speakers
Event Speakers
Meet our speakers 2026
Professor Ghassan Aouad
Chancellor of Abu Dhabi University (UAE)
Dr. Fatma RIDENE
Senior Healthcare Executive | Strategy & Operations | Health Tech & AI | Business Transformation (LotusHolistic, UAE)
Dr. Saher Alsabbah
Associate Professor, Head of Department, and Head of Innovation (FCHS, UAE)
Dr. Taha RIDENE
XR & AI R&D Expert, CIO (Skills4Mind, FRANCE / Switzerland)
Renate Baur-Richter
Director, Institute for Inclusion & Accessibility (Germany / UAE)
Islam Mohamed El-Tantawy
General Manager of Insights Research Organization & Solutions (IROS, UAE)
Mr. Kevin Baskerville
General Manager (Topland People of Determination, UAE)
Dr. Biju HAMEED
Consultant Paediatric Neurologist in London (UK)
Dr. Nader M. Ghazal
Chairman of the African-Asian Council for AI & Cybersecurity-CAAAIC
Fadi ALOUL
Dean of Engineering at American University of Sharjah (UAE)
Mohammad Fteiha, PFHEA
Director of Abu Dhabi University-Al Ain Campus
Dr. Catherine O'Farrell
Award Winning Inclusion Advocate, Founder, International Inspector, Iron (Wo)Man, passionate about SDG8 (UAE)
Boulbaba Ben Amor
Director - AI for Good at Inception at G42 (UAE)
Professor Azadeh Kushki
Associate Chief, Data Science | Canada Research Chair in Neurodiversity and Personalized Health (CANADA)
Omar Al-Rubaie
Doctoral Scientist in University Of CAMBRIDGE (UK)
Dr. Abha Chauhan
Head of developmental Neuroscience Lab NYS Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities
Monojit Choudhury
Professor of Natural Language Processing (MBZUAI)
Pr. Hanene BOUSSI
Digital Health Expert (UTM Tunis / UWE Bristol UK)
Pr. Nicolas LOMENIE
Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence in Paris cite University
Charles Newton
ResearchER on genetics of autism, epilepsy and psychosis in sub-Saharan Africa
Chouaieb NEMRI
Generative AI BlackBelt Specialist at Google
Dr. Nader M. Ghazal
Africo-Asian Council for AI & Cybersecurity-CAAAIC
Pratibha Singhi
Indian pediatric neurologist
Sheffali Gulati
Professor at AIIMS (All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi)
Dr. Richard Boles
Medical Geneticist with expertise in mitochondrial, other metabolic disorders, and channelopathies
Habib Abdullah
Clinical Psychologist, Director of Clinical Neuropsychology
Usama FAYYAD
Board Director, KX Technology
Dionysis ZAMPLARAS
Expert XR & AI - Skills4Mind / Institut Imagine
Prof. Dr. Ralf Herwig
Clinician-scientist and urologist/andrologist with long-standing academic and private-practice experience across Austria, Germany and Dubai
Prof. Antonio Narzisi
Psychologist and psychotherapist with a PhD in developmental neuroscience, Specializing in autism and neurodevelopmental disorders
Dr. Taiba Bajar
Award winning Autism Parent Coach, TEDx speaker, Bestselling Author and Founder of the organisation Autism Brain Empowerment in the UK
Giacomo VIVANTI
Associate Professor, AJ Drexel Autism Institute
Amira Hasson
The Journey for Social and Family Consultancy
Dahlia Soliman
The Egyptian autistic Society Founder CEO of Autismania app and company
Prof. Dalia Mostafa
Osman M.D. Phoniatrics, ASHA Certified
Dr. Arif Khan
CONSULTANT PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY MBBS, DCH, MRCPCH, FRCPCH, CCT, MSc Epilepsy
Dr. Deepti Gulhane
Specialist Pediatrics Neurodevelopmental Pediatrician/ Pediatric Neurology
Mrs. Hadeer E. El-Salamony
Therapeutic Chemistry Department, Pharmaceutical and Drug Industries Research Institute, National Research Centre (NRC), Giza, Egypt
Grant Javier
Executive Director Project Inclusion Network Inc,
Dr. Irina Schurov
Nutritional Neuroscientist and Therapist
Joy Carol Young
Global Neurodiversity Educator | Author | Speaker | Advisor | Constantly Curious | Top 50 Global Neurodiversity Evangelists
Lisa Pinkerton
Widgit Head of Education
Antigoni Mara
Senior Advisor, Education and Mental Health
Prof. Naila Rabbani
Professor of Basic Medical Sciences and Head of Proteomics, AGEomics and Diabetes Research Group, Qatar University (UK, Qatar)
Rekha Warrier
Director Early Intervention | Applied & Behavioral Training Institute – Dubai Consultant | Applied & Behavioral Consultancy – Abu Dhabi
Mr. Michael Pazinas, SFHEA
Acting Director, CEI. Pedagogy Specialist at Zayed University
Ms. Cheryl Mangan
Chief Innovation Officer
Francec Sistach
CEO - Specialisterne
Prof Sarah Benson
Birmingham University Dubai Associate Professor in Inclusion and Disabilities
Mrs. Magdalena Filceka
Specialist of Neuroarchitecture
Mehtap KAÇAR
Yeditepe University Faculty of Medicine, Vice Dean. Faculty of Medicine, Head of Department of Physiology Health Sciences Institute, Head of Departments of Pathophysiology & Physiology
Paul White
CEO - The Hidden Disabilities Sunflower
Philip Thompson
- ADEK Representative
Tegan Morris
Senior Speech and Language Pathologist | Expert in Feeding, Language Development & Communication Skills | Creative & Evidence-Based Therapy |
Shahana Knight
Award-winning childhood trauma and behaviour specialist and classroom designer. Director of TPC and Therapeutic Classrooms.Author & speaker. Creator of the Therapeutic School and Therapeutic Classroom Approach.
May Zalat
Early Years Pedagogist & Inclusion Expert MA in Special Education - Kids First Group KFG Director
Manal Al Hamawi
Senior Education Advisor - Taaleem Charter Schools
Marilena di Coste
The Butterfly - CEO & Founder
Chris Dimal
The Butterfly - Communications Associate
Christo Schoeman
Samar International School ADEK Approved Head of Inclusion
Jodie Eardley
Principal Taaleem Charter Schools
Kieran Breslin
Team: Johannah Rodich, Lorenz Dover, Salma Kamel & Yolanda Prinsloo MEd Education - Inclusion Specialist Aldar Education
Lorraine Haughey
Principal at ALDAR Education - Al Rayana Charter School
Ms. Berna Bouwer - GEMS Group
Inclusion | M.Ed. EdPsych
Faith Fauchelle
Head of Learning Diversity, Protection, Care and Guidance. GEMS Cambridge International School Abu Dhabi
Uzma Akser
Special Education Needs Coach and Mentor and the founder of Coaching with Uzma.
Heven Kordi
Head of Inclusion at AlWatan Taaleem Charter schools
Mr. Fathy Salah
Psychologist Special Educator
Alastair Demick
Managing Director at Safespaces
Samina Farid
Director and Co-Leader Houston Chapter of Golden Seeds and Co-Chair OPEN Houston. Co-Founder Merrick Systems. Fellow, 2018 ALI Harvard University
Iris Fernandes
Legal and Compliance Intern with Siemens Energy and Disability Advocate
Dr. Nur Amalina Samsudin
Special Education Lecturer, School of Educational Studies - Universiti Sains Malaysia
Samer Ayasrah
Associate Professor of Special Education/Giftedness and Creativity Director of the Center for Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship
Dr. Manal Elewah
Art Therapy Consultant, Certified Expressive Art Therapist, WHO CCI Egypt Representative for GICC.
Mohammed Aldosari
CEO of Ability Center, a pioneering hub for autism research
Dr. Sreethi Nairn Dean
College of Arts, Education and Social Sciences, Abu Dhabi University
Dr Majid Aziz
Pediatrician at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City – SEHA
Dr Binu George
Sakina - Consultant General Paediatrics with a primary interest in Paediatric Neuro-development and Neuro disability
Dr Mehtab Iqbal
Paediatric Neurologist at Leicester Royal Infirmary
Dr Saqib Latifa
Consultant Child & Family Psychiatrist Sheikh Khalifa Medical City – SEHA
Dr Haneesha Pinnamaraju
Developmental Pediatrician & Medical Director SHINE CDC
Dr Elsa Soares
Speech and Language Therapist, Ph.D. Harley Street Medical Center - United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi License GT 32562 - Department of Health Abu Dhabi
Dr Huda Sadek
Consultant Development and Behavioral Pediatrics
Dr. Deepak Gupta
Sr. Consultant, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Dr. Ilham Abbas
Pediatric/ Special Care Dentist at Healthpoint UAE
Dr Ruchita Shah
MD Psychiatry Al Amal Psychiatric Hospital
Vijay Ravindran
CEO, Floreo | Amazon and Washington Post alum
Prof. Walid. Abouzeid
Professor of Neurosurgery, Faculty of Medicine, Sohag university, Egypt
Nipa Bhuptani
Founder & Director Applied & Behavioral Training Institute – Dubai Applied & Behavioral Consultancy – Abu Dhabi
Dr. Yanika Attrad
Director for Educational Services and Research Autism Practitioner and Researcher The Malta Autism Center
Dr. Melvin Attard
Autism Practitioner and Consultant PhD – Doctoral level
Mrs. Ala Alsardieh
Floreo - Regional Business Growth Manager
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