Diego Cortese is a senior management member of Dubai World Trade Centre, the largest Exhibition and Convention Center in the Middle East, with over 20+ years of experience in management. He presently serves as the Vice President Commercial of Venue Services Management
Diego joined DWTC in February 2013 and served as Vice President Corporate Strategy until December 2018, where he led the strategy formulation, corporate planning & performance management activities, as well as the management and delivery of various independent strategic projects.
Since joining the Venue Services Management senior team, Diego is responsible for all commercial related activities in the Venues, overseeing a wide portfolio of 2,000+ events yearly, ranging from trade (exhibitions, conferences, corporate meetings, etc.) to consumer (entertainment, awards, weddings, etc.) events. In his capacity, Diego also oversees a portfolio of events held across the UAE (Airshow, Formula 1, corporate and private catering, etc.).
Additionally, Diego serves as a member of:
• DWTC Management Committee (since 2013)
• Representative of DWTCA within the Dubai Free Zones Council (2016-19)
• Member of the Board of Directors of DV Global Link (2014-19), a joint-venture company between DWTC and the Italian Exhibition Group (IEG) incorporated in the U.A.E. organizer of two trade fairs in Dubai (Dubai International Jewelry Week and VisionX Optical Show)
Prior to joining DWTC, Diego was a Strategy Consultant with Accenture (2001-2007) based in Paris, France and Boston Consulting Group (2007-2013) based in Hamburg, Germany and Dubai, UAE. He left BCG as a Principal, where he was responsible for projects ranging across industrial sectors for Government-led and private sector organizations in Europe, Middle East and Asia.
Diego is fluent in five languages. He holds a Law Degree from Centre Universitaire de Luxembourg, as well as a Masters in Management and a Diplom Kaufmann/-Frau from Top ranked Business School ESCP Europe.
