A highly skilled leader within education with vast international experience within the UK and Middle East including working at the highest levels of reform. At the Department for Education(UK) Cameron was responsible for establishing of the young apprenticeship programme, led the review of diversity in the curriculum with Sir Keith Ajegbo and was the programme manager for…
With over 10 years of experience managing complex talent projects, Namrata’s core expertise is providing pragmatic and evidence-led advice on how best to attract, manage, develop and retain talent across the entire employee lifecycle. Passionate and driven, Namrata manages our team of consultants, ensuring client excellence and on-going delivery of our projects. She also supports…
Heather Henyon is Founding General Partner of Mindshift Capital, a venture fund investing in women-led technology start-up companies in the Middle East, Europe and US. She is Founder of the Women’s Angel Investor Network (WAIN), the first and largest women’s angel group in the Middle East. An active venture investor with a passion for fintech…
Yann Borgstedt was born and raised in Geneva and received his higher education in the United States. In 1996, he co-founded the web design firm Netarchitects, which was later sold to Altran Technologies. He then worked for a private fund on the redevelopment of the former United States Air force base Bentwaters in Suffolk, England.…
Viktoriya is the Managing Partner of TA Ventures, who founded the fund in late 2010. TA Ventures is an international early-stage VC primarily focusing on Mobility and Digital Health. TA Ventures co-invests with leading investors and has been privileged to back companies such as Wunder Mobility, Caroobi, Klara, Sensely and 100+ others including Azimo, SumUp,…
Currently a member of the Regional Marketing team for Africa Middle East region at Pfizer Pharmaceutical with above country responsibilities, steering the development and implementation of the best in class marketing programs leading the development and monitoring strategies for assigned Rare Disease portfolio. Ouardia is living in Dubai with her Husband and her two toddlers.
Farzana is a multiple award winning Chief HR and Corporate Services Officer, is a Chartered Fellow of CIPD, holds a post graduate diploma in Human Resources and Development from Wolverhampton Business School, UK, is certified with the Chartered Institute of Legal Executives UK, as well as the British Psychological Society. Farzana has had over 21…
Asmae Lemniei is a Strategy and innovation expert passionate about the future. Her commitment to strengthen the innovation ecosystem in the MENA region and her double expertise in driving strategic digital transformations from one side and advising disruptive tech startups from the other, makes her the catalyst of change our region crave for. Asmae believes that the…
Patchoulee’s love for music is rooted in the 80s when her brother was DJing at old skool house parties playing disco, soul, funk and jazz; She soon became addicted to collecting vinyl, this was fuelled by the job she landed working for Wiiija Records at Rough Trade in London. It was here that she got her lucky…
Daniel Kratochvil is a senior higher education administrator with experience in university strategic planning, academic program development, international initiatives, and both local and international accreditation. He is currently serving as Director of Institutional Initiatives at the Abu Dhabi School of Management, where he holds the rank of Associate Professor of Public Administration and Policy. Dr. Kratochvil…