10 – 12 November 2026
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Dubai World Trade Centre Sheikh Saeed Halls 1, 2 & 3
Yara Alatrach
Cofounder - EDNAS
I combine over a decade of experience of Energy and AI. I Started my career in ADNOC as a petroleum engineer before taking my Ms in Data Sciences. I moved to Boston Consulting Group to lead digital transformation strategies and naturally moved to Microsoft as an Energy Industry Director focused on AI partnerships in ME where I have also shaped ADNOC's GenAI, which was one of the largest adoptions in the world.
My experience in large scale AI transformations, change mgmt. and adoption led to focus on Youths programs and mentorships in the topic. Along with my co founder Liam Stewart, who heads Haileybury Astana School, one of UKs leading English schools we decided to build the first of it's kind AI curriculum and resources which is built but educators and industry experts to help achieve the international and regional push for AI in education and go beyond the theory.
am an active and recurring speaker in topics of AI, Youth Upskilling and Energy Transition across ADIPEC and other AI focused Events such as below (view of last year):
Voices of Tomorrow at ADIPEC: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/activity-7260727923362463746-WKbJ
Educators at the Core of Innovation: Embedding Human Skills in the AI Era [hosted by the Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation]
Session Summary:
As automation accelerates, educators play a pivotal role in equipping learners with the World Economic Forum’s “skills on the rise”—critical and creative thinking, leadership, emotional intelligence, and resilience and adaptability. While advances in AI expand what can be automated or optimized, they underscore the need for teachers to intentionally cultivate the higher-order human capacities—creativity, empathy, and moral discernment—that technology cannot replicate.
Drawing on insights from the World Economic Forum, OECD’s Education Framework, and Harvard Business School, this panel explores practical tools and strategies for educators to embed future-ready skill development in everyday teaching. Discussion will highlight how AI-literacy resources, digital assessment tools, and project-based learning credentials can help teachers design meaningful, human-centered learning experiences that prepare students for the future of work.
Participants will leave with ideas about actionable, evidence-informed tools to integrate into their practice—empowering educators to lead innovation in classrooms and beyond.
Speakers:
Nesma Farahat
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Senior Manager - Head of Programs - Abdulla Al Ghurair Foundation
