Scientific Committee 

Ahmed has several publications in the fields of Marine Science, Climate Change, Marine Management, Blue Growth, and more. He is Ocean Ambassador of International Ocean Institute (IOI, Malta). He had a position of a Visiting Professor in Bologna University (UNIBO), Italy in 2017, and currently he is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Science and Technology at Zewail City.

Dr. Shadwa Esmat is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy and Management with extensive academic, research, and program leadership experience across Egypt, the U.S., South Korea, and Japan. She currently serves as Program Director for both Economics & Political Science and Business Administration (Dual Degree with ASU) at Galala University. Dr. Esmat earned her PhD in Public Administration from Cairo University, conducting part of her doctoral research at George Washington University as a Fulbright Scholar. She also holds an M.Sc. in Public Policy from KDI School, South Korea.

She has held academic posts at Cairo University, New Giza University, Future University, and Ahram Canadian University, and worked as a senior national expert on public management in EU-funded reform projects. Her research focuses on digital governance, accountability, anti-corruption, and public sector innovation, with publications in prominent regional and international journals. A multi-award-winning scholar and fellow of several prestigious international programs (Fulbright, Ford, and Japan Foundation), she actively contributes to national and international academic initiatives, quality assurance, and policy development.