Wael Ismail is the Vice President for Corporate Affairs for the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) and Pakistan as well as Head of the Office of Sustainability for the Middle East. Wael joined PepsiCo in 2016 and has assumed several roles within the Public Policy and Government Affairs (PPGA) function. Since then, he has been focusing on developing and advocating for “win-win” public policy solutions. Ismail took over the combined Public Policy and Communications function for PepsiCo in the MENA region in January 2019 before his current role. He is a Public Affairs professional with experience spanning 15 years with a special focus on the Middle East. He is also part of the Global Corporate Affairs Leadership Team for PepsiCo.

Wael represents PepsiCo in various industry bodies and groups including the US Chamber of Commerce (Washington DC), Multinational Companies Business Group (Dubai, UAE), International Advisory Council (Dubai, UAE) and is a frequent participant in key regional forums including the World Government Summit (UAE), WEF MENA, and the Future Investment Initiative (Riyadh, KSA).
Wael is passionate about driving PepsiCo’s Winning with PepsiCo Positive Strategy and Sustainable Food Systems. He is a founding member of Project Circle, a circular economy coalition in the UAE in partnership with the Ministry of Climate Change in the UAE.

Ismail is a Jordanian national holding a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Economics from the American University in Cairo and a Master of Arts (MA) in Middle East Studies from the same university. He has lived, studied, and worked across the Middle East in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, and the UAE.

Dean Cambridge is a director in APCO Worldwide’s London office. He works in the impact, climate and sustainability spaces. Mr. Cambridge has a wealth of experience in the global climate policy debate, working with NGOs, associations and multi-national companies. He has extensive experience across multiple COP meetings around the world.

Mr. Cambridge is a sustainability leader with 15 years experience of driving transformational change by working with key actors across systems. He has a track record of developing and implementing strategies and projects to drive the transition to a more sustainable, just and equitable world.

Mr. Cambridge loves to dig deep into the complex and interconnected sustainability landscape and bring a creative, analytical approach to solving key challenges and accelerating impact.