DR. ABDULLAH EL-KWAFI ABONAMAH
President & Provost, Professor of Computing,
Machine Learning and Analytics
Professor Abonamah is the founding President & Provost of the Abu Dhabi School of
Management. He has extensive local and international academic management experience. His
research and teaching interests include Artificial Intelligence systems, machine learning, and
business analytics. From August, 2000 to October, 2007, he was a Professor and Director of the
Institute for Technological Innovation at Zayed University and the Assistant Dean of the College
of Information Systems. He works closely with many technology leaders such as IBM, Cisco, and
Microsoft to design and implement technological solutions for various industrial verticals in
education, consulting, healthcare, and manufacturing. Before coming to the UAE, Dr. Abdullah was a Professor of Computer Science and the Computer Science Division Head at the University
of Akron.
Dr. Abhishek Jajoo
Fintech Innovator & ESG Expert
Founder and CEO - AJMS Group
Dr. Abhishek is a young technopreneur committed to the cause of Fintech Innovation. He believes that Fintech is a platform which can provide answers to multiple challenges faced by the Society be it Financial Inclusion to the unbanked and underbanked or attracting the millennials to banking / financial prudence. He has put his thoughts to action by promoting companies which are in the forefront of providing solutions backed by technology in the payments sector and in Compliance both of which are of prime importance in the Financial Sector. He is working for on Financial Innovation and simplification of NextGen financial technology to achieve the goals. Under his leadership AJMS Group has been achieved significant growth in Environment Social Governance (ESG) Advisory.
Dr. Rania Itani
Lebanese American University
Dr. Rania Itani has a DBA Doctorate of Business Administration from Nottingham Trent University in UK. She has 9 years of practical experience in the financial field from Lebanon and UAE during which she obtained different training certifications from the field. She has 6 years of academic experience from UAE from teaching and academic administration position where she served in different committees at the university and college levels. Her focus on teaching is for financial and economic courses and minor accounting courses. Her research interest is Macroeconomic Prudential Regulations, Investment and Financial Strategies, Prudential Banking Regulations, Money and Banking – Conventional & Islamic Banking and Risk Management in Financial Institutions. She is an active reviewer for different journals in her field. She is currently affiliated with the Lebanese American University in Lebanon and an active trainer delivering short courses for various academies in the UAE.
Prof. Gouher Ahmed
Skyline University College, UAE
Prof. Gouher Ahmed is Prof. of Strategic Leadership and International Business, at Skyline University College, UAE. He is a research member at the School of Business at Technologico de Monterrey, Mexico (ranked 47th in the World). He is the Vice-President of Academy of Global Business Research and Practice, USA. Prof. Gouher Ahmed is the Advisor to Government of Dubai, EIAC, Dubai. He is also the Dubai Congress Brand Ambassador for Dubai Economy and Tourism. He is also associated with the Australian Research Council, Canberra, Government of Australia. He has accumulated over 200 Research Publications in Peer reviewed Journals and presented in over 100 International Conferences worldwide.
Dr. Mohammad Al-Najjar
Associate Professor
Dr. Mohammad is the Dean of Scientific Research and Graduate Studies at the Applied Science Private University (ASU) in Jordan since 2019. He is also the Director of the Applied Science Research Center that was established at ASU in January 2023 aiming to enhance the research activities, and empowering the collaboration between the researchers from ASU together with their colleagues from international institutions. Dr. Mohammad is also an associate professor of microbiology teaching in the faculty of pharmacy at ASU.
Dr. Aman Srivastava
Dean Academics & Professor
Dr. Aman Srivastava is Dean Academics & Professor in the area of Accounting and Finance. He has over 24 years of experience in research, teaching and corporate training. He has trained Government officers and corporate executives of more than 50 countries. He has conducted management development programmes (MDPs) for executives of leading Indian companies, ONGC, Oil India, Indian Oil, HPCL, GAIL, NTPC, NHPC, SJVN, Coal India, SAIL, NALCO, MCX, RAIL Tel Corporation, HUDCO, HDFC Life, Bajaj Capital, MSME, TCIL, AC-Nelson, Greenfield.com, Standard Chartered Bank, NAFED and much more. He has published research papers and cases in national and international journals including Journal of knowledge management, Personnel Review, Theoretical Economics Letters (TEL), International Journal of Theoretical & Applied Finance (IJTAF), Asian Economic Review, Global Business Review, Asia Pacific Business Review, International Journal of Indian Culture and Business Management, Decision and much more. His areas of specialization are investment management, wealth management, personal finance, behavioural finance, financial markets, & corporate finance. He has participated in training programmes of Harvard Business School, Richard Ivey School of Business and AACSB International, USA. He has visited USA, UK, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, China, UAE, Qatar and Nepal for his research, teaching and training assignments. He is an expert for AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS and other regional accreditations.
Dr. Afifi, Mohammed A
Academics & Industrial Expert
Dr. Afifi, Mohammed holds Ph.D. Degree in Computer Science from the Institute of Mathematics & Computer Science from University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan…
he has worked for a number of reputable universities in the UAE. His research interest includes -but not limited to- Computer Networks, Information Security, Management Systems, e-Government, Data Mining, Artificial Intelligence, and Information Technology Ethics. Also worked as CEO with more than 25 years of experience, participating and witnessing the evolution of the technology over the last two decades. His contributions in the fields of FINTECH, BLOCKCHAIN, and EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES is significant. Empowered with professional certifications from IBM, CISCO, and OTHERS, his profile is well shaped and highlighted.