Dr. Amal Albureikan is an Assistant Professor in bilingualism and psycholinguistics, specializing in Arabic–English language processing. She is an experienced academic judge and reviewer, contributing to the evaluation of research, awards, and scholarly work, alongside holding professional certifications in governance and strategic planning.

Educational leader and researcher with 30+ years of experience advancing gifted, inclusive, and innovation-driven education. Expert in policy development, international initiatives, and talent ecosystems across the Middle East and beyond. Director of the Giftedness and Innovation Centre and Associate Professor, Dr. Alghawi is a frequent keynote speaker, advisor, awards assessor and scholar.

Eng. Dr. Nawal Alhanaee is Director of the Future Energy Department at the UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure. She leads national initiatives on clean energy, hydrogen, and climate strategies, including the UAE Energy Strategy 2050. With over 20 years of experience, she contributes to global energy policy and sustainability initiatives.

Swapnil Awasthi is a senior risk analytics and fraud strategy leader with over a decade of experience across consumer and commercial credit risk, financial forecasting, fraud analytics, and AI-driven decision systems within major global financial institutions. His work spans credit portfolio management, acquisition risk strategy, first-party fraud mitigation, and predictive loss forecasting.

Laila Bastati is a senior communications and commercial leader with over 20 years of international experience across Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. She is currently Chief Commercial Officer at APO Group, a pan-African PR and strategic communications consultancy working with governments, multinational corporations, intergovernmental organisations, and global NGOs across 50+ African markets.

Mohamed El Wagih is Group Corporate Communications Manager at Mantrac Group, with 18 years of experience across corporate communications, PR, internal communications, and culture transformation. His career bridges communications and HR leadership, aligning reputation, leadership behavior, and people strategy across multi-country organizations in Africa and the Middle East.

Darshan Mehta is a Product Manager for Applied AI at AT&T, with experience spanning product management, UX strategy, and analytics across large-scale platforms. He has led product work at Unity and Meta on advertising and cloud experiences, focusing on growth, monetization, and experimentation. Mr. Mehta's work has been globally recognized.

Benjamin Sisima Ofuru is a senior statistician and data science professional with over 12 years of experience in official statistics, economic analysis, and policy-oriented research. He currently serves as the Head of the Corporate Planning Division, at the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), Nigeria, where he leads high-impact national and international statistical initiatives, strategic.

A senior solution architect, IEEE Senior Member, and cloud-certified data engineering leader with extensive experience in ETL, analytics, and AI-driven data platforms. Manohar actively supports the technology ecosystem as a judge, mentor, and peer reviewer, helping identify impactful and innovative solutions.

Mai Youssef, Communications & Corporate Marketing Director, Africa, Middle East & Türkiye. Mai is a seasoned Communications and Corporate Marketing leader with over twenty years of experience across multinational organizations. She is known for designing and executing strategies that build credibility, strengthen brand equity, and drive measurable business outcomes.