Our commitment to reimagining the Education
Former CEO and Founder of Sukoon International Company of Healthcare
( Long Term Care Acute).
Board Member of International Medical Center (Tertiary Care Hospital).
Founder and Board Member of SecuTronic specialized in Low-current projects
for governments, banks, and industry.
Partner at Hayat Abdul Latif Jameel and company limited.
Ihab has over 30 years of experience guiding business's strategic direction. He founded and co-founded many startups and held notable positions in various companies around the world.
“Metavisionaries are full of positivity, hope, optimism, and resilience. You are the catalyst of a better change in the world " -
Ihab Elsamannoudi
Co-Founder
Dr Mohamed has over 30 years of experience in education sector. He has held notable academic and research positions in various universities across USA and the Middle East.
He has established, founded and co-founded many startups and held management positions in several technology-focused companies, working in the innovation sector. His areas of expertise include Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Business Development. He is actively involved in the EdTech sector and has a keen interest in reforming education through frontier technologies. At Metavisionaries, he is actively involved in developing the MetaEduversity in the Metaverse and giving the project overall direction.
Co-Founder
Dr. James (Jim) Green is former NASA’s chief scientist. He received his Ph.D. in physics from the University of Iowa in 1979. He worked at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) from 1980 to 1985 in the Solar System Division.
From 2006 to 2018, Jim was the director of the Planetary Science Division at NASA Headquarters. He has written more than 115 scientific articles in refereed journals about heliophysics and planetary science and more than 50 technical articles on data systems and networks. In 2015, Jim provided guidance as a part of the NASA collaboration on the film “The Martian”. In 2022, after his retirement from NASA, Jim joined the Metavisionaries team as Chief Scientist pushing the space education program in the metaverse, and starting his podcast in the metaverse.
Chief Scientist
Dr. Tara is a space scientist and explorer with years of expertise in scientific research. She is also a TED Speaker with interest in empowering people to adapt to novel situations.
She is very much looking forward to bringing you the fantastic science content right from her brain, and the knowledge she has gained during the last twenty years of her career at NASA. And not just her knowledge but the knowledge of other scientists who are passionate about different experiments just like her. Dr Tara is creating the unique content to be shared with you in an immersive environment that allows you to try new things and learn about space or the human body or our oceans the way you have never seen it before.
Executive Director of Sciences
Hilde’s career started in research with a PhD in plasma-astrophysics. Upon completion she started working with Space Applications Services. Currently working for ~ 20 years in the space sector.
Hilde contributed to the ESA ISS Mission Science Office for a decade. In that function she was part of the science coordination for all disciplines' experiments run on the space station for all participating space agencies. Now Hilde is using her expertise to provide fast and direct access to space for research and technology users through the ICE Cubes (International Commercial Experiments Service) program.
Board Member
Jovita is a former Executive Director of UNICEF Lithuania with 17 years leadership experience working with the UN projects.
She is passionate about implementing big thinking, impact, compassion, growth at scale, delivering results and purpose driven leadership solutions that she learned at UNICEF to help leaders and forward - thinking governments and companies, innovative non-profits and world changing start-ups globally to master the power of purpose to deliver business growth, create brand value, build communities, movements and social impact.
Leadership Strategist & Advisor
Ayesha is an Internationally acclaimed Visual Tech-Artist and Wearable Art Designer / Researcher, focusing on Fusion-art practices.
Her work often explores the synergy between humans and machines, the intersection of
technology and identity. By combining sci-fi themes, and the hidden mysteries of fractal
worlds, she creates interactive and hybrid experiences through her multi-layered visuals
and VR concepts.
She is also the Founder of the Oshii Brownie Phygital Fashion Studio.She has displayed
her work at WOW festival, Islington Mill, Mowna Biennale, Be-Fantastic Tech-Art, Forbes
Middle East, SAAMA, Express-News, Independent Urdu, E27, DailyTimes etc. Her research is
published in the areas of Digital Fashion,Light Pollution and sustainable art practices
in international journals.
Lead Artist and Creative Director
Ally Salama is a Forbes 30 Under 30 recognized social entrepreneur, ex-pro athlete, keynote speaker and podcaster, and The Middle East’s Mental Health Ambassador.
He founded empower-mag.com, the first Mental Health Magazine in the Middle East, winning Harvard's Top 7 Most Impactful Social Initiatives in 2019, earning recognition from the World Health Organization & the World Federation for Mental Health. He hosts Apple’s #1 Charting Youth Leadership Podcast “Empathy Always Wins” - the world's exclusive leadership and mental health podcast focusing on empathy. Currently living in between Dubai & Toronto, Ally is building his tech mental wellbeing start-up EMPWR and consults government institutions on improving their community engagement and on providing leadership & mental health workshops.
Ambassador
Former undefeated WBO World Champion boxer I am an established boxing pundit, event host and motivational speaker. Proud patron of the Brendan Ingle Foundation and an ambassador for Prostate Cancer.
Regularly deliver talks in person and virtually using my own experiences and stories to discuss mindset, motivation, diversity & inclusion. Including companies such as UBS, AMEY, LendLease and Procter & Gamble. Prior to Sky Sports, worked for the BBC across human interest stories and documentaries. As well as boxing, passionate about health & fitness. During pandemic launched BoxPro offering a mix of free (and subscription) boxing workouts and techniques for all levels of fitness. Ensuring all ages and backgrounds can have access to at home fitness. Motto is 'Find A Way' as I genuinely believe that with the right approach, support or mindset, it is possible to overcome a number of business or personal challenges.
Ambassador
Helmi Natto is CEO Dream Productions, winner of King Salman Young Businessman Award.
Former Speaker
Professor Rana Sobh - Dean of the College of Business and Economics at Qatar University.
Former Speaker
Jim Schuman - Founder of First Pivot.
Former Speaker
Professor Mike Ackerman - Professor of Clinical Nursing and Director of Masters of Healthcare Innovation.
Former Speaker
Joshua Murchie - Fellow Griffith University Yunus Center for social impact.
Former Speaker
Mishaal Ashemimry is a Saudi-American Aerospace Engineer, Aerospace Entrepreneur, commercial pilot, speaker and influencer, who was born in the US and spent a few years of her early life in Saudi, where her fascination with space started.
More specifically, she was inspired at the age of six while gazing at the stars in
the Unayzah desert. To feed her curiosity, she decided to learn how to build rockets
that will enable her to explore space and one day take her there.
Currently, Ashemimry is a consultant in her field and a Professor in the Mechanical
and Aerospace Engineering Department at the University of Miami. Moreover, she is
living her passion everyday by educating and inspiring others through conferences,
webinars and her social media channels. While based in Miami, Florida, she founded
MISHAAL Aerospace at age 26, to pursue her ultimate dream of building rockets. Her
company’s objective was to design and build rockets to launch small satellites (500 kg)
or less to Low Earth Orbit. Previously, she worked for Raytheon Missile Systems’
Aerodynamics Department and contributed to twenty-two different rocket programs.
Her professional experience and areas of expertise include: aerodynamics, wind tunnel
testing, vehicle design, predictive simulation and analysis and rocket stage-separation
analysis, with a strong focus on computational tool development.
She earned a Master of Science Degree in Aerospace Engineering from Florida Institute
of Technology in Melbourne, Florida, and two Bachelor of Science Degrees in Aerospace
Engineering and in Applied Mathematics, also from Florida Institute of Technology.
Her academic focus included: experimental and analytical aerodynamics, rocket design
and nuclear thermal propulsion.
Former Speaker
Dr Irena is a global thought leader and speaker, educator and author of various books and articles. She is the Founder and CEO of the Global Intrapreneurs Institute, founder and organizer of the Australian Intrapreneurs Summit Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Center as well as Editor-in-Chief of Intrapreneur Magazine.
Former Speaker
