Environmental Specialist with extensive experience of over 38 years in dealing with international agencies, governments, CSOs, media, etc.. and fostering regional and international partnerships. He has extensive experience in stakeholder engagement and in issues related to sustainable development, especially education, climate change, sustainable water management, disaster risk reduction, among others.He is the Founder and General Coordinator of the Arab Network for Environment and Development (RAED) establishment in 1990, which brings together Arab views towards regional and global issues and represents Arab CSOs at the League of Arab States. In 2012, RAED has launched the Egyptian Sustainable Development Forum, which is considered a “Think Tank” to facilitate a process of dialogue among various stakeholders on integrating sustainability in different sectors, especially education.ESDF, under Dr Adly’s leadership, has been focusing in the last 10 years on ESD and succeeded in establishing partnerships with Egyptian Universities ESDF developed the capacities of more than 800 university students on SDGs. Also, established a regional partnership with the Cypriot Ministry of Culture and Education to share their experience on ESD on the regional and national levels.

Ms. Ghada Ahmadein is a communication and networking specialist with experience and professional practice of over 15 years in dealing with international and regional agencies, governments, local authorities and civil society organizations. Ms. Ahmadein gained intensive experience in issues related to sustainable development, climate change, water management, education for sustainable development, disaster risk management, among others. She is the Program Manager of the Arab Network for Environment and Development (RAED), which includes more than 300 CSOs members in North Africa and West Asia.Since July 2017, Ms. Ghada has been the UfM- Union for the Mediterranean/BlueGreen- Med Networking Mechanism Consultant who facilitates the engagement of appropriate CSOs in regional activities and programs such as the EU-SWIM-H2020 (2017-2019) and EU -Water and Environment Support Project (2019-2023).Ms. Ahmadein is a member of the GUNi Group Experts on SDGs and Higher Education established in 2018. GUNi – the Global University Network for Innovation is an international network created in 1999, based in Barcelona, and supported by UNESCO.Since 2018, She is the Focal Point of the project on Educational for Sustainable Development implemented within the joint cooperation between RAED and the Ministry of Education and Culture in Cyprus.

ShaimaAlblooshi holding a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from RMIT University, Australia and master’s degree in Environmental science from Wageningen University, Netherlands.

Her research focused on the sources of microplastics in the Nile River and explore future scenarios to reduce plastic pollution. Shaima is experienced in environmental outreach, communication, managing projects, planning programmes and preparation of a congress content. She is passionate about creating a more effective environmental movement by empowering the society to work together to achieve a sustainable world. Currently she is a project manager for WEEC 2024.

Dr Naeema Alhosani, obtained her Ph. D. (2009), and her M.A. (2005) in Geography "Cartography" from the University of Kansas, USA. Currently, she is department chair since Aug. 2017, as well as she was an assistant dean for student affairs in CHSS from 2013-2017. She has many awards. Her research interests are: Cartography, Environment, GIS, Remote Sensing, and Education. Dr Naeema has participated in many conferences (both regional and international) and research projects as well as maps publications, besides being a member of many professional committees. Also, she is affiliated to many professional associations. She has various contributions at the departmental, College, University and Community levels.

Shaikha Al Hosani works as Outreach Senior Officer in the Outreach and Stakeholder Relations within Masdar’s Brand and Strategic Initiatives division. She is responsible for developing and managing year-round calendar for Youth4Sustainability global platform and related projects in the fields of sustainability, renewable energy and leadership.

Ms Al Hosani was part of the Future Energy Leaders (FEL) national program led by the UAE Ministry of Energy and Industry 2019. She was also part of the Emerging Leaders Program (ELP); a two-year internal development program at Masdar. As part of the program, Ms Al Hosani successfully completed a 4 months business rotation in the UAE Mission to the United Nations in New York.

Capitalizing on the experience and knowledge she gained studying for a Master degree in Strategic Leadership and Bachelor degree in Communications and Media Science, and her time as a culture guide at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre, Ms Al Hosani has followed her career ambitions and is using her strengths in public relations to inspire the UAE’s youth to become the leaders and innovators of tomorrow.

Upon joining Masdar, Ms Al Hosani enjoys telling Masdar story for delegations visiting Masdar City. She plays an important role as a member of Masdar’s Stakeholder Relations and Protocol, managing the visitor experience from developing visit itineraries, hosting guests and providing protocol guidance.

Ms Al Hosani was the official social media spokesperson for Masdar during Solar Impulse 2’s historic around-the-world flight. Ms Al Hosani also represented the company at COP23, as part of an official UAE youth delegation, and the World Government Summit 2018.

In her seventh years at Masdar, Shaikha Al Hosani was awarded the ‘Rising Star’ certificate in recognition of her outstanding performance and proactive efforts in Masdar.

Mariam comes from a multidisciplinary background in renewable and nuclear energy, natural resource management, change management, and the management of technology and innovation. She is currently the Head of Sustainability & Business Excellence in Etihad Airways. Before that, she worked as an instructor in the department of Interdisciplinary Studies at Zayed University where she taught Environmental and Natural Sciences. Mariam holds a bachelor of science in Environmental Health from Zayed University and an MPhil in Engineering for Sustainable Development from the University of Cambridge. Her research interests include water resource management, environmental policy, and innovation and technology management. Mariam co-founded the Arab Innovation Network (AIN) in 2011, a youth initiative focused on inspiring innovative solutions to environmental and health challenges in the Arab region.

Tareefa Alsumaiti is an Associate Professor at the Geography and Urban Sustainability Department at the United Arab Emirates University. She is also the Assistant Dean for Students Affairs at the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. She studied geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing for the environment with a BS (2008) at United Arab Emirates University, an MS (2010) at Arizona State University, and a Ph.D. (2014) at University of Arkansas. She teaches various undergraduate and graduate courses including Remote Sensing, GIS, Cartography, Sustainability and Environmental Change Studies. She has published several papers and book chapters and presented her work in several international conferences. Tareefa’s research work focus on GIS and remote sensing for environmental studies including the biophysical characteristics of mangrove forests, soil properties, and water studies. She received several academic awards and honors from local and international entities.

Professor of Higher Education, Mohamed V University of Rabat – Morocco (Geography and Environment Education), He is Expert in the fields of information, education, communication and training relating to the environment and sustainable development. He is deputy Coordinator of the Arab Network for Environment and Development (RAED- Egypt). Dr Ftouhi is Co-Chair of the Mediterranean Office for Information, Environment, Culture and Sustainable Development - MIO-ECSDE (Greece)and he is president the Moroccan Club of Environment and Development (CMED). He is former member of the education and communication committee of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Member of the GEF-SGP Moroccan Program Steering Committee. Dr Ftouhi has several scientific contributions in the field of EE and ESD: Green University, natural resource management, integrated solid and liquid waste management, climate change, risk management, smart cities, integrated management of coastal areas.

Rajeswari Namagiri Gorana is an independent consultant in the field of Environment Education (EE) and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) with 19 years’ experience. She is a member of the ESD Expert Net—a network of ESD professionals from Germany, India, Mexico and South Africa, working on Goal 4 of SDGs. Previously, she was at the Centre for Environment Education (CEE), India for 15 years.Rajeswari provided programmatic support to the Sustainable Schools Initiative (SSI) and Sustainable Colleges Initiative (SCI) of the Environment Agency Abu Dhabi while at CEE. She has developed instructional material in EE and ESD and has co-authored the publication Reorienting Educational Efforts for Sustainable Development, Experiences from South Asia., Springer Netherlands.

A gold medallist at the postgraduate degree course in geography, Gayatri took her M.Phil. degree from the Delhi School of Economics, Delhi University, with specialization on ‘The Human Impact on the Environment’. Since then, she has been ardently committed to spreading education and awareness about the environment. She taught for several years at university and high school before devoting 15 years at the Environment Agency- Abu Dhabi, to raise the profile of environment education in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi by strategizing, designing developing and implementing environment education initiatives across all sections of the society. She has travelled widely and has represented the Agency and the UAE in several international conferences and meetings on environment education.Many of the initiatives that she had helped start and implement at the Agency have received regional and global awards. Few of those initiatives such as Enviro- Spellathon (an eco-literacy initiative) Sustainable Schools and Sustainable Campus Initiatives are still going strong and are now nationally implemented.She has co-authored several publications and resource materials on environmental education. She has received accolades for her efforts to promote Environment Education from across the world. In 1998, she was conferred the Amateur Naturalist Award by the Emirates Natural History Group. In 2018 she received the Outstanding environment educator award in the global category by the North American Association for environment education. (NAAEE)She currently serves as an Environment Education Consultant for UNEP India office. She coordinates global environment educational programmes implemented by Youth, Education & Advocacy unit of UNEP and also networks with various stakeholders for India specific environment educational initiatives. Currently she is engaged with the implementation of UNEP’s Tide Turner Plastic Challenge which reaches out to youth from schools and colleges across India.She also actively contributes as Global Vice Chair and selection committee member to the Zayed Sustainability Prize (ZSP), and as an adviser to the Global Environment Education Partnership (GEEP). She also serves as an honorary Executive Director at Wildecologue, an organisation that is committed to providing real life sustainability experiences to youth and other target audiences.

Professor of Biology, Faculty of Science, Suez Canal University, Ismailia. Egypt. Samy worked for the last 40 years to study the biodiversity of the high mountains of Sinai Peninsula, sharing the study to declare St Katherine as protected area and as a natural and historical UNESCO site. From year 2004-2008, he was in charge (as a national coordinator) for the project entitled “BioMAP-Egypt” aiming to establish a national biodiversity database and maps for Egyptian flora and fauna under the auspices of Ministry of Environment (Egypt), UNDP and Italian Co-operation. Works with Operation Wallaceae Authority (UK) and the British Council (Egypt) on a project to document and monitor the biodiversity of Sinai Peninsula and to introduce international undergraduates to study the fauna and flora of the desert ecosystem. Got “the National Encouragement Prize in Biology” from Egyptian Academy of Science and Technolgy and a number of medals and certificates from Egypt and Saudi Arabia. Published 100 research papers in national and international journals, 6 scientific books, 28 children stories & 8 claymation children films. In 2016, published a book on the desert people “Bedouin” heritage and natural history in the high mountains of South Sinai, the book entitled “Gardens of aSacred Landscape. Bedouin Heritage and Natural History”. The book published in English by American University Press in Egypt and translated into Arabic. Chair of Nature and Science Foundation (NSF), a leading NGO in Egypt working on conservation of biodiversity and ecosystems.