About The Speaker
Abdelhamid Abdellatif
Communications Specialist and Youth Projects Manager in UNDP.Abdelhamid is a Communications Specialist and the acting Youth Projects Manager in UNDP Egypt’s Inclusive Growth and Innovation Team, he also supported UNDP in Somalia, Kuwait, and regional bureaus of Arab States and Europe and Central Asia as Innovation Facilitator. Abdelhamid began working in development and communications in 2011 and quickly gained expertise in creative design, video production, photography, branding, digital marketing and marketing strategy. In 2015, he began focusing on social innovation. Since then Abdelhamid has gained experience in planning, managing and facilitating with different social innovation tools and methodologies. His repertoire now includes design thinking, human centered design, crowdsourcing, strategic foresight, behavioral insights, solutions mapping, impact management and most recently collective intelligence. Abdelhamid pairs these techniques with a deep knowledge of digital technologies, platforms and processes. Through various projects, he has been applying mobile app development, assistive technology, blockchain, digital citizenship and participation, and gamification to support digital inclusion, youth, entrepreneurship and the achievement of the 2030 sustainable development goals. Abdelhamid holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Power Engineering and Machines.