Gulf Education Conference and Exhibition, Jeddah Saudi Arabia 24^th – 25^th February 2019

Mohamed Loutfi is a Professor of Internationalisation and the Pro Vice-Chancellor (International) with responsibility for the development and implementation of the University's Internationalisation Strategy at home and abroad.

Nationally, Professor Loutfi is a member of the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education's International Governance Group and the British Council - Going Global Steering Committee. Internationally, he is a council member at the Magna Charta Observatory of Fundamental University Values and Rights in Bologna and a member of the board of the European Quality Assurance Agency?.

He holds a BSc in Economics and Political Science, an MSc in Information Technology and a PhD in Systems Thinking. Before joining Cardiff Metropolitan University, he held the posts of Senior Lecturer, then Principal Lecturer, then Head of Transnational Education at the University of Sunderland, UK.

Professor Loutfi has worked on many EU projects for Education Reforms, Accreditation and Quality Assurance in Ukraine, Russia, Jordan, Lebanon and Egypt. He is currently working with the ministries of Higher Education in Lebanon, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Morocco to develop a framework for building capacity for leadership in Higher Education through European experiences in this field. In addition to this, Professor Loutfi is currently coordinating six Erasmus Mundus projects; these projects aim to enhance institutional cooperation among partners by facilitating student and staff mobility exchanges.

As Senior Regional Director at Blackboard, Hanny Alshazly cultivates opportunities in the Higher Ed, K-12 & Corporate markets by highlighting how learning technologies improve the quality of education globally & are the means to meet the dynamic needs of the universal learner. With customer success as his mission; Hanny is dedicated to ensuring that each one of Bb's customers' goals & vision are met in the long term.

Having been a part of the online education field since its early days, Hanny possesses pragmatic insights into the online teaching and learning industry, which encompass both corporate and academic perspectives. His extensive experience allows him to serve on several educational boards including the Gulf Education Advisory Board. Being a regular speaker at multiple conferences worldwide, Hanny is also well known for his interactive keynote presentations on education and educational technologies.

Over the course of his career, Hanny's contributions and his dedication to his field have garnered him several awards and recognitions, the most recent being the Distinguished Alumni Award from Athabasca University in Canada, where he received his Masters of Education and Advanced Post Graduate Diploma in Distance Education and Technology. During the ceremony, Hanny was also honored to have been added to the Nova Scotia Legislature for his career achievements. Hanny also holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science with a focus on Business Administration from Dalhousie University in Canada.

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Prof. Khalid Bin Abdulrahman is a Professor of Family Medicine and Medical Education. He is at present the Vice-Rector for Planning, Development & Quality at Al-Imam Mohammed Bin Saud Islamic University (IMSIU). The founding Dean of the College of Medicine at Al-Imam University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The former Chairman of the Saudi Deans National Committee and the former Vice-President of the Saudi Society for Medical Education (SSME). Prof Abdulrahman is the current President of the Saudi Society for medical Jurisprudence and the editor in chief of Imam Journal of Applied Sciences (IJAS). The Editor of Medical Teacher Saudi Supplement. An Active member of many prestigious strategic committees including the National Health Council in Saudi Arabia. In 2006 he was appointed to lead the national strategic planning project for health professions education in Saudi Arabia. Professor Khalid is a founding member of the international board of ASPIRE initiative; a program has been initiated to recognize international excellence in medical schools (www.aspire-to-excellence.org).

His areas of interests include Planning and Development of Medical Education and Continuing Medical Education Programs, Strategic Planning & Leadership Development and Management of Chronic Illness in family practice setting. Prof Khalid has published more than 70 papers in family medicine and medical education, both in local and international peer reviewed journals. He presented more than 300 presentations in local and international meetings. Prof. Bin Abdulrahman is a recipient of numerous prestigious awards including the certificate of editorial excellence from the Association of Medical Education in Europe has been awarded during AMEE 2014 conference in Milan, Italy.

Khalid Alafari is a general manager of Career Guidance & Recruitment Center (CCGR) at Technical & Vocational Training Corporation (TVTC) in Saudi Arabia. The center is considered as a new initiative at TVTC. In this position, he develops strategic plans that will work through a clear vision & mission to establish and lead other centers for career guidance & recruitment at all of the TVTC units around K.S.A. In addition, Alafari is a member in many committees which is related to developing the workforce in Saudi. One of the major committees that he is involved is the National Plan for Information Technology that develops the first Saudi national IT plan. Khalid graduated from King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, and obtained a bachelor degree in Computer engineering. After that, Khalid gained master degree from the same university.

Alafari has a long experience in developing & managing adult education and training since 1994. He contributed to develop English book for property year in King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, and he was a director assistant of guidance and consulting center for three years. He joined TVTC in 2000 and worked in different roles instructor, adviser, chairman, manager of infrastructure, deputy of GM for eLearning, deputy of GM for student services. Nowadays, he works as a manager for CCGR. Furthermore, he represents TVTC as program manager for one of the initiatives with Mackenzie & PWC.

Mr. Essa Al Mulla is a sales and marekting specialist. He graduated with a BA from University of Lincolnshire and Humberside, after which he gained professional experience working as a manager at Eppco/Enoc and Microsoft. Before his current appointment as the Executive Director, Essa Al Mulla served the role of Deputy Director at ENDP. His current duties include corporate relationship building, work placement of ENDP candidates, monitoring current trends, influencing attitudinal change in key stakegholders, and serving as liaison with senior management members of the sectoral committees. The mandate of this programe is to develope and train UAE nationals to join the private sector.

Mr. David Lock was appointed as Director of International and UK Projects at the Leadership Foundation for Higher Education in October 2007.

Until October 2007 he was the founding Registrar and Acting Chief Executive of the new British University in Dubai, a post he held for 4 years. BUiD now has over 400 students and David led a strategic review of the University which has helped to set its course for the next 5 years.

David was appointed to the International Advisory Panel for the Middle East Association’s Learning and Leadership Symposium Programme 2006-9, has spoken on UK Higher Education in several countries and been called on to advise on the establishment of new universities in other Middle East countries.

Prior to going to Dubai David had been Secretary to the University of Huddersfield and Registrar and Secretary to the University of Hull in the UK for a total of 14 years. In both roles he was secretary to the governing body and its committees and responsible for leading significant parts of the administration and support services. In particular he led student services, human resources and a range of professional services and performed a key role in governance and strategic reviews. He also played a leading part in major projects including the merger with another HE institution, the acquisition of new campuses and various other initiatives including a civic millennium project. He was particularly focused on the student experience.

He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators and an advisor to the Institute. He is a Freeman of the City of London and Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators. He is a graduate of the UK HE Top Management Programme.

David has also undertaken a range of consultancy assignments including national HE governance projects, including the training of members of governing bodies at national level and FE governance assignments.

Prof. Sultan T Abu - Orabi Aladwan serves as a Secretary General for the Association of Arab Universities in Amman, Jordan. His academic experience lies in the field of Chemistry, with research focus on 1.3-Dipolar Cycloddition Reaction of Azides and Nitrile Oxides towards the Synthesis of five-membered Ring Heterocyclic Compounds. Prof. Sultan T Abu - Orabi received his Doctorate in Organic Chemistry from University of Michigan at Ann Arbor in USA, and has been active in the academia since through multiple professional appointments. Currently he teaches in the Chemistry Department at Yarmouk University, having supervised a total of 18 Msc and PhD theses in the field.

Professor Sultan has participated in over 90 conferences at the national, regional and international level: he has organized over 10 national and international conferences in Jordan, served on many international Advisory Boards, and acts as Chair of the Scientific and Organization Committees of several scientific meetings.

He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the Association of Arab Universities, Vice Editor-in-Chief for the Arab Journal of Chemistry, and an editorial Board Member on multiple journals pertaining to his field. Professor Sultan has published over 55 Journal research papers, as well as 5 book reviews and over 70 abstracts presented at scientific meetings.

His contribution to the field has been recognized with honors and awards, among them a "Jewels of the Muslim World" Award for "Top Movers of the Islamic Economics" (2011) and a "Badge of Honor Medal" presented by the International Scientific Partnership Foundation, Russia, for the Development of Science in Jordan and Arab countries and International Collaboration (2007).

Dr Aisha Al-Azemi is a senior education specialist at the Supreme Council of Education in Kuwait and was the consultant for the Minister of Education.

She studied at the Faculty of Education at The University of Kuwait where she obtained her Bachelors degree, which was followed by a Masters degree in Psychology of Education at Zagazig University (Egypt). She has subsequently been recommended for a PhD in Educational Psychology as a result of publications and exchanges between universities.

Dr. Aisha has participated in several conferences including Educational Bridges 34, The Kuwaiti Teachers Association Conference, the second Gulf Forum Conference in Istanbul 2013 and the 2014 Peace and Morals Culture Conference in Paris. She has delivered workshops on subjects such as educational planning skills, ‘What is Marriage’ and the psychological and social needs of orphans.

Dr. Aisha has made several academic contributions including a scientific study about the behavioural problems in primary school pupils - not published yet; a research in the skills of reading in primary schools learners - published in the Magazine of Educational Sciences at The University of Cairo in 2011, and her book ‘The Psychology of Growing’ - Alfalaah, Kuwait 2011.

Dr John is a Higher Education Adviser with the British Council, based in Manchester, and has over twenty five years experience in the Higher Education sector. He specialises in promoting collaboration through internationalising higher education.

After graduating with a BSc in Industrial Design, from Edinburgh’s Napier University, John worked as a designer in the creative industries, before joining the University of Central England (UCE) in Birmingham, where in 1996 he gained his PhD in Design Management.

In 2000 he was appointed as Head of the Department of Fashion, Textiles and Three Dimensional Design at UCE, before moving to Hong Kong as the Head of Design at the Hong Kong Design Institute, where he led the delivery of UK undergraduate programmes with UK partner Universities.

With the British council, John works with both the UK HE sector and Ministries of Higher Education overseas to promote dialogue and partnership between stakeholders. John has advised on issues of quality assurance, collaborative partnerships, research co-operation and international development, with a focus on MENA and East Asia. He is a regular contributor at international conferences.

Dr Tayeb A Kamali is the Vice Chancellor of the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) – the United Arab Emirates’ largest higher education institution with 17 campuses throughout the UAE catering for 20,000 male and female students.

For over two decades Dr Kamali has spearheaded education, training, research and applied technology programmes in the UAE and Middle East regions. This has been achieved by establishing and leveraging relationships with global leaders in academia, business and government. He has helped create a ground-breaking, world class eLearning institution at HCT through the strategic implementation of technology in education with initiatives such as integrated wireless campus infrastructures, online and paperless learning and knowledge management programmes.

As a result HCT is a cutting-edge learning institution that provides UAE students with technological skills and the ability to innovate in an increasingly competitive global market. Dr Kamali has played a significant role in the introduction of numerous international conferences, focused on leadership, education, innovation and entrepreneurship, such as Education without Borders, Festival of Thinkers and the HCT Global Entrepreneurship 2010. Dr Kamali was appointed Chair of the UAE Federal Mobile Learning Initiative involving HCT, Zayed University and UAE University, which saw 14,000 mobile learning devices distributed to Foundations Programme students at those institutions as the first phase of a framework to enhance students’ learning capabilities. The second phase involved all first-year HCT Bachelor of Applied Science students receiving these devices.
HCT continues its leadership in the field of technology integration with the creation of over 150,000 e-Textbooks for its students.

Dr Kamali is the founding Group Chief Executive of the Centre of Excellence for Applied Research and Training (CERT), the commercial, research and training arm of HCT, which was formed in 1996 and which is an institutional member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Growth Companies. He is also Chairman of the CERT Thales Institute; the Emirates Driving Company; CERT Info Track Telematics and the Vice Chairman of the Institute of Applied Technology’s Governing Council.
He is a founding Board Member of the World Federation of Colleges and Polytechnics (WFCP); a member of the World Economic Forum’s Regional Agenda Council on the Middle East & North Africa; a 2012 Rolex Awards for Young Laureates Jury member, and a member of the Cleveland Clinic International Advisory Board. He was a moderator at the Arab Business Leaders’ Forum and the Global Entrepreneurship Summit in 2012. In February 2013 he was a guest speaker at the UNESCO International Symposium on Mobile Learning in Paris. He also spoke at the Going Global 2013 Education Conference and participated in the New York University’s Global Colloquium of University Presidents. In September 2013 he was a panelist at the Annual Summit of The Stern Stewart Institute in Germany.
Dr Kamali is a board member of a number of corporate entities and institutions including Tanmia (The National Human Resource Development and Employment Authority); ICT Fund (Telecom Regulatory Authority); the Future Centre for Special Needs, Dubai and the Higher Education Sports Federation.
Dr Kamali holds a Doctorate in Engineering from George Washington University, USA and an honorary Doctorate in Engineering from the University of Waterloo, Canada. He also holds a number of qualifications from the Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, USA, being an MBA (Concentration in Aviation), a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Aircraft Engineering.
He has received many education and leadership awards throughout his career including France’s highest award for education, the Ordres des Palmes Académiques in 2006 and the Human Resource Leadership Award from the World Human Resource Development Congress in 2006 and 2009.

Mr. Westring is based out of Stockholm and heads EF's global business development and partnerships work. Previously, he was EF's Country Manager for Russia, where he was co-lead for EF's Sochi 2014 project. He is overall responsible for EF's commitment to the Olympic Movement and the United Nations. He is also a member of EF's global team offering advice and solutions to governments around the world and is responsible for the Gulf Region.

Prior to joining EF, Mr. Westring worked at McKinsey & Co, e.g., in public sector projects, including setting up a USD 3 billion charity fund with focus on education in Russia. He is a frequent speaker at global education events and business schools.

Mr. Westring speaks Swedish, English and Russian fluently, has conversational abilities in French, understands German and has basic knowledge of 5 other languages.

Mr. Westring is a member of Mensa International, member of the Advisory Board to the Stockholm School of Economics, and a Board member of the Sverker Åström Foundation which furthers relations between Sweden and Russia.

• Iconic public figure on Academic, Political and Business fronts.
• The first Elected President of Benha University 2011-2016 Holds a PhD in Agricultural Chemistry from Agro Paris-Tech France.
• Board member in several public & private companies, NGO's and governmental organizations.
• Founder & Key Inspirational Coach at the National Leadership & Management Development Centers. He developed & supported Leaders who are Key icons in Today's Business & Political sectors and Egyptian Parliament.
• 40+ years of expertise in Business Consulting & Organizational Development in several fields including agriculutre , chemical industry, and Trading companies.
• Active member in several governmental and international organizations:
  • Chairman of the Advisory Committee of Agriculture and Fundamental Sciences in the Supreme Council of Egyptian Universities (SCU).
  • Advisor to several committees in the Ministries of Agriculture, Environment, Health and Youth & Sports.
  • Board member of the Arab European University Network (ARELEN).
  • Member of the executive committee of the University Alliance of new Silk Road (UASR China).
• Over 40 years of remarkable achievements in education. Recognized as a veteran in the Higher Education system and a key player in the educational reform program in Egypt where he successfully launched top notch international programs to serve Universities in Egypt.
• Participates in key projects with organizations such as the British Council, Fulbright Commission, AMIDEAST, Institut Français and The American Council of Young Political Leaders (ASYPL).
• Distinguished Politician and Diplomat with over 40 years of achievements on National & International level .
  • Cultural attaché in the Egyptian Embassy in the UK 1996-2000.
  • Advisor to the Egyptian Parliament and an Elected member in Cairo Local Council.
  • Board member of Egypt Youth Fund at the Egyptian Cabinet.
  • Chairman of the National Environmental Protection Society of Egypt since 2000.

• Chairman of the Board of Trustees, University of Business & Technology (UBT) in Jeddah ‒ KSA.
• Board Member of the Al Shoura Consultative Council previously.
• Faculty member in the college of Economics & Administration in King Abdulaziz University.
• President of the center of Human Rights at work ‒ Geneva.
• Board Member of the International Labour Organization previously.
• Board Member at the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry previously.
• Former Board member of Saudi Airlines.
• Chairman of the Saudi ‒ Egyptian Business Council ‒ Saudi Side-previously.
• Vice Chairman of the Arab ‒ Swiss Chamber.
• Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al Bilad Press Foundation.
• Board Member at King Fahad National Library previously.
• Economist writer in OKAZ Newspaper.

A career member of the senior foreign service, class of counselor, Ryan most recently served as chargé d’affaires, ad interim from November 2017 through august 2018 at the US Embassy in Doha, Qatar after serving as deputy chief of mission there from 2015 through 2017. Previously, Ryan served as Director of the regional media hub and Arabic language spokesperson for the US Department of state’s bureau of public affairs at the US Embassy in London, united kingdom from 2012-2015. During that assignment, Ryan served temporarily as acting deputy assistant secretary of state for international media in the bureau of public affairs in Washington, D.C. During the summer of 2014.

This assignment in Jeddah marks a return to Saudi Arabia for Ryan, as he began his diplomatic career at the consulate general in Jeddah as head of the visa unit from October 2002 to November 2004. Ryan’s other assignments include cultural affairs officer in Beirut, Lebanon, public affairs officer in Sanaa, Yemen, public affairs officer in Beirut, Lebanon, and special assistant to the undersecretary of state for public diplomacy and public affairs in Washington.

• - Ph.D. Educational theories and policies, The Pennsylvania State University, US
• Ph.D. Educational theories and policies, The Pennsylvania State University, US
• Masters in psychology, Kind Saud University
• Bachelor in psychology, Kind Saud University

• Supervisor-General of the Private Education Affairs in the Ministry of Education
• Supervisor-General of Schools Affairs
• General supervisor of administrative and financial affairs
• Supervisor-General of Buildings
• Director of planning and policies, The ministry of education
• Director general of the general administration for investment and economics of education
• Director of policy management, The ministry of education
• Educational supervisor, General directorate of educational planning, The ministry of education
• Educational supervisor, General administration of educational research, The ministry of education
• Full‒time research assistant. Program to support gifted students, King Saud University

• PhD: PHYSICS IN PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY ‒ ASKS University ‒ UK
• Master's Degree: The Master 's Degree in King Abdulaziz University. He was then sent to Britain in the same year.
• Bachelor degree: Science (Chemistry), Excellent with honors first King Abdulaziz University.

• Demonstrator, Department of Chemistry - Faculty of Science - King Abdulaziz University in the function.
• Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry ‒ Faculty of Science ‒ King Abdulaziz University
• Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry ‒ Faculty of Science ‒ King Abdulaziz University
• Professor, Department of Chemistry ‒ Faculty of Science ‒ King Abdulaziz University in the function

• Director of King Abdul Aziz University Member of the Board of Directors of the National Commission for Evaluation and Academic Accreditation chaired by His Excellency the Minister of Higher Education
• Representative of the Kingdom in a delegation to visit British universities
• Representative of the Ministry of Higher Education in the Committee formed to study the project of organizing the National Center for Social Studies and Research
• Representative of the Ministry of Higher Education in the Committee formed to study what the universities suffer from a deficit in the number of faculty members Outside universities

Eng. Ibrahim Mahlab has been the Group Executive Director of Bayt El Khebra Group since September 2018. He served as the Presidential Assistant for strategic & National Projects. He served as executive position as a Prime Minister of Egypt (2014 till 2015) and also served as a Minister of Housing (2013). He served as a CEO of Abdullah A.M Al -Khodari Sons Company - Saudi Arabia (2012 till 2013). He served as a Chairman & CEO of the Arab Contractors Osman Ahmed Osman & Co since November 2001. Eng. Mahlab joined Arab Contractors Company in 1972. He served as the Chief Operating Officer of Abdullah A. M. Al-Khodari Sons Company. He served as Manager of Bridge Department since December 1994. He served as Technical Manager of Saudi Arab Contractors Company from 1985 to 1987.

He handling different construction projects such as: bridges, tunnels, sports buildings, monuments restoration and power plants. Eng. Mahlab serves as the Chairman of the Arab Contractors Investments Company, the Arab Contractors Employees Insurance fund and the Arab Contractors Sporting Club. Eng. Mahlab served as Vice-Chairman of The Arab Contractors Co. since February 1997 and served as its Director since January 1996. Eng. Mahlab served as Vice-Chairman of the Egyptian Federation of Construction & Building Contractors and Vice -Chairman of the Association of Enterprises for Environmental Conservation. He served as Director of the Civil Engineering Studies & Researches Center- Faculty of Engineering - Cairo University, Building & Housing Researches Center, Governors of the Arab Water Council, El Nasr Castings, Suez Canal Bank and Trustee of French University. Eng. Mahlab is a member of the International Association for Bridges and Structural Engineers (I.A.B.S.E) ZURICH - Switzerland, Civil Engineers Community, Egyptian-French Presidential Council, Club d'Affaires Franco - Egyptian, American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt (AmCham), French University Sponsor Council, High Council for Policies - National Democratic Party. He holds a B.Sc in Civil Engineering from Cairo University in 1972.

• Ph.D. of Engineering and Computer Science, University of Connecticut
• Master of Engineering and Computer Science, University of Connecticut
• Bachelor of Computer Engineering with honors, King Saud University

• Lecturer of Computer Technology, Technical College, Breda
• Assistant Professor of Computer Technology, Technical College, Breda
• Vice Dean of Technical College, Breda
• Chairman of Technical Vocational Training Corporation
• CEO of Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage
• Deputy Minister and Supervisor of Cultural Attaches

Mr. Mostafa Mihraji assumed his duties as counul general of France in Jeddah on January 2, 2018. He is in charge of the protection of French nationals residing in the district of western Saudi Arabia, or passing through. He is also the Special Envoy of France to the OIC (Organization of Islamic Cooperation based in Jeddah) and contributes, in coordination with the Embassy of France in Riyadh, to the promotion of the influence and attractiveness of France in his constituency. Doctor in Public Law (1985) and holder of a DESS in Business Administration (1986), he began his career in the private sector (1986 -1992), then taught law and Insurance Law (1992 -1994), before joining the Ministry of National Education (1994 -2005) where he assumed the duties of administrative and financial manager of a Public Administrative Institution (IUFM Basse -Normandie).

Counselor for Foreign Affairs (Middle East) in 2005, he was editor at the Directorate of Legal Affairs, Sub-Directorate of Human Rights (2005 -2008), Deputy Ambassador at the Embassy of France in Libya (2008-2011), long-term missionary in Rabat (2011) and again Deputy Ambassador at the Embassy of France in Jordan (2011 -2014). Before joining Jeddah, he was head of Human Resources Department and deputy director of the personnel. Mostafa MIHRAJE is married and has two daughters. He speaks English and Arabic (literal, oriental and Maghrebi) and is Chevalier of the National Order of Merit.

Prof. Jannadi graduated from King Fahd University of petroleum & minerals with a b.sc.degree in civil engineering with honors. He continued his post-graduate studies and got a master degree in engineering management, and a Ph.D. In construction engineering and management from the George Washington University. By the year 2000, he was ranked as a professor.

Prof. Jannadi has a vast experience in academia, research, and the construction industry. He held many administrative and academic positions at tai-bah university and King Fahd University of petroleum and minerals. He has been a visiting scholar at University of Westminster, University of Brighton, George Washington University, and other high-ranking universities across the United Kingdom and the United States. He has more than 40 published journal articles, research, and conference proceedings. In addition, he is a member of the technical committee for the Holy Mosque Expansion Project in Madinah. He has also been a consultant for a number of Aramco projects in many locations across Saudi Arabia.

Prof. Jannadi's research work included areas of interests in value engineering, construction safety management, quantitative methods in project management, quality management, and projects planning and scheduling.

Dr. Badri Narayanan Gopalakrishnan is an affiliate faculty member and economist with the School of Environmental and Forestry Sciences, University of Washington-Seattle. He is also currently affiliated with McKinsey and Company, since 2015, as a consulting economist. Furthermore, he co-founded Infinite-Sum Modeling Inc., with offices in Canada, USA, India and China.

His broad expertise lies in the analysis for business strategy and public policy, employing a variety of quantitative models. Recently, apart from his 15+ years of applied economic research experience in trade, energy/environment and development issues, he has been working on several other issues such as business economics of new technologies, including blockchain, internet of things, cloud, 3-d printing, robotics, drones, etc., advising several start-ups in these sectors.

Charlotte has been working to embed sustainability in the education sector for nearly fifteen years and is a behaviour and cultural change expert. She currently works in the sustainability team at the National Union of Students in the UK. NUS represents 7 million students across the UK and the mission for its sustainability work is to see all students, regardless of discipline, leaving formal education with the knowledge, skills, attributes, and values needed to create a more just and sustainable future.

She is now responsible for innovation and incubation of new projects and programmes. Before this, she oversaw the growth of NUS ' flagship sustainability programme Green Impact from a grant -funded project to an international, award-winning, self -funding programme training nearly 1000 students a year and reaching over 250,000 people.

She's also a director of SOS - Students Organizing for Sustainability - a global student charity working to catalyze sustainability through education, student and youth leadership development.

She has a MSc in Energy and Environmental Technology and Economics, a BA in Linguistics, and is a Senior Teaching Associate at the University of Bristol. She's a member of both the Institute of Environmental Managers and Assessors and the International Society of Sustainability Professionals.

David Lock has had a varied career in international higher education and university leadership. He is currently Education Director of Gulf Conferences, Chair of Gulf Education Conferences and is Secretary General of the Magna Charta Observatory.

Formerly as Director of International Projects at the UK 's Leadership Foundation for Higher Education, David was responsible for instigating and delivering projects with over 30 different countries, some at Governmental level and for Regional Associations such as the Association of Arab Universities. Projects have included major programmes for Rectors and Ministry Officials to implement national HE reform and autonomy strategies over several years and building partnerships between universities in different countries.

Until October 2007 David was the founding Registrar and Acting Chief Executive of the British University in Dubai where he structured, built and then led the University following its legal creation by the Ruler of Dubai as a not-for-profit provider of Higher Education to UK standards.

Prior to going to Dubai David was Secretary to the University of Huddersfield and Registrar and Secretary to the University of Hull in the UK for a total of 14 years. A teacher and Chartered Secretary by background David has been Master of the Worshipful Company of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators in London. He has served on a number of international bodies and undertaken a range of consultancy assignments including international development and UK HE governance projects. He is on the Board of ARELEN (Arab European Leadership Network in Higher Education).

• Ph.D. in Information Technology and Communications (and computer science) from the University of Technology, Sydney
• Master of Science from the American University of Beirut
• Bachelor degree from the American University of Beirut

• Formerly deputy speaker of the Parliament of Lebanon and Chairman of the committee on Information Technology Parliamentary (2000 -2009)
• Lecturer at the Lebanese American University - 2015
• Deputy - Parliament of Lebanon 2000 -2009
• Chair of the Parliamentary Information Technology Committee - Lebanese Parliament 2002 -2009
• Representative and expert on UNITAR for the middle east region
• Professor of Computer Science at The American University of Beirut
• Member of The Senate of the American University of Beirut

Graduated from king abdulaziz university in 1997 with a bachelor degree in electrical engineering (electronics and communication)

He has a work experience over 21 years in the industrial cities based in jeddah

He has worked with the ministry of commerce and industry for 11 years then jioned modon for the last 10 yaers

He has also worked in various roles from follow up chief unit, jeddah industrial city manager, western region coordinator, investor relations chief unit, western region branch manager and currently as the western region advisor

He has earned a master certificate in project management from george washington university in 2017

And he is a member of the saudi councel of engineers with a classification of a counsaltant

Over three decades, jamal a. Al akkad built a rich experience in different business areas with a focus on entrepreneurship ecosystems development and rehabilitation. Capitalizing on the knowledge bank built up, jamal established tamkeen services provider llc, which is a uae dubai based company. Through its branded program "evc3", the company helps in enabling ventures through crystallizing entrepreneurs, cultivating startups, and capacitating smes. Jamal is a board member and adviser to several smes in ict, ai and industrial recycling fields within gcc, europe, and north america. Previously, jamal was a primary founding member in establishing flagship programs in saudi arabia such as kaust endowment, wa'ed entrepreneurship center, and startup lab accelerator.

Jamal holds a bsc. Degree in industrial management from king fahd university of petroleum and minerals in saudi arabia, an mba (1st honor) degree from the university of liverpool, and a doctorate from durham university business school in the united kingdom.

James Reade is an Associate Professor in Economics at the University of Reading. Prior to this he was a Lecturer in Economics at the University of Birmingham, and in 2007 he completed his D.Phil at the University of Oxford under the supervision of Sir Prof David F Hendry, looking at macroeconomics and forecasting. His main research interests are in applied economics, with a focus particularly on applications to sport. Sport offers significant opportunities to apply economic ideas due to the volume of data that is produced, the relative transparency and enforcibility of the rules of the game, and the frequency of regulatory changes.

Professor in the College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud University, Advisor in the Small and Medium Enterprises Authority (Monsha'at).

A full professor in computer science with numerous publications and years of combined professional practical and academic leadership and consulting experiences. Currently an advisor in the Monsha'at leading the education and ICT sectors, with a passion to combine and integrate digital, innovation and entrepreneurship in education, and build the education of the future. Co-founder of digital data solutions and leading squares consulting. Between 2008 - 2012, she was assigned as the executive director of the technology incubators in RVC, then the Entrepreneurship centre in KSU focusing on stimulating entrepreneurship and turning knowledge into viable technology-based companies. Proactive in empowering women and youth, promoting entrepreneurship and helping start-ups. A member of a number of tech start-ups advisory boards. Strong background in e-commerce, data science and AI.

Mr. Maher Al Hadhrawi began his tenure as the first Executive Director of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid & Relief Center (KS Relief) in May 2015. He assumed this position at a time of unprecedented multiple humanitarian challenges including critical shortfalls in humanitarian funding and an increasing number of complex emergencies. To efficiently respond to these challenges the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) established KSRelief, the first Saudi government humanitarian institution mandated to coordinate and manage KSA international humanitarian aid. As Executive Director, Mr. Al Hadhrawi is tasked with building the institutional capacity of KSRelief and devising policies and strategies to respond to urgent humanitarian needs.

In addition, Mr. Al Hadhrawi was recently appointed as Chairman of the Lives and Livelihood Fund, which is jointly funded by GCC members Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Qatar, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB). With a total budget of US $ 2.5 billion, the Fund will focus on the alleviation of poverty, and supporting the livelihoods and resilience of vulnerable and needy populations in 32 IsDB member countries.

Working extensively in the offshore sector in renewables and in oil and gas, prof hart has built a diverse portfolio of international expertise in marine energy systems and subsea engineering, developing intellectual property and technologies from fundamental research through to concept and then full commercialisation. He is a recognised industry leader in wave energy conversion technologies in the us and has advised the us department of energy repeatedly on innovation strategies for this technology.

Throughout his career, phil has worked with governments and industry, securing technology development funding from, among others, the united states departments of energy and defence and from shell, bp, huawei and petrobras. With these partners, phil has created novel development and commercialisation processes, ensuring that technologies withstand competitive threats, hold value and gain market share. In doing so, he has become especially skilled in identifying market needs for new technologies, understanding industry sector dynamics, establishing product appeal and designing company-wide strategies to exploit these opportunities.

• PhD, Oxford University - Oxford -UK:
• B.Sc., Sussex University - Brighton-UK, Electrical Engineering
• Executive Leadership Certificate Program, Cornell University - New York, USA.

He is currently President of Rochester Institute of Technology- Dubai, a leading not for profit American University, established in conjunction with the Dubai Government in Dubai Silicon Oasis. Prior to this he was Dean of the College of Engineering (CEN) at the American University of Sharjah (AUS) where he was one of the founding members of the electrical engineering and computer engineering programs.

Dr. Al-Assaf was also one of the founding members and Chair of the Industrial Engineering Department at University of Jordan where he headed Outreach and External relations, focusing on industry links.
During his tenure at RIT Dubai, he has ensured that the university plays a major role in the ecosystem of Dubai Silicon Oasis and has introduced a number of new programs to meet the needs of industry and technology partners including: Smart City Sciences, Industrial Engineering, as well as Energy majors.

Zainuddin A. Manan is the UTM Vice President (Academic and International). He was the founding director of UTM Process Systems Engineering Centre, the founding Dean of the UTM Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering, the founder of UTM Sustainable Energy Management Program and the founder of OPTIMISE Sdn Bhd, a UTM spin-off company. Zain began his career as an engineer in PETRONAS and Hume Industries. For more than 25 years, he has been an academic leader, educator, researcher, industrial practitioner, consultant and professional coach.

Zain has won many prestigious awards nationally and internationally and delivered over 400 invited talks in professional courses, conferences and seminars across the world, including the 2014 Imperial College Distinguished Chemical Engineering Sponsored Lecture. Zain is a UK/EU chartered engineer, a Fellow IChemE, a professional engineer, a professional technologist, a certified energy manager, a registered electrical energy manager and a certified trainer for ASEAN energy managers.

Her passion for volunteer work and social community development led her to start her career in Corporate Social Responsibility at Tamer Group after graduating from Dar Al-Hekmah University with a Bachelor degree in Banking & Finance.

As a Corporate Social Responsibility manager, she works on introducing sustainable initiatives to serve the community and develop programs of social responsibility through partnerships with public, private, and non-profit sector.

Georges J. Santini joined the Rhône Poulenc Group of Chemical Companies in 1977, after he obtained his PhD in Physical and Chemical Sciences in 1976. He started his industrial career with Rhône Poulenc (major French chemical group) in Paris as a Research Scientist in the area Discovery Research for new Agro-Chemicals in the Research and Development organisation of the AgroChemicals subsidiary Rhône Poulenc Agro.
Still within the same company he moved to Lyon as a Manager of a research group in chemical synthesis, where he supervised a group of 40 research professionals.

As a consequence of the acquisition of the Union Carbide Company by the Rhône Poulenc group of companies in 1986, he moved to the USA and became, between 1986 and 1990, Discovery Research Director of the US Branch of Rhône Poulenc Agro (Research Triangle Park - North Carolina). From 1990 to 1995, he is Research Director of the French Research operation of Rhône Poulenc Agro in Lyon (France) where he managed 250 research scientists and technicians and participated to the discovery and development of several crop protection products.