Nizar comes from a technology engineering background and has worked in the ICT and adjacent industries for more than 23 years. Nizar led multiple cross-functional teams starting from design engineering, portfolio management, consulting, strategy & innovations and digital transformation, achieving business excellence and innovative leadership with the business transformation of diverse vertical industries using advanced information technologies. Nizar is active in the development of advanced information technologies and leadership innovation space at the intersection between technology and social innovations. Business transformation and modelling for the rollout of smart everything (smartX, incl. smart cities) across all industries and stakeholders is one of Nizar’s key areas of research interest and development for both public and private sectors. Additionally Nizar has interest to develop and implement a model for interactive relationships between leadership and continuous Innovation.