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THE PROGRAM

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Forums

Mon 23 Oct

8:00 - 9:00

Registration

9:30 - 10:30

Opening Ceremony

10:45 - 11:00

Break

11:00 - 11:20

Keynote Speech: HRH Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan

President
Jordan Royal Scientific Society, Jordan

11:30 - 12:30

Session M1

SEW-Success Stories

- Dr. Samira Omar
Director General
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR), Kuwait

- Dr. Shadia Habbal
Institute for Astronomy
University for Hawaii, USA

- Dr. Mariam Al-Maadeed
VP for Research & Graduate Studies
Qatar University, Qatar

- Session Chair: Jolie Cizewski
Distinguished Professor of Physcis
Rutgers University, USA

- Q&A
Discussions

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch

13:30 - 15:00

Session M2

Science Creates Career Avenues

- Eng. Ghosson Al-Khaled
Deputy CEO ACICO Industries, Kuwait

- Ms. Rayan AlKalbani
Co-founder & Executive Director
Mazoon Environmental & Technological Services LLC (METS), Oman

- Dr. Malak Abed
Assistant Research Professor
King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Saudi Arabia

- Session Chair: Dr. Susanne T. Wirwille
Head, Strategy & Policy Section, Office of the Chief Scientist
Science & Technology Organization, Belgium

- Q&A
Discussions

15:00 - 15:30

Break

15:30 - 17:00

Session M3 A

Early Career STEM

- Anwar Al Ibrahim
Assistant Director
Kuwait University Construction Program, Kuwait

- Dr. Eman Ghoneim
Associate Professor, Director of Remote Sensing
Research Laboratory (RSRL) Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences UNC Wilmington, Egypt/USA

- Dr. Fatima AlAydaroos
UAE Space Agency
United Arab Emirates (UAE)

- Session Chair: Professor Venice Gouda
Emeritus Research Professor
National Research Center (NRC), Egypt

- Q&A
Discussions

15:30 - 17:00

Session M3 B

Science Ambassadors

- Dr. Maha Al-Mozaini
Scientist & Head King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center
Saudi Arabia

- Prof. Seema Nanda
Visiting Associate Professor
Dartmouth College Founder, "Leora Trust", USA

- Dr. Susan Nasif
Founder of Cimaza Comics for Public Health Education
Syria / Belgium

- Session Chair: Dr. Ismahane Elouafi
Director General, International Center for Biosaline Agriculture
United Arab Emirates (UAE)

- Q&A
Discussions

Tue 24 Oct

9:00 - 9:20

Keynote Speech

- H.E. Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi
Minister of State for Tolerance, President of Zayed University
United Arab Emirates

9:20 - 10:45

Session T1

SEW-Science and Leadership

- Prof. Selwa Al-Hazza, MD FRCS (ophth)
Chairman/Consultant Dept. of Ophthalmology
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center
Professor of Ophthalmology, Alfaisal University
Saudi Arabia

- H.E. Dr. Undraa Agvaanluvsan
Member of Parliament of Mongolia
Mongolia

- Professor Dr. Nadia Zakhary
Former minister of Scientific Research
Professor of Medical Biochemistry, NCI, Cairo University
Member of National Council for Women BoT of British University in Egypt
Egypt

- Session Chair: Dr. Laura McCullough
Professor of Physics
University of Wisconsin-Stout, USA

- Q&A
Discussions

10:45 - 11:00

Break

11:00 - 11:20

Keynote Speech

Prof. Samira I. Islam
Head of Drug Monitoring Unit
King Fahd Medical Research Center, Saudi Arabia

11:30 - 12:30

Session T2

SEW-Innovation Needs Women

- Prof. Rajaa Cherkaoui ElMoursli
Professor of Nuclear Physics
Mohammed V University, Morocco

- Dr. Niveen M Khashab
Associate Professor of Chemical Sciences
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia

- Dr. Sossina Haile
Professor of Material Science
Northwestern University, USA

- Session Chair: Dr. Nesreen Ghaddar
Prof. of Mechanical Engineering
Qatar Chair of Energy Studies
American University in Beirut (AUB), Lebanon

- Q&A
Discussions

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch

13:30 - 15:00

Session T3

Innovation and Leadership

- Dr. Nawal Al Hamad
Deputy Director
Kuwait Public Authority for Food and Nutrition, Kuwait

- Dr. Nagwa El-Badri
Director of the Center of Excellence for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine
Zewail City, Egypt

- Dr. Kim Binsted (TBC)
Prof. Information and Computer Sciences Department
University of Hawaii, USA

- Session Chair: Dr. Lobna Okashah
Program Manager of Enterprise Support
Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS), Kuwait

- Q&A
Discussions


15:00 - 15:30

Break

15:30 - 17:00

Session T4 A

Early Career Innovation

- Dr. Jacquelyn Gill
Climate Change Institute
University of Maine, USA

- Dr. Emily Levesque
Assistant Professor of Astronomy
University of Washington, USA

- Dr. Noora Fetais
Director of KINDI Center for Computing and Research
Qatar University, Qatar

- Session Chair: Eng. Nada Al Mesfer
Senior Engineer
Kuwait Oil Company (KOC), Kuwait

- Q&A
Discussions

15:30 - 17:00

Session T4 B

Science serves Society

- Ms. Sharifa Al Ragam
PhD Candidate
University College London, Kuwait/UK

- Dr. Fawzia Baba Aissa
Founder of Mediterranean Women's Fund (MWF)
Algeria/France

- Dr. Allison Wren
CEO
Hardie Wren Development Initiative, UK

- Session Chair: Dr. Ghada Khattab
Senior Lecturer
Newcastle University, UK

- Q&A
Discussions

Wed 25 Oct

9:00 - 9:20

Keynote Speech

- Dr. Rima Khalaf Hunaidi
Former Executive Secretary
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
Palestine/Jordan

9:20 - 10:45

Session W1

SEW-Science and Leadership

- Dr. Thomas Rudin
Director of the Board on Higher Education and Workforce
The National Academies of Science (NAS), USA

- Dr. Anni Black
Deputy Executive Director
L’Oreal Corporate Foundation, France

- Dr. Cristina Flesia
Chair of EU-GCC-STI Partnership for Cooperation in Science
Italy

- Session chair: Dr. Shirley Malcom
Head of Education and Human Resources Programs
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), USA

- Q&A
Discussions

10:45 - 11:00

Break

11:00 - 12:30

Session W2

STEM Makes it Better

- Prof. Nagwa Abdel Meguid
Professor of Human Genetics
Head of Department of Research on Children with Special Needs
National Research Center (NRC), Egypt

- Prof. Vidita Vaidya
Professor of Neuroscience
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Mumbai, India

- Dr. Manal A Swairjo
Associate Professor of Biochemistry
San Diego state University, USA

- Session Chair: Carina Mallard
Institute of Neuroscience and physiology
University of Gothenburg, Germany

- Q&A
Discussions

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch

13:30 - 15:00

Session W3

Science, Policy and Society

- Ms. Marie Aloia
Lemelson-MIT Excite award winner
Engineering Teacher
Bayonne High School, USA

- Dr. Rana Dajani
Founder & Director “We love Reading”
Associate Professor, Hashemite University, Jordan
Rita E. Hauser fellow, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University

- Dr. Asmaa AlFadala
Director of Research and Content Development
World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE), Qatar

- Session Chair: Ms. Cathy Campbell
AAAS Visiting Scholar
Former President of CRDF Global, USA

- Q&A
Discussions

15:00 - 15:30

Break

15:30 - 17:00

Session W4

Closing Remarks

Workshops

Mon 23 Oct

15:30 - 17:00

Session M3 C

“Science & Policy-making fundamentals” AAAS

Tue 24 Oct

15:30 - 17:00

Session T4 C

“How to translate academic learning and skills to challenging careers” AAAS