Ceremony – November 18

Awards Ceremony, the 2008 Laureates, (from left) Andrew Muir, Tim Bauer, Elsa Zaldívar, Andrew McGonigle, Talal Akasheh Awards Ceremony, Mr. Heiniger, Chief Executive Officer of Rolex SA (centre) and eight of the judges who chose the 2008 Laureates: (from left) Rodrigo Jordán, Yolanda Kakabadse, Denise Bradley, Farkhonda Hassan, Phil Nuytten, Kathryn Sullivan, Emil Salim, Geh Min Awards Ceremony, Three Rolex Awards Jury Members and their partners: from left, Adi Shakti, Phil Nuytten (2008 Jury Member), Marion Nuytten, Roosminie Salim, Emil Salim (2008 Jury Member), Laretna Adishakti (2006 Jury Member) Awards Ceremony, (from left) His Excellency Mr. Wolfgang Amadeus Bruelhart, Swiss Ambassador to the UAE, His Excellency Dr. Rashid Bin Fahad, Minister of Environment & Water, Mr. Abdul Hamid Seddiqqi of Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons, Mr. Patrick Heiniger, Chief Executive Officer of Rolex SA Awards Ceremony, Rebecca Irvin, Director of the programme and Brad Norman, 2006 Laureate Awards Ceremony, (from left) Sir Magdi Yacoub, 2006 Rolex Awards Jury Member and Sultan Karmostaji Awards Ceremony, Talal Akasheh, 2008 Laureate Awards Ceremony, (from left) George Kordahi, Master of Ceremonies and Andrew Muir, 2008 Laureate Awards Ceremony, Mr. Patrick Heiniger, Chief Executive Officer of Rolex SA Awards Ceremony, Andrew McGonigle, 2008 Laureate Awards Ceremony, Andrew McGonigle, 2008 Laureate Awards Ceremony, (from left) Gilbert Grosvenor, Chairman of the National Geographic Society, 2000 Rolex Awards Jury Member and Andrew McGonigle, 2008 Laureate Awards Ceremony, Elsa Zaldívar, 2008 Laureate Awards Ceremony, Tim Bauer, 2008 Laureate Awards Ceremony, George Kordahi, Master of Ceremonies Awards Ceremony, (from left) Andrew Muir, 2008 Laureate and Brad Norman, 2006 Laureate Awards Ceremony, (from left) Abdul Hamid Seddiqi of Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons and Richard & Cecilia Attias Awards Ceremony, (from left) Andrew Muir, 2008 Laureate and Kathryn Sullivan, 2008 Rolex Awards Jury Member and former NASA astronaut Awards Ceremony, (from left) George Kordahi, Master of Ceremonies and Talal Akasheh, 2008 Laureate Awards Ceremony, Mr. Patrick Heiniger, Chief Executive Officer of Rolex SA Awards Ceremony, Andrew McGonigle, 2008 Laureate Awards Ceremony, Andrew McGonigle, 2008 Laureate Awards Ceremony, Tim Bauer, 2008 Laureate Awards Ceremony, Tim Bauer, 2008 Laureate Awards Ceremony, (from left) Mr. Abdulmagied Seddiqi of Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons and Mr. Allen Brill, CEO of Rolex Watch USA Inc Awards Ceremony Awards Ceremony, HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, patron of the 2008 Awards, sent a video message for the event Awards Ceremony, (from Left) Pedro Padrós Roura, coworker with 2008 Laureate Elsa Zaldívar and Erling Kagge, 2006 Rolex Awards Jury Member Awards Ceremony, (from left) Sahel Al-Hiyari, a former Protégé of the Rolex Arts Initiative and Adli Qudsi, 1998 Associate Laureate
Awards Ceremony, the 2008 Laureates, (from left) Andrew Muir, Tim Bauer, Elsa Zaldívar, Andrew McGonigle, Talal Akasheh

©Rolex Awards/Kirsten Holst

Dubai, November 18, 2008
Awards Ceremony, the 2008 Laureates, (from left) Andrew Muir, Tim Bauer, Elsa Zaldívar, Andrew McGonigle, Talal Akasheh

Awards Ceremony, Mr. Heiniger, Chief Executive Officer of Rolex SA (centre) and eight of the judges who chose the 2008 Laureates: (from left) Rodrigo Jordán, Yolanda Kakabadse, Denise Bradley, Farkhonda Hassan, Phil Nuytten, Kathryn Sullivan, Emil Salim, Geh Min

©Rolex Awards/Kirsten Holst

Dubai, November 18, 2008
Awards Ceremony, Mr. Heiniger, Chief Executive Officer of Rolex SA (centre) and eight of the judges who chose the 2008 Laureates: (from left) Rodrigo Jordán, Yolanda Kakabadse, Denise Bradley, Farkhonda Hassan, Phil Nuytten, Kathryn Sullivan, Emil Salim, Geh Min

Awards Ceremony, Three Rolex Awards Jury Members and their partners: from left, Adi Shakti, Phil Nuytten (2008 Jury Member), Marion Nuytten, Roosminie Salim, Emil Salim (2008 Jury Member), Laretna Adishakti (2006 Jury Member)

©Rolex Awards/Kirsten Holst

Dubai, November 18, 2008
Awards Ceremony, Three Rolex Awards Jury Members and their partners: from left, Adi Shakti, Phil Nuytten (2008 Jury Member), Marion Nuytten, Roosminie Salim, Emil Salim (2008 Jury Member), Laretna Adishakti (2006 Jury Member)

Awards Ceremony, (from left) His Excellency Mr. Wolfgang Amadeus Bruelhart, Swiss Ambassador to the UAE, His Excellency Dr. Rashid Bin Fahad, Minister of Environment & Water, Mr. Abdul Hamid Seddiqqi of Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons, Mr. Patrick Heiniger, Chief Executive Officer of Rolex SA

©Rolex Awards/Kirsten Holst

Dubai, November 18, 2008
Awards Ceremony, (from left) His Excellency Mr. Wolfgang Amadeus Bruelhart, Swiss Ambassador to the UAE, His Excellency Dr. Rashid Bin Fahad, Minister of Environment & Water, Mr. Abdul Hamid Seddiqqi of Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons, Mr. Patrick Heiniger, Chief Executive Officer of Rolex SA

Awards Ceremony, Rebecca Irvin, Director of the programme and Brad Norman, 2006 Laureate

©Rolex Awards/Kirsten Holst

Dubai, November 18, 2008
Awards Ceremony, Rebecca Irvin, Director of the programme and Brad Norman, 2006 Laureate

Awards Ceremony, (from left) Sir Magdi Yacoub, 2006 Rolex Awards Jury Member and Sultan Karmostaji

©Rolex Awards/Kirsten Holst

Dubai, November 18, 2008
Awards Ceremony, (from left) Sir Magdi Yacoub, 2006 Rolex Awards Jury Member and Sultan Karmostaji

Awards Ceremony, Talal Akasheh, 2008 Laureate

©Rolex Awards/Kirsten Holst

Dubai, November 18, 2008
Awards Ceremony, Talal Akasheh, 2008 Laureate

Awards Ceremony, (from left) George Kordahi, Master of Ceremonies and Andrew Muir, 2008 Laureate

©Rolex Awards/Kirsten Holst

Dubai, November 18, 2008
Awards Ceremony, (from left) George Kordahi, Master of Ceremonies and Andrew Muir, 2008 Laureate

Awards Ceremony, Mr. Patrick Heiniger, Chief Executive Officer of Rolex SA

©Rolex Awards/Kirsten Holst

Dubai, November 18, 2008
Awards Ceremony, Mr. Patrick Heiniger, Chief Executive Officer of Rolex SA

Awards Ceremony, Andrew McGonigle, 2008 Laureate

©Rolex Awards/Kirsten Holst

Dubai, November 18, 2008
Awards Ceremony, Andrew McGonigle, 2008 Laureate

Awards Ceremony, Andrew McGonigle, 2008 Laureate

©Rolex Awards/Kirsten Holst

Dubai, November 18, 2008
Awards Ceremony, Andrew McGonigle, 2008 Laureate

Awards Ceremony, (from left) Gilbert Grosvenor, Chairman of the National Geographic Society, 2000 Rolex Awards Jury Member and Andrew McGonigle, 2008 Laureate

©Rolex Awards/Kirsten Holst

Dubai, November 18, 2008
Awards Ceremony, (from left) Gilbert Grosvenor, Chairman of the National Geographic Society, 2000 Rolex Awards Jury Member and Andrew McGonigle, 2008 Laureate

Awards Ceremony, Elsa Zaldívar, 2008 Laureate

©Rolex Awards/Kirsten Holst

Dubai, November 18, 2008
Awards Ceremony, Elsa Zaldívar, 2008 Laureate

Awards Ceremony, Tim Bauer, 2008 Laureate

©Rolex Awards/Kirsten Holst

Dubai, November 18, 2008
Awards Ceremony, Tim Bauer, 2008 Laureate

Awards Ceremony, George Kordahi, Master of Ceremonies

©Rolex Awards/Kirsten Holst

Dubai, November 18, 2008
Awards Ceremony, George Kordahi, Master of Ceremonies

Awards Ceremony, (from left) Andrew Muir, 2008 Laureate and Brad Norman, 2006 Laureate

©Rolex Awards/Kirsten Holst

Dubai, November 18, 2008
Awards Ceremony, (from left) Andrew Muir, 2008 Laureate and Brad Norman, 2006 Laureate

Awards Ceremony, (from left) Abdul Hamid Seddiqi of Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons and Richard & Cecilia Attias

©Rolex Awards/Kirsten Holst

Dubai, November 18, 2008
Awards Ceremony, (from left) Abdul Hamid Seddiqi of Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons and Richard & Cecilia Attias

Awards Ceremony, (from left) Andrew Muir, 2008 Laureate and Kathryn Sullivan, 2008 Rolex Awards Jury Member and former NASA astronaut

©Rolex Awards/Kirsten Holst

Dubai, November 18, 2008
Awards Ceremony, (from left) Andrew Muir, 2008 Laureate and Kathryn Sullivan, 2008 Rolex Awards Jury Member and former NASA astronaut

Awards Ceremony, (from left) George Kordahi, Master of Ceremonies and Talal Akasheh, 2008 Laureate

©Rolex Awards/Kirsten Holst

Dubai, November 18, 2008
Awards Ceremony, (from left) George Kordahi, Master of Ceremonies and Talal Akasheh, 2008 Laureate

Awards Ceremony, Mr. Patrick Heiniger, Chief Executive Officer of Rolex SA

©Rolex Awards/Kirsten Holst

Dubai, November 18, 2008
Awards Ceremony, Mr. Patrick Heiniger, Chief Executive Officer of Rolex SA

Awards Ceremony, Andrew McGonigle, 2008 Laureate

©Rolex Awards/Kirsten Holst

Dubai, November 18, 2008
Awards Ceremony, Andrew McGonigle, 2008 Laureate

Awards Ceremony, Andrew McGonigle, 2008 Laureate

©Rolex Awards/Kirsten Holst

Dubai, November 18, 2008
Awards Ceremony, Andrew McGonigle, 2008 Laureate

Awards Ceremony, Tim Bauer, 2008 Laureate

©Rolex Awards/Kirsten Holst

Dubai, November 18, 2008
Awards Ceremony, Tim Bauer, 2008 Laureate

Awards Ceremony, Tim Bauer, 2008 Laureate

©Rolex Awards/Kirsten Holst

Dubai, November 18, 2008
Awards Ceremony, Tim Bauer, 2008 Laureate

Awards Ceremony, (from left) Mr. Abdulmagied Seddiqi of Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons and Mr. Allen Brill, CEO of Rolex Watch USA Inc

©Rolex Awards/Kirsten Holst

Dubai, November 18, 2008
Awards Ceremony, (from left) Mr. Abdulmagied Seddiqi of Ahmed Seddiqi & Sons and Mr. Allen Brill, CEO of Rolex Watch USA Inc

Awards Ceremony

©Rolex Awards/Kirsten Holst

Dubai, November 18, 2008
Awards Ceremony

Awards Ceremony, HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, patron of the 2008 Awards, sent a video message for the event

©Rolex Awards/Kirsten Holst

Dubai, November 18, 2008
Awards Ceremony, HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, patron of the 2008 Awards, sent a video message for the event

Awards Ceremony, (from Left) Pedro Padrós Roura, coworker with 2008 Laureate Elsa Zaldívar and Erling Kagge, 2006 Rolex Awards Jury Member

©Rolex Awards/Kirsten Holst

Dubai, November 18, 2008
Awards Ceremony, (from Left) Pedro Padrós Roura, coworker with 2008 Laureate Elsa Zaldívar and Erling Kagge, 2006 Rolex Awards Jury Member

Awards Ceremony, (from left) Sahel Al-Hiyari, a former Protégé of the Rolex Arts Initiative and Adli Qudsi, 1998 Associate Laureate

©Rolex Awards/Kirsten Holst

Dubai, November 18, 2008
Awards Ceremony, (from left) Sahel Al-Hiyari, a former Protégé of the Rolex Arts Initiative and Adli Qudsi, 1998 Associate Laureate