QS is organising the upcoming QS Higher Ed Summit – Middle East and Africa 2022 hybrid conference and exhibition. Hosted in-person and online, this year’s theme is Innovation Enabling Environments: Redefining Education in the Middle East and Africa and it will discuss the latest trends and opportunities in the region on 1-3 March 2022.
Delegates will learn from experts and leaders working in the Middle East and Africa, on how the regions are preparing for the future of education, the future of work, new opportunities and challenges, and the importance of the UN’s SDGs to meet the needs of all.
The three-day hybrid event will feature keynotes, debates, panel discussions, and case studies while also unpacking opportunities to network and build strategic partnerships.
Meet some of our past speakers
HRH Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan
President of the Royal Scientific Society
Chairman of the Board of Trustees Princess Sumaya University for Technology
Chairman of the Board of Trustees Princess Sumaya University for Technology
H.E. Dr Haifa Al Najjar
Senator, Upper House of the Jordanian Parliament (Jordanian Senate) & Superintendent
Ahliyyah School for Girls & Bishop’s School for Boys Amman, Jordan
Ahliyyah School for Girls & Bishop’s School for Boys Amman, Jordan
H.E. Prof Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar
Minister
Higher Education & Scientific Research, Egypt
Higher Education & Scientific Research, Egypt
Hakima El Haité
President
Mouvement Populaire, Morocco
Mouvement Populaire, Morocco
Driss Ouaouicha
Minister Delegate
Higher Education and Scientific Research, Morocco
Higher Education and Scientific Research, Morocco
Haifa Al Kaylani
Founder & Chairman
Arab International Women’s Forum and Commissioner, ILO Global Commission on the Future of Work
Arab International Women’s Forum and Commissioner, ILO Global Commission on the Future of Work
Sonia Ben Jaafar
CEO
Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education
Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation for Education
Ben Sowter
Senior Vice President (QS) and Managing Director (QSIU)
QS Quacquarelli Symonds
QS Quacquarelli Symonds
Kevin Downing
Secretary to Council and Court, Director of the Institutional Research Office
City University of Hong Kong
City University of Hong Kong
Mamokgethi Phakeng
Vice-Chancellor
University of Cape Town
University of Cape Town
Sandiso Sibisi
Open Innovation Studio Director
COOi Studios
COOi Studios
Ruslan Abaev
Senior Manager
PwC
PwC
Faisal Yousif Al Anezi
Vice President
Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University
Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University
Haifa Jamal Al-Lail
President
Effat University
Effat University
Issaa H. AlAnsari
President
Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University
Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University
Esra Aldhaen
Executive Director Centre for Accreditation and Quality Assurance
Ahlia University
Ahlia University
Ghaleb Alhadrami Albreiki
Acting Vice Chancellor
United Arab Emirates University (UAEU)
United Arab Emirates University (UAEU)
Hamoud Almahmoud
Editor in Chief
Harvard Business Review Arabic
Harvard Business Review Arabic
Henry Anumudu
Executive Director
Sharing Life Africa
Sharing Life Africa
Ghassan Aouad
President
Applied Science University
Applied Science University
Clive Baldock
Dean of Graduate Research
University of Wollongong
University of Wollongong
Canan Aykut Bingol
Rector
Yeditepe University
Yeditepe University
Hynd Bouhia
CEO
Strategica
Strategica
Monica Hornung Cattan
Head of Programs
QS Quacquarelli Symonds
QS Quacquarelli Symonds
Tony Chan
President
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Collins Chong
Senior Executive
Universiti Malaya
Universiti Malaya
Mervat Chouman
Provost
Effat University
Effat University
Anton John Crace
Editor & Program Designer
QS Quacquarelli Symonds
QS Quacquarelli Symonds
Mike Damiano
Director
Coursera for Campus, EMEA
Coursera for Campus, EMEA
Mayank Dhingra
Senior Education Business Lead for Middle East, Africa and Eastern Europe
HP
HP
Ursula El Hage
Quality Expert
Saint Joseph University of Beirut
Saint Joseph University of Beirut
Winnie Eley
Secretary to Governing Board of CityU (Dongguan)
City University of Hong Kong
City University of Hong Kong
Wafa ElGarah
Full Professor of Management Information Systems
Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane
Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane
Habib M Fardoun
Full Professor Advisor of Vice-President for Development for International Relations & University Ranking
King Abdulaziz University
King Abdulaziz University
Ashwin Fernandes
Regional Director – Middle East, North Africa & South Asia
QS Quacquarelli Symonds
QS Quacquarelli Symonds
Roland Hancock
Partner
PwC
PwC
Adrian K Haugabrook
Executive Vice President and Managing Director, Social Impact Collective
Southern New Hampshire University
Southern New Hampshire University
Daniel Howlett
Regional Head of Commercial Banking
MENAT HSBC Bank Middle East Limited
MENAT HSBC Bank Middle East Limited
Wajid Hussain
Director
Islamic University
Islamic University
Leigh Kamolins
Head of Evaluation
QS
QS
Fida Kanaan
Director of Executive Education, Olayan School of Business
American University of Beirut
American University of Beirut
Badriah Khaleel
Head of Applied Linguistics Dept
Kinnaird College for Women University Lahore
Kinnaird College for Women University Lahore
Roshan Kolar Ganeshan
Head of e-Learning and Innovation
Majan University College
Majan University College
Puleng LenkaBula
Principal and Vice Chancellor
University of South Africa (UNISA)
University of South Africa (UNISA)
Andrew MacFarlane
Rankings Manager
QS Quacquarelli Symonds
QS Quacquarelli Symonds
Wael Mansour
Customer Consultant for Research Intelligence Solutions – ME & Turkey
Elsevier
Elsevier
Christine Nasserghodsi
Co-founder
Mirai
Mirai
Karen Peyronnin
Director Executive Masters
Ecole des Ponts ParisTech
Ecole des Ponts ParisTech
Philip J. Purnell
Ranking Projects Manager
United Arab Emirates University
United Arab Emirates University
Serena Ricci
Partnerships Manager
QS Reimagine Education Awards
QS Reimagine Education Awards
Carla Saba
Deputy General Manager
Berytech
Berytech
Karim Seghir
Chancellor
Ajman University
Ajman University
Abhilasha Singh
Vice President for Academic Affairs
American University in the Emirates, Dubai
American University in the Emirates, Dubai
Dr. Nagi Wakim
Associate Provost & Professor
Zayed University
Zayed University
Diah Wihardini
Director, BINUS Global
Binus University
Binus University
Tom Woolf
Founder and CEO
EDAid
EDAid
Sholpan Yessimova
Vice-President for Academics Innovations
Akhmet Yassawi University
Akhmet Yassawi University
Hsiao-Wei Yuan
Vice President for International Affairs
National Taiwan University
National Taiwan University
Paul Tiyambe Zeleza
Vice Chancellor
United States International University, Africa
United States International University, Africa
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You can register for the conference via our QS MAPLE 2022 Virtual Conference website.
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Our conference program can be found via our QS MAPLE 2022 Virtual Conference website.
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