Yusuf Alhasan is a quantity surveying graduate holding a post-graduate degree in public administration and management.He occupies the position of Acting Chief of Roads Projects Services Section at the Ministry of Works, Municipalities Affairs and Urban Planning - Kingdom of Bahrain. With expertise...

Dr Hamad Al Jassmi is the Director of Emirates Center for Mobility Research (ECMR) at UAE University. He is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at UAE University, and a Research Fellow of University of New South Wales, Sydney. Dr Al Jassmi obtained his PhD in Civil Engineering from the...

Joined Abu Dhabi Police in 2002 and started working as a Network technician, at the same time, his passion for educational qualifications was a primary target. He worked hard in parallel and earned an HD (Higher Diploma) degree at CNET (Computer Network Engineering Tech) from the HCT (Higher...

Soughah AlSamahi is currently a civil engineer working in the Federal Road Asset department in the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure in UAE. She has experience in the development and implementation of the road asset management system which was recognized as best practices in PIARC  and is...

Engineer Mohammed Al Bar has been a project manager at TGA, since Sept 2021. By having a strong academic and professional background in smart cities and smart mobility, his leadership skills are recognized with his previous research activities in Florida, USA. Moreover, he previously worked as a...

BSc Computer ScienceMSc Technology Management & Strategic PlanningPhD ICT in Technology Adoption (4IR, e-Government)Senior Executive and Expert in Digital Transformation, AI, BigData, IoT, e-Government

Ahmed started his career in Civil Engineering & Business Development in the USA and continued that journey in 12 countries across the MENA region. In his career Path, Ahmad has served several critical high-level positions topped with serving the Irish Government Trade Agency “Enterprise...

Sheeba Hasnain received prestigious awards of “The CISO  Award 2021"  &  "The CIO Award  2021“ for her contribution in IT, Digital Transformation, and Security areas. Her interest lies in learning and innovating with the pace of technology, in Emerging...

Expertise in managerial roles across Urban and Regional Planning and Project Management aspects, with a proven track record of Strategic Planning including KPIs and performance in leading several staff and international consultants in various projects of mixed-use and residential development and...

Musthafa Chakkala is an SME in Intelligent Transportation Systems, traffic and highway engineering, asset management and road operation and maintenance. He is currently working in PWA Qatar in the Road Management Centre. Key role in PWA Qatar in providing advisory and consulting services for...

With over 20 years of experience as a global executive across Asia, the Americas and Europe, Renato de Castro is one of the foremost Smart City Experts. A world-renowned speaker, De Castro has delivered keynotes internationally on Smart Cities, AI, the Internet of Things, and Innovation. His book...

Thomas Edelmann is a graduate of the University of Commerce, Vienna – Austria  (major: Transportation Sciences), a UAE resident since the year 2000.At the beginning of 2014, he made his passion his career by starting the CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) & Engagement platform RoadSafetyUAE...

Marked as one of 70 women in the world who inspire generations in aviation from the inception of aviation by United Nations' ICAO and IAWA. Part of the top 50 Influential Women in the Arab World by Forbes, Winner of the World Women Leadership Awards (2015), Winner of the Stevie Award US (2014)...

Sheeba Hasnain received prestigious awards of “The CISO  Award 2021"  &  "The CIO Award  2021“ for her contribution in IT, Digital Transformation, and Security areas. Her interest lies in learning and innovating with the pace of technology, in Emerging...

Founder and Director of Transport for Cairo (TfC) L.L.P. TfC provides strategic advisory consultancy, data, tech and research to improve urban mobility in emerging cities. TfC has worked on more than 30 projects in 5 countries in Africa solving real-world problems around deep decarbonisation of...

Mr Moutran is a renowned Road Safety Expert with a Degree in Law and a Master Degree in International Affairs and Diplomacy which earned him in 2013 an Expert Certificate in Road Safety from the US DoT and a Road Safety Recognition from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)...

Mahesh is a young leader from the mobility industry with extensive experience in launching & scaling micro-mobility startups across the Middle East region. He built the first approved e-scooter operator, Circ from the scratch and is currently with TIER, the leading regional micro-mobility...

Abilash ET Nair is the Divisional Manager and Head of Smart Mobility and Smart Building for Al Naboodah Group Enterprises (ANGE), one of UAE’s oldest and most respected family conglomerates comprising of a diverse portfolio of businesses. Abilash brings more than 13 years of business...

Mostafa Othman is the Information Systems Manager of the New Administrative Capital in Egypt. Taking pride in the participation in planning and building the first Smart City in Egypt and one of the largest in the region over the last 5 years. Prior to that, he participated in many projects in...

Patrick Philipp works for IRU (the International Road Transport Union) and leads the Certification and Standards Business Line which focuses on driving industry professional excellence.Born in Geneva, he graduated with an HEC Master from the University of Geneva. Mr Philipp has over 25 years of...

Manuel Picardi started his road safety journey as a driving instructor in the family’s driving school. First graduated in Political Science and then in Education Science, then granted PhD in Civil Engineering, with a thesis on new training system tailored for new drivers. Journalist, writer and...

Ahmed Samir Elbermbali is the Managing Director of the MENA Clean Energy Business Council (CEBC), a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting clean energy and clean technologies and solutions MENA Region. CEBC provides a platform to further dialogue between the public and private sectors to...

Nadeem Shakir is the Director and Middle East Future Mobility Leader at Aurecon.He is an internationally recognized expert in the field of transport planning, Innovative Smart Mobility Solutions and new generation big data and transport modelling. He has broad global experience of more than 18...

Gary D. West is responsible for the strategic planning and implementation of GM’s Future Mobility technologies in the Middle East, in line with the company’s vision of zero crashes, zero emissions and zero congestion.West brings extensive automotive management experience, working in diverse...

Khamis Alshehyari is a Civil Engineer working in the Federal Roads Assets Department in the Ministry of Energy & Infrastructure, heading the section of Roads development and Traffic Safety. Mr AlShehyari holds a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering, Master’s degree in Project Management and...

Experienced civil engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the Traffic and Transportation engineering profession.  Strong research professional with a Diploma focused in Transport Planning and Policies from the National Transport Institute. I have a special interest in topics related to...

Andrew Rippon is the Smart City Director at the Royal Commission for AlUla in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. His role is to drive integrated strategies and technologies in support of AlUla’s ambitious cultural tourism, sustainability and economic diversification agenda.Previously Andrew consulted the ...

Based in Dubai, Joseph is currently the Global Head of Growth in the company’s Travel & Transportation practice. His work focuses on the future of urban mobility and innovative business models in the transport sector. Joseph has led major assignments on future strategies for global mobility...

Nic is a business leader, entrepreneur and investor who is passionate about the convergence of business and technology in mobility, fintech, cyber security and blockchain. He is the CEO and Co-Founder of Udrive, the GCC’s first and largest car-sharing platform.He mentors start-ups and SMEs heading...

Dr Fethi Filali is the Director of Technology & Research at Qatar Mobility Innovations Center (QMIC). He is leading the development of innovating and applied technologies in the areas of artificial intelligence, geospatial data analytics, embedded sensing, scalable and distributed...

Yousef graduated from University of Sharjah with BSc in Civil and Environment Engineering. He has several professional certificates and training in Road Safety, Traffic forecasting and management, Road Assets management, and Traffic Management Centers Design & Operations. He is certified...

             An Urban Planner Specialized in Smart Cities, Working in Dubai, holding a master's degree from Rochester Institute of Technology -New York. I’m also a Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Society of Engineers in UAE and the Emirates Planning Association. I had...

Basil is the CEO of Hala, a joint venture which combines RTA’s industry know-how with Careem’s best-in-class technology to offer a smarter way to get around the city.Basil is focused on opening the door to a smarter way to ride by placing the Dubai and Ras al Khaimah taxis on the Careem app. His...

A resident of Dubai, Ritu Kant is the Editor-in-Chief of Wiyld — an ESG and Sustainability focussed news and opinion platform and the CEO of Wiyld Carbon - where he and his global team help brands build brand positioning in the sustainability space. A seasoned communications director & senior...

Dr Ahmed Almurshidi is a Director of Fujairah GIS Center and an assistant professor in the Geography and Urban Sustainability Department at the UAE University. Almurshidi has a PhD in Transportation from the School of Engineering at Morgan State University. He has two master’s degrees: a Master of...

Salman is a young passionate serial entrepreneur. His passion for technology and gadgets took him on a journey of success in innovative marketing. He always felt the future will be in Virtual and Augmented Reality so he couldn’t resist his impulse for launching his own venture TAKELEAP.Starting...

George is currently the Business Development & Partnership Manager at Emirates Driving Company.  George is also IRU Academy Manager, working to implement the international accredited training institute best practice for a wide of professional training courses and driver assessments.  He was...