Khulood Mahmood Al Rais is a senior student in Zayed University - CACE. She is graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts specializing in Animation and 3D modelling. She has many experience from different art courses, such as sculpture, traditional painting, web design, digital illustration and game design.

Moreover, Khulood has worked at Zayed University as 3D/Animation lab assistance for a period of two years. Khulood was chosen in a group of 10 students of Zayed University to study aboard and represent the University in The Intercultural Project of Fondazione Antonio Genovesi Salerno - SDOA in Italy in 2016. Also, she won the first place in Mansour bin Mohammed award for short movies in 2016.

Suaad Mohammed Al Hammadi is working at Ministry of Presidential Affairs H.H. The President Initiatives Sheikh Khalifa Specialty Hospital (SKSH) in the United Arab Emirates. She is a graduate from the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT), B.A. Applied Science majoring in Security and Forensics. She holds the title of a Youth Ambassador to South Korea. And has the opportunity to work closely with decision makers in her country, and take part in numerous national programs.

She is the winner of the “UAE Outstanding Youth Award 2015”, awarded by H.H Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in the UAE. Following the Youth Assembly Summer 2017, she started working on a project devoted to Syrian youth refugees to provide them with equality education and opportunities. She aspires to hold a major role in leading Sustainable Development in the UAE and promoting her country and its culture to the world in its finest images. In 2017 the Ministry of Youth suggested her as one of the protagonists of “Hi Dubai” tv series and from there she become also co-presenter of the program.

Tenzin Choeyang is a Tibetan born in India because her parents who are farmers, moved when very young. She grew up in a very spiritual Tibetan community. Kindness and compassion is way of living for her. His Holiness the Dalai Lama is her sacred spiritual teacher and guide.

She grew up very humble and she is happy for having started cooking at the age of 15 to help her family when school time permitted. Her mother strongly wanted to let all her kids to complete education despite poverty. She is very thankful to her mother, who was her first guide. She has a bachelor degree in Economy and Commerce for which she got the opportunity of a job in Dubai in sales and marketing.

She lives with her brother who is a freelance hair dresser. They are happy in Dubai and go to India every 6 months to meet the family and to attend lessons from Gurus.

Shanthi Thangaraj works as an in-house legal counsel for a Government department. Previously, she has had over seven year international experience in various real estate, banking and finance, general corporate and commercial transactions across multiple jurisdictions. These include New Delhi, New York and Dubai. She was raised and has lived in Dubai for most of her life. She has studied law in NYU.

Sara Khalifa Al Mubarak is an Emarati professional photographer and the founder of SKM Media. She has 3 children. She is well known as one of the most creative artists in the U.A.E..

At SKM Media, she provides media services such as photography, video, events coverage.

SKM Media is funded and supported by Khalifa Fund and has done many interesting media projects all over the UAE. Sara and her team use the best technology and the most updated forms on social media.

Tala Badri is the founder and Executive Director of the Centre for Musical Arts (CMA). Born and educated in Dubai, Tala studied music at Royal Holloway, University of London. What makes her all the more special is that she is currently the only female Emirati music graduate.

Armed with a second degree in Management and Languages in 1995, Tala worked for ten years in the financial sector (Barclay’s Bank) and consumer sector (Mars) gaining experience in finance, human resources and management.

While still in the corporate sector, Tala continued to teach flute and piano regularly and was heavily involved in the performing arts community in Dubai, including being instrumental in the development of the Dubai Community Theatre and Arts Centre.

In 2005, Tala established The Centre for Musical Arts, a stepping stone towards her hope of setting up a fully functional music school in Dubai. The vision was and remains today to develop and enhance the existing musical community initially in Dubai, but more importantly to make the musical experience available to the wider audience through its teaching programmes, concerts, recitals and workshops.

Maryam Bartawi is an entrepreneur, empowerment coach, athlete and she recently developed an interest in philanthropy. She passionately inspires self-transformation in those around her and identifies hidden talents and capabilities of individuals and corporations.

It is this passion to help both individuals and companies achieve their greater potential which inspired her to create her own company. EmpowerUs. She discovered football at age 8, she has pursued it persistently, and represented the UAE on the National Women’s Soccer Team during numerous international matches. During her 9 year career as a CSR and Sponsorship manager she conceived and ran numerous CSR initiatives, leading to her being the first woman in the UAE to handle commercial partnerships for Al Ain Football Club.

Despite her achievements, she decided to leave the corporate world, to pursue a deeper fulfilment and greater purpose. She began traveling the world; from volunteering in Africa and summiting Kilimanjaro to attending conferences and seminars in the USA. She aspires to lift individuals and corporations to a greater level of excellence. Maryam identifies a connection in all human relations and values and is a firm believer in the greater potential of humanity.

Through EmpowerUs, her vision and mission is to deepen the essential values of human engagement by creating meaningful experiences for the transformation of self, business and society.

Dareen Barbar a mother of two beautiful kids, a Motivational Speaker and an aspiring Athlete. She lost a leg to cancer at the age of 15, which turned her life around without stoping her from living her life to the full and overcoming the hardships.

Dareen won first place in Transformation division at The World Beauty Fitness and Fashion show, and is the first arab amputee to take part in such a pageant. She is an Ambassador of inclusion for people of determination. Dareen’s message to the world is that disability is an extra-ordinary ability that makes the impossible possible.

• Bachelor's + Master's degree in Psychology (Universidad Complutense de Madrid),
• Master’s degree in Coaching and ​Sport Psychology (IESPORT, BARCELONA),
• Bachelor degree in Teaching (Universidad Complutense de Madrid),
• Master instructor Barefoot education (EBFA, EEUU)
• Mentorship ​Phase 1 (EXOS, EEUU)​,
• Fitness instructor (FEDA, SPAIN)​
• Pilates Mat and Studio (FMG, SPAIN)​​,
• TRX training (FMG, Spain)​​.

Her experience in fitness industry for more than 15 years in Europe and Middle East showed her that movement and training give the necessary tools to stay young and autonomous. She has been playing individual and team sports all her life.

She likes to empower people to achieve their best, on their own way.

Sharifa Yateem completed her Master degree in Psychology with a concentration in Applied Behavior Analysis at Trinity College Dublin - Ireland. She is the first Emirati behavior analyst that has been certified by the Behavior Analyst Certification Board. She was awarded a scholarship by the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Higher Education to complete her Bachelor in Psychology and Masters in Psychology (Concentration in Applied Behavior Analysis - ABA).

She was featured in "As One: The Autism Project" an Emirati documentary to spread awareness about Autism. She was featured in magazines such as “Khaleejesque” , “Kol alusra”, “Arabia Stylist”. She was also featured on TV shows such as CNBC Al alArabiya, Rotana, Abu Dhabi TV. She was also an invited international speaker in many countries such as Morroco, Kuwait, Paris, Germany, United States of America. Sharifa is an activate member of Association of Behaviour Analysts International and is active in the dissemination of the science of behavior within her region. She has an active Instagram account in which she discusses issues in Applied Behavior Analysis and Autism (@sharifayateem).

She has more than 8 years experience in treating various issues with children with Autism such as challenging problem behaviors, sleeping issues, feeding issues, academic issues, inclusion in the community, toilet training, daily living skills, social and communication skills. She is also an advocate to empower families who has an individual with Autism by conducting free workshops in Arabic and English for parents as well as training parents at their homes. Sharifa served as Master of Ceremonies at the Crown Prince Court discussion about Autism with international speaker, Thorkil Sonne. Sharifa earned her fellowship from Sheikha Shamsa Bint Mohammad bin Zayed Early Childhood Development in collaboration with Yale University.

Currently she is completing her PhD degree in Education Focusing in Special Needs and Inclusion at The British University in Dubai. She is currently working as a consultant at New England Center for Children in Abu Dhabi. Her interests are continuing to empower parents, empower special needs rights, policy and social change, and advocating for a scientific based education for Autism.

Samia Naser Yateem is a 27 years old Emirati who pursued her dream in studying her Bachelors of Science in Criminal and Investigative Studies in London, and continued her higher education in Masters of Science in Crime Science.

For her final project dissertation in BSc her reasearch was about “DNA at the scene of the crime”. In her MSc final project she used the GIS software “Study of the journey to crime in London boroughs, using crime theories to analyze homicide by spatial analysis”.

Samia is the first emarati who studied crime science, the ministry of higher education, shorik, awarded her as an Ambassador for crime science to help students.

Samia Yateem currently live in Abu Dhabi and she is ready to put her knowledge to practice for her beloved country.