A consultant, practitioner & coach with expertise in leading customised, integrated programs in the fields of knowledge & innovation management, and international experience spanning Europe, Middle East & Africa in various private, government & non-government sectors. The following points highlight key areas of expertise & experience:

• track record in designing, developing & delivering innovation strategies, programs & systems, with additional expertise & experience in organizational excellence & strategic foresight; behavioural insights (nudge); fourth industrial revolution technologies; business & digital transformation & change management; project & program management – supported by a PhD in Knowledge & Innovation Management and Master’s degree in Business IT
• developed research, experimentation & development units in organizations for the design & implementation of RCTs – supported by a Master’s in Research Methods for Business & Management
• delivered myriad knowledge transfer programs, working with top academic institutions such as Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government (Dubai) & Middlesex University (London) – supported by various continuous learning & personal development
• qualified international organizational excellence award assessor with experience in evaluation & gap analysis of blue chip multinational organizations in Europe using EFQM, and of government departments in the UAE using the Government Excellence Model (GEM)
• qualified coach & instructor in leadership & emotional intelligence, and delivered coaching on various self-development skills & organisational capability development skills
• leading & working with teams in over 120 programs and projects, while consulting for NGOs such as UNDP, World Bank, European Commission, JICA and top management consulting firms
• possess multilingual skills, including fluently spoken, read and written Arabic, English and French