Assistant Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication
American University in Cairo, Egypt

Naila Nabil Hamdy, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication at the American University in Cairo, Egypt. Her teaching and research interests focus on various aspects of the journalism profession in Egypt and the region, media convergence, media and political participation, and media development in the Arab region.

Head of Interactive & Innovation, Vodafone Qatar
Founder, iLoveQatar

Khalifa Saleh Haroon is a law graduate turned Investment banker turned online specialist. He is currently with Vodafone Qatar as Head of Interactive & Innovation, recently shifting over from Head of Online and his focus in Social Media. He is also the founder of H.U.G. and winner of Entrepreneur of the Year for 2011. Well known for creating iLoveQatar (ILQ), also winner of ictQatar’s Most Promising Start Up award, and turning the website into a brand that people trust. He helps to support start-ups and promotes the importance of deep partnerships between companies.

Director, Public Policy
GSMA

Susie works in the Government and Regulatory Affairs team at the GSMA. She joined the organisation in 2006 and currently leads the Association’s work on child online protection, including the management of the Mobile Alliance against child sexual abuse content, which is focused on combating illegal child abuse content on mobile networks.

Head of Health & Environment
Egyptian Company for Mobile Services (Mobinil)

Received his masters in civil environmental engineering from the City University of New York in 1985 and joined the company in 2000 bringing along 15 years of experience. Responsible for maintaining and developing ISO 14001 certification through an Environmental Management System aiming to reduce operational impacts.

International Business Development Director, Detica

Dr. Jones has over 15 years' experience in the areas of information intelligence and cyber security and is responsible for BAE Systems Detica's work in the Middle East. In his previous role Dr. Jones was the International Propositions Director for Detica in which he was responsible for developing Detica's international information intelligence and cyber security propositions.