Interactive Business Network

2nd day of the 3rd EEDF.

2016 Speaker:
Sharif Elabdelwahab, Ph. D. | Deputy Head for Quality and Development College of Languages and Translation Imam Muhammed Ibn Saudi University

He is a Ph.D. holder from the Ohio State University in Foreign and Second Language Education with emphasis in Workforce Development. He earned his Masters of Science in P***c Services Administration and another Master’s of Arts in TESOL in 1996.

Dr. Sharif has been involved in Human Resources Development and youth enabling programs in the past 12 years in Saudi Arabia and the USA. With massive country expansion in Saudi untraditional employment and preparation to meet market demands, he worked as the CEO of National Entrepreneurship Institute, consultant to TVTC governor, NSJT, BAES, Minister of Labor, Human Resources Development Fund, and Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission in USA.

2016 Speaker:
Nader S. Kabbani, Ph. D. | Director of Research and Policy - Silatech

Prior to joining Silatech, Dr. Kabbani was the founding Director of the Syrian Development Research Centre at the Syria Trust for Development, a non-profit NGO based in Damascus. Before that, Kabbani was a faculty member with the Department Economics at the American University of Beirut and an Economist with the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

During his career, Kabbani worked as a consultant for a number of international organizations, including the World Bank, the European Training Foundation, and various United Nations agencies.