Presented in two formats - Live in-person and virtual. The live events were streamed in real time and is now available for on-demand viewing after the conclusion of the sessions.
Below you will find the sessions in focus for 2021.



Advisory committee

Andrea Di Gregorio
Director – Energy Efficiency and Renewables Office, Ras Al Khaimah Municipality

David Andrew Dunn
Lighting Expert, Projects Manager, Abu Dhabi Department of Municipalities and Transport

Courtney Mark
Design Director & Founder, Studio Mark

Siddarth Mathur
Partner, Studio Lumen, UAE

Waleed Fakousa
Director at CD+M Lighting Design Group and The lighting Institute, UAE
2021 Speakers

Abdulaziz Al-Azem
Founder & Principal Lighting Consultant, DTS

Alan Jackson
Intelligent Lighting Specialist, Director, Helvar Limited

Alan Mitchell
Managing / Creative Director, neolight global

Alexandra Woop
Interior Design Director, Design & Technical Services, Accor Hotels

Althaf Ali
CEO & Founder, Lumibright

Andrea Di Gregorio
Director - Energy Efficiency and Renewables Office, Ras Al Khaimah Municipality, UAE

Benjamin Piper
Partner and Design Principal, Killa Design

Chérine Saroufim
Vice Managing Director - Partner, Idepconsult

Christian Gradnitzer
Senior Director F&B Development ,Openings & Operations Middle East,Africa & Türkiye, Hilton Hospitality

Courtney De Roy Mark
Design Director & Founder, Studio Mark

David Andrew Dunn
Lighting Expert, Projects Manager, Abu Dhabi Department of Municipalities and Transport

David Lessard
Partner and Design Director, H+A

Dharmendra Patel
Managing Director, Creation Gulf LLC

Diane Thorsen
Design Director, Gensler

Dipali Shirsat
Neo Light Design

Dr. Amardeep M. Dugar
Founder, Lighting Research & Design

Dr. Octavio L. Perez
Researcher and Scholar, Mount Sinai Hospital

Emma Burdett
Founder, WILD

Hasan Ahmad Al Hariri
CEO, Dubai Astronomy Group

Himanshu Sharma
Manager - BD & Technical, Etihad Energy Services

Karim Daoudi
Technical Director|MET & APAC, TRILUX Vertrieb GmbH

Mariska Stoffel
Project Architect for Museum of the Future - Killa Design

Michael Magill
Creative Director / Managing Director, RSP Architects Planners & Engineers

Mohammed Al-Sharif
Digital Transformation Advisor

Nonita Sabin
Senior Designer, neolight global

Patricia Lopez
Lighting Design Director, The Red Sea Development Company

Paulina Villalobos
Director, DIAV

Praveen Thampi
President, The Ministry Of Light

Siddarth Peters
Co Founder, Love That Design

Siddharth Mathur
Partner, Studio Lumen

Sindre Stølan
International Sales Manager, Glamox AS

Sumeet Verma
MD, India, Zencontrol

Tala Alnounou
Head of Marketing, LWK + PARTNERS

Tarek Jaziri
Business Development Manager, Lutron GL Limited

Tariq Khayyat
Co-founder, tariq khayyat design partners (tkdp)

Tatiana Antonelli
Founder & Managing Director, Goumbook

Tim Martin
Managing Director, Principal, Gensler

Vaida Buchrotaite
Director of Interior Design, DLR Group Middle East

Waleed Fakousa
Director, CD+M and The Lighting Institute, Dubai

Yenal Gul
Head of Commercial Systems, Lutron GL Limited
Supporting Partner

THINKLIGHT Session Sponsors





