Private Island Fintech Edition

28-29 Feb 2024 | Dubai

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Simon Pavitt

Chief Operating Officer, London Technology Club | Leading Practitioner of Growth stage Tech Investing | Author |

About the Speaker:

Chief Operating Officer, London Technology Club | Leading Practitioner of Growth stage Tech Investing | Author | Brand-building & Storytelling

Simon joined London Technology Club in 2018 as Chief Operating Officer bringing with him over 25 years of commercial, communications and technology experience. Simon is a leading practitioner of growth stage tech investing on behalf of over 100 UHNWI members. As part of LTC, he helps manage a $100m fund that has deployed capital in over 70 companies and 25 VC funds. In 2022 Simon was responsible for opening LTC’s first overseas investment hub choosing Dubai.

Simon is passionate about brand building and storytelling (especially around fast growth digital tech companies) as well as the impact technology can have around people’s passions. Simon has authored and published fifteen reports including most recently Future Technology & Climate Change. In his five years with LTC so far, he has hosted over 130 live events with prime ministers, British lords, billionaire investors and tech pioneers. 

Prior to joining LTC, Simon was the Marketing Director of a Formula One team where he applied his challenger mindset to push industry boundaries. Previously Simon was instrumental in driving the growth of the award-winning sports marketing agency Fuse Sport & Entertainment, part of Omnicom Media Group. During that time Simon worked with 11 of the top 30 global brands. Via Omnicom University Simon is an alumnus of Harvard Business School and has lectured at London Business School. He holds a BSc Hons Degree in Psychology from the University of Nottingham, UK.

Other Speakers in this Summit:

Adnan Al Noorani

Founder of Future Innovation Summit & Chairman of the Board at LEO Investments & D1 Technologies

H.E. Mohamed Bin Taliah

Chief of Government Services of the UAE Government | Prime Minister’s Office – UAE

Salim Al Shaami

Executive Director – Government Services Sector | Prime Minister’s Office
43 - H.E Dr. Abdullah Belhaif Al Nuaimi

H.E Dr. Abdullah Belhaif Al Nuaimi

Former Minister of Climate Change and Environment, United Arab Emirates
Her Excellency Dr. Maryam Mohd Fatma Matar

Her Excellency Dr. Maryam Mohd Fatma Matar

MD, PhD, Founder & Chairperson UAE Genetic Diseases Association (UAEGDA)
His Excellency Khamis Juma Buamim

His Excellency Khamis Juma Buamim

Chairman of Dubai Council for Marine & Maritime Industries (DCMMIEmirates)