Dan Healy, founder and CEO of Real Opinions, has over 10 years online research experience and has held senior executive roles in London in the New Media team of GfK (nee NOP), Nielsen Online (nee Nielsen//NetRatings) and setting up offices for YouGov in the Regional as their Regional Research Director.

He has worked on over 100 research projects for global clients such as HP, Vodafone, Ikea, British Airways, Visa International, MasterCard, Shell, BP, EA Games and government organisations. Dan is a regular contributor to media articles, presenter at conferences in both Europe and the Middle East.

Reuven heads Weber Shandwick’s Digital Communications division in the Middle East & North Africa region where he is responsible for training, creative and strategic consultancy.

Prior to moving to Dubai to join Weber Shandwick in 2008, Reuven worked with the award-winning London consumer PR agency, Cow PR, where he worked on accounts such as Chevrolet, Jetix, Google, Burger King, Tesco.com, Tesco Telecom and the opening of the Wembley National Stadium.

While in London, Reuven was invited by the University of Westminster to develop and lead a post-graduate communications module on PR and New Media, which he did for one semester before relocating to the Middle East. Part of the course structure included one of the first ever lectures for students in the virtual world SecondLife. Since the launch of Weber Shandwick’s Digital Communications offering in October 2008, Reuven has provided counsel and executed projects for a number of clients in the food and beverage, retail, entertainment, aviation and commodities industries. He is also leading a drive to ramp up Weber Shandwick’s digital capabilities across all network offices in the MENA region.

With over 12 years of regional experience, Yousef Tuqan Tuqan is one of the most respected and sought-after online marketing consultants in the Middle East. Since building his first websites in his bedroom in Dubai in 1996, he has gone on to work with a number of leading agencies, and has developed and executed online marketing initiatives for some of region's most iconic brands, including Emaar, Jumeirah, Nakheel, twofour54 and Emirates.

A regular contributor to regional publications and conferences on Internet strategy and marketing, Yousef has been one of the most vocal and visible evangelists for the role of the Internet in the marketing mix. In his role as CEO at Flip Media, Yousef is responsible for strategy and delivery at the largest interactive agency in the Middle East, with a team of over 150 digital specialists across 8 offices worldwide.

Rob Sherwin
Managing Director,
Regester Larkin Middle East

Rob is Middle East Managing Director of the reputation management consultancy, Regester Larkin. Specialising in helping clients manage difficult reputation issues and prepare for communications in the event of a crisis, Rob leads all Regester Larkin’s work for clients across the Middle East.

Previously he was Middle East Energy Adviser to the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office, working with many departments of the UK government and its network of Embassies to engage the Middle East region on issues of energy security and climate change.