Oualae has over 17 years of experience in Health care and industry in numerous in-country or regional roles. She is currently leading Pfizer Innovative health across Egypt, Levant, Iraq and Iran markets. Prior to that, Oualae played in instrumental role in establishing Pfizer Oncology Organization in Africa-Middle East to become a fast growing unit, recognized…
Dr. Akbulut is an Assistant Professor at Sabancı University since February 2012. She received her B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering at Sabancı University in 2004. Her PhD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2009) focused on cost-effective fabrication of biomolecular devices and surface science. She continued her studies as a post-doctoral fellow at Harvard University…
Patricia is the co-founder and director of operations at Five One Labs, a start-up incubator for refugee and conflict-affected entrepreneurs in the Middle East, launching first in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Prior to Five One Labs, she worked as a Middle East political risk analyst at the Dubai office of consultancy Control Risks, where…
Born and raised in Calcutta, Petrina was an all-rounder in school winning accolades in literature, sports, dramatics and elocution. At 14 she won the inter-school championship in athletics and would often be seen volunteering for extra-curricular activities. At 17 her family moved to Bangalore, where she joined Mount Carmel College and graduated in 2002 with…
Ms. Ellyard is the MENA Talent Leader (HR Director) at EY MENA. During her 8 years with EY MENA, she has led various programs and divisions, including Reward, HR Operations, the HR Shared Service Centre and Diversity & Inclusiveness, as well as holding a number of generalist and policy roles. Before joining EY, she worked…
Radhika Punshi is the co-founder and managing director of The Talent Enterprise. As an organizational psychologist and HR professional with over fifteen years of experience in the GCC region, she is an expert on local talent development, with an emphasis on gender and youth inclusion. With an Ivy League education and two master’s degrees in…
Always a curious child, for as long as she can remember, Raha dreamt of challenging adventures, seeing the world and perhaps even changeling it. From a young age her eccentricity was obvious, blessed with parents who never asked her to change, teaching her to dream big and live even bigger, and raised her with the…
Linzi is an Associate Professor with the American University of Sharjah, teaching Women in Leadership, Leadership and Organizational Behavior to graduate and undergraduate students. Her research focuses on women in employment and leadership in the United Arab Emirates, and wider Middle East region. Previous experience has been in management, training, and lecturing. Prior to the…
Living in Dubai since 2009, Louise has led teams at leading regional and international companies including DABO & Co, The Dubai World Trade Centre and Emirates Airlines. More recently she set up the digital department for two highly successful Dubai-based agencies. Representing a vast number of global brands including Virgin, Coca-Cola and The Four Seasons,…
Ms. Ali served as Minister of Industry, Trade and Supply in 2015/2016. She worked at the Trade Ministry since 1998, served at Jordan’s Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva in 2002, and was appointed as the Ministry’s Secretary General in 2010. She has a BSc in Industrial Engineering, an MBA and a Trade Policy…