Bio

- First Emirati to participate in an International space program that was conducted by the International Space University (ISU) and took place at the MIT in the summer of 1988. - Have founded and led the Emirates Identity Authority from 2005 - 2007 and was responsible to develop the UAE national smart ID card project (EID). - Was responsible to implement the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Global WAN Project, connecting all of the UAE missions abroad through a globally secure and encrypted network. - Advised several federal and local government entities in their digital transformation initiatives. - Consulted leading luxury fashion brands about the future of luxury fashion and disrupting technology in fashion industry - Have been invited to speak and present at top universities and international platforms including University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, University College London, King's College London, United Nations, World Economic Forum, and the Organization of the Oil Producing Countries OPEC. - Has Conducted hundreds of speeches and presentations at local and international events and platforms covering subjects such as entrepreneurship, e-government, smart city, the fourth industrial revolution, Responsible Artificial Intelligence, Data ethics, future foresight, and innovation in government. Some of my presentations can be viewed and downloaded from slideshare. http://www.slideshare.net/ddsaeed - Has co-authored the book Digital Nation: How the UAE is building a future based on tech innovation and has written several articles and reports that were published at Harvard Business Review Arabia and Dubai Policy Review Journal. - Has participated in judging Prestigious awards including the GCC e-government award, the UAE drones for good award, the UAE AI & Robotics award, Ajman Innovation award, and being a lead assessor for the Dubai Government Excellence Program (DGEP) for the categories: best e-government department and best innovative department - My passion is to inspire people to achieve their full potential and to help governments and organizations shape the future; turning challenges into opportunities, and achieve resiliency through future anticipation, digital enablement, and capacity building Awards: - UAE table tennis champion, 1983 - Winner of IDC Insight Middle East CIO Award 2014 for business enablement. - Winner of CIO 50 Award 2014 as organized by CNME of CPI Media Group. - AcceleratorsX Award 2022: Education Future Thought Leader, by Enterprise IT World