Linda Brahmi, Legal Counsel MENA and #IamRemarkable MENA site lead Google

Linda (she/her) is a French lawyer, who joined the MENA Legal team at Google in 2018. After starting her career in France, Linda moved to the MENA region for over 13 years where she worked for several major actors in the IT industry (Microsoft, Oracle, VMware). She is a graduate fromUniversitéJean Moulin - Lyon 3 in France and has obtained a Master degree inlaw (LLM) in Law and the Internet from the University of East Anglia in Norwich, UK. She’s been a #IamRemarkable facilitator since 2020 and she is currently the Site Lead of the initiative in MENA.

Bassem Pierre, Daher Partner - Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants

Bassem has over 15 years of cross-border experience across the UAE, Luxembourg, the United States and Lebanon. He focuses his practice on corporate, investment, tax and fund structuring with a portfolio of clients including Fortune 500 corporations, major fund managers, top 10 Real Estate, Private Equity & Venture Capital groups, Family Offices & UHNWI, Banks & Financial Institutions and Oil & Gas multinationals. Bassem has structured multi-billion-dollar deals and assisted numerous companies in developing their investments and commercial activities and expand locally and globally. He excels at overcoming the complexity of global financial deals and he is praised by clients for his straight-forward business-focused and strategic approach. Prior to joining Galadari, Bassem held the position of President & CEO (North America) of one of the largest independent investor services groups globally with over 23 jurisdictions and offices worldwide, before which he headed its Middle East and Africa region.

Raka Roy, Head of IP & Data Protection - Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants

Raka is the Head of IP and Data Protection at Galadari Advocates & Legal Consultants whospecialisesin Commercial and Intellectual Property matters. She brings a wealth of experience in high profile projects and transactions in IP Auditing, advisory roles for any IP or commercial IP issues. In a region where digital transformation is happening at a fast pace, Raka regularly advises clients on issues related to e-commerce, digital and tech laws. Raka was recently successful in representing a major retail group in an unfair trade practices and unfair competition issue regarding a social media post. Her greatest strength is her ability to manage clients coming from diverse backgrounds and industries advising on practical steps and offering logical conclusions to on-going IP disputes and meeting client’s expectations.

Ollie Dimsdale, Deputy Editor - Chambers Global (ROW) - Chambers and Partners