The son of late double F1 world champion Graham Hill, Damon be giving an after dinner speech at the awards ceremony, as well as networking over 800 shipping and maritime executives.
The awards dinner takes place on Monday 19 October in the Joharah Ballroom, Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, UAE.
The inclusion of Damon Hill brings a new dimension to the ceremony, which includes entertainment from the UK’s X-Factor singer, Nicole Lawrence, and master of ceremonies, international broadcaster and presenter, Stephen Marney.
The only son of a world champion to win the title, Damon came to professional motorsports relatively late when he began racing motorcycles in 1983 at the age of 23.
Damon started his Formula One career in 1992 with the Brabham team. He took the first of his 22 victories at the 1993 Hungarian Grand Prix for the Williams team the following year. In 1994, he won the British Grand Prix, a race his father had never won in his long and successful career. During the mid 1990s, Damon was Michael Schumacher's main rival for the Formula One Driver's Championship, finishing runner-up in the German's 1994 and 1995 title seasons.
Damon left Williams for 1997, despite taking eight victories and the world championship in 1996 - joining Arrows. He then went on to record the Jordan team's first ever win at the 1998 Belgian Grand Prix. He retired from the sport at the end of the 1999 season, after 122 race starts.
In 2006, Damon became president of the British Racing Drivers' Club, succeeding Sir Jackie Stewart OBE and is now a member of the Sky Sports F1 team.
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