February 17th 2020
08:00 – 09:00
Conference Check-In / Registration
09:05 – 10:05
Panel 1: Design for Success: Exploring Agile in Public Sector
HE Huda Al Hashimi
Assistant Director General for Strategy and Innovation, Prime Minister’s Office, UAE
Daniel Gerson
Head of Public Employment and Management, OECD
Torsten Anderson
Deputy Director General at the Danish Business Authority, Denmark
Owain Service
Former MD and Co-Founder of the Behavioural Insights Team, UK
Moderated by:
Fadi Salem
Director of Research and Advisory, MBRSG
10:05 – 10:25
IMPULSE: Technology, Policy, and Behavioural Science
Owain Service
Former MD and Co-Founder of the Behavioural Insights Team, UK
10:25 – 10:50
Coffee Break
10:50 – 12:00
Panel 2: Fourth Industrial Revolution : Being Future-Proof
Marten Kaveats
National Digital Advisor of Estonia, Government Office of Estonia
Prof. Sid Ahmed Benraouane
Advisor Chair, US-ISO Innovation Working Group,
University of Minnesota, USA
Massimo Falcioni
CEO, Etihad Credit Insurance, UAE
HE Dr. Saeed AlMatrooshi
CEO, Secretary-General at Ajman Executive Council, UAE
Moderated by:
Dr. Denise Gossage
Advisor for Economic Policy Research, MBRSG
12:00 – 12:15
Official Opening Ceremony
12:15 – 12:45
Panel 3: Lessons from the UK
HE Sonny Leong CBE
Chief Executive
Civil Service College, UK
Moderated by:
Prof. Raed Awamleh
Dean of Academic Affairs, MBRSG
12:45 – 01:45
Lunch | Networking
01:45 – 02:05
IMPULSE: Human-Centered Government and The Power of Design
Mitch Sinclair
Chief Creative Officer
Palmwood, UAE
Volker Roos
Senior Director
Palmwood, UAE
Reem Al Zarouni
COO
Palmwood, UAE
02:05 – 03:35
Paper Presentations
(Public Value | Technology | Diplomacy) | Health Policy Council Workshop (closed Session)
February 18th 2020
08:00 – 08:40
Conference Check-In / Registration
08:40 – 09:00
IMPULSE: Future Economy Labs
Rashid Hazari
Chief Strategist, Department of Economic Development, Government of Dubai, UAE
09:00 – 10:10
Panel 4: Moon to Mars and Beyond
Donato Giorgi
UAE and ME Representative
The National Centre for Space Studies (CNES)
France
Sumaya Al Hajeri
Head of Space Legislations
UAE Space Agency
Dr Jill Stuart
London School of Economics and Political Science
Editor in Chief of the journal
Space Policy ,UK
Moderated by:
Prof. Melodena Stephens
Professor of Innovation
MBRSG
10:10 – 10:30
IMPULSE: Data Visualization for Policy Decision Making
Dr. Jose Berengueres
UAE University
10:30 – 10:45
Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:00
Panel 5: Governance in the Age of Tech – Opportunities and Regulation
HE Abdulla Bin Touq
Secretary General of the UAE Cabinet, UAE
Dr. Sridhar Venkatapuram
Director, Global Health Education and Training,
King’s College London, UK
Alexandar Williams
Director, Future Economy Department of Economic Development
Government of Dubai, UAE
Moderated by:
Dr. Racquel Warner
Assistant Professor
MBRSG
12:00 – 12:15
IMPULSE: To Improve is to Change, to be Perfect is to Change Often
HE Sonny Leong CBE
Chief Executive, Civil Service College, UK
12:15 – 01:20
Lunch | Networking
01:20 – 02:30
Panel 6: Leveraging Soft Power: Building Bridges
HE Bernardino León Gross
Director General
Emirates Diplomatic Academy, UAE
Dr. Rafic Makki
Head Technologist
Mubadala Capital Ventures, USA
Dr. Manal Al Taryam
CEO Noor Dubai and CEO Primary Health Care, Dubai, UAE
Moderated by:
Prof. Raed Awamleh
Dean of Academic Affairs, MBRSG
02:30 – 02:50
IMPULSE: Agility and Adaptation: Key to Building Resilient Cities
Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan
Chief Executive Officer Alliances for Global Sustainability, UAE
03:00 – 4:30
Agile Skills Policy Council Workshop (closed Session)
Paper Presentations (Inclusive Governance | International business | student papers )
Session 1: Inclusive Agile Governance (Room Al Waha 1)
Chair: Dr. Mohammad Habibur Rahman, MBRSG
Flourishing Unpredictable times: Building Agile Healthcare Sector in the UAE
Dr. Immanuel Azaad Moonesar R.D, Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government,
UAE
Dr. Mona Mostafa, Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government, UAE
Lama Zakzak, Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government, UAE
Full paper available on the Publications page
Towards increasing the Emirati women participation in the workforce
Sumaya Al Hajeri, Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government, UAE
Dr.Camila Vammalle, Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government, UAE
Full paper available on the Publications page
Advanced National Skills for the User-Centric Agile Public Sector
Hamid Saeed, Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government, UAE
Prof. Melodena Stephens Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government, UAE
Dr. Scott Fargher, Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government, UAE
Full paper available on the Publications page
Using Behavioural Insights to Address an Agile Government’s Structural Tension
Himanshu Vashishtha, SixthFactor Consulting
Arun Joshi, SixthFactor Consulting
Omneya Omar, SixthFactor Consulting
Full paper available in PPF 2020 Proceedings report on the Publications page
Islamic Banking, Efficiency and Social Welfare: A Machine-Learning, Agent-Based Study
Stathis Polyzos, Assistant Professor of Finance, College of Business, Zayed University
Aristeidis Samitasa, Chair of the Department of Finance and Professor of Finance,
College of Business, Zayed University
Costas Siriopoulosa, Professor of Finance, College of Business, Zayed University.
Full paper available in PPF 2020 Proceedings report on the Publications page
Session 2: Technology, Society and Agile Business: Prospects and Challenges (An Academy
of International Business – Middle East North Africa Panel organized with Khalifa University of Science & Technology, UAE) (Room Al Waha 2)
Chair: Dr. Immanuel Azaad Moonesar R.D., MBRSG
Policy proposal for Establishment of a City Currency for Economic Development in
Abu Dhabi
Prof. Dr. Glenn W. Muschert, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, UAE
Dr. Dimitrios Reppas, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, UAE
Dr. Vijay Pereira, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, UAE.
An investigation into how Emotional Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence can
collectively lead and promote an Agile and Healthy Global Work Environment.
Dr Vijay Pereira, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, UAE
Mrs. Daicy Andrade, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, UAE.
Agile-led digital transformation in Pakistan: Why bridging digital divide is important to entrench technology in business?
Dr Sadia Jamil, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, UAE
Managing and preparing for emerging infectious diseases – A multi-stakeholder
agile strategic partnership approach towards avoiding a catastrophe
Dr Vijay Pereira, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, UAE
Dr Swetketu Patnaik, Anglia Ruskin University, UK
Dr Yama Temouri, Khalifa University, UAE
Professor Kamel Mellahi, Centre for Responsible Business (CRB), Dubai Chamber, UAE.
Session 3: Student Papers (Room Al Rimal 1)
Chair: Dr. Racquel Warner, MBRSG
How Gamification Impacts Motivation for Knowledge Sharing?
Sumaiya Ali Said Al-Ghassani
The Balance between Personal and Professional Lives and the Impact of this Balance
on Employees’ Organizational Performance
Mohammed Abdullah Almarzoogi
Prioritizing Knowledge Transfer Criteria in a Federal Organization in the UAE
Fatima Al Hosany
The Role of Civil Society Organizations (CSO) in Implementing the Suatianble
Development Goals (SDGs) in the UAE
Eman Abdulrahim Al Hamoodi
The The Holiday Effect on the UAE Economy
Tarek Taji
Effectiveness Use of Social Media in UAE Government Entities
Abdulaziz Sultan Almaamari
Pre Event Workshop: February 16th 2020
10:30 – 02:00
Workshop: Ethics of Agile in government services for health and wellbeing
By Dr. Sridhar Venkatapuram, Wellcome Trust Senior Fellow (UK)
10:30 – 02:00
Workshop: Leveraging Behavioral Economics in Public Policies
By Himanshu Vashishtha , Sixth Factor (UAE, Singapore, India)
Day – 1: February 17th 2020
10:00 – 12:00
Workshop: Emotional Intelligence:
Next level of evolution in human consciousness
11:00 – 12:00
Knowledge Session: Towards the Next 50:
Aligning Strategies and Performance Management (delivered in Arabic)
By Emirates Center for Government Knowledge
Day – 2: February 18th 2020
11:00 – 12:30
Workshop (by invitation): Institutional agility sensing the future to compete in the present
By MBRSG Executive Education
11:00 – 01:00
Workshop: A Workplace that supports and enhances Mental Health
