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Executive Programme
Digital Transformation, Innovation and Organisational Excellence

Five Executive Sessions Masterclass REGISTRATION

Mode of Learning: Hybrid Delivery Format [online and onsite attendance in London, United Kingdom]
Programme Duration: 5 Executive Sessions
Total Learning Hours: 30 Credit Hours
Programme Schedule: 16 October 2026
Session Timings (UK Time): Fridays (14:00 PM – 17:00 PM) and Saturdays (10:00 AM – 13:00 PM)

Organised by London Institute of Sustainable Development (LISD) and the World Association for Sustainable Development (WASD)

The programme is structured to provide an engaging executive learning experience through a flexible hybrid format, enabling participants to benefit from interactive sessions, expert discussions, collaborative learning, and practical applications of digitalisation and sustainability concepts.

Overview

The Executive Programme on Digital Transformation, Innovation and Organisational Excellence is a transformative five-session masterclass designed to develop visionary professionals, leaders, policymakers, and change-makers capable of driving digital transformation while advancing sustainable business practices.

Aligned with the United Nations (UN) (2015) 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the programme provides advanced insights into sustainability management, strategic leadership, responsible innovation, and evidence-based decision-making in the digital age.

The Executive Programme aims to allow participants develop expertise in strategic leadership, digital transformation, data-driven decision-making and sustainable business models, with an emphasis on addressing real-world challenges across industries. The programme explores the intersection of technology and sustainability, equipping learners to harness digital tools to enhance organisational performance while minimising environmental and social impact.

At the end of the programme, participants will be well prepared to lead organisations and institutions towards resilient, ethical and future-ready operations, balancing profitability, stakeholder value and sustainability in an increasingly complex and rapidly evolving global landscape.

The programme combines academic knowledge with practical applications, enabling participants to design and implement strategies that create long-term sustainable value. Through interactive learning, expert-led discussions, case studies, strategic analysis, and collaborative activities, participants will develop the capabilities required to influence organisational strategies and public policies in an increasingly interconnected global economy.

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Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate an advanced understanding of global business environments, DT and sustainable management practices.
Apply strategic and data-driven approaches to enhance organisational performance, innovation and long-term value creation.
Critically analyse complex business challenges, integrating insights from economics, technology and sustainability.
Drive innovation and digital transformation to improve operational efficiency, competitiveness and stakeholder value.
Communicate and collaborate effectively across multidisciplinary and cross-cultural teams.
Demonstrate professional and personal leadership capabilities, including adaptability, emotional intelligence and a commitment to lifelong learning.
Contribute to sustainable development, aligning business practices with the UN SDGs.

Programme Structure

The masterclass provides comprehensive support to ensure a successful and engaging learning experience. The programme equips participants to lead effectively in a complex and rapidly evolving global environment, combining rigorous academic study with practical application, interdisciplinary learning, and a global perspective.

List of Abbreviations

AI: Artificial Intelligence

DS: Data Science

DT: Digital Transformation

KM: Knowledge Management

UN: United Nations

PPP: Public-Private Partnership

SD: Sustainable Development

SDGs: Sustainable Development Goals

STI: Science, Technology and Innovation

VNR: Voluntary National Reviews

01SESSION

Digitisation and Digital Transformation

Miryem Salah
Founder and CEO AIMETECH (London - UK)

02SESSION

Digital Development, Government Transformation and Digital Skills

Samia Melhem
Global Lead Digital Development World Bank (Washington - USA)

03
SESSION

Generative AI and the Future of Circular Economy

Dr Rawad Hammad
University of East London (London - UK)

04
SESSION

The Emergence of International Norms on AI and Ethics

Ambassador (Ret) Dr Petru Dumitriu
Former Ambassador to the United Nations (Geneve - Switzerland)

05
SESSION

DS and ML: Predictive Modelling for Environmental Impact

Dr Rawad Hammad
University of East London (London - UK)

06
SESSION

AI for SD and SDGs Achievement

Samia Melhem
Global Lead Digital Development World Bank (Washington - USA)

07
SESSION

Robotics and Autonomous Systems for Sustainable Manufacturing

Professor Mary He
Salford University (Manchester - UK)

08
SESSION

FinTech and Digital Financial Systems for SD

Dr Malgorzata Sulimierska
University of Sussex (Brighton - UK)

09
SESSION

Creativity and Creative Entrepreneurship in the Digital Economy

Dr Ondřej Dvouletý
Prague University of Economics and Business (Prague - Czech Republic)

10
SESSION

KM and Knowledge-Based Economy

Professor Allam Ahmed
President LISD and WASD (London - UK)

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Target Participants

This Executive Programme is designed to provide participants with a comprehensive understanding of contemporary business management, DT and sustainable strategy. It equips professionals with strategic, operational and analytical expertise to make informed decisions and lead effectively within complex and rapidly evolving organisational environments.

The programme is very suitable but not limited to:

Senior managers and executives seeking sustainability leadership capabilities
Business leaders and entrepreneurs developing responsible DT strategies
Project managers involved in sustainable digital transformation initiatives
Government officials and policymakers working on DT
Professionals in sustainability, corporate responsibility, and DT-related roles
Academics, researchers, and emerging leaders interested in DT
Development practitioners and professionals working towards the SDGs
Future leaders seeking advanced knowledge in sustainable DT

Facilitators

The masterclass will be facilitated by the best experts from all over the world to provide participants within the public and private sectors worldwide with the best scientific and management solutions to implement effective public policy in their organisations to achieve the UN 2030 Agenda and its 17 SDGs. The facilitators will be on hand to guide you through the material and will expect you to bring personal experience and reflection on the topics covered. Group work will also be required for participants to engage in the workshop. Such activity allows participants to embed the new knowledge within their experience through active discussion and challenge.

Professor Allam Ahmed (London - UK) is a Professor of Knowledge Management and Sustainable Development; Co-Founder of SMART KM MODEL: An Integrated Knowledge Management Framework for Organizational Excellence and led the implementation of the first of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa Knowledge Management Framework Musharaka. Founding President of WASD; SDGs Universities Initiative; Middle Eastern Knowledge Economy Institute; Fellow Faculty of Public Health, UK; Fellow Chartered Institute of Marketing, UK; and Fellow Academy of World Business, Marketing and Management Development, Australia. Prior to QMUL, Prof. Ahmed spent 15 years at the University of Sussex Science Policy Research Unit (1st science and policy think tank in the UK) where he established and led Sussex’s most successful postgraduate programme MSc International Management.

Miryem Salah (London - UK) is the director for Digital, Data & AI Transformation, Managing Director for the MSP sales channel of Vodafone Business IT hubs at VodafoneThree.Having led on major transformation across IT, digital, data, analytics and AI globally in private, public sectors. Miryem operates at the intersection of strategy, execution, culture, and impact-the space where she has consistently delivered the greatest value. She brings end‑to‑end ownership: setting direction, aligning capital and talent, and taking full accountability for outcomes. Her experience spans sectors and geographies, with leadership across the full enterprise agenda. Miryem brings strong financial and commercial acumen, with deep expertise in capital allocation, business case development, operating model design, and benefits realisation. She has led complex, multinational organisations through change under pressure-modernising infrastructure, integrating cultures, and delivering measurable improvements in customer experience, efficiency, and profitability. Building high‑performing, inclusive leadership teams with clarity, pace, and accountability. She is deeply committed to sustainability, diversity, and developing future leaders. Miryem is known for authentic leadership, decisive action, and strong stakeholder engagement at the shareholder, board & investor level.

Dr Rawad Hammad (London - UK) is a computer scientist with 20 years of experience in academic research, teaching, industry and leadership. Research interests include the use of Software Engineering, Artificial Intelligence and disruptive technologies for Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL), e-health and Smart Cities. His expertise lies in the application of innovative technologies from Artificial Intelligence, Semantics, Business Process Management, and Data Management in multi-disciplinary application domains including TEL and e-health. Rawad is the leader of two MSc Programmes and a Technology-Enhanced Learning Research Group. He is also co-director and co-founder of a newly established Smart Health Centre at the University of East London. Moreover, Rawad has been working on large-scale collaborative EU and international projects such as: DECUMANUS, TRANSFER and SmartTech which established collaboration with international partners from UK, Japan, Germany, Finland, the EU and the Middle East. Moreover, Rawad delivered a few keynote speeches and received a considerable number of research awards, the latest was the outstanding paper 2021 by Emerald Publishing. He is an executive committee member of the international society of Artificial Intelligence in Education (AIED), and a panel member of different research journal/conference communities such as EC-TEL, IARIA, WASD, MEKEI, in addition to IEEE, ACM.

Professor Hongmei (Mary) He (Manchester - UK) is Professor of Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Robotics in the School of Science, Engineering, and Environment at the University of Salford and Turing Liaison Academic for membership of the Salford Turing University Network. She is a passionate advocate of AI and an expert in human-centred AI for trustworthy robotics and trustworthy autonomous systems (TRAS). She has also done a lot of research in cognitive cybersecurity, data science, computational theory and optimisation. She was a senior embedded systems engineer at Motorola Design House in China. Mary is Chair of the task force of AI and Edge Computing for TRAS on the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society's Technical Committee on Adaptive and Dynamic Programming and Reinforcement Learning and Chair of the IEEE UK & Ireland RAS Chapter.

Ambassador (Ret) Dr Petru Dumitriu (Geneve - Switzerland) is a Former Ambassador and Permanent Observer of the Council of Europe to the United Nations in Geneva. Currently Senior Fellow and Lecturer on Multilateral Diplomacy postgraduate courses, Diplo Foundation/University of Malta. Former member of the United Nations Joint Inspection Unit and Editor of numerous reports including: Strengthening the policy research uptake in service of the 2030 Agenda for SD, Role of PPPs in the Implementation of Agenda 2030, Knowledge Management in the UN System

Samia Melhem (Washington - USA) is a Lead Policy Specialist at the World Bank’s Digital Development and AI Vice Presidency, based in Washington DC. She manages digital government transformation operations, leveraging technologies to improve delivery of public services in all sectors. She is currently leading a large digital government investment project portfolio, and regional research on Digital Skills for Jobs; as well as AI’s impact on the digital economy. During her career at the WBG, Samia managed digital transformation projects/operations in East and Central Europe, Asia, Middle East and Africa. She authored several publications on Telecoms Policy and Regulation, Digital government, Digital Economy, Digital Capabilities and Skills, Cloud computing, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Open data, PPP, and Bridging the gender digital divide. In May 2025, Samia received an award from the Arab League for her Digital Economy work in the MENA region. In addition to her current role at the World Bank, Samia started teaching at George Washington University.

Professor Dhiya Al-Jumeily OBE (Liverpool - UK) has 30+ years experience in artificial intelligence and machine learning. In 2020, Prof Al-Jumeily was appointed by her majesty “THE QUEEN to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, “OBE- Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order” for the “Services to Scientific Research”. Within healthcare field Prof Al-Jumeily developed SMART applications for disease diagnosis and management that are currently used by patients in the UK, UAE and Iraq. On the scientific community level, Prof Al-Jumeily established the eSystems Engineering Society (eSES) that has contributors from researchers and scientists at worldwide. The eSES activities include intelligent patient management system; datasets and databanks; DeSE annual and international conference; accredited professional courses; and the International Journal of Data Science and Advanced Analytics. On the research funding level, Prof Al-Jumeily attracted more than £7.5M of funding and published >350 publications.

Dr Malgorzata Sulimierska (Brighton - UK) is a Senior Lecturer in Banking and FinTech at the Department of Business and Management for the University of Sussex Business School and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She also has Oxford Fintech and Blockchain Qualifications from the University of Oxford, and a PhD in Financial Economics from the University of Sussex (UK). She is involved in research and teaching at numerous institutions, Lancaster University (UK), Catholic Leuven University (Belgium) and Loughborough University (UK). Her excellent teaching skills have been valued by several teaching awards, the BMEs Oscar Award for the Best seminar tutor, Excellence in Teaching Award and Student-Led Teaching Award. Her remarkable passion for teaching and discovering new areas of development guides her interests towards FinTech, Banking digitalization, Financial literature, Financial inclusions and political uncertainty.

Dr Ondřej Dvouletý (Prague - Czech Republic) is Associate Professor at the Department of Entrepreneurship, Prague University of Economics and Business. His research focuses on heterogeneity of self-employment, entrepreneurship and SME policy evaluation and entrepreneurial economics. He is Associate Editor of the Journal of Small Business Management, Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies and Central European Business Review. Ondřej is also the Editor of the annual Innovation Management, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability (IMES) conference.

Professor Arshi Naim (London - UK) is recognised among the Top 2% Scientists globally by Stanford University and Elsevier, is a distinguished academic with over 23 years of experience in business management, digital marketing, higher education, quality assurance, and academic leadership. A prolific researcher, she has published 115+ Scopus-indexed papers in high impact journals and contributed to academic books with leading publishers such as Wiley, Springer, Elsevier, Emerald, Taylor & Francis, IGI Global, Nova Science, and Bentham Science.

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To register/enquire about this course and all our various comprehensive list of courses and workshops and if you have any question and/or if you would like to request a training workshop/program not listed in our portfolio please contact our Academic Director Professor Arshi Naim at: arshi@wasd.org.uk with a copy to admin@wasd.org.uk.

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Registration and Fees

Included in the course fee, the following learning materials will be provided:

Admission to all sessions.
All overhead slides (PDF).
Case studies (print and video).
Full access to WASD Sustainability Library including all volumes of World Sustainable Development Outlook book series.
A Certificate of Completion will be awarded by the London Institute of Sustainable Development (LISD), UK. Eligibility requires successful completion of all 30 credit hours and submission of required course assessments. The certificate recognises participants’ commitment to executive learning and professional development in sustainability and strategic leadership.

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Organization Diagnosis, Design, and Transformation

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Identifies 13 measurable indicators that distinguish high-performing teams, giving managers a clear framework to diagnose team health and drive outstanding results.

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The Emergence of International Norms on AI and Ethics

DS and ML: Predictive Modelling for Environmental Impact

AI for SD and SDGs Achievement

Robotics and Autonomous Systems for Sustainable Manufacturing

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Creativity and Creative Entrepreneurship in the Digital Economy

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The Emergence of International Norms on AI and Ethics

DS and ML: Predictive Modelling for Environmental Impact

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