Technical Committees and Working Groups
Arab Vision for Digital Economy Strategy Committee
An international committee tasked to managing the preparation and updating of the “Arab Vision for Digital Economy” strategy document.
– Participants in Preparation of the Strategy (Executive Committee):
HE Prof. Ali Mohamad Al-Khouri – Advisor to the Arab Economic Unity Council – League of Arab States
Dr. Mahmoud Al-Saeed – Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Political Science – Cairo University, Egypt
Dr. Adela Ragab – Director of the Center for Economic and Financial Research and Studies – Faculty of Economics and Political Science – Cairo University, Egypt
Dr. Nagwa Samak – Head of the Economics Department and Head of the Research Team from Cairo University – Faculty of Economics and Political Science – Cairo University, Egypt
David Eaves – Lecturer of Public Policy at John F. Kennedy School – Harvard University, USA
Katie Ragan – John F. Kennedy College – Harvard University, USA
Phil Pollman – John F. Kennedy College – Harvard University, USA
Dr. Hisham Danana – Vice Chairman, EFESO, Paris, France
Ayman Ghoneim – Strategic Planning Advisor – Arab Federation for the Digital Economy, UAE
Patrick Osta – Technology Advisor – Arab Federation for the Digital Economy, UAE
Dr. Umniah Helmy – Faculty of Economics and Political Science – Cairo University, Egypt
Dr. Mona Badran – Faculty of Economics and Political Science – Cairo University, Egypt
Dr. Hanan Nazeer – Faculty of Economics and Political Science – Cairo University, Egypt
Dr. Mona Essam – Faculty of Economics and Political Science – Cairo University, Egypt
Dr. Salwa Abdel Aziz – Faculty of Economics and Political Science – Cairo University, Egypt
Dr. Asma Ezzat – Faculty of Economics and Political Science – Cairo University, Egypt
Hanan Kinan – Senior Consultant – EFESO, . France
Maryam Taha – Consultant – EFESO, France
– Coordination with International Advisory Group:
Richard Kerby – International expert in digital transformation and government development – Former United Nations Senior Inter-Regional Adviser, USA
Patrick Osta – Technology Advisor – Arab Federation for the Digital Economy, UAE
Mourad Wahba, Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and Regional Director of the United Nations Development Program, United States, USA
Vincenzo Aquaro – Head of the E-Government Sector in the United Nations Department of Development and Social Affairs, United Nations, USA
Richard Kerby – International expert in digital transformation and government development – Former United Nations Senior Inter-Regional Adviser, USA
Barbara Ubaldi – Director of the Digital Government and Open Data Unit – International Economic Cooperation Organization, France
Gregory Curtin – Global Advisory Board – Future of Urban Development and Services – World Economic Forum – United States, USA
Gianluca Mysoraca – Senior Expert at the European Commission – Joint Research Center, Spain
Khaled Abdel Shafi, Regional Programs Officer, United Nations Development Program – Arab Countries, UAE
Samia Melhem, Senior International Expert, Digital Development, World Bank, United States, USA
Nibal Idlib, Head of the Technology for Development Division, Head of Innovation, UN-ESCWA, Lebanon
Ayman El-Sherbiny, Head of Information and Communication Technology Policy Division, ESCWA – United Nations, Egypt
Khaled Wali, Director of Information and Communication Technology Department, League of Arab States, Egypt
Peter Diry – Digital Policy Advisory Minister – European Union Delegation to the United Arab Emirates,
Hani Torky, Senior Technical Adviser, Regional Office for Arab Countries, United Nations Development Program, United States
Gregory Curtin – Global Advisory Board, Future of Urban Development and Services, World Economic Forum, United States
Morten Meyerhof Nielsen – Digital Government Advisor – United Nations University Operating Unit for Policy-Based Electronic Governance (UNU-EGOV), Estonia
Alain Nkoyock, President and Chief Information Systems Officer, United Nations, Austria
Taghreed Hassan Badawood, Head of International Relations, Arab Administrative Development Organization (ARADO), Egypt
HE Atef Helmy, former Egyptian Minister of Communications and Information Systems, Egypt
Ruqaya Dirham – Secretary of State to the Minister of Industry, Investment, Trade and Digital Economy, Morocco
His Excellency Habib Dababi – Secretary of State to the Minister of Communication Technologies and Digital Economy, in charge of the Digital Economy, Tunisia
Suvi Lindén – Former Finnish Minister of Communications and Member of the European Union Broadband Commission, Switzerland
Mukul Agrawal Director of Citizen Services Innovation, Department of Human Services, Australia
Chris Ferguson – Director – National and International Research – Cabinet Office – Government Digital Service, United Kingdom
Yolanda Martinez – National Digital Strategy Coordinator – Government of Mexico, Mexico
Zhanat Zhakhmetova – Vice Minister – Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, Kazakhstan
Siim Sikkut – Head of Government Information Unit – Government of Estonia, Estonia
Anir Chowdhury – Policy Adviser – Access to Information (A2i) Government of Bangladesh, Bangladesh
Khaled Salami, Director of the Digital Government Unit, Government of Tunis, Tunisia
Samia Shoukry, Director of Information Systems, Ministry of Administration Reform and Public Service, Morocco
Amr Badawi, Former President of Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, Egypt
Geert Mareels, Director of the Digital Archives, Government of Belgium, Belgium
Bill McCluggage – Former Chief Information Officer, Government of Ireland, Ireland
Mustafa Afyonluoglu – Head of E-Governance, Cybersecurity and Capacity Development Department, Turkey
John Haigh – Harvard University, United States
Jessica Dheere – Harvard University, United States
Bruce Schneier – Harvard University, United States
Mathias Risse – Harvard University, United States
Tom Wheeler – Harvard University, United States
Dr. Fadi Salem, Director of Policy Research and Consulting, Dubai School of Government Administration, UAE
Salam Yamout – Director of the Middle East Regional Office for the former Internet Society, Lebanon
Birgitte Andersen – Executive Director – Great Innovation Center, UK
Ronald van Loom – Founder and President – Institute for Digital Transformation, Netherlands
Theresa Pardo – Director of the Center for Technology in Government – SUNY Albany University, USA
Anne-Rachel Inné – Executive Director, Government Affairs and Public Policy at the American Registry for Internet Numbers (ARIN), USA
Travis Hunter – Director of the MIT Regional Entrepreneur Accelerator Program – Massachusetts Institute of Technology – United States
Stuart P Krusell – Lecturer in Behavioral Sciences and Policy – Massachusetts Institute of Technology – United States
Phil Budden – Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurship / Strategy Lecturer – Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Soumaya Ben Dhaou – Research Fellow – United Nations University E-Governance Unit (UNU-EGOV), Portugal
Anushka Siddiqui – Harvard University, USA
Naeha Rashid – Harvard University, USA
Jane Fountain – Director, National Center for Digital Government – University of Massachusetts, USA
Yousaf Darr – Internet Security Lecturer and Consultant, UK
David Gurteen – Professor of Knowledge Management – Coventry University, UK
Dr. Jay Bal – Professor of Computer Science – University of Warwick, UK
Driss Kettani – Professor of Computer Science – The American University in Afrane, Morocco
Catherine Garcia-van Hoogstraten – Lecturer and Researcher in Data Management, Cybersecurity, Technology and Digitization of the Public Sector – School of Public Administration, Law and Security – The Hague University of Applied Sciences (THUAS), Netherlands
Prof. Philippe Baumard – Visiting Professor of Organizational Theory and Forensic Sciences at CNAM Stanford, Berkeley, New York University, USA
Jeanne Holm – Professor of Data Science – UCLA University, USA
Muhammad Farmer – CEO and Founder – British Institute of Technology and E-commerce, UK
Muhammad Khurram Khan – Professor of Information Security – Center of Excellence in Information Security – King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
Prof. Ahmed Bonfour, Professor, Coordinator of the Networks Research and Innovation Group, Universite Paris Sud , France
Tom Miller – Director of Stuart & Deville Consulting, UK
Thierry Delville – Partner of PWC France, France
Abdullah Al-Hamid, Managing Director, INTERMID, Bahrain
Ravi Gupta – Founder and CEO – Elets Technomedia Pvt Ltd, India
Marc Ribes – Expert in Information and Communication Technology and E-Government Development Strategies Consultant, France
Mark Madsen – Founder and President, Third Nature Foundation, USA
Richard Labelle – ICT, innovation and digital technology expert – Luvent Consulting, Canada
Holger Muller – Vice President and Senior Analyst, Constellation Research Inc., USA
Julia Glidden – Corporate Vice President, Strategy and Operations, Worldwide Commercial Business – Microsoft, USA
John Wells – Director – Cofluence Pty Ltd, Australia
Joshua Chambers – Founder, GovInsider, Singapore
Pierre Fau – Director, Abelum, France
Anurag Saxena – Global Head of Strategic Initiatives – MicroSave Consulting, India
Anys Boukli – Founder and CEO – Digital Partners SA, Switzerland
Ezio Lattanzio – Founder and CEO – LATTANZIO KIBS, Italy
Sophia Boyer de la Giroday – President, Wise Media, Switzerland
Eric Kavanagh – Chief Executive Officer, Bloor Group, USA
Charles Coupet – Enterprise Architecture, Oracle Corporations, USA
Susie Ruston McAleer – Founder and President – 21st Century Consulting, UK
Wyatt Kash – Vice President – Scoop News Group, USA
Ian Patterson, Chief Data Officer, Consultant, United Kingdom
Planning and Governance Committee
An internal committee, responsible for the preparation and updating of the Federation’s strategy, including the coordination with the related international bodies, monitoring the performance of the Federation and issuance of governance reports.
It deals directly as key input provider for supporting collective thinking, corporate judgment and common decision:
- The General Assembly.
- The Board of Directors.
- The Secretariat General.
- The Organizational and critical issues.
- Bylaws and legal frameworks (human resources, finance, procurement, audit and control).
- Organization and coordination of the Federation’s relations with external bodies.