Meet our trainers

Nariman is highly skilled in communication and influence and achieves outstanding results from participants in all of her training programmes. It helps employees achieve their career goals and empowers them to transform their ideas into projects and initiatives that are aligned with the organisation's vision and strategy.

Nariman has trained more than 5,000 government employees in UAE, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia with over  23 years of experience in leadership development, human development and organisational excellence. And media & Public relation skills, whose training depends on an innovative approach using the concepts of Edutainment and Gamification.

Nouran has worked with 27+ entities across the GCC to provide business and system improvement solutions. Currently, she is a Treasury Analyst at Easa Saleh Al Gurg Group, also facilitating credit management functions.

Nouran has a strong passion for training and enjoys motivating others to grow professionally and personally.

PLAY. LEARN. BOND.

This is Payal's mantra in life. She uses gamification and play-based pedagogy based in neuroscience, psychology and technology to connect with her learners and audience. Her facilitation style is interactive, multi-sensory and very practical.

Payal started her career in higher education in the UK and established her expertise in the people's profession in the Middle East. She trains on CIPD Qualifications, leadership & management and life skills

Phil is PwC’s Middle East Data Privacy and the Global Social Media Governance Leader and has authored the world’s first book on social media enterprise risk in 2015.

Phil’s expertise stem from a strong foundation in cyber security, data analytics, programming, and technology. He has led the development of IT systems, including secure systems in financial services, which help clients capture, manage, and analyse operational and financial data. He is a regular keynote speaker at technology conferences across the globe and a popular trainer.

Priyam has been instrumental in establishing a 360-degree marketing function for the Academy and has led its B2B and B2C marketing strategy, implementation and control. She is also a seasoned trainer for the CIM qualification and customised marketing and communications training for clients in the public and private sector.

Priyam has previously worked as Head of Marketing and Sales for an education business in the Middle East and at a media and CXO community engagement firm in India.

Rita has designed and delivered training programmes to banking, financial services, SMEs and governmental entities. She is also a lecturer at the World Union of Arab Banks and an expert of consolidation and group accounts analysis.

Rita has in-depth knowledge of how to frame international standards in practice, in line with Central Banks and local regulations. She is a strong advocate of IFRS and remains actively involved in discussions and consultations around its future development.

Sean brings a background in data science from a variety of industries including healthcare, government, real estate, education, and banking. He has been responsible for many projects that have significantly impacted people and organisations by saving time and money, while achieving better results.

He uses emerging technologies, digital transformation, and innovation strategy to help clients identify problems, develop solutions, build prototypes, and measure success.

Semih is a well-versed professional with work experience spanning over 10 years in FMCG, telecommunications and consultancy. He has delivered many trainings on Data Analytics, Design Thinking, Branding, Project Management and other subjects in his areas of expertise.

Vincent has delivered large scale strategic projects across several countries and sectors such as media, telco, automotive, life sciences, luxury goods, financial services, manufacturing, retail and procurement services. He is skilled in SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), Enterprise Software, Data Migration, Extract, Transform, Load (ETL), and Databases. 

Zayna delivers ACCA and ASC qualifications and has been involved in course design for multiple projects including course management, content development (English and Arabic) and assessments. She has also developed question banks for PwC Academy’s exam based training gaming application.

Zayna previously worked as a lecturer at the Ahfad University for Women, School of Management Studies in Sudan. Zayna is actively involved in coaching and mentoring students and delegates to achieve higher goals.