Dr. Raman is an Associate Professor at the School of Education and Modern Language in the Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM), Malaysia. Dr. Raman is the Editor of the book titled ‘Redesigning higher education initiatives for industry 4.0’ and the author of chapter 15 in ‘IR 4.0 and Education System in Malaysia’. Dr. Raman’s research interests include educational technology, instructional technology and educational research methodology.

Dr. Raman is better known as an Educational Technologist and has written International articles and books which have been published at national and international levels. He is a member of a few Editorial boards for International Journals such as the Journal of International Education Studies, the International Journal of Education and Development using ICT, and the Journal of Studies in Education.

Widely experienced leader, technically sophisticated and performance-driven executive acknowledged for more than 20 years of academic & strategic leadership, IT systems and business development, business consultancy, and project management experience. Recognized achievements in scientific research & innovation with over 50 research papers. Firm record of success academic performance, accreditation and leadership.

An adviser with a passion for achieving Saudi Vision 2030. Strategist and executor able to analyze existing business and financial models and establish actionable plans for government policy reforms and intervention. Demonstrated involvement developing strategies, business cases and evaluating initiatives as part of the Saudi National Transformation Program. Proactive in empowering women, promoting techpreneurship and helping start-ups. A member of a number of directors, steering and advisory boards.

Ilham AlDakheel is a seasoned visionary leader with over 25 years of experience in diverse areas of expertise, which include: GF projects, restructuring or expansion of existing businesses, operation and management projects, building manpower capacity, and local and international JV arrangements. She has always aimed and succeeded in keeping 20 – 30% ROI in all her projects.

Sustainability and environment sensitivity has been always a priority to Dr. AlDakheel throughout her projects. She has represented the Saudi government in several international delegations. She also has a good track record of a positive reputation and high ethical and professional standards in both local and international communities.

Dr. Haifa Jamal Al-Lail is the President of Effat University, Jeddah Saudi Arabia. She was awarded a PhD in Public Policy from the University of Southern California. Before joining Effat University in 1998, she served as the first Dean of Girls' Campus in King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia. Dr. Haifa is a distinguished leader, respected academic, renowned advocate of youth engagement, and author of several articles; having also delivered many keynote speeches on women's education in the Middle East, women and change, entrepreneurship and business. Dr. Haifa is a winner of the 1000 Women for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005. She is also the recipient of many awards such as the Innovation Award, Saudi Sayidaty, Queen Effat's Distinction Award, Leading Woman CEO, Distinguished Arab Woman Award, World Family Summit Award, and the Distinguished Arabian Woman Award. Dr. Haifa continues to work towards enhancing women's education throughout Saudi Arabia.

Bader A. Alsaleh, Ph.D., retired professor from King Saud University, Department of Instructional Technology, College of Education.

Qualifications: Ph.D. from Michigan State University in Instructional Design and Technology; Master in Instructional media from the University of Northern Colorado and Bachelor of Arts and Education from King Saud University.

Interests: in the application of instructional design theories and Models to the design of learning and training experiences, integrating instructional technology into teaching and learning, diffusion and adoption of instructional innovations and educational change management.

Distinguished Arab scholar granted by the Arab Association of Educational Technology (AAET), Cairo University, 2008.

Translated and co-translated into Arabic five books of which two were ‘21st Century Skills: Learning for Life in our Times’ 'Instructional Technology: Definition and Domains of the Field''.

Keynote speaker in conferences, forums, and meetings at the International, regional, and local levels.

Publishing and presenting papers at local & regional meetings.

Reviewing research studies, research projects, academic programs, and faculty promotion in Saudi and Arab universities.

Teaching graduate students and advisor of theses and graduation projects.

Designed & delivered training workshops and programs in the field of Instructional Design for MOE, Saudi Universities, private and public schools.

Dr Tahani I. Aldosemani is an associate professor of Educational Technology at Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University and a former vice dean of Information Technology and Distance Education at the same university. She has a PhD in Educational Technology from the University of Wyoming, USA, and she is a member of multiple educational technology associations such as AECT and ICEM. Dr Tahani was a member of multiple educational national and international professional associations.

Dr Tahani has received several international awards and recognitions in E-learning and educational research and has many publications in Educational Technology. She implemented many successful initiatives in education, presented at different conferences and seminars, and workshops on technical and soft skills. Dr Tahani designed a curriculum for autodidactic learning of soft skills through Massive Open Online Courses MOOCs. She worked as a Senior Consultant at the Saudi Ministry of Education and and served as Co-chair for the G20 2020 Education group.

Bedour Alrayes is one of the Saudi Arabia vision 2030 realization programs. She holds a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Computer Science from King Saud University and she received a PhD in Computer Science (Artificial Intelligence) from Royal Holloway, University of London.

She held many positions at King Saud University: Co-Director of Entrepreneurship Institute, Assistant Professor of Artificial Intelligence, and founder and a manager of the Business Office at College of Computer & Information Sciences. She was a consultant and a member of many committees for different organizations.

Her main expertise is in artificial intelligence (AI) especially multi-agent systems, automated negotiation, e-markets, FinTech and decision-making in the domain of trading and economic, in addition to her interest in the field of human capability development. She has many published research and awards. Her AI agent CONAN has won the second place at the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Prize for Saudi Students in the UK. Also, her Fintech “Saudi Money Investigator” that uses AI for Anti-Money Laundering won the first-place award for the best promising FinTech project from Mohammed Ibrahim AlSubeaei (MASIC) Award for Entrepreneurs.

Dr. Dina AlHammadi has over 10 years of teaching and leadership experience. She was head of the CoOp department at the College of Computer and Information Sciences. She was head of the Information Technology department and later the Information Systems department. She is now the director for the Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, and currently the acting vice dean for Training at the Academic Development Deanship.

She has acquired her computer science Bachelor's degree from King Saud University. Her Master's from King Saud University, thesis title was "Developing a Diabetes Mellitus Expert System". Her Ph.D. was granted from the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. Her thesis was "Personality Recognition from Non-verbal Acoustic Cues: Bridging the Gap between Computer Science and Psychology".

Her research interests are Artificial Intelligence, Social AI, Personality Recognition, Human-Computer Interaction, and User Experience.