Women in Tech® 100 Top Speakers 2023

I am highly skilled in problem resolution, team building, negotiation, dealing with ambiguity, establishment operational processes, tracking results and improving teams’ productivity and performance.

I have strong management skills across a wide range of projects and initiatives;

With over 5 years experience in managing diverse teams ( business consultants, software developers, technical support), I have demonstrated ability in delivering large program, projects efforts, defining plans, strategies and executing on them to deliver valuable business results in terms of revenues, profitability and sales.
I have proven strong communications skills, executive presence and experience presenting to leadership;

Over my past experience I have demonstrated ability to deliver results, meeting and exceeding expectations.

My objectives are:
– grow-up and build teams of specialists motivated to keep pace with technology and produce high-quality deliverable with good profitability results;
– implement and standardize software development methodologies;
– apply various design patterns for a better code organization and maintenance;
– constantly assure high levels of client satisfaction;
– remain updated with the latest technologies;

Women in Tech® 100 Top Speakers 2023

Dr. Almazrouei is recognized worldwide for her contributions to AI and was featured in Leading AI Women in the World in 2023 list, alongside other distinguished women in the field. She also received the Global Leadership Women in Tech® MENA Award in 2023. Dr. Almazrouei is an advocate for sustainability and AI for Good initiatives, as well as the general chair of Abu Dhabi AI Connect and TPC chair of many IEEE international conferences.

Dr. Almazrouei’s leadership and expertise have been vital in the successful development of TII’s Falcon LLM models (home-built rivals to ChatGPT), which significantly outperform models from giant tech companies. Her commitment to pushing the boundaries of AI innovation and her instrumental role led to the creation of the Middle East’s first homegrown, open-source large language model (LLM), Falcon 40B for use in research and commercialization. Following the phenomenal success of Falcon 40B, she then launched Falcon 180B, an advanced iteration of its predecessor and the world’s most powerful open AI model. Additionally, Dr. Almazrouei led the development of NOOR, the largest Arabic LLM model in 2022.

Her contributions extend beyond her work at TII where she leads the big data expert subcommittee of the UAE Council for AI and Blockchain and is a member of the worldwide steering board of the Wireless World Research Forum (WWRF). She is also a member of the Science and Engineering Advisory Board at Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi (SUAD). She is a scientific author, patent inventor, entrepreneur, and renowned speaker, known for her keynote speeches at prestigious summits such as the CogX Festival 2023- London UK, AI Summit in London, World AI Cannes Festival, and Tech summits.

Dr. Ebtesam Almazrouei previously worked in the telecommunications industry delivering business solutions for companies like BT, Etisalat, and KU where she leveraged her expertise to develop advanced tech solutions and products for stakeholders across multiple industries on the Internet of Things (IoTs), autonomous vehicles and drones, wireless localization, intelligence systems, 5G and beyond.

Women in Tech® 100 Top Speakers 2023

Women in Tech® 100 Top Speakers 2023

Women in Tech 100 Top Speakers 2023

Women in Tech 100 Top Speakers 2023

Melissa Slaymaker has a real passion for technology, empowering women and for connecting people. Melissa is the Talent Hub Director for Women in Tech Global and volunteers for Women in Tech Global Movement, as the Regional Director for Africa. Women in Tech a registered Non-profit Company, on a mission to empower 5 million women and girls in STEAM by 2030. She has worked in technology from an Executive Search and Recruitment perspective for over 15 years across Europe and Africa connecting people to Technology and Leadership roles.

Melissa is a Speaker, Moderator and Advocate for Diversity and Inclusion in the workplace. She helps to empower women by connecting them to opportunities such as better jobs, access to better education, mentorship programs and a network of support. She also co- designed the THIS IS ME program, which is a 4-months soft skills and job-readiness program currently being delivered to corporate companies in South Africa.

She has a BSc Degree in Psychology, Genetics and Physiology from the University of Stellenbosch, a postgrad MDP (Management Development Program) certificate from the University of Witwatersrand, a postgrad certificate in Business Management from the European Business University in Luxembourg – where she is also currently studying the Fundamentals of Blockchain and AI.

Melissa is also the Co-Founder for NFTy-art, a start-up that helps educate and demystify the world of Web3, the Metaverse and NFT’s, helping African Artist to create a passive income stream through their NFT’s (nfty-art.com).