Vilhelm Hedberg Founder, ekar The founder of the self-drive mobility company, ekar, has over 10 years of experience in quality management and logistics verticals. His first UAE-based role was at Wilhelmsen Lines, where he was responsible for the shipment of over one million automobiles throughout the Middle East. In 2016, Hedberg founded ekar, which has grown from a 15-vehicle pilot programme with Etihad Airways to a multi-country service, used by more than 200,000 customers, having booked a whopping 1.3 million trips. Ekar also launched its car subscription offering earlier this year. You might also like Fahad Al Gergawi Mahmoud Adi and Shane Shin Mohamad Sabouneh Raja Al Mazrouei Abdullah Mutawi Salem Bou Aoun Hanan Harhara Al Yafei Louis Lebbos and Muhammed Mekki Kamal Hassan and Yousif Al Mutawa Ramesh Jagannathan Abdallah and Ghaith Yafi Noor Sweid Dr Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi Abdul Baset AI Janahi Shaker Zainal Sami Al Qamzi Mayank Singhal William Chappell Esam Mahmoud Khalfan Juma Belhoul, CEO, and Dr Noah Raford, chief of Global Affairs Sheikh Dr Rashid bin Hamad Bin Mohammed Al-Sharqi Hamad Buamim Vic Barreto Philip Bahoshy Dr Khalid Al Midfa Ammar Al Malik Ronaldo Mouchawar Sheikh Ahmed bin Saqr Al Qasimi Amir Milad Jad Antoun and Khalid Ashmawy Ritesh Tilani and Alper Celen Najla Al Midfa Walid Hanna Mohamed Alabbar Saygin Yalcin Gaurav Biswas John Tsioris Sheikh Khalid bin Mohamed Samih Toukan Dany Farha Fadi Ghandour Marwan Hachem Magnus Olsson and Mudassir Sheikha Michael Lahyani Rashid Al Ghurair Eddie Maroun and Elie Habib Ambareen Musa Kunal Kapoor Sky Kurtz Jon Richards Mona Ataya Bader Ataya, Mohamad Ballout, Andres Arenas and Saman Darkan Jad Sayegh, Nadine Mezher and Mark Chahwan Michael Truschler Fodhil Benturquia Hosam Arab Craig Moore Donna Benton Huda Kattan Mohamed Khaled Talal Bayaa, Brian Habib and Tarek Bayaa Maaz Sheikh