Professor John gained a BSc in Biology from the University of Sussex, an MSc in Environmental Technology from Imperial College London and a PhD in Plant Ecology from the University of Alberta, Canada. She won a Killam Post-doctoral Fellowship enabling her to continue her research based at the University of British Columbia before returning to…
Vijaya Nath is the Director of Leadership Development at Leadership Foundation and leads a team who work on Leadership Development and related interventions and projects. The team’s aim is to enable leaders, managers and governors in higher education to manage and lead organisational and personal change and to enable the system’s capacity for identifying, nurturing…
Sarah is a Managing Director in Global.i. at BRG. Sarah is a former senior British government official with 23 years’ experience in national security and intelligence matters across a wide range of jurisdictions, both in the UK and overseas. Since leaving government service, she led the advisory business at a private security firm, and built…
Sally Storey is the Vice President and General Manager of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) since January 2018. She joined GSK in 1997 and held various commercial roles across the world, as well as in the company’s UK headquarters. Prior to joining GCC, Sally was the Vice President and Cluster Area Director for South…
Salim Aziz MD is a leading cardiovascular surgeon and a Clinical Professor in Surgery at George Washington University. He also operates a large private practice in the DC area. In addition to his clinical activities in complex adult cardiovascular surgery, he has extensive expertise in the surgical management of patients with cardiac and pulmonary failure…
An American-born Saudi, Ms. Ghaleb brings over 10 years of professional research experience, including developing and leading comprehensive training programs and large scale social program evaluations. Ms. Ghaleb is currently an SGM of Education and Entrepreneurship at Abdul Latif Jameel Community Initiatives and leads the MIT Enterprise Forum Saudi Chapter. Ms. Ghaleb has developed…
Kanari is very passionate about developing talent and helping others achieve their fullest potential. As well as partnering with progressive organizations to lead multi-tiered change initiatives, she supports efforts to build a strong CSR footprint within the region and create a positive long-term impact on society. Kanari is a single parent and the very…
Helen McGuire is the Co-Founder and MD of Hopscotch. Formerly the Head of Digital Content at Impact BBDO/Proximity, she launched Hopscotch in March 2016 whilst seven months pregnant with a mission to enable professional women to play a part in the workplace in the Middle East, no matter what their personal commitments. The company now…
Katherine Getao serves the Government of Kenya as the ICT Secretary in the Ministry of Information, Communications and Technology. Between 2014 and 2017 she was an active member of the United Nations Group of Governmental Experts in the field of security in the context of information and communication technology. She has presented several papers at…
Sonia Weymuller is a Founding Partner of VentureSouq, a UAE-based early stage investing platform that has funded tech ventures from the US, UK, Africa, India and the MENA region. Previously, she headed Advertising Sales for Turner Broadcasting’s portfolio of children’s platforms across MENA and Africa. Prior to Turner, Sonia worked with Viacom’s Emerging Markets’ Strategy Group and…