Business Culture Awards | View our Judges

Business Culture Awards MENA Judges are part of a growing community of professionals who are passionate about exceptional culture, and seeking to make the workplace a more engaging, collaborative and productive place.

Meet the Judges

Girish Chand

Senior Partner

MCA Management Consultants

Sana Aldaoumi

Group Senior Vice President, Human Capital

EDGE Group

Huosin Altoomah

President of the Advisory Board

AlKindi Advocates & Legal Consultants

Sherif Elogeiry

General Manager HR & General Affairs

Daikin

Michael Walters
Founder & CEO
Alignifi

Michael Walters is an international consultant with over 25 years' experience in strategy, transformation, and customer experience. He has advised major organizations including the Royal Bank of Canada, Chase Manhattan, ABN Amro, American Express, Visa and General Motors

As Founder and CEO of Alignifi, Michael is pioneering a new era in consulting with the creation of FitBiz360 - a digital platform that makes culture, alignment, and performance measurable, actionable, and tied directly to business value. His work focuses on turning culture into a practical operating system that drives growth, resilience, and operational excellence across organizations worldwide.

Maha Mubarak Al Shamsi

Co-Founder

MSKD Global

Navid Nazemian

Ranked as the World’s #1 Executive Coach by CEO Today; Founder

NN Executive Coaching

Lara Khouri

Co-Founder

The CEO Maker

Edward Matti

Managing Partner

CCM Consultancy

Fady Karim

Chief Executive Officer

All in solutions

Dr. Mohamed Alkhatib

CEO

The Futurists Network

Kristin Joy Ekkens
Founder & CEO
Exponential Joy™

Kristin Joy Ekkens is a TEDx speaker, founder, and executive coach who bridges human connection, culture, and consciousness to help people and organizations thrive in an age of rapid change. Through her signature frameworks — The Human Experience™ and The Joy Operating System (JOYOS™) — she blends ancient wisdom, modern science, and emerging technology to help leaders, creators, and changemakers unlock their full potential. Her work transforms disconnection into coherence and burnout into brilliance, empowering people to lead from aliveness and create joy-fueled impact at scale.