Meet Our Team

Why I Joined: CGF has the potential to make a greater contribution to Chinese and Gulf societies, as well as to our community in Abu Dhabi.

What I Hope to Achieve: Encourage greater participation from students, scholars, practitioners, and the public in China-UAE and China-Gulf interactions and exchanges.

Why I Joined: Vision to reduce bias in bilateral communication.

What I Hope to Achieve: Build sustainable growth of CGF and strengthen collaboration between Abu Dhabi and Beijing Team.

Why I Joined: Berenice has always wanted to join CGF since she attended in her freshman year. She finds the talks extremely informative about the UAE and its relationships with China.

What I Hope to Achieve: She hopes CGF sparks interest in the China-Gulf relationships and their role in future geopolitics.

Why I Joined: To support my friends.

What I Hope to Achieve: He hopes to promote the development of performing arts in the region and back home.

Why I Joined: Emilie joined CGF to integrate herself in Chinese culture and hopes her experience in performance arts can benefit the forum.

What I Hope to Achieve: A better understanding of both worlds — China and the Gulf — from the performance arts perspective.

Why I Joined: Growing up in China and studying in the UAE, Yutong is interested in how the relationship between the two places she calls home develops over time.

What I Hope to Achieve: She wants to meet more people and bridge people together.

Why I Joined: Nicoleta joined CGF because of her deep interest in the economic, political, and cultural dynamics of the Gulf region and its evolving relationship with China.

What I Hope to Achieve: She hopes to deepen her understanding of the evolving relationship between China and the Gulf.

Why I Joined: She wants to contribute to the conversation and learn from engaging.

What I Hope to Achieve: She hopes to help more people understand the bonds between two regions.

Why I Joined: She wanted to be part of an extraordinary conference bringing together key actors in current global politics.

What I Hope to Achieve: She hopes to become more skilled in conference organization and networking.

Why I Joined: She is very interested in the relationship between China and the UAE and is confident these relations will continue to grow.

What I Hope to Achieve: Salama hopes to build on her knowledge of international trade and polish her leadership skills.

Why I Joined: Treedom believes CGF is a great platform to collaborate with like-minded students and connect with industry experts.

What I Hope to Achieve: She hopes to expand her knowledge in international trade and relations between China and the Gulf.

Why I Joined: To explore more about Gulf China relations.

What I Hope to Achieve: Have more network.

Why I Joined: This is his second time joining CGF. He had a great experience last year and it brought him great satisfaction seeing the forum implemented.

What I Hope to Achieve: Market a great forum for everyone, to make the experience memorable.

Why I Joined: Elizabeth joined CGF to contribute to a platform that bridges cultures, economies, and ideas globally.

What I Hope to Achieve: She wants to explore perspectives that deepen mutual understanding between regions using innovative marketing strategies.

Why I Joined: Je-Luen joined CGF last semester and had an amazing experience learning about collaborations between China and the Gulf.

What I Hope to Achieve: He hopes to learn more and put his marketing skills to use.

Why I Joined: She wanted to deepen her engagement with the region and achieve more in furthering China-Gulf engagement.

What I Hope to Achieve: She hopes to gain skills in management and leadership and help people embrace diverse cultures.

Why I Joined: He joined CGF to engage with emerging Gulf-China partnerships driving economic growth and multilateral cooperation.

What I Hope to Achieve: Ali aims to support initiatives through resource allocation frameworks.

Why I Joined: She decided to join more events helpful for her development and deepen her engagement with the region.

What I Hope to Achieve: She hopes to gain skills in management and leadership and help people embrace diverse cultures.

Why I Joined: She is interested in the dynamic relationship between China and the Gulf.

What I Hope to Achieve: She hopes to meet new friends and gain new insights through CGF.

Why I Joined: Deep interest in the evolving China-Gulf relationship, particularly in economic collaboration, trade, and policy.

What I Hope to Achieve: She hopes to deepen her understanding of the China-Gulf economic relationship in finance, sustainability, and emerging markets.

Why I Joined: She recognized the rapid growth of China's space industry and wanted to create a space-focused panel.

What I Hope to Achieve: Foster discussions on space cooperation and bring attention to emerging opportunities.

Why I Joined: She loves the potential of the collaboration between China and the Gulf.

What I Hope to Achieve: She wants to hone her web design skills.

Why I Joined: She is inspired by the team's impactful initiatives like roundtable discussions on professional development and cross-border investment.

What I Hope to Achieve: As a member of the tech team, she aims to foster deeper conversations in the tech field.