Meet
Our Team.
Responsible For Making Innovation Happen.
Sotude Yari
CEO
Dubai, UAE
“We aim to make AI accessible, shaping behavior & driving economic impact.”
Ivan Grigorjev
Capital Director
Denmark
“Education is evolving: AI and games are the new classroom.”
Thomas Traspedini
Founding Engineer
Italy
“We’re turning curiosity into skill and play into real-world impact.”
With a
Global Winning
Track record.
Our People makes us great.
Daria Sazonova
Program Coordinator
Garrett Siebert
Learning Strategist
Mohammad Gharehyazie Ph.D.
AI Lead
Martin Talbot
Edutainment & Comedy
NazaninSadat SeyedRazi
Gamification
Joe French
Education, Voice Lead
Sarah Dunne
Strategic Project Lead
With a
Global Winning
Track record.
Our People makes us great.
Daria Sazonova
Program Coordinator
Mohammad Gharehyazie Ph.D.
AI Lead
Garrett Siebert
Learning Strategist
Martin Talbot
Edutainment & Comedy
Joe French
Education, Voice Lead
NazaninSadat SeyedRazi
Gamification
Sarah Dunne
Strategic Project Lead
James Simons.
He is a transformational executive and board director specializing in high-stakes change, restructuring, and AI-driven growth. With a background spanning capital markets, the U.S. Army, and entrepreneurship, he bridges governance and execution during complex crises. A former Fortune 10 advisor, Jim brings founder agility to large organizations and enterprise discipline to high-growth ventures.
Currently leading a global venture holding platform, he translates AI and data strategy into measurable P&L impact, guides M&A and exits, and builds systems that make growth durable. Known for “worst-to-first” turnarounds, his focus remains simple: sustainable value creation through clear strategy and high-integrity leadership.
HiveGate at GITEX Global 2025
Ethics at the Core: Shaping Humanity’s Future
Long before HiveGate became a product, it began as a warning. We saw a future where AI could either amplify human potential or quietly erode it—and we understood that the difference would not be technology, but judgment. While the world raced to build faster systems, we chose to build wiser ones. Ethics became our compass, not our constraint. At HiveGate, we draw a deliberate red line and innovate within it, knowing that the tools shaping tomorrow must answer to humanity, not the other way around. Every partner we choose and every product we release carries that responsibility—because the next chapter of human history should be written with intention, not impulse.
