Speakers & Panelists

Dr. Ahmed Al Mohannadi

Dr. Ahmed Al Mohannadi is currently the CEO of Qlife Pharma. He received his Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University in 1983. In 1989, Dr. Al Mohannadi received his PhD degree in Electronics Engineering from the Faculty of Information Technology, The University of Kent in U.K.

Dr. Mohannadi has more than 40 years of experience in the field of electrical engineering that includes  but not limited to working in ICT as a Senior Advisor for The Supreme Council of Information and Communication and holding the position of the Director of the Electronic Government. He was also appointed the Director of the Statistical Department in the Council of Planning in 2000. In addition, Dr. Mohannadi held the position of the Director of Computer Department in the Ministry of Interior, and Vice-Dean of Faculty of Engineering, Qatar University.

Dr. Mohannadi conducted several research studies and has numerous publications in the field of electronic engineering. 

Dr. Ahmed Al-Sulaiti

Dr. Ahmed Al Sulaiti is the Chairman of Qatar Pharma for pharmaceutical industries. He is the Chairman and founder of Al Sulaiti Holdings as well, which has many divisions operating under its umbrella; Pharmaceutical Manufacturing, Construction, Real Estate, Celebration Hall, Alqima for Logistic and Law Firm. He received his Bachelor of Law from Beirut University in 1995, a Diploma in Administrative Science and M.A in Public Law with Excellent degree from Faculty of Law, Cairo University in 2000 and his PH.D at Administrative Law under study of general employee Promotion from Cairo University in 2005.

Dr. Al Sulaiti is a Lawyer registered with the Qatari Court of Cassation since 2011, he held many positions such as; Director of the Legal Affairs Department at the Ministry of Civil Service and Housing Affairs, Assistant of Head Administration of Ministry of Civil Service and Housing Affairs, Head of Public Relations at the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture, Assistant of Head of Public Relations at the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Agriculture, The office Secretary of the Minister of Industry and Public Works and Marketing officer of Arabian Gulf Lake.

Dr. Al Sulaiti is a Qatari businessman, a well-known visionary entrepreneur in the region that has achieved success building a diverse business portfolio that is known on the local, regional and international level. He is the Head of Preparatory Committee for the Information System (GIS 97) and a member of many national committees, includes but not limited to; the Committee of Human Rights, the Joint Omani Qatari Higher Committee, Combating Human Trafficking Committee, Sponsorship System Committee, Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women Committee. He participated in many Gulf, Arabian and International Conferences including; the International Labor Conference in Geneva, the Elimination of Racial Excellence in Geneva and The Second Forum on the Development of the Relationship between the Legal and Administrators in Sharm El Sheikh.

Dr. Ahmed Babiker

Dr. Ahmed Babiker is Head of Registration and Pricing Section of the Pharmacy and Drug Control Department at the Ministry of Public Health in Doha. He received his BSc. degree from Sudan. He completed a Master’s program at Queens University Belfast in the United Kingdom where he gained rich research experience. His main research interests include patient safety and pharmacy practice. He presented his research work in various international conferences and published papers in reputable journals.

Dr. Babiker has more than 20 years of experience in different fields of pharmacy practice including; hospital pharmacy, community pharmacy, clinical pharmacy, drug information, quality and risk management, and patient safety. He worked as a drug information pharmacist at Hamad Medical Corporation, the principal health institute in Qatar, which added to his clinical knowledge and skills. Through his work with the Ministry of Public Health, he got involved in the Community Pharmacies Steering Group for the National Health Strategy Project and gained experience in development of policies as a vaccine registration supervisor.

In addition, Dr. Babiker is interested in sport activities; he was volunteering with Qatar Anti-doping Commission as a Doping Control Officer (DCO) since 2005. He participated in many and different sports activities in Qatar as DCO as well as DCO Venue Manager.

Dr. Aisha Al-Ansari

Dr. Aisha Al-Ansari is the Director of Pharmacy & Drug Control Department at the Ministry of Public Health in the State of Qatar. Dr. Aisha received her Master in Pharmaceutical Services & Medicines Control from University of Bradford- UK in 1998 and Bachelor degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from University of Jordan in 1988. She started her professional career as staff pharmacist in HMC and then moved to MOH where she started as registration officer until she serves in the capacity of department’s director in 2001. Dr. Aisha leads the nation-wide drug policy, implementation and monitoring of pharmacy laws and regulations.

Dr. Aisha serves as the chairperson of local committees such Drug Registration, Drug Pricing, OTC & Herbal Registration and Drug Condemnation. She is also member of Therapeutics Committee, Drug Supply Committee, National Narcotic Safety Committee, National Stockpiling Committee, Qatar Anti-Doping Commission Team and Anti-Doping Lab Qatar IRB Committee. She represents Qatar in regional and international committees including GCC drug registration and pricing committees, WHO Global Advisory Group for Good Governance of Medicines Programme, Arab Union for Pharmacists, Arab League for Anti-counterfeit in Medicines and Qatar Permanent Narcotics Committee to INCB-Vienna. Dr. Aisha manages the pharmacy profession’s initiatives and projects stated in Qatar National Vision (QNV 2030) and National Health Strategies (NHS) including community pharmacy strategy, Qatar National Formulary (QNF), Qatar National Drug Coding System (QNDCS) and recently proposed the implementation of e-Pedigree Pharmaceutical Track Trace systems i.e. Qatar e-Pedigree System (QEPS).

Mr. Ali Al-Khulaifi

Dr. Mr. Ali Al-Khulaifi is the Director of Planning and Quality at the Ministry of Economy and Commerce. He received his BSc degree in Computer Science from Qatar University, his Executive MBA from HEC Paris and a certified project manager (PMP) from the Project Management Institute in Pennsylvania. Mr. Al-Khulaifi Joined the Ministry of Economy and Commerce in December 2014, he is responsible for leading the economic diversification and private sector development agenda for the country, developing ministry strategy, setting the right governance and performance management frameworks, developing models for customer and employee experiences and outlining the ministry quality and PMO policies.

Before joining the Ministry, Mr. Al-Khulaifi was the Acting CEO for the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Company (Enterprise Qatar) and the Executive Director of Business Support Services. He also worked for ictQATAR (currently the Ministry of Transport and communication) under many capacities including Executive Director of the ICT Industry Development. He has represented the State of Qatar at various forums taking place in Doha, Geneva, Tokyo, Korea, Dubai, Cairo, and Beirut, promoting the emerging ICT investment opportunities in Qatar. He was the Business Development Manager at Vodafone Qatar during the early establishment and helped the company understand the market forces and dynamics in addition to developing the sales plans relating to products and services. Mr. Al-Khulaifi began his career at Ooredoo, formerly known as Qatar Telecom, where he worked as an analyst/programmer in the business support section of the IT Department, he later progressed to Senior Systems Analyst and became the product development lead for all new products and services introduced by the company.

Dr. Alla El-Awaisi

Dr. Alla El-Awaisi is the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs and Clinical Lecturer in the College of Pharmacy at Qatar University. She received her Master of Pharmacy degree from Strathclyde University in Glasgow (UK), MSc in Prescribing Science from the Robert Gordon University (UK) and PhD from the Robert Gordon University (UK). She is also Chair of the Interprofessional Education Committee since 2014 and has been leading successful IPE initiatives locally and internationally. 

Prior to her academic career, she practiced pharmacy in Scotland for more than 9 years and was an experienced Clinical Pharmacist with a proven track record of providing clinically focused pharmacy service and developing innovative experiences for students. She worked with different prescribers in different settings to implement prescribing strategies and undertook projects to promote quality and cost-effective prescribing. 

Dr. El-Awaisi is currently an active member of the College of Pharmacy academic team at Qatar University where she prepares pharmacy students to provide optimal pharmaceutical care and improve health care outcomes. Additionally, she explores opportunities to develop and implement policies to enhance students’ experience at the College of Pharmacy while providing them with guidance and leadership skills. 

She received many awards including the Best Oral Presentation Award at the Second International Gulf Clinical Skills and Simulation Conference in Kuwait, 1st prize award for the Best Poster Presentation at the Global Medical & Health Education 2015 Forum, and was the runner up for Qatar University Outstanding Faculty Service Award in 2016. Her research interests include interprofessional education and collaborative practice, pharmacy education and pharmacy practice. She has also published several articles in peer-reviewed journals.

Dr. Azmi Hassali

Dr. Mohamed Azmi is a Professor in the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences at Universiti Sains in Malaysia. He received his Bachelor degree in Pharmacy and Master’s degree in Clinical Pharmacy from Universiti Sains, Malaysia and his PhD degree in Social Pharmacy from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. Since July 2011, he was selected to head the Malaysian country group for advocating rational use of medicines in population by INRUD. He also was identified by World Health Organization Western Pacific Office as one of the leading researchers and resource person in the field of generic medicines policy analysis and one of the experts in patient medication safety and the rational use of antibiotics in the region. Dr. Azmi holds many positions on the national level.  Since 2012, he was appointed by the Minister of Health as a board member for the Pharmacy Board of Malaysia, and council member for the Malaysian Academy of Pharmacy. He was appointed by several foreign universities from New Zealand, Australia and United Kingdom as an external examiner for graduate students.

Dr. Azmi currently serves as the international advisory board member for many reputable international pharmacy journals. He also serves as a member of the National Medicine Policy Steering Committee under the Malaysian Ministry of Health. As a renowned researcher in the field of quality use of medicines from Asia, he holds membership and council post in many international health-based organizations including Health Action International-Asia Pacific (HAI-AP), Action on Antibiotic Resistant (ReAct), and International Network for Rational Use of Drugs (INRUD). He published more than 400 full research journal articles in international peer-reviewed journals and authored more than 200 conference presentations.

He received many awards and recognitions due to his excellent contribution to both the profession and society. He was recognized by the Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society and the Malaysian Academy of Pharmacy as the only expert in the country with specialization in social and administrative pharmacy teaching and research. He received the 'Outstanding Academic Pharmacist of the Year’ award by the Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society. He has also been awarded the ‘Distinguished Conduct Medal (PKT)’ by the State Governor of Penang. In addition, he received the prestigious Top Research Scientists Malaysia’ award by the Academy of Sciences in Malaysia and the ‘Distinguished Alumni of Universiti Sains of Malaysia’ award.

Dr. Daoud Al Badriyeh

Dr. Daoud Al-Badriyeh is an Associate Professor of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research in the College of Pharmacy at Qatar University. He received an honors degree in pharmaceutical sciences from the University of Sydney (Sydney, Australia). Also, he received his PhD in Pharmacoeconomics and Outcome Research from Monash University (Melbourne, Australia).

He is the founder and current president of the Qatar Chapter of the International Society of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR), in association with ISPOR-USA. 

Dr. Al-Badriyeh’s research work focuses on the decision analytic and economic modeling (especially the multi-indication multi-criteria modeling for drug selection), in addition to the comparative clinical and cost-effectiveness analyses in relation to antimicrobials, sedatives, anticoagulants, cardiovascular and diabetic medications, oral chemotherapy, and lung surfactants. He currently supervises postgraduate students, has numerous publications in reputable journals, and received several competitive grants as principal investigator in Qatar via the NPRP fund (the National Priorities Research Program, by Qatar National Research Fund), Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), Qatar University, and other university and hospital funds overseas. 

Dr. Emad Eldin Osman

Dr. Emad is a supervisor in the Pharmacy and Drug Control department at Ministry of Public Health. Dr. Emad holds a master degree in Pharmacy practice and has around 15 years in pharma-regulatory and compliance area. He looks after the authorization of pharmaceutical products, including evaluation of bioequivalence studies, clinical trials, pharmacovigilance system, in addition to CMC (Chemistry, Manufacturing and Controls).

Dr. Emad is the editor of Qatar National Formulary (QNF) and  is a professional reviewer for the WHO bulletin and Value in Health Regional issues. He is also involved in many projects related to Qatar National Health Strategy (NHS) i.e. National Drug Coding, Generic use and advancement of the pharmaceutical legislative framework. He shared his research in various international conference and published some articles on pharmaceutical care and other pharmacy practice areas.

Dr. Ioannis Konstantinidis

Dr. Ioannis Konstantinidis is an Assistant Professor of International Law in the College of Law at Qatar University, and Affiliate Member of the Center for Law and Development. He holds a Ph.D. and an LL.M. in Public International Law from the Sorbonne Law School, University of Paris. He received an M.A. from the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po, France) and a B.A. from the University of Athens, Greece. He was a Visiting Fellow at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, University of Cambridge and the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law. He worked at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea and at the Office of Legal Affairs of the United Nations.

Dr. Ioannis regularly acts for States, international organizations and private entities in contentious and advisory matters. He has advised in connection with disputes heard at the International Court of Justice, the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes, the European Court of Human Rights and at a multitude of ad hoc and institutional arbitral fora (including under UNCLOS, PCA and UNCITRAL Rules). He is also listed as arbitrator on the Kuala Lumpur Regional Center for Arbitration (KLRCA) (Asian International Arbitration Center) panel of arbitrators. He is a general public international law expert. His research and practice focus on law of the sea and natural resources, land and maritime boundaries, deep sea-bed mining, international organizations, international investment law, international litigation and arbitration, international environmental law and sustainable development, human rights, and international humanitarian law.

Dr. Maguy El Hajj

Dr. El Hajj is a Clinical Associate Professor and the Chair of the Clinical Pharmacy and Practice Section at Qatar University College of Pharmacy.

Dr. El-Hajj received her educational training at the Lebanese American University (LAU) where she earned a Bachelor of Pharmacy (with high distinction) in 2005 and a Doctor of Pharmacy degree (with high distinction) in 2006. LAU is the only school of pharmacy to be accredited by the U.S. Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education outside of the United States. Dr. El-Hajj was previously a part-time faculty member with the Lebanese International University and responsible for teaching across a wide variety of courses. She was also a clinical preceptor for senior year pharmacy students in community and hospital settings. In addition to her teaching responsibilities, Dr. El-Hajj was also a registered pharmacist and practiced as a clinical pharmacist at the Rafic Hariri University Hospital in Beirut, Lebanon.

Dr. El Hajj also holds the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) pharmacotherapy certification.

Dr. El Hajj has conducted several research studies in clinical pharmacy and practice, public health, smoking cessation and pharmacy education. She has several peer-reviewed articles in international pharmacy and medical journals that focused on clinical pharmacy and practice in addition to many poster and oral presentations at regional and international conferences. 

Dr. Marios Katsioloudes

Dr. Marios Katsioloudes is a professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship in the College of Business and Economics at Qatar University. He received his PhD degree in Strategic Management from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Throughout his 35-year career, Dr. Katsioloudes has taught in a number of universities including: Coastal Carolina University, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, Saint Josephs’ University, Villanova University, the American University of Sharjah, UAE, Abu Dhabi University, UAE, and the Hellenic American University in Greece. He has worked for the Cyprus Development Bank and the World Bank. He provided consulting services to SMEs in Cyprus, the US, Libya, Greece, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and elsewhere. He has also served as a member/chair of review panels for business programs at Universities in Bahrain, Oman and Saudi Arabia.

Dr. Marios is  currently a visiting professor to the University of Cyprus, Galen University in Belize, Linkoping University in Sweden, EDHEC Business School in France, Mediterranean School of Business in Tunisia, Arabian Gulf University in Bahrain, Tulane University in the USA, and The Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Chania, in Greece.  His research work focuses on strategic planning process in the for-profit and non-profit sectors, entrepreneurship, as well as the management of change and innovation. He has authored/co-authored six books, published over 37 articles and 77 conference proceedings on strategic management, international business and small business management/entrepreneurship. He is currently involved in a research project to identify the entrepreneurial intentions of university students in Qatar. Furthermore, his sixth book with Arpi Abouhanian, has just been published by Routledge, titled “The Strategic Planning Process. Understanding Strategy in Global Markets”.