socially responsible practices that lead to positive economic, social, and environmental impact in line with the UAE’s priorities and sustainable development goals.

Previously, Ahli held the position of Executive Director of the Competitiveness Sector at the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority (FCSA) (renamed the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre in 2020), a UAE federal entity created by presidential decree in 2015. During her tenure, she focused on supporting the competitiveness of the United Arab Emirates by enhancing the performance of major economic, commercial, and social sectors through initiatives and strategies aimed at improving the country’s standing in global competitiveness indexes and reports.

Ahli has extensive experience in business administration, policymaking, and financing programs. Prior to joining the government sector, she worked for Mawarid Finance PJSC, where she led finance operations with a special focus on Islamic finance.

She holds an MBA from the American University of Sharjah and a bachelor’s degree in business sciences from Zayed University. She is a graduate of the UAE Government Leadership Program (Future Leadership category and Policies Diploma) and has completed executive education at London Business School, IMD, and Harvard Kennedy School.

Xavier Ducarroz is Managing Director of Philip Morris Switzerland since March 1, 2025. He joined Philip Morris International (PMI) in 1998 and has held various sales and leadership positions in Lausanne, the UK, and Slovakia. Most recently, he served as Vice President for smoke-free products in Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, based in Dubai.

Ducarroz studied at the University of St. Gallen in the German-speaking region of Switzerland and has extensive knowledge of the Swiss market and its business partners. His leadership and strategic vision will accelerate Philip Morris Switzerland’s journey towards a smoke-free future.

Lars Kramer is the Group Chief Financial Officer at First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), responsible
for overseeing the bank’s comprehensive financial activities, including Group-wide
finance, treasury, investor relations, and strategy. He joined FAB from ABN AMRO, where
he served as CFO from June 2021, bringing extensive experience in senior leadership
roles within the banking industry.

With over 25 years of experience, Kramer has held key positions such as Group CFO at
Hellenic Bank and various CFO roles at ING, including ING Direct, ING Retail Banking
Direct and International, and ING Commercial Bank. His expertise spans capital markets,
portfolio management, credit risk, financial risk, and asset and liability management. Kramer
is also a trusted voice on tax and banking strategy.

Kramer holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the University of South Africa and a
Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Cape Town, specializing
in finance, markets, and strategy. He is a Chartered Accountant (CA) SA, with a strong
background in accountancy, tax, auditing, and risk management.

Marni McManus is the Citi Country Officer and Banking Head for Switzerland, Monaco and Liechtenstein. She assumed her role in January 2022.

Switzerland is a successful and strategically important market for Citi. As CCO, McManus is responsible for the entire franchise including its performance, which includes all of Citi’s international businesses. She acts as point on key client and regulatory relationships, while maintaining a robust risk and control environment. McManus works in full co-ordination with colleagues throughout the firm to deliver the very best of Citi to clients.

Her previous role was Global Head of Healthcare Corporate Banking based in New York. She has raised over $250Bn of capital for her clients including Initial Public Offerings, High Yield and Investment Grade Bond Issuances, Structured Capital Markets Products, Secondary Equity Follow-on Issuances, Equity Derivatives, Syndicated 1st and 2nd Lien Term Loans, and Revolving Credit Facilities.

She’s advised clients on their capital structure, capital allocation and financing plans in addition to their international cash management, trade needs and improving working capital management. Prior to running the Healthcare Group, she spent 10 years covering Homebuilders and Consumer Product companies primarily during the Housing and Financial Crisis.

Prior to becoming a coverage banker, McManus spent three years working in Restructuring at Citi. During her time in restructuring, she repossessed and /or restructured 2 power plants, 9 commercial aircraft, was part of a special “SWAT” team on the Argentine financial crisis of 2002.

McManus joined Citi in August 2000 as GEMMA (Global Emerging Market Management Associate). She worked in Transactional Services in Mexico and Capital Markets in Australia and spent time in Turkey, Hong Kong, and the Philippines.

Prior to joining the corporate world, McManus was a Microfinance Loan Officer, a Peace Corps Volunteer, worked for Senator Paul Wellstone, and the Democratic National Convention.

McManus has a master’s in international management The Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University, an MBA from Loyola College in Maryland, and a B.S. from The University of Vermont.