Ms. Laila Faridoon holds a master degree in Computer Science from the University of Sharjah (2006). Ms Faridoon has 15 years of work experience and is currently the Executive Director at the Director General Office of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). Ms. Faridoon plays a pivotal role in facilitating decision making, analyzing the effectiveness and efficiency of the policies and functions of RTA in accordance with the strategic goals of RTA.

Ms. Faridoon also runs the Enterprise Program Management Office (EPMO) in RTA within the Director General Office. The EPMO monitors and tracks projects in RTA and ensures achievement of RTA Business Objectives.

Ms. Faridoon is also heading the Innovation Strategy Committee in RTA which is in charge of developing and monitoring the RTA's innovation strategy and establishing the innovation culture within RTA.

Ms. Faridoon is an active researcher in the field of IT and project management. Her research has been published and presented at top conferences and journals. She has received the best research award of the year (2006).

Ms. Faridoon is former board member of Dubai Quality Group (DQG) 2010-2012.

Being a life-long learner, Ms. Faridoon is a graduate of a two-year young leaders program organized by Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashed Centre for Leadership Development (MBRCLD).

Ms. Faridoon has received several awards; the latest is Middle East Woman Leader in Corporate Management Excellence (2014).

Omar is based in Dubai with more than 9 years of experience working with a global market intelligence and advisory company, a telecom service provider, a boutique consulting firm and a business process outsourcing firm.

He is currently working with the central marketing team at a UAE based telecom operator, working closely with the strategy and the product teams. Prior to this, He was a Senior Analyst with IDC Middle East and Africa, focusing on IT services research / consulting / advisory projects across the region. These engagements included market insights, opportunity assessments, pricing analysis, benchmarking, go-to-market strategies, competitive profiling, and new products/services launch in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Africa. He was the team lead for insights into the Middle Eastern IT services market (supply and demand side) - focused on traditional IT services, IT outsourcing, datacenter services and cloud computing.Previously, he worked with Agitavi International as a consultant from 2006 - 2010, focusing on business research, project management, market and competitor intelligence, content research and development projects in the Asia-Pacific, Middle East & Pakistan.

Omar is a PMI Certified Project Management Professional (PMP), with a Masters’ in International Business & Entrepreneurship from Mälardalen University, Sweden and an MBA from Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden.

He currently volunteer with PMI's Khaleeji Chapter in the UAE and has  previously volunteered with PMI's Leadership in Project Management - Community of Practice. Outside of work, Omar enjoys practicing photography, traveling and exploring cultures.

Connect with him on linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/omarsaleem

Passionate for continuous improvement and methodical in his approach, Israr comes with 17 years of progressive experience in delivering excellence in IT Operations and Service Management, Business Strategic Alignment, Project Portfolio Management and Security Management. He has served in leadership positions for multinational organizations across Middle East and Africa.  He has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and apart from PMI certifications; he holds credentials from Lean Six Sigma, Green Project Management, ITIL and GRC.

Aalap is based in Dubai and has recently embarked on his startup, QuikWORK.

Aalap has over 9 years of experience delivering projects across various IT domains and geographies. Having shaped projects for other stakeholders and sponsors, Aalap decided that he now wanted to be able to define his own projects and constraints.

Aalap is a certified Project Management Professional as well as a Prince2 Practitioner. He has been a volunteer with the PMI UAE Chapter since May 2016, having volunteered across the Marketing and Memberships verticals.

Connect with Aalap at https://www.linkedin.com/in/aalapghosh/

Hamad Y. Khatir worked in both private and government sectors and participated in a number of vital projects such as the Core Banking System for Dubai Islamic Bank and Customs Development Projects at Dubai Customs, and currently he is working as Head of Project Management Performance Unit at Ministry of Interior (UAE). In addition to that he is active volunteer and worked for several entities and participated within and outside UAE with both Tawteen and the Federation of UAE Football Association.

He graduated with a bachelor's degree in information technology from United Arab Emirates University and Executive Master of Business Administration from University of Sharjah, and has successfully passed Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Program for Leadership Development and Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Program for Sports Leadership Development.

Dr. Mazin Gadir is the Senior Consultant and Advisor at The Executive Office for Organizational Transformation, Dubai Health Authority with responsibility for Health strategy development, implementation, execution and Transformation. 
Prior to joining Dubai Health Authority,Dr Mazin Gadir worked in Healthcare Transfomation Strategy and Digital Health Innovation at several companies, including Pricewaterhouse Coopers PwC, Abu Dhabi Healthcare Services Co. SEHA and Cerner Limitedaccumulating 17 years of experience in the field of Healthcare, innovation and transformation. Notable is his17 years as a management consultant his depth of experience covered many global organizations in the UK, France, UAE, KSA, GCC, Australia, India and the USA.

Dr Mazin Gadir received PhD in Quantum Electronics and Nanotechnology from The University of Leeds in the UK from 2000 to 2005. He also obtained his MSc in Management and Business Administration and BEng in Electronics and Electrical Engineering.

His professional interests focus on Digital Health Innovation, Health Informatics workflow optimization, eHealth Regulatory Framework and Compliance, Health Information Systems/Health Information Exchange, Digital Maturity and Accreditation according to International Standards, Project and Change Management experience in Healthcare IT Transformation Programs, and his current projects include Organizational Development and Strategy Consultancy, stakeholder engagement and knowledge management & skills in the areas of: Strategy Development, Organizational Development & Design, Corporate Policy Development, Human Capital Development, Business Process Re0engineering, change enablement and Organizational Excellence. In addition, he serves as (eHealth Advisory)for Health Innovation Advisory, and is a member of Health Information Management Systems Society and Project Management Institute. Dr Mazin Gadir was recently honored with the (PMI Volunteer of the year for his contributions to the Innovation in Project Management.