Lighting comes alive at the InSpotLight Stage, a high-energy meeting point for bold ideas, breakthrough products and the people pushing lighting design forward. Designers, architects, manufacturers and industry voices take to the stage to share the thinking behind standout projects, challenge conventions and bring new possibilities in light closer to the audience.
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From product pitches and live showcases to case studies, trend conversations, and hands-on workshops, InSpotLight puts the industry’s latest thinking into action. Discover new technologies, hear the stories behind real projects and get an inside view of the ideas, tools and developments influencing how lighting is designed, specified and experienced.
More than a place to listen, InSpotLight is where the lighting community gets involved. Ask questions, test ideas, meet the people behind the products and pick up practical inspiration along the way. Fast-moving, engaging and rooted in what is happening across the industry right now, it is the stage to watch for what comes next in lighting.
Our 2026 Speakers
Alexandru Buzatu
Chairman | TALQ Promotion Workgroup
Aliwardi Khan
Sales Manager | Automated Logic Corporation
Anirudh Bhaskaran
Associate Director - Buildings and Smart Infrastructure | Frost & Sullivan
Alla Fillipovich
Lighting Designer | 962Light
Ammar Abdulla
Research Analyst, SAASST | University of Sharjah
Anthony Girgis
Graduate Lighting Designer | AE7
Ayazhan Assanova
Ambassador in Kazakhstan | Women In Lighting
Cherine Saroufim
Interior Architect - Lighting Designer | Atelier Saroufim – Idepconsult
Dane Sanders
President | Clanton and Associates, Inc
Danish Sayed
Project Director | Light Directions
David Gilbey
Founder and Creative Lighting Director | d-lighting
Elio Noureddine
Student | ALBA-UOB
Erin Denkovska
Associate Director | Delta Lighting Design
Faraz Izhar
Lead Lighting Designer | AE7
Ghada Dhwaik
Founder and Creative Director | GD lighting Design and Lumino Experience/Light Festivals
Hadeel Murad Ahmed
Student | University of Sharjah
Iliana Zotou
Team Lead & Senior Lighting Designer | Nulty
Jared Smith
Vice President | IES Manager, Buildings Electrical Department | CBCL
Jeremy Ludyjan
Marketing Manager | DALI Alliance
Jinane Abi Kalil
Design Director | Moonlight Architectural Squad - MASQ
Katia Kolovea
Founder | Archifos
Khalid Faroug
Senior Consultant - Lighting Designer | WSP in the Middle East
Kristina Allison
President, SLL & Environmental Lighting Lead | WSP UK
Leanne Henderson
Executive Director | Taurima
Luna Ibrahim Alserawan
Student | University of Sharjah
Nadia Al Badri
Lecturer – Fine Arts and Design | University of Sharjah
Peter Veale
Director | Layers of Light
Matt Waring
Editor | arc Magazine
Michael Grubb
Founder | Michael Grubb Studio
Majeed Uz Zafer
Founder | Light Factor
Mohannad Alsalkhadi
Principal Lighting Designer
Melike Ozden
Principal Designer | Optimum Lighting Design
Paul Drosihn
General Manager | DALI Alliance
Randy Reid
Editor | Designing Lighting Magazine
Ratna Kumari
Senior Associate | CD+M Lighting Design
Renz Hernandez
Lighting Designer | dpa Lighting Consultants
Rijo Abraham
Project Development Manager | TAQA Energy Services
Reem Nassour
Founder | Light Factor Principal Architect & Founder, Nassour Architecture Office
Regina Santos
Founder | Light Fusion
Robert White
Principal | Illuminart
Sakina Dugawalla – Moeller
Founder | Light Func
Surbhi Jindal
Founder & CEO | Da Light Hub
Sleyman Haber
Student | ALBA-UOB
Sudipti Varadharajan
Lighting Designer | Delta Lighting Design
Waleed Fakousa
Principal | CD+M Lighting Design
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