Michelle Nora Medhat, Advisor

Michelle is an Executive Director, responsible for managing IKE (Innovation & Knowledge Exchange) Institute’s operations and strategic direction, including managing new product and market developments and strategic business relationships. She comes with over twenty years of management, technology and marketing experience gained in the worlds of education, marketing and business, nationally and internationally. She’s the founder of three business start-ups, and is co-founder of Dubai University (first co-ed in the region). Michelle has conducted hundreds innovation and STEM benchmarking and validation programmes in business, government and education. She has led on over a hundred STEM strategy developments with educational providers and local authorities, and has created and delivered content to improve creativity, innovation culture and experiential mindset in leaders. Michelle has spearheaded several major national initiatives covering Knowledge and Technology Transfer, Digital and Business Technology Development, Innovative Leadership, Strategic Marketing, Learning and Talent Development, Employer Engagement and e-Learning. She is also a USA Today Best-selling author, and has published seven books as part of The Trusted Thriller Series, books that fuse spy thriller with thought-provoking sci-fi.