Previous Speakers

Currently serving as the CEO of the Dubai Carbon Centre of Excellence, Ivano has been at the forefront of global conversations on sustainability and development economics for over two decades. He is a recognised expert in corporate transitions to low carbon, and regularly speaks at prominent events to challenge the status quo and spur businesses towards efficiency in resource use. He has previously served with the United Nations as a senior official, and with the UNOPR as Chief of Programmes. His roles have taken him all over Africa and Asia as he focused on creating policies across the integrated energy and waste value chain to attract financing for a USD 770 million project portfolio. His career path includes involvement in key projects such as the creation of a Super ESCO, the Dubai Carbon Abatement Policy, the USD 27 billion Green Fund, and CO2 inventories for the UAE, Bahrain, Oman and Kuwait. He regularly lectures at universities in the fields of sustainability and carbon emission management, and is a board member of the International Project Management Association (IPMA) as well as the Green Project Management Association. Ivano’s recent certification in Disruptive Innovation and Sustainable Business Modelling from Harvard University complements his MBA from Coventry and other education and professional qualifications. Recent recognitions include the MBR Business Award, an Innovation Award from the UAE Ministry of Finance, and inclusion by Arabian Business in a list of the 100 smartest people in the region.

Essam Disi is the Director of Strategy and Policy at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Est. for SME Development (Dubai SME), a government agency under the Department of Economic Development (DED) – Government of Dubai - tasked with the development of Entrepreneurship and Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Dubai. In his present job, his main roles and responsibilities are to formulate long-term plans, strategies and policy support framework for SME development, in addition to executing strategic initiatives to support the SME sector and the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Dubai. Mr. Disi is a member of the DED Economic Policy Committee, the Dubai 2021 plan team and the Dubai 2030 Industrial Strategy team. Mr. Disi is also a member of the judging panel of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Award for Young Business Leaders since 2008 and has been involved in assessing and evaluating hundreds of start-ups and high growth SMEs from all over the Arab World. In addition, Mr Disi is a founding member of Dubai SME100 and RATE, the main two initiatives to support high growth SMEs in Dubai.

Anas Zeineddine is the Executive Director of Krypto Labs, a global innovation hub with a unique ecosystem for funding ground-breaking startups. Anas is leading the effort in positioning Krypto Labs to be the go-to business innovation center in the region by establishing a unique entrepreneurial ecosystem. He is executing the vision of setting up a platform that will provide start-up support services to UAE based companies at Krypto Labs’ HQ, while setting up a virtual incubator program that will support global startups located outside the UAE with mentorship, networking, and funding. Upon joining ADFG in 2016, Anas took what was simply an idea the company had about establishing an incubator and developed the entire vision and concept to become a world-class innovation center in Abu Dhabi. He oversaw the engineering and construction of the state-of-the-art facility that is now considered among the most creatively designed innovation centers globally. He is now leading the center and managing the overall program that Krypto Labs has to offer. Prior to joining Krypto Labs, Anas held various positions at ExxonMobil, a Fortune 500 multi-national, mostly managing multimillion-dollar oil and gas projects. He is an expert in project management and worked in technical and managerial roles including project planning, development and execution, instrumentation and control systems, automation, nuclear radiation safety, procurement, and software data optimization tools. He also worked with AMEC Plc, a British consultancy, engineering and project management firm, designing and optimizing automation systems. Anas has also undertaken entrepreneurial pursuits co-founding one of Canada's fastest growing Print & Design company and expanding its service to multiple cities across Canada. He also established merchant platforms for retail companies and supported their growth in areas of marketing and events management. He’s also a partner and consultant for an ambitious innovation company that is developing leading edge solutions for smart home automation ecosystems. Anas obtained a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alberta. He has travelled extensively on business to the USA, Asia, Middle East and Europe. He relocated to Abu Dhabi, UAE in 2016.

Qussay Abdul Wahab, 44 years old, an Iraqi-Canadian citizen with over 24 years of entrepreneurial experience in gastronomy, information technology, supply chain management and SME advisory. During his MBA studies, Qussay decided to join the corporate world and started with Injazat Data Systems, an IT outsourcing company, as a business consultant. A year and a half later, in 2008, he joined Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development as a business counselor assisting UAE Nationals to startup their own ventures. At his current position as an Enterprise Development Acting Senior Manager, Qussay has supported over 300 Emirati-based projects, manage a team of 18 Business Counsellors, and is considered as key team player within KF Management. In addition, he initiated and/or executed several strategic initiatives such as the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Mentor, Big Data through Business Intelligence, Public Private Partnerships (PPP), Khalifa Innovation Center (KIC), Kitchen Incubator, e-Knowledge platform, Agribusiness (Za’arie Program), and awareness campaigns (AKOUN, Technopreneurship). In the past, Qussay has successfully executed various business ventures as an entrepreneur. He is dedicated and client-focused. He obtained his Bachelor Degree in Economics from Concordia University, Montreal, Qc, Canada and was awarded an MBA degree in Strategic Management from the University of Strathclyde, Abu-Dhabi, UAE in 2010. Overall, Qussay is perceived as an intuitive, methodological thinker that loves the challenge; a self-starter that loves outside the box thinking. With good project management skills, strong business acumen and an eye for opportunities. Additional competencies to lead, manage expectations, resolve issues and coming up with solutions in a fun and attractive process all add up to his skills set.

Dorothy Gordon is the Chair of the UNESCO Information For All Programme and Board member of the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education. She has worked in the field of international development and technology for over thirty years and is recognised as a leading technology activist and specialist on policy, education, technology and society in Africa. Her work as a leader, manager, consultant and speaker has taken her to over 100 countries. She is a strong advocate of the ROAM principles (internet universality), building on her work with the Open Movement and Creative Commons. Leveraging her government, corporate, civil society and UN policy and management experience she currently works as an advisor and management consultant. Previously, as the founding Director-General of the Ghana-India Kofi Annan Centre of Excellence in ICT, she strategically positioned the centre as a leading technology training and consulting partner on the African continent. During her tenure she actively encouraged greater participation of women in STEM, supported Ghana’s start-up economy and built global tech partnerships to complement South-South cooperation with India. She served as a senior manager with UNDP in India and held other management and specialist positions in Geneva, New York and Zambia. She mentors, volunteers, serves on governing boards and award juries with a number of local and global initiatives working to define a better technology mediated future. These include Creative Commons, IEEE WG-ICICLE, Kasahorow Foundation, Literacy Bridge Ghana, UNESCO, and the World Summit Awards. She holds degrees from the University of Ghana and the University of Sussex, Institute of Development Studies where she trained as a development economist. She works in both English and French.

Associate Director at Cundall

Tarek Galal Shawki (Arabic: طارق جلال شوقى ) (born June 12, 1957 in Cairo, Egypt) is the Minister of Education & Technical Education in Egypt (Since February 2017) and a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the American University in Cairo (AUC). Dr. Shawki served as the Dean of the School of Sciences and Engineering at AUC (2012-2016) and as a senior strategic Advisor to AUC President (2016-2017). He was also named by the Egyptian President as the Secretary-General of the Presidential Advisory Councils (2014-17). Dr. Shawki served as the Director of UNESCO's Regional Bureau for Science in Arab States (June 2008-2012) while he served as the Chief of the Section for "ICTs in Education, Science and Culture" within the "Information Society Division" in UNESCO (Paris, France - Nov 2005 - May 2008). Dr. Shawki has served as the Regional Advisor for Communications and Information at the UNESCO Cairo Office (UCO) between January 1999 and November 2005. The UCO is a regional office for science, technology, and information for Arab States. Dr. Shawki manages UNESCO's file on public-private partnerships with the IT private sector and he was the key architect behind the signing of the UNESCO-Microsoft Cooperation Agreement on November of 2004. In addition, Dr Shawki is the architect behind the emerging UNESCO framework for ICT Competencies of Teachers besides being directly responsible for a number of national, regional and global UNESCO projects in the fields of ICTs, Education, Science and Culture. Dr Shawki has been a Professor of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics for many years, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He also served as a panelist on the National Science Foundation and the National Research Council. His leadership is considered paramount to the Arab region in modernizing university education in basic and engineering sciences. Dr. Shawki is currently leading the national education re-imagination plan in Egypt through the introduction of a new education system starting at early childhood (Edu 2.0) while reforming the current education system (Edu 1.0) by changing its underlying assessment model. Educational Background Educated at Cairo University in Egypt and Brown University in Rhode Island, U.S., Shawki spent 13 years as a researcher and professor of theoretical and applied mechanics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, one of the top engineering schools in the world. Shawki has a Ph. D. and an M. Sc. in engineering, an M. Sc. in applied mathematics (Brown University), and a B. Sc. in mechanical engineering (Cairo University).

Over thirty (30) years of combined solid and in-depth experience in total quality management, excellence, ISO standards and quality improvement processes She has attained a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and Master degree in TQM from the Arab academy for science, technology and maritime transport on the years 2002 and 2010 respectively. Dr Omyma has joined HBMSU 7 years ago as quality and accreditation Manger in the academic affairs divisions and worked as well as an Associate faculty in the Business and Quality Management School. She has transitioned during the year 2019 to become accreditation manager in the chancellor office She is an academic advisor and supervised number of post graduate Thesis. She is also a certified life coach and Hypnosis Practitioner, with Professional Diploma in Mindfulness and Corporate Resilience.

Dr. Souma Alhaj Ali is an Associate Professor in Industrial Engineering-Artificial Neural Network and Robotics; she is currently the Director for Excellence and Governance in HBMSU. She has a strong record of achievement combining skills in diverse areas of Industrial Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, and Quality and Excellence. She held many positions in the public and private sectors including the Assistant Dean of Engineering for Industry Relations and ABET, the Director of the Center of Academic Quality Assurance at Hashemite University and the Executive Director for the United Industrial Group Corporation. She is an EFQM lead assessor and MeLQ Lead Auditor with more than fifteen years of experience in building and operating quality management systems and designing automated systems in both private and governmental sectors and was appointed since 2017 as ICDE Focal Point on quality in the Arab region. Dr. Souma participated in writing a book “Mobile Robotics, Moving Intelligence” and published over 25 peer-reviewed papers in reputed international scientific journals in the areas of Artificial Intelligence, Intelligent Robotics, Intelligent Manufacturing Systems, and predictive analytics. She granted 4 funded projects in areas related to Autonomous Mobile Robots, Innovative Control Technologies, Rapid Prototyping, and Quality Control. Dr. Souma has a B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Industrial Engineering from University of Jordan and a PhD degree in Industrial Engineering-Artificial Neural Network and Robotics from University of Cincinnati.

Fahad Alsaadi, is equipped with 20 years of experience in the field of Administration and management. He holds a Master Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the American University of Sharjah (U.A.E.), and a Bachelor of Applied Science in Business Admin (Distinction with Honors) from Higher Colleges of Technology in Dubai. Mr. Alsaadi is a PhD Researcher in the area of Total Quality Management. His research focus is on e-service quality in higher education in the United Arab Emirates. He is currently pursuing his Ph.D. in Management (Concentration: Total Quality Management) from Hamdan bin Mohammed Smart University (HBMSU), Dubai, UAE. During his years of professional experience, he had obtained a number of professional certificates in many areas including leadership, Quality Management, Human Resources and Finance. Furthermore, he authored, and co-authored a number of SCIENTIFIC articles in the areas on Service Quality and TQM.

Rabih Haber has been leading HR in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) since January 2012. His role was expanded to also lead HR in Asia in December 2018. He is part of the Global Human Resources Leadership Team, and the Senior Leadership Teams in both Asia and EMEA. Rabih has also provided strategic insight and support for several global projects, including MetLife’s focus on culture and the MyVoice employee survey. Rabih joined MetLife through the acquisition of ALICO in 2010, and brings nearly 25 years of experience across a wide variety of HR disciplines as well as Operations. He joined ALICO Middle East and Africa Regional Office in Cyprus in 1994 as a Management Associate. He was then promoted to Regional HR Director- ALICO MEASA. In 2001, he was appointed Head of HR, ALICO Worldwide, based in ALICO Home Office (Wilmington, U.S.). Rabih served as Regional Vice-President and COO for MetLife ALICO Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) from 2005 to 2011. He was responsible for the Shared Services Center of Expertise, covering Human Resources (including Learning and Development), Product Development, Underwriting, Claims, Customer Service, Conservation, IT, Investments and Strategic Planning/Project Management. He also assumed the role of Integration Lead for ALICO MEASA following MetLife’s acquisition in 2010. Rabih is also a board member of INJAZ (Junior Achievement arm in Middle East and North Africa). Rabih has a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and an MBA with an emphasis on Human Resources from the American University of Beirut, Lebanon. He is also a Fellow of the Life Management Institute (FLMI) and is fluent in English, Arabic and French.

Essam Disi is the Director of Strategy and Policy at the Mohammed Bin Rashid Est. for SME Development (Dubai SME). His main roles and responsibilities are to formulate long-term plans and support policies for SME development, in addition to executing strategic initiatives to support the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Dubai. Mr. Disi is a member of, the Dubai 2021 plan team and the Dubai 2030 Industrial Strategy team. He is also a member of the judging panel of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Award for Young Business Leaders and has been involved in assessing and evaluating hundreds of start-ups and high growth SMEs from all over the Arab World.

Hussain has over 20 years of experience in employee engagement, Innovation and Business Improvement with proven interpersonal and leadership skills. He is experienced in all aspects of Innovation both internal and external within the organization, with demonstrable success in Building Innovation Culture within a Governmental environment. Hussain has developed and delivered innovation culture method that is now used by many government departments across the UAE to develop employee driven creativity and manage continuous improvement. Hussain is also the Head of Innovation Center in Dubai Customs and the Chairman of Ideas Arabia and Ideas Emirates.

Dr. Wasseem Abaza is an Assistant Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at Zayed University and the Director of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center where he manages the University’s innovation and entrepreneurship initiatives. He has conducted workshops on topics such as Sustainable Innovation and Positive Organizational Development for organizations such as the Dubai Police and the Al Ahli Holding Group and was recently voted one of the Top 100 Leaders in Education by the Global Forum for Education and Learning. He received his Doctorate degree in Organizational Development from Case Western Reserve University and for 17 years operated two successful businesses in the US.

Samir Al Aref, general manager for the Middle East region

Chancellor of Hamdan Bin Mohamed Smart University. Dr. Mansoor Al-Awar is also the Chairman of the Governing Board of the UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education (IITE). Dr. Al Awar has started, built and led several innovative enterprises, like: • Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University (HBMSU), the region’s first university with smart learning approach. • Innovation Arabia, the annual scientific conference with a focus on innovation in the Arab world. • First Quality Department at Dubai Police, including suggestion and self-assessment schemes and public opinion survey center. • Emirates Business Women Award, at Dubai Quality Group. • Middle East eLearning Association (MEEA) • Middle East Quality Association (MEQA) Dr. Al Awar has received numerous awards and accolades: Golden Order of Merit, on Arab World Good Governance, and ICT & Knowledge CEO Excellence Award, etc. Al Awar has published several books on innovation management, leadership, higher education and quality. For more: http://www.mansooralawar.ae/

• Xavi has 22+ years of combined strategy consulting and operational experience in the Digital, FinTech, high tech, media and telecommunications industries in Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East, leading large teams of professionals and effectively steering P&L in operations. • He has extensive experience as an advisor to top executives of leading groups across multiple domains including: corporate and commercial strategy, business and operational transformation, analytics and organizational development. • Prior to joining Accenture, Xavi was CEO International Operations in Cash Credit, an innovative FinTech player in the lending space, leading the company expansion from Eastern Europe to the Middle East, Far East and Africa. • Before Cash Credit, Xavi spent nearly a decade in Delta Partners Group (a TMD C level advisory and investment firm) helping setup, grow and consolidate the business globally, as a Partner and Group COO, and had managerial roles in Ono (today, Vodafone in Spain), also in Cluster Consulting (today, Oliver Wyman) and Hewlett Packard. • MBA from ESADE in Barcelona and MSc in Electrical Engineering and BSc in Telecommunications from La Salle Engineering in Barcelona. Lived in 4 continents and led assignments in over 30 countries.

Hanadi El Sayyed is an industry analyst, writer, and founder of &humans Consulting. She is also a Senior Consultant at The Tantalus Group, the global management consulting firm specialized in reputation management planning processes, competency frameworks, case studies, benchmarking reports, presentation and workshop concepts, with a long list of relationships in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, as well as Asia Pacific. Hanadi looks to broaden executive mindset to rethink how to better design and deliver employee experiences that exceed the expectations of the workforce and the needs of the business. Based in the UAE, &humans is an emerging growth management consulting firm dedicated to raising the potential of HR leadership in MENA region as they strive to innovate their organization’s digital workforce experience. &humans Consulting helps organizations to improve their performance, primarily through the analysis of existing organizational problems and the development of plans for improvement. Organizations which draw upon the services of &humans Consulting gain external and objective advice, and access specialized expertise, best practices and proprietary methodologies and frameworks to serve as the basis for recommendations for more effective or efficient ways of work and performance. Prior to founding &humans Consulting, Hanadi served as the Head of Human Capital at Majid Al Futtaim Holding, where she was responsible for the delivery of the Company’s human capital groundbreaking vision and strategy at the Holding company. She took on the role following a fulfilling HR leadership career journey with Majid Al Futtaim where she partnered with corporate and business to drive their strategies and ensure the realization of organizational people vision through the development and implementation of future driven, fit for purpose HR practices. Hanadi has more than 18 years of experience in the HR industry. She works with leading regional companies to help them transform their HR organizations into strategic partners to business and creating compelling experiences for the workforce. She also works with Entrepreneurs who believe that long term success of their business starts with a robust people vision and plan and helps them get that right. She is a mentor and coach with HSBC affiliated Social Enterprise Accelerator C3 -Consult and Coach for A Cause. Hanadi graduated from the American University of Beirut with 2 Bachelor of Science Degrees and completed her Masters’ Degree in Development from the University of London. She carries certificates in strategic HR management, design thinking, and people leadership from world class academic and professional institutions. Hanadi is an avid writer about the future of work, digital transformation of HR, and employee experience. She is a contributing writer with various international digital editorials such as TLNT and myHRfuture and Tharawat Magazine. Hanadi is a founding member of Hacking HR – Dubai Chapter.

The Director General of the UNESCO Regional Center for Quality and Excellence in Education & Co-chair in the steering committee of UNESCO Teacher Task Force. Dr. Almedaires has over 30 years of experience in the field of quality and management in academia and professional levels. On the academic level, He worked as a Total Quality Lecturer, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA, and as an Assistant Professor of Management and Computer, and then Deputy of Management Department, Faculty of Sharia and Islamic Studies, Imam Muhammad ibn Saud Islamic University, KSA. On the managerial level, He assumed several positions at the Saudi Ministry of Education reaching to hold the position of the Director General of Education Department, Eastern Province. Dr. Almedaires earned his PhD in Quality from Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA, and his Master’s Degree in Management, from Western Illinois University, Macomb, IL, USA.

Deema Al-Alami is the Vice President -Arabic Language & Islamic Studies at GEMS Education, UAE. Holding a MA Degree in Education Management from Kings College London- UK, a BA Degree in Elementary Education from The American University of Beirut-Lebanon, and working in the field of Education in Jordan, Lebanon and the UAE, Deema has a deep understanding of the existing opportunities and challenges when bridging between international best practices in education, and local Arab culture. Her professional experience over the past 14 years first started in the classroom teaching Languages, Art and Science. Over the past 10 years her focus shifted to working on national and regional capacity building programs in both the private and public sector. She has led some of the largest Education Reform projects in the MENA region for notable agencies including the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and Ministries of Education across the Arab region. Examples of relevant work • GEMS Education Arabic & Islamic Strategy • Lead and Jury Member for MOE Emirates Innovative Teacher Award • EEDAD: Building the Capacity of Potential New Teachers-ADEC/UAE • ADEC’s Writing Standards: Curriculum Training for Arabic Language Coordinators-ADEC/UAE • ERSP: Education Reform Support Program –USAID/Jordan • New School Model Program • Data Use for Decision Making • Education Reform Program • LETS: Learning Environment Technical Support Program –USAID/Jordan • Evaluation of the Jordan Schools Construction and Rehabilitation Project –USAID/Jordan • PSP: Preserving Our School Property –SDC/Jordan • Civil Society Program: Advanced Facilitation Skills –CSP/Jordan • ALWANE: Active Leaders for Women’s Advancement in the Near East –WCI/MENA region

Anita Nouri is a Founding Partner and CEO of Green Energy Solutions & Sustainability LLC a Dubai based company targeting landfills in the region. Landfills are a reality in the UAE and throughout the GCC and at the very least need to be degassed. Landfill gas can provide a renewable energy source that provides stable power to the national grid and support the diversification of energy sources. The Al Qusais Landfill is the GESS flagship project. In 2011 GESS pioneered the first landfill gas to energy project in the Middle East. We are working with the government and are under the jurisdiction of Dubai Municipality, the landfill gas is currently generating power to the GESS site operations and to the Dubai Municipality Scale house and offices. It is currently the only landfill in the Middle East to produce power from landfill gas. “As entrepreneurs we are proud that this standalone project is setting the benchmark in the region for alternative energy”. Green Energy Solutions & Sustainability LLC has registered this project with the UNFCCC under the CDM scheme and is able to monetize the credits through a signed Emission reduction agreement with the Norwegian government. GESS has established itself as a leader in the region. Anita Nouri has been a speaker at many events, as well as being acknowledged, she has attained several awards and recognition for the work she has done. GESS is targeting landfills and providing environmental solutions throughout the region.

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Ahmed Ankit’s areas of interest for research include Applied Linguistics, Communication, e-learning and Education Leadership. He is the Dean of Research and Doctoral Studies at Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He was the Dean of Education at the American University in the Emirates and previously the Vice President for External Relations and Cultural Affairs at Ajman University, UAE, where he supervised collaborative projects with international organizations and academic institutions. He chaired the Curricula and Study Plan Committee and contributed greatly to the licensure and accreditation of academic programs. He has been active in academia with a focus on teaching and research in Educations Leadership, Applied Linguistics and E-learning. He has presented papers at several international academic events and chaired a number of conferences.

Ciao, my name is Davide Capitanio, the Geo Lead for Ventures Middle East, and I am thrilled to be connected with our Ventures global community. I joined Accenture 8 years ago and am leading the Innovation & Ecosystem Business Strategy. My cross-industry experience at Accenture has allowed me to develop expertise in Customer Experience Design, Shared Services, and Operating Models. Combining my passion to deliver projects through Design Thinking with a foundation in agility, I am excited to bring these into the core of Ventures. During my free time, I love travelling and hanging out with my dog, Fortunato.

Anwaar Al Shimmari 18 years’ multi discipline experience in Architecture, urban planning, engineering, and infrastructure has put her in a short listed professional expertise in the region. She had the privilege to work in Federal government, local government, and private sector, which strengthen her capabilities in dealing with stakeholders and decision makers. She holds a BSc in Architectural Engineering, 2 master degrees in Urban Planning and Transportation Planning, and she is a PhD candidate in Urban Planning Public Policies. She is a professional mentor and technical judge for more than 4000 projects, products, and engineers. Anwaar is the Chief Innovation Officer and Director of Design. She is leading the team of Artificial Intelligence as well the Scientific Research committee. She has Diploma in Government Innovation from University of Cambridge and Diploma in Executive Leadership from Oxford University. She won multiple awards locally and internationally. She is a member and founder of many local and International boards; ASTM Chapter in UAE, International Association of Automation and Robotics, Scientific Researcher in International Quality Learning Institute, and UAE Engineering Society. She is a board member of Sheikh Zayed Housing Program and member of Auditing and risk committee in the same entity.

Based in Dubai since 1999, Bilal is the regional Managing Director for the Middle East, Africa & Turkey at the New York knowledge services firm GUIDEPOINT. GUIDEPOINT is a leading business intelligence organization with a proprietary network of nearly 600,000 specialty advisors based in +190 countries. GUIDEPOINT represents these industry and subject-matter experts and deploys their expertise, on-demand, for focused client consultations around the world. Prior to joining GUIDEPOINT, Bilal was CEO of the US Chamber of Commerce’s affiliate office in Dubai. Bilal received his bachelor’s degree from the American University in Dubai and his master’s degree from the University of Melbourne.

Khalifa is a Senior Project Manager in the Prime Minister’s Office. Khalifa holds a Master of Science in Organizational Excellence from the Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University and currently he is enrolled in the PhD Program in Total Quality Management in HBMSU. Also, he holds Bachelor of Applied Science in Engineering Management and Higher Diploma in Electronics Engineering from the Higher Colleges of Technology. Khalifa has experience in various projects related to organizational excellence and services improvement gained from his current role in the Prime Minister’s Office and from his previous role as Special Airport Systems Manager in Dubai International Airport. He is a certified excellence assessor from Sheikh Khalifa Government Excellence Program and he worked as an assessor in Abu Dhabi Award for Excellence in Government Performance, Fifth Cycle, Best Government Joint Service Award in October 2017. He got many awards during his study and career life like Dubai Airports Star Performer Award, the outstanding learner award in the organizational excellence programme from HBMSU and Excellence Award in Leadership & Management from Mwarid Finance Company.

Steve is an urban economist and planner with over twenty-eight years’ consultancy experience specialising in economic development, urban planning and city development. Working in the interface between economics and planning, he regularly leads multi-disciplinary teams to deliver urban solutions in cities and places worldwide, for both public and private sector clients. His ethos is to underpin innovation with solid analysis and research so that the outcomes of development for the community and the investor are clearly understood. He has worked globally, and spent over nine of the last 11 years in the Middle East where he has provided economic input in many urban and waterfront developments at policy, planning, and implementation levels. He has presented extensively at conferences, seminars and planning charrettes on subjects including Strategic Investment Planning, Affordable Housing, the Scoio-economic value of Abu Dhabi’s maritime sector, and the Socio-economic drivers and impact of developing vertical cities”. He recently was on an expert panel discussing the possibilities mega-data and analytics present for city growth at the SMART Cities Growth Network in Dubai.

Thea is the proud founder and CEO of GetBEE and TeachMeNow. Passionate about making knowledge and expertise accessible to all. Digitally transforming education, healthcare and consulting. Thea has spent nearly a decade in her entrepreneurial journey, and truly knows what it takes to scale and execute from a simple idea to a global business. With both Arabic and Norwegian heritage, her international experiences and perspective has shaped how she aims to scale global impact. From coding one of the first edtech game-based apps, to launching a global marketplace for learning with TeachMeNow, and now scaling a global B2B technology that digitally transforms the future of work with GetBEE, she has a proven track record of delivery, impact and results. Securing partnerships with Microsoft to Expo2020 and One Million Arab Coders. Thea has been recognized with numerous awards including being an Expo2020 Global Innovator, The Cartier Woman’s Awards, INC. Arabia’s Top Female Startups, Mercedes Benz Brand Ambassador and top 10 Linkedin Power Profile all under the age of 30. Regularly quoted in international media in Forbes, Bloomberg, Skynews, The Financial Times, The BBC, Gulf News, to name a few. An advocate for women and diversity and how technology is and can be used as a force for good and social impact. With a belief that facilitating human connections through technology has a positive impact for people and the planet.

AKEF FAKHRI AL-AQRABAWI CEO, INJAZ Al-Arab Vice President- of the he parent institution Junior Achievement World Wide for the Middle East/ North Africa Countries Akef is the CEO of Injaz Al Arab, the largest non-profit organization in the region that leverages entrepreneurial expertise and harnesses it to train and mentor the younger generation of Arab youth by encouraging the culture of entrepreneurship and innovation in business. Injaz Al Arab operates in 13 Arab countries. Prior to taking over the management and leadership of the organization since 2015, Akef held various positions in the field of communications and public relations and then managed the operations and strategic planning section of the organization for the Middle East and North Africa countries. Akef's expertise and tasks are centered around providing technical support and strategic planning to member states, and coordinating with INJAZ's boards of directors in 13 countries in the region, as well as strengthening relations with government partners such as ministries of education and labor, and discussing ways to expand the Organisation’s work in a number of Arab countries to empower a new elite of Arab youth to contribute to the development of extracurricular education and entrepreneurship in the region. Akef recently completed his education at Harvard University's Executive Leaders Program for 2018-2019. He holds a BA in Archeology from Mutah University, Jordan.

CEO of ALMENTOR FZCO, with more than 20 years of multinational experience, PHD in Strategic Marketing from the American University of London, and got his MBA from the Arab Academy for Science and Technology. Before establishing ALMENTOR FZCO, in year 2016, with his co-founders, he had 23 years of leading positions in multinational experiences, most of which was with ExxonMobil corporation. He published several best seller books, in Arabic, presenting his own theories regarding the most important and critical management related topics that, he believes, are regretfully missed within big parts of the mindsets in this part of the world. Dr. Ihab is also a well-regarded presenter in the highest rates viewership and listener-ship media channels in Egypt and in the Arab world, while still moving rapidly within universities, bookstores, international organizations and public events to present, share and discuss deeply & widely his thoughts and theories in Modern Management. Dr. Ihab is Egyptian, born in 1971, and living in Dubai with his family.

Tamara Adams is the Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing for Honeywell HCE Buildings. She brings more than 20 years of experience across global business segments in global leadership, innovation, enterprise technology sales, professional services, partner management and business transformation. Tamara has worked for other large SaaS and IOT companies such as PerkinElmer, Medidata and spent 17 years at Oracle where she led Global SaaS sales, services and transformation. Tamie is an active member of Women in Technology (WIT), has formed various Women in Tech User groups, and is currently working on an executive training program at MIT.

Justice(R) Muhammad Farrukh Irfan Khan recently retired as a Judge of the Lahore High Court, Pakistan after serving for nearly 10 years. He is currently Of Counsel at United Trademark & Patent Services (UTPS), a leading Intellectual Property law firm in the MENA region. Prior to his elevation, Justice Khan was the Chairman and Managing Partner of UTPS and has been recognized globally as a leading Intellectual Property Law Practitioner. In 2007 and 2008, he was named one of top 20 Most Highly Regarded IP Lawyers globally by IBA’s WHO’S WHO LEGAL. He has the distinction of being the first South Asian and the only Pakistani to have been elected and served as a Member of Board of Directors of INTA from 1993-95. He also served on International Trademark Association’s International Panel of Neutrals called upon for worldwide arbitration in Intellectual Property disputes. He has served as the President of Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA) Pakistan Group, Member International Chamber of Commerce Commission on Intellectual Property; Former Editor Trademark World; Copyright World; IP Asia; Member Editorial Board INTA International Annual Review (IAR); Regional Editor for Middle East for INTA’s International Oppositions Guide published in 2004; Authored chapters for INTA publications including "Worldwide Transfers and Assignments" and "Trademarks Anti-counterfeiting in Asia and the Pacific Rim"; Pakistan chapter in the European Lawyer Reference Series titled “Trademark Litigation; A Jurisdictional Comparison” 2008 edition ; Pakistan Chapter in the book titled “Getting the Deal Through – Trademarks” 2008. Justice Khan is involved with several charitable, environmental, animal protection and social uplift projects, having also served as Member of Board of Governors of World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Pakistan; Member of Board of Governors of “Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Research Hospital, Pakistan (first hospital of International standards in Pakistan)”; Member of Board of Governors of Independent Monitoring Association for Child Labour (IMAC) (nominee of World Federation of the Sporting Goods Industry (WFSGI)) He has participated regularly in International Conferences on law around the world including INTA, IBA, PTMG, APAA, Marques, WIPO and others and has delivered lectures and moderated sessions on various important issues of professional interest.

Jeff has nearly twenty years of operational and consulting experience holding senior management positions in leading international companies across several countries. He specifically specializes in public sector with a focus on privatisation/PPP and reform. Recently, Jeff has become more engaged in sustainability both within Oliver Wyman and with different clients in the gulf region. Jeff has authored many white papers on PPP, SDG’s and privatisation in the region and has presented at various forums in the region. He is a UK national and holds an MBA from London Business School and a Masters in Engineering and Computer Science from Oxford University.

Dr. Khaled Habib is a senior management and business executive as well as a well-rounded academic, enjoying a rich profile of regional and global expertise. Khaled started his career in marketing and sales positions, achieving significant successes all the way to director role, then moved on to management consulting, working on numerous successful restructuring assignments. Khaled led senior HR, commercial operations and external affairs, executive roles on local and regional basis, in the likes of Vodafone, General Electric, Barclays, ABB and Pfizer pharmaceuticals. His rich profile and portfolio of achievements has given him the privilege to be nominated by the Egyptian presidency to design and launch the Presidential Leadership Program {PLP}, after which he established his business consulting firm “Fit For Life” for Sustainable Development, one of the fastest growing and most progressive business consulting firms in the country. In less than 18 months Fit for Life has become the partner of choice for numerous business both private, public as well as actively partnering with developmental global agencies and funds. Khaled has led comprehensive strategic transformation projects including the likes of the Egyptian ministry of planning, the central authority for Organization and Administration, the national management institute, as well as numerous giant private sector firms in diversified industrial fields {furniture, industrial paints, electrical, textile, marble, black carbon and others}. Khaled is also the lead consultant for the technical and vocational education and training {TVET Egypt}, responsible for developing all policies, laws and bylaws governing TVET in the country. He is also a lead consultant supporting the Egyptian government in its reform strategies, working through the American USAID and the German GIZ. Khaled graduated from Cairo University with a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering and received his MBA certificate with highest honors from the Arab Academy in Egypt (2001). He has been honored by acquiring his doctorate degree in management from Edinburgh Business School, with a new grounded theory on managing conflict in matrix organizations in growth markets in 2015. Khaled is a professor of marketing and management for MBA students at ESLSCA, AUC and Arab Academy, in addition to being the author of 2 bestselling books “estemara 6” and “Patagonia”. His most recent book “The Candidate” has already been an instant success even before the official launch. He is also a popular motivational speaker with high credibility and ability to influence especially among youth. He enjoys a special status as one of the top influential key opinion leaders, followed by hundreds of thousands in the country.

Dina Tamimi has over twenty years of experience in Global Fortune 100 companies with geographical responsibilities and coverage including the United States, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Russia/CIS. For over three years, Ms. Tamimi has been leading Honeywell’s Smart Cities and Industry Verticals team, driving value proposition development, client and partner relationships and developing Honeywell’s strategy as a global smart cities leader. Prior to Honeywell, Ms. Tamimi spent ten years as a senior leader at Cisco focusing on Smart+Connected Communities and Sports & Entertainment solution business development and consulting sales and delivery. Earlier in her career, Ms. Tamimi was Advisor to the Chairman and CEO of Emaar Properties, Sales Leader at Microsoft and a Senior Consultant at Accenture and PricewaterhouseCoopers in Washington, D.C.

Troy is a visionary and champion of cloud computing, pushing the envelope for what can be achieved through online learning. As the CTO of DigitalChalk, his vision leverages emerging cloud technologies with Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality to provide platforms that are used by corporate and academic institutions around the globe. A sought-after industry pioneer, Tolle collaborates with the largest cloud providers shaping their offerings and actively pursues the creation and adoption of new technologies helping deliver better learning experiences. Troy has a Masters of Computer Science from NC State University where he is a member of the Hall of Fame.

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Professor Moustafa Hassan, Dr.PH, MSc, MPH, M.B.Ch.B Vice-Chancellor for University Advancement Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University UAE Professor Hassan is a medical graduate. He obtained his academic qualifications from Alexandria University (Egypt) and Warwick University (UK). Since 1991, he has assumed several academic and professional roles. In the academic part, Prof. Hassan served as a full-time faculty, program coordinator, dean of School of Health, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, and VC for University Advancement at Hamadan Bin Mohammed Smart University (HBMSU). As he served in academic roles, he established several face-to-face and blended academic programs in a number of universities in the Middle East. In addition, he supervised master and doctoral students to the successful completion of their theses. During his five-year assignment as Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at HBMSU, he implemented initiatives for integrating ICT in academic programs, established joint-degree programs with international universities, and implemented best practices for online learning. In the professional part of his career, he worked as a senior hospital management consultant for a number of organizations including the Egyptian Health Insurance Organization, King Fahad Hospital of the University in Saudi Arabia as well as other public and private hospitals in the Middle East, putting his research interests into practice, improving quality and utilization of healthcare organizations.

Karin Gabriel has a 10+ years of international experience in program development and execution, project management and marketing in both private sector and government organizations. After completing her Master’s in Business & Economics from the Johannes Kepler University in Austria, she joined Microsoft as a Channel Marketing and Readiness Manager. Her main responsibilities included the development of nation-wide new training programs for 1,000+ sales representatives as well as overseeing POS marketing activities in Microsoft’s retail partners. Her training program was awarded as best-case-practice in Western Europe. Karin then took a rather unusual step and moved to Bangalore, India, to work for a company focused on business facilitation for clients seeking to enter and progress in emerging markets. In November 2012, she then moved to Dubai to join her employer’s headquarter. In August 2016, Karin joined Dubai Future Foundation focused on building up Dubai Future Accelerators (DFA) – a program focused on connecting start-ups and scale-ups from all around the world with local and national government as well as private sector organizations. Leading Programs, her responsibilities encompass the strategic development, acquisition of new partners, creation of new programs as well budget management. Karin currently manages a wonderful team of five driven program managers. Thanks to their dedication, Dubai Future Accelerators has successfully completed seven 9week cohort since its inception in September 2016 welcomed over 230 start-ups/scale-ups as well as expanded DFA’s portfolio by creating four new programs.

Prof. Saleem graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Glasgow, 1985 and a Master of Science in Air Transport Engineering from Cranfield University, 1987. In 2018 he was awarded an Honorary Professorship from the University of Birmingham, Faculty of Engineering. Professionally he is a Chartered Engineer, Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society, Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Certified Fellow of the Institute of Risk Management and Fellow of the Safety and Reliability Society. With almost 40 international publications, he is considered an expert in the fields of Risk Management, Public Transportation Systems, Innovation Management, System Safety and Railway Certification, Strategy and Corporate Governance. In short summary, he has accumulated over 32 years of international experience with assignments in United Kingdom, Hong Kong, The Netherlands, Singapore, Austria, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates and led USD 45 Billion of Railway Certification. Currently, he is employed by the Government of Dubai, Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) as the Director for Knowledge and Innovation Department. This role includes corporate responsibility for Innovation Management, Knowledge Management, Idea Management, Research & Development Management and Partnerships. Other roles in the RTA have included the Director responsible for Enterprise Risk Management; Safety Certification and Regulation of Railways; Crisis Management; Business Continuity; Health, Safety and the Environment; Accident Investigation; Audit; Green Economy and Sustainability. This meant he was directly accountable for daily management of risks associated with USD 35 Billion of Dubai Government investment in Transportation Infra-structure (including Control Centers, Stations, Depots, Buildings, Vehicles, Laboratories, etc.) and Technology Systems. As a Management Executive he also a Chair / Member of over 45 RTA Committees including EXPO 2020; Innovation; Metro Maintenance; Strategy and Corporate Governance; Excellence; Maturity Modelling; Research Funding; Corporate Development; Multi-Tram Development; Self Driving Transportation; Enterprise Command and Control; Crisis Management Team; etc. Most recently in terms of Risk Management, his international standing was recognised by the UK’s Institute of Risk Management (IRM) with the award of the IRM Global Risk Manager of the Year. His recent / current scope of activities includes Project Technology Leader on Introduction of Autonomous Aerial Vehicle (Air Taxi) Operations in Dubai for 2022; Member of Autonomous Public Transport Systems Project; Operations Project Management for the Enterprise Command and Control Center; Establishment of an Integrated Sustainability Framework within RTA; Establishment of RTA’s Innovation Management System; Project Manager for RTA Transport Operational Readiness for EXPO2020. Notably, he is also a Board Member of Dubai Future Council for Transportation.

Having an experience of more than 16 years augmented and molded with excellence framework of management system. Recognized strength of managerial skills and technical capabilities with sound experiences in Technology, Smart Mobility and operations, with strategy that evolved over the years, which has contributed greatly towards his own management capability. Khaled has also been involved in the Inventory of existing classifications in the area of robotics and UAVs and identify areas that can be utilized in the relevant services of the commission supporting the creativity and innovation trends in the Authority and to adopt the creators in the design and invention of robots and UAVs. He is also part of the team which supervising the implementation of the Dubai’s Autonomous Transportation Strategy, which aims to transform 25% of the total transportation in Dubai to autonomous mode by 2030.

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Tasneem Bakri, WELL Faculty, Alpin Dubai

Acoustics Consultant | WELL AP at Cundall

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Assistant Professor at Utara University Malaysia

Sector Lead Urban Development and Sustainable Building Baden-Württemberg International GmbH

Assistant Manager - coordination DEWA

Manager Electromechanical Design DEWA

Associate Professor of Educational Technology United Arab Emirates University

Professor Universidade Fernando Pessoa

Student at NTPC School of Business

"Dean of consultancy, Research, and Development Center at Sadat Academy for Management Sciences, Egypt

HBMSU Adjunct Professor

Senior Engineer DEWA

Senior Curriculum Specialist

My name is Khouloud I am from Lebanon, I born and raised in Abu Dhabi. My bachelor is Education and my project was how to teach grammar for kids by playing. I have experience in teaching and I write kids stories.

Currently, I am a student at Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University, PhD program in healthcare management. working in Ministry of health- Fujairah Medical District, UAE- Fujairah since July 15th, 2006 as Head of strategic and Future Department.

Nisreen Nemer Graduated as a Registered Nurse from Sharjah university, achieved my master degree in Public Health from Hamdan Smart University. Am a Lactation Specialist, active volunteer at The Breastfeeding Friends Society (BFF) ,Sharjah (at the Supreme Council Family Affair), Certified Trainer ,AMANI Child Birth Educator. Worked as a Registered Nurse for 10 years and Lactation Consultant for 3 years at Dubai hospital) DHA, government) Worked as Baby Friendly (BFHI) leader, Clinical Resource Nurse, and Lactation Consultant for 3 years at Zulekha hospital (privet). Currently freelancer and volunteer at the Breastfeeding Friends, (scientific, translation, training committees).Have a wide experience in the health care sectors. Breastfeeding Friends Society is a voluntary non-profit society operating under the Supreme Council for Family Affairs in Sharjah since 2004, and under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, wife of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah, President of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs in Sharjah, and also the society is under the patronage of HE Sheikha bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Patron of the Society. its Goals To prepare a number of Breastfeeding Councilors and volunteers, and train them to support, encourage and protect breastfeeding in the community with .

I have a bachelor degree with distinction in Science, molecular biology track, from UAEU; Masters degree in Quality Management with distinction from UOWD and doing my PhD in TQM in HBMSU. I have a 16 years of working experience. I am former officer worked in ADP in different managerial areas where the latest was a knowledge manager. Worked previously in DHA and ADFCA. Today, I am enjoying my most important role as a mother of four.

I am an MSc in Public Health student with a great passion for the field. I am currently working in Nigeria at the Aliko Dangote foundation.

Graduated from American University of Sharjah in 2014, and have been working in Dubai Electricity and Water Authority for the past 5 years as in charge of the Inspection and Quality section with a designation of Sr. Engineer. Currently pursuing Masters degree in Innovation and Change Management at Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University and expecting to graduate in Spring 2021

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- Internationally recognized authority on the impact of culture and religion on accounting systems. - Held senior academic positions and staffed key board committees at various institutions in Australia, Honk Kong, New Zealand, and the UAE. - Specializes in helping organizations sustain a balance between mission fulfillment and an effective, financially sound operation. - Formulated and implemented strategies for long term profitability and stability - Internationally experienced in financial management, accounting, startups, restructuring, and strategic planning. - Supportive of enhanced scholarship and research

Consultant and acting Programme Manager - Dubai Carbon Centre of Excellence (DCCE), for the Carbon Ambassadors Programme in collaboration with Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), and aligned to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

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Head of UAE Center of Digital Innovation - Telecommunication Regulatory Authority

Senior Engineer MEP DEWA

Founder & General Manager at Thinkinova FZ-LLC

Senior Lecturer at University of Aalborg

Department Chair, Finance & Accounting at City University College of Ajman

Chief of Unit for Digital Pedagogy and Learning Materials at UNESCO Institute for Information Technologies in Education

CEO - Arabic Digital Reform Institute

Director Health & Safety at Dubai Municipality

Director: Centre for Cybersecurity at University of Johannesburg

Director: Centre for Cybersecurity at University of Johannesburg

Sr. Engineer- Transmission Protection atDubai Electricity and Water Authority

Sustainable and Renewable Energy Engineer at HBMSU

Senior Process Engineer at Dubai Municipality

Professor and Director at NTPC School of Business

Pharmacist at Ministry of Health and Prevention

Senior Project Manager

Student UOS, UTM

PhD Candidate University of Tehran

Senior Specialist in PMO

Deputy, eLearning Center of Excellence / Project Manager, ITI Online Learning Platform (Mahara-Tech) Information Technology Institute

Nursing Faculty & PhD Scholar HCT-HBMSU

Senior environmental officer DUBAI MUNICIPALITY

Scholar HBMSU

MSc of Analytics Rochester Institute of Technology (Dubai)

I’m the Chairwoman of the board of governors and the director of planning for Dubai Carmel School. I’m the first PhD scholar to research Emotional Intelligence and its effect on leadership. I’m a certified trainer on soft skills in the UAE government. I have trained around the country in all the seven emirates. I’m also a motivational speaker and a social media influencer on all social media platforms. I just became a Tedx speaker this year 2019 on tolerance. Attached is the YouTube link to view. https://youtu.be/t9nn9I5ZrRc Finally, I was given the title “Ambassador of Knowledge” for the UAE Red Crescent for the years 2017 and 2018 for my contributions as a volunteer speaker. Last but not least, I was given the Nobel title “Tolerance Knight” under HH Sheikh Abdulaziz Bin Humeid AlNuaimi. My role is to raise awareness on tolerance in the year of tolerance through societal initiatives. Here is the link to see how it started. You are most welcome to follows me on all social media platforms to keep in touch with what I do immediately. https://www.instagram.com/p/BuCEihRlHqh/?igshid=cl1f0grdi5om

Quality and Corporate Excellence Consultant. Worked in Abu Dhabi Government and Dubai Government. Managed quality standards such as: Quality Assurance, Quality Control and certified lead auditor in 12 ISO standards. Managed Corporate Excellence: Certified EFQM Assessor and 4G excellence Model in the UAE.

My name is Zainab Al-Saeed, and I am from Baghdad Iraq graduated from Al-Mustansiriyah university bachelor in microbiology in 2004, I worked for one year at Al-Mustansiriyah university. know studying master in public health at HBMSU

Currently enrolled in Master of Management in Entrepreneurial Leadership program at HBMSU. Holder of B.Sc. degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from University of Sharjah. With 10 years of experience in Supply Chain Management (Procurement and Contracts Specialist).

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a highly dedicated and passionate leader with more than 7 years experience in management role. currently holding a senior operations manager position and leading a team of 140 employees. my highest priority is to create a positive working environment by having periodic meetings discussing work challenges and exploring the creative ways to overcome them. my strongest skill is innovative and critical thinker, have the ability to evaluate the weaknesses and find out ways to improve.

My name is Yaqeen Al Naqbi. I'm a dentist and working as health quality auditor in department of health since 4 years .

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Aisha Ali Al-Ali is an employee in The General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai. As well as a graduated learner from HBMSU.

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My name is Ghada Al Mohammed , I work for the Ministry of Health and Prevention and at the same time, studying at HBMSU.

Am Real Alzir from Jordan.A self-motivated, continuous learner, and an enthusiastic, hardworking pharmacist. After completion of bachelor engineering degree in Pharmacy in 2012, my career path started in a series of job training in different pharmaceutical sectors to meet the legal requirements for practicing pharmacy and be eligible for the DHA exam that was achieved with success in 2015, July, now am studying master of science in public health at Hamdan Bin Mohammad smart university which provides me with many information's and knowledge.

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My name is Hind, I graduated from Wesgreen International School. I have done my IGCSE AND AS Levels. Currently, I am a student at Hamdan Bin Mohamed Smart University, studying for a Bachelor of Business in Accounting. This is my third year. and I am expecting to graduate by the end of fall 2020. I love learning new things, I have the ambition of being an IPO sports dog trainer and I have joined an IPO Seminar in 2019 which was held by one of the top German IPO trainers. I love riding horses as it teaches me how to be a patient person. I enjoy learning new things and I love reading things related to my ambitions and things that would educate me in my fields.

A multidisciplinary business analyst with specific interests in education management and health care. Ali has an established track record in developing artificial intelligence and robotics applications (e.g. automation, health care), delivering university and corporate education (physical and virtual), and managing startups. He is capable of both independent and collaborative work in multicultural environments, with leadership, analytical skills and excellent oral and written communications.

I am abdullah Ali Almatrooshi I was born in 1994, I like reading books about innovations and stores and riding houres however I finished high shool in 2015 after that I studed in higher college of technology I specialized in quality and strategic managment this thing needed 6 years then I joined master program, my major is organisational excellence I have been studing for 2 years. Now I am getting a nice experience about online education new way for gaining knowledge

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Mrs Latifa Hussain Alameeri has total experience in Health care of 6 years in Dubai Health Authority and Ministry of Health and Prevention. In addition 4 years in Dubai Municipality. She started her career in Hospital Sector in 2008 as Assistant Admin Officer and continued her study to graduate from BSc. in Business Management from Ajman University. Mrs Latifa graduated with MSc. in Organizational Excellence from Hamdan Bin Mohamed Smart University. Currently, she is an Operation and Quality Executive in MOHAP - Hospital Sector. Furthermore, her interest focus on organizational change management.

my name is Saeed Hilal alShamsi....I live in AlAin..I'm an academic vice-principal in AlAin school... I'm doing PHD at hamdan bin Mohammed Smart University in Dubai

I hold a master degree from Hamdan bin Mohammad e University “Master of Science in Innovation and Change Management, School of Quality Management, distinction with honor Feb. 2012 and a Bachelor of Pharmacy from DWC, HCT honor Jan. 2009. Today, I am a lead assessor in the Emirates International Accreditation Center leading assessment in the field of inspection according to the ISO/IEC 17020:2012 standard (Sep. 2019-Today). I have been working as the head of Building Health team in the Department of Health and safety (Jun. 2017-Sep. 2019). I have also had the chance to head Consumer Products assessment and registration team leader and supervisor (Jun. 2011-2017). Also I have been working as part time lecturer in the Higher Colleges of Technology/ Dubai Women’s Colleges (2014-2015). Furthermore,, I have worked in Dubai Police Clinic as a Pharmacist and Department Quality Officer (Sep. 2007 until Jun. 2011). I have published a paper under the title of “Innovation within the context of social marketing of appropriate health promotion in the Emirate of Dubai” Congress Proceeding (Apr. 2012) and participated as a conference presenter in “Hamdan Bin Mohammed e-University sixth Annual Congress 2012” (Feb. 2012).

Saeed Abdulla is a clinical pharmacist at Zayed Military Hospital with more than nineteen years of experience in both outpatient and inpatient setting. He has graduated from the faculty of pharmacy and obtained his master’s in clinical pharmacy Ajman University, and another master’s in public administration from Mohamed Bin Rashid School of government. He holds the American boards in 1) Oncology 2) Pharmacotherapy 3) intensive care board 4) infectious disease and he is an Antimicrobial Stewardship enthusiast and PhD researcher at Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University.

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My name is Hind, I graduated from Wesgreen International School. I have done my IGCSE AND AS Levels. Currently, I am a student at Hamdan Bin Mohamed Smart University, studying for a Bachelor of Business in Accounting. This is my third year. and I am expecting to graduate by the end of fall 2020. I love learning new things, I have the ambition of being an IPO sports dog trainer and I have joined an IPO Seminar in 2019 which was held by one of the top German IPO trainers. I love riding horses as it teaches me how to be a patient person. I enjoy learning new things and I love reading things related to my ambitions and things that would educate me in my fields.

Al Anoud Mohamed Salman is an enthusiastic Emirati . Graduated from the UOS in 2005 with excellence; GPA of 3.82 with a Bachelor degree in Medical Laboratory Technology; Joined MOHAP in the 25th of July 2005 in Al Kuwait Hospital, worked as a medical laboratory technologist for 5 years. Obtained MSc degree (GPA 3.71) in Public Health & Excellence in health care organization from HBMSU in 2011, and appointed as quality manager unit in Al Kuwait Hospital in the 9th of November in 2011. The hospital accredited for JCI IN 2015.Al Anoud was appointed as the acting head of CPD from 2012 to 2015 along with her responsibilities in quality.In 2016, she moved to work in Khorfakkan hospital in MOHAP as the head of quality & excellence. Was selected as the Ideal employee at MOHAP level in 2016 & among 10,000 staff, Alumni from UAE Government Leadership Program – future leader,PMO. Moved to Al Amal psychiatric Hospital in 2018 till now, as quality manager , led the project of JCI accreditation again in 2018 and currently working as assistant director for the hospital.

AN AMBITIOUS STUDENT WHO'S KEEN ON GETTING THE MASTER'S DEGREE IN INNOVATION AND CHANGE MANAGEMENT. I WOULD WANT TO PURSUE A CAREER WHERE I CAN NOURISH MY SKILLS AND WHAT I WILL BE LEARNING THROUGH THIS COURSE.

The quality of a teacher’s knowledge, skills and competencies have an impact on their students’ achievement, as education is a complex process that involves a variety of different processes and elements of teaching. The aim of this dissertation to explore the needed competencies for teaching in the blended learning environment in addition to investigate the best practices of teaching Arabic language in order to set a clear concept about a set of competency framework for Arabic language teachers who will teach in a blended learning environment. This study explores the needed (ICT) competencies for Arabic language teachers who are teaching Middle and Secondary schools' students, and investigates the effective practices of teaching Arabic language The findings of the study show that there were different levels of acceptable of competencies in the general practices, however, there are also certain limitations regarding the teaching reading competencies. The outcomes also indicate that teaching writing competencies and ICT competencies related to teaching in a blended instructional environment is an area that needed the most attention. The findings in this study can be untiled to improve the Arabic language teachers' evaluation framework and to effectively design training programs.

Anwar Alnuaimi had a bachelor of cellular and molecular biology in UAEU, and minor in mind philosophy. started a job at primary health care centre in rak as lab technician for 2 years , then as quality officer in Saqr hospital and since 2018 as head of quality department at preventive medicince centre in RAK.

Dr. Souraj Salah is currently a part time Adjunct Professor at the Hamdan Bin Muhammad Smart University. He has about 20 years of experience in process improvement, quality methodologies, and excellence systems, working in the contracting, services, manufacturing and logistics sectors. He earned his PhD from the University of New Brunswick in Canada, Masters from Concordia University and Bachelors from Jordan University of Science and Technology. He has published one book on company-wide management system and more than 25 papers in various international journals. He is also certified as a Six Sigma Master Black Belt and as a Lean Leader trained by the Juran Institute, Lead Advisors, Alignment Strategies in Canada and Johnson Controls Intl. in the USA, and as a Quality, Health, Safety and Environment Management Systems (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAH 18001) Lead Auditor by the Bureau Veritas. He won the United Arab Emirates Quality Professional Award by the American Society for Quality (ASQ) in 2015.

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Expert in Forensic Gait Analysis at the General Department of Forensic Science and Criminology

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Currently working in Ministry of Health and Prevention in Primary Health care Clinics Sector. I'm an assistant for the advisor of H.E Dr. Hussain Al Rand. The nature of my work requires dealing with different aspects of management, such as being a main coordinator for (Cooperate and Social Responsibility) of the sector, main evaluator for innovation management, tasks related to Organizational Excellence and sustainability.

A Student in Hamdan bin Mohammed Smart University pursuing a master's degree in organizational excellence, expected to graduate in Summer 2020. Also Working as a Chemical Engineer in Dubai Electricity and Water Authority in Generation division. Main interests include Volunteering and Reading.

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Dalal Darabseh,PhD Learner in health care management

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