The Alea Sessions - Washington -

Middle East Mixer

A day of panels and talks for business leaders and family offices who have the power and enthusiasm to take their work and impact to the next level.

Location

Washington DC, USA

Date

October 9, 2025

About the event

Kuwait-based family office Alea Global Group will invite selected USA family offices to a networking event in Washington DC for the purposes of forging new relationships with the Middle East among the family office community. 

The Middle East Mixer will be an opportunity for family offices in the USA to meet accomplished professionals representing the Middle East in both the business and political spheres.

This will be a private and media-free event featuring a short program of on-stage discussion followed by an informal networking reception.

About the host

Alea Global Group is a family office based in Kuwait, organising summits for family offices in every region around the world. 

For the last ten years our events have brought together family offices and special guests for one or two day events that foster long-term collaboration between attendees. 

From our one-day Alea Sessions to our two-day Family Office Investment Summits we have consistently sought to bring family offices together with new opportunities to improve the regions they represent. 

Alea Global Group CEO, Mohammad Alduaij, has also been recognised for his efforts to bring peace through collaboration in business, being honored with a Man of the Year Award from Business Worldwide.

Highlighted Speakers

Mohammad Al Duaij

CEO, Alea Global Group, Kuwait

Sandro Salsano

President, Salsano Group, Panama

Yale Fishman

President, Fishman Family Office, USA


Gary Fowler

President, CEO & Founder, GSD Venture Studios, USA


Russell Deakin

Chief Investment Officer & Managing Partner, Aceana Group, A Single Family Office (SFO), USA

Samira Salman

Founder & Managing Partner, Collaboration Circle, USA


Elizabeth Habib

CEO, Consortium of Wealth Communications Specialists & Principal, MPI Family Office, USA

Peter Habib

Co-Founder, MPI Family Office, USA

Rosemary Sagar

Principal & CIO, Sagar Family Office, USA


Donald Nelson

Investor, Family Office, USA

Neeraj Rama

CBCC Family Office, Chief Investment Officer, USA


Dr. Alexandra C. Cook CPA, CGMA, CFF, FAIA

Principal, Sunburst Ventures Florida & Puerto Rico


Ross Kestin

Founding Partner & CEO, Aliya Capital Partners, USA

Feryal Ferdowsi

Founding General Partner, Pursuit Ventures, USA


Eduardo Tellechea Cairoli

CEO & Founder, PRIVATTO Multi Family Office Corporate, Brazil

Omid Tafti

Investment Strategy, Ligo Partners, Family Office, USA

Wm. Travis Crocker

CEO, Serial Entrepreneur, Investor, Visionary, Philanthropist, & Perpetual Student, USA

Wendy Craft

CEO, Elle Family Office, USA

Ahmad Ashrafi

Founder & CEO, infinity, USA


Andrew Davis

Investment partner, MakerX, USA


Yuxi Huang

Principal, Alpha Square Group, USA

Ricky Caplin

Chairman, Caplin Ventures (Family Office) – Co-Founder, The Aurora Forge (Venture Studio), USA

Mike Shirazi

General Partner, Pursuit Ventures, USA


Filip Vurdelja

Partner, 8090 Industries, USA

Mark Halberstein

President, Bash Cap Family Office, USA

Karim Bousta

Co-Founder & Managing Partner, DVx Ventures, USA

Isabel Quintero

Associate director private clients, Henley & Partners, USA

Sanjay Bhatia

Founder, Quantum Spirit, USA

Ariel Fishman

Director, Prosperity Fund, USA

Candice Beaumont

Chairwomen, Salsano Group, USA


Chris Hutton

CFO, DVx Ventures, USA

Highlighted Speakers

Essam Albakr
Founder & CEO, Ejada Capital, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Mark Mobius
Founding Partner, Mobius Capital Partners

Mirna Sleiman
Founder & CEO, Fintech Galaxy, UAE

Omar AlShabaan
Co-Founder & CEO, The Space, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Talal AlBakr
Entrepreneur, CEO of SCCC, co-founded Embark Ventures, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Agenda

Sponsors

We are extremely grateful for the support of our sponsors, who help to make all this possible.

Sponsors

We are extremely grateful for the support of our sponsors, who help to make all this possible.

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Please Note: Registration is subject to Advisory Board approval. 

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