Professor Ghaleb Ali Al Hadrami Al Breiki

Vice Chancellor

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UAE-University

Professor Ghaleb Alhadrami Albreiki has resumed the role of the Vice Chancellor of the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) by the end of 2019. In addition, he has been appointed as the Deputy Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (Provost) from August 2016 to Jan 2021. Prof. Ghaleb held the position of Deputy Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Studies and Deputy Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Registration from 2014 to 2016. He served as the Dean of the College of Food and Agriculture, UAEU from 2007 till 2014. Besides, he held the post of the Vice Dean for 3 years, the Assistant Dean for Research for 6 years, and Chair of the Animal Production Department from 1994 to 1998. Prof. Ghaleb joined the Executive Committee for Education and Human Resources Council since February 2020. He is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the National Space Science and Technology Center since 2020. He has been the Secretary General of the Date Palm Friends Society since 2019, a member of the UAEU Expo 2020 Dubai Advisory Board Council since 2016, and a member of the Emirates Scientists Council since 2016. Prof. Albreiki is the author of 2 books and 4 book chapters. He has published over 60 scientific papers in refereed conferences and scientific journals. Prof. Ghaleb received his PhD in Nutritional Sciences in 1991 from the University of Arizona, USA.

Tariq Al Awadhi

Executive Director

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TDRA

Zakaraya Al Ashek

Director, Solution Marketing, 5G, Iot Connectivity & Iot Mobility

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Etisalat

Zakaraya Alashek is a 5G and IoT industry business expert who is leading various emerging IoT deployments as part of Etisalat Digital team. As the Director of Solution Marketing for 5G IoT Connectivity & IoT Mobility solutions, Zakaraya leads the businesses of 5G use cases within the IoT space, including Mobility IoT, Industrial IoT, Sustainable & Smart City. In addition to that, Zakaraya also drives IoT Mobility solutions development and go to market strategies so to meet the rising IoT deployments in the UAE. During the last 20+ years of experience in the M2M, IoT industries, Zakaraya was able to lead a variety of disruptive and successful solutions and mega projects within IoT industry. Zakaraya is a Success-driven business professional, his core experiences are in Business Management, Solution Marketing, in Internet of Things, M2M, Mobility, Smart City, and digital services. His career was in various leading roles with Telco, regional multinationals within the IT and Telecommunication industries. He holds a Master in Science; he lives in Dubai with his family since 2001. Zakaraya is an active person, he is a marathon runner, mountain climber and an expert desert driver.

Eng. Ali Al Awadi

Head of Technology Service Enablement

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Du

Ali Al Awadi is the Head of Technology Service Enablement in du responsible for the planning and the delivery for the Data, Voice & Core, VAS & Roaming, Digital and Emerging Technologies Services as well as the Cloud Infrastructure. Following his graduation from Griffith University in Australia earning the degrees of Bachelor of Engineering in Electronic Engineering and Master of Engineering in Engineering Management, Ali pursued his passion for the Telecommunication industry building his experience in Mobile Access, Mobile Core Network, Value Added Services and Emerging Technologies namely the Artificial Intelligence.

Wojciech Bajda

Vice President and Head Ericsson Gulf Council Countries

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Ericsson

Wojciech Bajda joined Ericsson Poland in 2000 as a Sales Manager. During his tenure in Ericsson, Bajda has taken on different sales positions, including Key Account Manager for T-mobile, the biggest Ericsson account in Poland. In 2009, Bajda started his international assignment with Ericsson and worked in Africa, where he managed Orange and Millicom Accounts. In 2013, Bajda moved to Ukraine and led Ericsson's business in Eurasia, which consisted of 11 countries from Belarusia to Mongolia. Wojciech Bajda graduated with MSc. In Electronics from the Technical University of Lodz in Poland in 1999, and has completed an MBA at The University of Bradford in the UK in 2005. In addition, Bajda has taken a number of leadership courses, including ones at London Business School and at the Boston University Questrom School of Business. At the beginning of 2017, Bajda was appointed as the Head of Customer Unit Industry & Society within the region of the Middle East. In this role, he was responsible for driving business growth and capturing market opportunities within the Middle East and in new business areas, with a special focus on Energy and Utilities, Public Safety and Security, Intelligent Transport Systems and Smart Cities. As of May 2017, Bajda has been appointed as the Head of Gulf Council Countries & Global Customer Unit Zain at Ericsson.

Suraya Turk

Managing Partner

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