WASD conferences brings together researchers, policy makers, educators, consultants and employers from around the world to exchange knowledge and experience and discuss recent developments and current challenges in both theory and practice.
Here is a list of distinguished keynote speakers who have presented at WASD conferences:
Nobel Laureate
- Professor Thomas C. Schelling, Nobel Laureate in Economics 2005, University of Maryland, United States
Prime Ministers, Minsters and Senior Government Officials
- H. E. Stephenson King, Prime Minister, Government of St. Lucia
- H. E. Fahmi Bin Ali H. E. Al Jowder, Minister of Works, Electricity & Water Authority, Kingdom of Bahrain
- H. E. Sheikh Nahyan Bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education & Scientific Research, United Arab Emirates
- H. E. Majid Al Mansouri, Chairman, Department of Municipal Affairs, Emirate of Abu Dhabi
- H. E. Dr. Yasir Alnaqbi, Director, Abu Dhabi Excellence Office, Emirate of Abu Dhabi
- H. E. Abdul Razak A. H. Al Qassim, CEO, National Bank of Bahrain, Kingdom of Bahrain
- His Excellency John Nsambu, High Commissioner of Uganda in Canada, Uganda
- Councillor Lynda Hyde, Mayor, City of Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom
- Councillor Garry Peltzer Dunn, Mayor, City of Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom
- Professor Vaughan Allen Lewis, Former PM, Government of St Lucia
- Professor Ashraf Shaalan, President, National Research Council, Egypt
- Dr. Ayad Altaai, Avisor, Department of Municipal Affairs, Emirate of Abu Dhabi
- Dr. Kamal Abdelgadir Ahmed, Undersecretary, Federal Ministry of Health, Sudan
- Dr. Elsheikh Elsiddig Badr, Secretary General, Sudan Medical Specialization Board, Sudan
International Organisations, Societies and Networks
- Dr. Petru Dumitriu, Joint Inspection Unit, United Nations Office at Geneva, Switzerland
- Samia M. Melhem, World Bank, United States
- Helen Gillman, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Italy
- Professor Mohamed Hassan, United Nations Universities, Italy
- Professor Ali Khogali, World Heath Organisation, Switzerland
- Professor Virginia Murray, Public Health England and UNISDR, United Kingdom
- Professor Geoffrey Oldham, SciDev.Net, United Kingdom
- Dr. Sherine Ghoneim, Global Development Network, Egypt
- Dr. Michael Greger, Humane Society, United States
- Nuha Eltinay, Arab Urban Development Institute, Saudi Arabia
- Abdulhasan Al-Dairi, Bahrain SMEs Society, Kingdom of Bahrain
- Moa M Herrgård, United Nations Major Group for Children & Youth, Sweden
- Clive Hildebrand, Australian Institute of International Affairs, Australia
- Stefan Knights, Commonwealth Secretariat, United Kingdom
- Ann Pettifor, New Economic Foundation, United Kingdom
Vice Chancellors, Presidents and Provosts
- Professor Abdulla Y. Al-Hawaj, Ahlia University, Kingdom of Bahrain
- Professor Robert Allison, University of Sussex, United Kingdom
- Professor W Paul Davies, Royal Agricultural University, United Kingdom (Deceased)
- Professor Janet Druker, University of Westminister, United Kingdom
- Professor Douglas A. Hensler, Naval Postgraduate School, United States
- Professor John Joughin, University of East London, United Kingdom
- Professor Liisa Laakso, University of Tampere, Finland
- Professor Sonny Nwankwo, Nigerian Defence Academy, Nigeria
- Professor Michael Powell, Griffith University, Australia
- Professor Herman J. Saatkamp, Jr., Stockton University, United States
- Professor Clement K. Sankat, University of West Indies, St. Augustine
- Professor Michael Thorne, University of East London, United Kingdom
Deans, Directors and Head of Departments
- Dr. Jason J Blackstock, University College London, United Kingdom
- Professor Moiz Bakhiet, Arabian Gulf University, Kingdom of Bahrain
- Professor Ronald McQuaid, University of Stirling Stirling, United Kingdom
- Professor John Adams, British University in Egypt, Egypt
- Professor Amer Al-Roubaie, Ahlia University, Kingdom of Bahrain
- Professor Aidan Berry, University of Brighton, United Kingdom
- Professor Dave Cavanagh, Institute for Animal Health, United Kingdom
- Professor Istemi Demirag, Keele University, United Kingdom
- Professor Ahmed H. Fahal, University of Khartoum, Sudan
- Professor Mike Hobday, University of Sussex & Brighton, United Kingdom
- Professor Hunud Kadouf, International Islamic University, Malaysia
- Professor Lynette Louw, Rhodes University, South Africa
- Professor Gordon Mackerron, University of Sussex, United Kingdom
- Professor Lukumon O. Oyedele, University of the West of England, United Kingdom
- Professor Gioia Pescetto, Portsmouth University, United Kingdom
- Professor Daniel Petree, Embry-Riddle University, United States
- Professor M. R. Riazi, Kuwait University, Kuwait
- Professor Siraj Sait , University of East London, United Kingdom
- Dr. Randolph Cooper, University of East London, United Kingdom
- Dr. Aled Jones, Anglia Ruskin University, United Kingdom
- Dr. Dababrata Chowdhury, University Campus Suffolk, United Kingdom
- Dr. Keith Nurse, University of West Indies, Barbados
- Dr. Jonathan Wilson, Richmond University, United Kingdom
Distinguished Academics
- Professor Beverlee B. Anderson, California State University San Marcos, United States
- Professor Michael Busler, Stockton University, United States
- Professor Robert Chambers, Institute of Development Studies, United Kingdom
- Professor Peter Heisig, University of Applied Sciences, Germany
- Professor Jerry Kolo, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
- Professor David A. Lewis, University at Albany, United States
- Professor Shunsuke Managi, Yokohama National University, Japan
- Professor Izzeldin Mohamed Osman, Sudan University of Science & Technology, Sudan
- Professor Wafaa Saleh, Edinburgh Napier University, United Kingdom
- Professor W. Edward Steinmueller, University of Sussex, United Kingdom
- Dr. Alex Bowen, London School of Economics & Political Science, United Kingdom
- Dr. Robin Ireland, King’s College Hospital London, United Kingdom
- Dr. Ihab Tewfik, University of Westminster, United Kingdom
- Dr. Jamal N. I. Hassan, Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Business, Consultancy and Industry
- Dr. Adrian Dore, Cabis Solutions Ltd, United Kingdom
- Dr. Vikram Murthy, Academy for Collaborative Futures, Australia & New Zealand
- Dr. Adrian Rabe London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom
- Dr. David Rubens , Deltar Training Solutions Ltd, UK
- Dr. Alma Swan, KeyPerspectives Ltd, United Kingdom
- Karl Astbury, Association of Greater Manchester Authorities, United Kingdom
- Christopher Chagnon, Centre for International Economic Law, Trade, and Development, United Kingdom
- Mark Harvey , Resurgence, United Kingdom
- Nagi Idris, London Centre of International Law Practice, United Kingdom
- David Otto , TGS Intelligence Consultants Ltd, United Kingdom
- Rudi Page, Enhanced Leadership Insights, United Kingdom
- John Peters, Greenleaf Publishing & GSE Research, United Kingdom
- Steve Reeve, Institute of Change Management, United Kingdom
- Fawaz M. M. Al Dkheel, Regional Social Responsibility Network, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Media and Technology
- Mark Pesce, Media and Technology Consultancy, Australia
- Ala Subhi, BBC Arabic Services, United Kingdom (Deceased)
NGOs
- El-Khidir Daloum Mahmoud Ahmed (MBE), Independent Humanitarian and Development Expert, United Kingdom
- Geoff King, Raleigh International, United Kingdom
- Jack McQuibban, Restless Development, United Kingdom
