Maryam A Hassani
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Wafa Al Obaidat
We're excited to have Maryam A Hassani as a Founding Member of our platform Playbook, where our mission is to provide world-class educational master classes delivered by the most successful women in the world. With your contributions Maryam, we're able to get closer to achieving our goal of becoming the largest school for girls and women leaders in the world. Your support is truly appreciated, with which 20 scholarships will go out to women in your name.
Wafa Al Obaidat
We're excited to have Maryam A Hassani as a Founding Member of our platform Playbook, where our mission is to provide world-class educational master classes delivered by the most successful women in the world. With your contributions Maryam, we're able to get closer to achieving our goal of becoming the largest school for girls and women leaders in the world. Your support is truly appreciated, with which 20 scholarships will go out to women in your name.
Wafa Al Obaidat
We're excited to have Maryam A Hassani as a Founding Member of our platform Playbook, where our mission is to provide world-class educational master classes delivered by the most successful women in the world. With your contributions Maryam, we're able to get closer to achieving our goal of becoming the largest school for girls and women leaders in the world. Your support is truly appreciated, with which 20 scholarships will go out to women in your name.
Wafa Al Obaidat
We're excited to have Maryam A Hassani as a Founding Member of our platform Playbook, where our mission is to provide world-class educational master classes delivered by the most successful women in the world. With your contributions Maryam, we're able to get closer to achieving our goal of becoming the largest school for girls and women leaders in the world. Your support is truly appreciated, with which 20 scholarships will go out to women in your name.
Credentials
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AI for Everyone
DeepLearning.AIDec, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Data Preperation and Visual Analytics
SASJan, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Qiyada Emerging Leaders Program
McKinsey & CompanyDec, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Open Water Diver
PADIMay, 2021- Nov, 2024 -
Startup School
Y CombinatorDec, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
The Best Start in Life: Early Childhood Development for Sustainable Development
edXJul, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Techstars Hub71 Accelerator | Class of 2020
TechstarsApr, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Digital Badge
EYFeb, 2019- Nov, 2024
Experience
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Zealous
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United Arab Emirates
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Technology, Information and Internet
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1 - 100 Employee
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Founder & CEO
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Jun 2022 - Present
Zealous is a geolocation-enabled app that makes meeting and nurturing connections in the tech startup space easy, personal and meaningful through human-centric design and thoughtful technology. Zealous is a geolocation-enabled app that makes meeting and nurturing connections in the tech startup space easy, personal and meaningful through human-centric design and thoughtful technology.
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Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority
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United Arab Emirates
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Government Administration
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1 - 100 Employee
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Acting Head of Innovation
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Mar 2023 - Present
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Innovation Specialist
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Dec 2019 - Mar 2023
*Managed a growth-stage startup fellowship program that instills innovation in early childhood development (ECD) by empowering global startups to localize their solutions to critical ECD challenges; 18 startups each awarded USD ~200k in equity-free grants and strategically matched with 20+ ecosystem partners to support their localization journeys.*Led a human-centric community engagement initiative that engages diverse ECD stakeholders to derive insights and implement actions that reimagine the way in which Abu Dhabi caters to the wellbeing of its children; 50+ global ECD stakeholders engaged, eight challenges identified with three ideas implemented in partnership with global startups. Show less
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Hydro Wind Energy
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United Arab Emirates
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Renewable Energy Power Generation
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1 - 100 Employee
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Co-Founder & CIO
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Nov 2019 - Present
*Defined the partnership strategy and outlined approach to building alliances with key partners (ie. Masdar City, Abu Dhabi National Energy Company, Abu Dhabi Investment Office); overseeing the pilot of a patented subscale system in the UAE. *Selected as a top 100 startup shaping the Fourth Industrial Revolution by the World Economic Forum. Featured in Wired, Gizmodo, Business Insider and BBC World Service. *Defined the partnership strategy and outlined approach to building alliances with key partners (ie. Masdar City, Abu Dhabi National Energy Company, Abu Dhabi Investment Office); overseeing the pilot of a patented subscale system in the UAE. *Selected as a top 100 startup shaping the Fourth Industrial Revolution by the World Economic Forum. Featured in Wired, Gizmodo, Business Insider and BBC World Service.
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Mohammed Bin Rashid Innovation Fund
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United Arab Emirates
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Government Relations Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Startup Recruitment Manager
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Mar 2019 - Dec 2019
Managed startup outreach for an AED ~2b federal initiative that supports innovators with corporate strategy, business modeling, access to market/talent and financial opportunities. Managed startup outreach for an AED ~2b federal initiative that supports innovators with corporate strategy, business modeling, access to market/talent and financial opportunities.
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EY
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United Kingdom
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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700 & Above Employee
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Strategy Consultant
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Sep 2018 - Dec 2019
*Led collaborative efforts to address challenges being faced in the ecosystem as well as identified viable tech solutions and facilitated their integration across the public sector. *Strategized and facilitated design thinking workshops for Dubai Future Accelerators and Dubai Economy. *Developed a futuristic university concept adaptable to the evolving trends of the job market. *Led collaborative efforts to address challenges being faced in the ecosystem as well as identified viable tech solutions and facilitated their integration across the public sector. *Strategized and facilitated design thinking workshops for Dubai Future Accelerators and Dubai Economy. *Developed a futuristic university concept adaptable to the evolving trends of the job market.
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Family Business Council Gulf (FBCG)
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United Arab Emirates
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Associate
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Dec 2017 - Apr 2018
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DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Centre
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United Arab Emirates
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Alternative Dispute Resolution
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Intern
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Oct 2017 - Oct 2017
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DIFC Courts
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United Arab Emirates
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Administration of Justice
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1 - 100 Employee
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Intern
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Sep 2017 - Sep 2017
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New York University Abu Dhabi
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United Arab Emirates
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Author and Researcher
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Sep 2016 - May 2017
Capstone paper on Family Business Succession in the UAE Capstone paper on Family Business Succession in the UAE
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Education
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2013 - 2017
New York University Abu Dhabi
Bachelor's degree, Political Science
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