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Dr Abeer Shakweer
UNDP, Egypt, Assistant Resident Representative, Inclusive Growth & Innovation Team Leader
Speaker Bio
Abeer Shakweer is currently the Assistant Resident Representative and the Inclusive Growth and Innovation team leader at UNDP Egypt. She is responsible for digital transformation, SMEs and entrepreneurship, youth, innovation, and governance. She holds a Ph.D., in Environmental Engineering and a M.Sc. in Computer Science both from the University of Nottingham, in the UK, and a B.Sc in Chemical Engineering from Cairo University.
Dr. Shakweer has more than 20 years of experience in ICT, Technology Transfer, Innovation, and entrepreneurship, working with national and international organizations. She worked as the advisor to the Egyptian Minister of Communications and Information Technology; and the Founding Executive Director of the National ICT academy for Persons with Disabilities.
She previously worked as the founding Planning and Monitoring Manager and head of International Cooperation at the Science and Technology Development Fund, and the Executive Director for the center for future studies at the Egyptian Cabinet of Minister’s Information and Decision Support Center. Dr. Shakweer worked as a consultant with several reputable international organizations including the European Commission, and several UN agencies.