Moh Ducis, Founder and CEO of Miami Swim Week

Moh Ducis, founder and chief executive officer of Miami Swim Week — The Shows, died Oct. 8 at the age of 46.

Ducis died at the Standard Hotel in Miami. The cause of death is unknown at this point.

Born in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, Ducis graduated from the University of Maryland, with a degree in business administration and management, and received an MBA from The George Washington University School of Business. He moved to the U.S. over 23 years ago.

Ducis founded the Miami Swim Week — The Shows, in 2020, and earlier founded DC Swim Week in 2015 in Washington, D.C. Ducis was also the founder and chief executive officer of Black Knight Events, a Washington, D.C.-based event design and production company, which began in 2014, and closed when Ducis moved to Miami.

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