Making Science, Innovation and Research work for the SDGs – SDGSWHOSWHO

Making Science, Innovation and Research work for the SDGs

Keynote Speakers

H. E. Lim Kitack (Secretary-General United Nations International Maritime Organization) UK

Mr. Lim was born in Masan, Gyeongsangnam-do, in the Republic of Korea. He majored in nautical science at the…

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Prof. Manuel Frutos-Perez (Cambridge Education Group Digital) UK

Manuel is the Chief Academic Officer at the digital division of Cambridge Education Group. He works…

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Ambassador (Ret) Dr Petru Dumitriu (Former Ambassador to United Nations) Switzerland

Dr Petru is a Former Ambassador to the United Nations and since 2021, he is a Senior fellow and Lecturer,…

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Prof. Jamel-Eddine Gharbi (Former Minister) Tunisia

Jamel Eddine Gharbi received his PhD from IHEC University in Montreal, Canada. He started his career as a…

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Prof. Charles Egbu (Vice Chancellor Leeds Trinity University) UK

Professor Egbu has over 25 years of experience in higher education. Prior to UEL he was the dean of the…

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Dr Rawad Hammad (University of East London) UK

Rawad is a computer scientist with 20 years of experience in academic research, teaching, industry and…

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Prof. Elsadig Ahmed (Multimedia University) Malaysia

Dr. Elsadig Musa Ahmed is Professor of Economics and Technology Management at Multimedia University. Senate…

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Prof. Moha El-Ayachi (School of Geomatic Sciences and Surveying Engineering) Morocco

Moha El-Ayachi, Professor, School of Geomatic Sciences and Surveying Engineering, holds a Doctorate of…

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Prof. Njidda Gadzama (Vice-Chancellor University of Maiduguri) Nigeria

Prof Njidda M. Gadzama is Professor Emeritus of Zoology and Environmental Science at University of Maiduguri,…

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Prof. Siraj Sait (University of East London) UK

Professor Siraj Sait is the Director of Research and Director of the Centre for Islamic Finance, Law and…

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Prof. Geoff Thompson (Chairman Youth Charter) UK

Geoff Thompson MBE FRSA DL is a former world champion athlete and one of the country's most respected sports…

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Dr. Rabie Saidi (UK)

Rabie Saidi is a Lead Data Scientist in the European Bioinformatics Institute in Cambridge, UK. He conducts…

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Dr Lama Alghofaily (Princess Noura bint Abdul Rahman University) KSA

My name is Lama Alghofaily, In 2007 I got my Bachelor degree in Psychology from King Saud University with a…

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Dr. Mohammed Alam (Yorkville University) Canada

Dr. Mohammed Nurul Alam is a Faculty of BBA (Accounting) Yorkville University, Canada. He holds a Ph.D. in…

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Dr. Hemavathy Nithyanandhan (University of Malaysia) Oman

Ms. Hemavathy Nithyanandhan is an Indian born in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India and lives in Muscat, Sultanate of…

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Jummai Kaldapa (Nigeria)

Jummai Theresa Kaldapa is a Laboratory Scientist at the Biotechnology Centre, University of Maiduguri. She is…

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Dejan Dinčić (Switzerland)

Dejan Dincic is a digital transformation and online learning specialist, based in Geneva. Formerly technical…

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Matthew Foster (UK)

Matt is Director of The Open University’s International Development Office (IDO), which manages the…

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James Toner (UK)

James is the Head of Digital Education and the Centre for Technology Enhanced Learning (CTEL) at King’s…

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Nivedha Nithyanandhan (India)

I am Nivedha Nithyanandhan just completed bachelor’s degree in Food Processing and Quality Control at Stella…

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Ibtehal Attaelmanan (UK)

Ibtehal obtained a Bachelor of Science from the University of Warwick and a Master of Public Health, with a…

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Rudi Page (Making Connections Work) UK

An Award-winning Leadership and Management Consultant specialising in designing and delivering micro and…

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Joanna Stroud (University College London) UK

Joanna joined UCL Digital Education in 2017, having previously held learning technology positions at both…

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Barrister Sunday Afiko (Nigeria)

Afiko Sunday UKO is a legal Practitioner with expertise in Oil and Gas Law, Environmental Law, Information…

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Alan Dean (UK)

25 years of enjoyment, unlocking human talent by building teams through construction, community and media…

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Abdul Salam Seid Ahmed (FSL Solicitors) UK

Mr Abdul Salam Seid Ahmed is originally from Sudan. He came to the UK in 1989 as a young a student to read…

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Olivia Aluko (Reinvent African Diaspora Network) UK

Olivia Joseph- Aluko LLB, B.L, MA (law) is a lawyer, migration scholar, social justice advocate with a strong…

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Nurulayn Noor (Canada)

Nurulayn Noor is currently a graduating law student at the University of Ottawa, Canada, completing her Juris…

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Andrew Law (UK)

Delivering online to 12m people a year. Leading the strategy and delivery of the OU's public, online…

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Jorge Celis (Director Governance Affairs Office United Nations Environment Programme) Kenya

Jorge brings to UNEP 15 years of experience in intergovernmental and multi-stakeholder processes, global…

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Presenters

Moderators

Track Chairs

Participants

Organizing Committee

Prof. Allam Ahmed (Founding President WASD) UK

Allam is a Professor of Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development; Founding President of World…

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Dr Samar Ahmed (Executive WASD) UK

As a dynamic and highly motivated professional with a strong foundation in software engineering and recent…

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Volunteers