Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa on stage in Cannes

A friend and colleague of mine who’s attending the Cannes Lions right now tweeted some pictures of Dr. Naif Al-Mutawa (Creator of The99) on stage presenting. I believe he’s the only Kuwaiti to ever take the stage at the Cannes Lions yet alone present.

The Cannes Lions is one of the largest and most prestigious advertising festivals in the world.


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  1. R says:

    That’s pretty cool.

  2. Chris says:

    indeed.. pretty cool

  3. Yeni says:

    He was in TED last year. That’s much cooler than this gay Frenchie crap

  4. BuYousef says:

    The first time I saw him speak was on TED (online not in person) then I read about the challenges he had with launching 99. Very interesting man.

  5. Summer says:

    that is so cool! he has visited our school several times and the story behind how he did the 99 is amazing!

  6. kayleefa says:

    he a winner dats all im sayin keep on rocking dr. naif a fan of yours

  7. Mr. Pink says:

    That’s pretty impressive… Where can I watch his film?
    My friends brother, Fabian Sweeney, is an actor in one of the short films showing in the Cannes Festival.
    Here’s one of his recent short films called “memoirs of a cat burglar” – if you’re into short films, then its an enjoyable watch:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWICkofn4Oo

    He’s Northern Irish, but his accent is a heavy one, so its easily understandable. =)

  8. Naif says:

    Thank you all so much for your support!

    • K says:

      Wish you all the best.

      Hope you can shed light on Islam, where western media played a major role in tainting it …

      All the best :)

  9. Bo Ramzi says:

    All the best for the doc. shay mosharif 7ag el kuwait.

  10. Adam says:

    Cool gentleman indeed! :)

  11. Naif says:

    Thanks guys. The animated series will launch globally by year end. in MENA it will be on MBC. I am speaking at TED Global again this summer to update TEDsters on the current state of THE 99. Please stay connected to our news. If you send me your email to naif@the99.org I will add you to our email list.

  12. Luay says:

    Dr Naif is an asset for Q8 , we all wish that we had more Kuwaities of his caliber

  13. 7saiN- says:

    His educational background is AMAZING. Triple majoring in Tufts as an undergraduate, getting an MBA in Columbia and getting his PhD in Long Island University – inspirational!

    Mashallah 3alaih he’s really successful. Allah ewafga enshalla !

  14. Mr T says:

    I have seen Dr Naif visit my school 3 times (I think) and really love the comics. Im very happy to see that he has gone so far!

    I have a signed copy of The 99 laying around somewhere…, I wonder how much that is worth!


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