| Ms Caroline Depirou
| Mrs. Caroline Depirou has 23 years of experience in risk management and was most recently Vice President of ESG and Risk at Aldar Development. With a background in corporate risk management, she has extensive experience in building and improving risk and compliance systems, defining key risk indicators, and implementing control systems. Caroline developed a comprehensive enterprise risk management framework in her previous role and led crisis management during the COVID-19 pandemic. She holds an M.S. in Management from ISC Paris and is certified in NCEMA 7000:2015 (Business Continuity Management Standard) and Change Management. |
| Mr Daniel Abela
| Mr. Daniel Abela has An accomplished UK qualified and practising head of legal/general counsel, corporate/commercial lawyer and strategic adviser, with 20+ years of combined in-house and private practice blue-chip legal experience, gained both in the UAE and the UK. A demonstrable record of successfully providing comprehensive and systematic support to senior executive management and wider business units on legal, reputational, operational and strategic risks across multiple areas of law. Effectively leads and manages legal departments and the delivery of sound and impactful legal advice and frameworks for implementing and executing key business objectives and strategies. Specialised in all aspects of corporate law, including mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and private/public fundraisings. |
| Ms Tina Kapp
| Mrs. Tina Kapp is Head of Learning at Alef Education, in UAE. Before joining Alef, she worked in both digital and print development divisions of international publishers including Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Pearson. Her roles have included digital publishing, LMS and metadata development, international product R&D, and content design strategies for below-level learners. She has also taught in pre-K and university classrooms. Tina holds a doctorate in eLearning from the University of Central Florida, where she researched learner engagement and success factors in first-person player educational games. Her areas of specialization include digital publishing, UDL frameworks for digital and blended learning in K-12, and the development of digital infrastructure for international schools. |
| Ms Heather Kotyk
| Mrs. Heather Kotyk With nearly 20 years of Human Resources and Organizational Development experience working in both United States and United Arab Emirates. Heather has gained well rounded experience on how to best design, develop and deploy organizational solutions with focus in education, customer service and technology sectors. Over the past ten years, her focus as an executive leader and consultant with Deloitte Middle East has been to help organizations address a range of Human Capital issues including workforce capabilities and recruiting strategies. Heather holds an MBA from the University of Colorado and has multiple certifications in Human Resources in the SPHR. |
| Mr Gregoire Provot
| Mr. Gregoire Provot brings tremendous leadership and hands on practical experience in Customer Services and IT Service Delivery. For the past 28 years Gregoire has been successfully leading large teams across multiple countries and regions mainly in the telecom and IT sectors, having held various senior positions at BT, C&W, NCR, DELL EMC and more recently at NTTDATA Services. From setting up the first Outsourcing support center of BT in France to efficiently driving Service Delivery in the US, setting up remote resolution teams across Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) from the Netherlands, managing large scaled customer service desk in Scotland, leading PMO teams and ITO service delivery across EMEA, Gregoire has a great passion for operational efficiency, customer excellence, leveraging technology innovation and transformation to improve service delivery. |
| Mr Amit Choudhary
| Mr. Amit Choudhary is a seasoned CFO and results-oriented, dynamic team leader with 22 years of multinational experience in Europe, the Bahamas, the Middle East, and India, including the last 16 years in the UAE. Amit initially spent 13 years with Big Four accounting firms, including Deloitte & Touche, KPMG, and Price Waterhouse Coopers, followed by Waha Capital, where he was the Executive Director of Finance and Compliance. Before joining Alef Education, Amit was the CFO of Qatar First Bank, Wall Street Exchange, Instant Cash, and FINTX. He has a proven track record of leading change, turnaround, and cost optimization strategies that have resulted in significant company-wide improvements. As CFO, he was instrumental in setting strategic business direction, leading finance and treasury functions, and maintaining active oversight of governance, compliance, and audit. Amit qualified as a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI). He also earned the Associate CMA and CGMA titles from CIMA, United Kingdom. In continuously striving to further his education, Amit earned prestigious certifications in Leadership from Harvard Business School and Corporate Finance from London Business School. |
| Mr Will Lock
| Mr. Will Lock has over 15 years experience delivering global growth for disruptive digital businesses. Now an EdTech specialist, Will started his career as a strategy consultant before moving into the media industry where he launched and managed several groundbreaking initiatives across Europe. A highly focused commercial leader, Will has gained a passion for Education at Discovery where he held the position of President and Managing Director Discovery Education International and launched the business into China and India amongst other markets. Most recently Will was Global Director of Partnerships for CENTURY Tech |
| Mr Amjad Khan
| Mr. Amjad Khan is a highly experienced and motivated Technical Professional with over 20 Years experience in the IT arena with around 14 years working as an independent consultant in a wide range of roles and sectors from government, telecommunications, digital, media and service sector industries. In addition to his strong customer facing ability, his key areas of expertise lie in agile software development, automation, design, deployment, operations, governance and architecture, which have been achieved with a diverse range of technologies, environments and a range of methodologies. He is passionate about agile methods, open source, software craftsmanship and is still actively coding to ensure he keeps up to date with latest tech. Amjad holds a Masters in Computer Science from the University of Manchester. |
| Mr Joe El Sebaaly
| Joe El Sebaaly has over 15 years of experience working with technology and ed-tech firms with an emphasis on digital transformation. Prior to Alef Education, he led education services initiatives at Pearson and McGraw-Hill across Higher-Education, K-12, and Vocational markets. He focused mainly on leveraging global expertise and capabilities to develop innovative products. Joe is currently leading the product team in Alef Education with a focus on crystalizing the vision of the product and creating value propositions for end-users. Joe holds a Bachelor and Master degree in Computer Science from the American University of Beirut and a Master in Business Administration from London Business School. |
| Aishah Al Yammahi
| Dr. Aishah Al Yammahi has over 22 years of experience in the education sector. She holds a doctorate in Philosophy in Education from The British University in Dubai and a master’s degree in Human Resource Management from Massey University of New Zealand, where she studied the impact of a positive work environment on employee performance. Dr. Aishah has held many roles in education, including the UAE Ministry of Education, where she oversaw the rollout of the Alef Education learning platform to 57 public schools in Abu Dhabi. Before that, Dr. Aishah was the principal of the first public school in the UAE to learn about Alef Education’s innovative approach. Dr. Aishah has worked alongside UNESCO as the Director of the UAE National Commission for Education, Culture and Science and is familiar with many different education systems worldwide, including Finland, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, and the United States. She has participated in many educational conferences around the world. She strongly believes in using technology and artificial intelligence in education to encourage and motivate the new generation to learn. |
| Mr Bjorn Schuurmans
| Mr. Bjorn Schuurmans is Board Member at Orascom Construction PLC |
| Mr Ayan Uali
| Mr. Ayan Uali is the Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer of Ultimate Digits. |
| Mr Atharva Sabnis
| Mr. Atharva Sabnis is the Co-Founder and CEO of Ultimate Digits. |
| Mr Rashid Ali Arshoud Al Khanbouli Al Shehhi
| Mr Rashid Ali Arshoud Al Khanbouli Al Shehhi is a Legal Advisor at Busit Advocate and Legal Consulting. |
| Mr Abumadyan Wedaatalla Yousif
| Mr Abumadyan Wedaatalla Yousif is a Legal Consultant at Busit Advocate and Legal Consulting. |
| Obaid Saqer Obaid Busit
| Dr. Obaid Saqer Obaid Busit is a the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Busit Advocate and Legal Consulting. Prior to founding the firm, Dr. Busit was the Lecturer at UAE University from 2001 to 2006, Chairman of the World Customs Organization Council from July 2000-2001, WCO Regional Vice chairman of the North Africa, Near and Middle East Region. and Director General of Department of Ports & Customs from 1994 to 2001. |
| Mr Wesam Abdelqader Mhanni
| Mr. Wesam Abdelqader Mhanni is Deputy Chief Executive Officer at Insurance House PJSC |
| Mr Wassim Mourtada
| Mr.Wassim Mourtada is the Chief Executive Officer of QuanticAsset. |
| Mr Akash Rao
| Mr.Akash Rao is a Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer of Kema. |
| Mr Michael Ghandour
| Mr.Michael Ghandour is the Founder & CEO of Kema. |
