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Abdelmajeed Shamlawi

Executive Director of Organization Performance and Technology

Queen Rania Teacher Academy

Abdelmajeed Shamlawi Executive Director of Organizational Performance and Technology Abdelmajeed serves as the Executive Director of Organizational Performance and Technology. With over two decades of experience in the Information and Communications Technology sector, Donors management and organizational development, Mr. Shamlawi has led significant projects such as Jordans REACH and REACH2025 initiatives, enhancing the countrys digital economy, managing large scale donors economic development programs, NGOs and not-for-profit organizations. His previous roles include the Chief Operations Officer at Oasis500, member of the board of Trustees of Princes Sumaya University for Technology, Strategist and Co-Founder of Y-Consult, and CEO of the ICT Association of Jordan (int@j), where he drove technology, innovation, strategic growth, and sustainability. At QRTA, Mr. Shamlawi has been developing and implementing the organization strategy, integrating technology into education programs and organization functions, and advancing the Academys  business model and sustainability. His expertise in developing strategic plans and partnerships significantly contributes to QRTAs regional and international impact. He holds a Masters degree in Management Information Systems as well as a Computer Engineering Bachelor degree. 

SPEAKER SESSIONS

27 May, 2025 | 16:15 to 16:35
Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Education

The emerging fourth industrial revolution is leading change in several areas in economy, business, society, and education with increased and disruptive digitization, this change has been paralleled with an increasing focus on developing the skills of human resources to be resilient, problem solver, innovative, and able to lead in a digital economy. Over the past few years, a great number of technology breakthroughs emerged covering wide-ranging fields such as artificial intelligence, robotics, biotechnology, energy storage and quantum computing, to name a few. The future demands an advanced degree of digital economy skills to be integrated into education at different levels. Digital literacy, coding, robotics, and STEM enables students and teachers to experiment and solve day to day problems. More recently innovation and entrepreneurship have been making the scene by following methodologies to create solutions for problems and using design thinking and ideation methodologies.