**Wednesday November 2nd, 2022**

**Discover Opportunities in the World of Tech and Web3**
This world-class, 1 day interactive program will include informative sessions by international experts from world renowned companies like Google, Meta, Amazon, Microsoft and more. Each session will cover a topic designed to prepare students and recent grads for a competitive edge in the world of tech and web3. 

Hosted by the UAE Ministry of Economy in partnership with the UAE Ministry of Education, Currency.com and Capital.com

**Topics Include: **
Cloud 3.0: Learn about skills and opportunities 
Cryptocurrency: Opportunities, personal branding and trading 
Standing out as a candidate: Application, CV and interview
Marketing in the Metaverse 
How Blockchain is helping solve the climate crisis 
Understanding NFTs, smart contracts and more 
Digital transformation with Google & Microsoft 


**The Virtual Forum for Skills Acquisition and Trends in Tech & Web3 **

This one-day interactive program will include informative sessions by international experts from world-renowned companies. Sessions will discuss and prepare students and grads in the UAE for a competitive edge in the world of tech. 


Topics Include: 

Finding roles in the metaverse 

Cloud 3.0 skills and opportunities 

Engineering roles: application, CV and interview

Blockchain and social impact

Understanding NFTs

Breaking into FinTech & Cryptocurrency and more.

NextGen Talent

Are you someone who wants to work in tech but the engineering path isn't for you? Are you someone who wants to learn more about roles in business, leadership, strategy and more? Najeeb Jarrar, Head of Marketing for Google MENA, and Ali Kessrwani partnerships Director at Udacity will talk about all things skill building, breaking into tech, redefining your success and more. They will break down the conversations to help you understand what kind of roles are available in the tech world how their jobs operate and more.

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# About Najeeb Jarrar

Najeeb is currently the interim head of Marketing for Google in the Middle East and North Africa. In his role, Najeeb looks after Google's Marketing strategy in the region, oversees new product and features rollout across MENA and Arabic globally, and works closely with Engineers on developing specific features for the region that help users during their daily life and **enabling online user growth in MENA from 10 million in 2009 to 189 million today**. 

During his tenure at Google in Dubai, **Najeeb launched almost all Google’s consumer products in the region** and in Arabic from search features, to YouTube, Google Translate, Android as well as partnering with local and regional entities to enrich the Arabic web ecosystem and to help Arabic content grow.

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# About Ali Kessrwani

**Ali Kesserwani** is a senior professional with over 11 years of diverse experiences, 6 of which have been in the UAE, the Middle East, and Asia. Ali is currently leading Udacity For Government's Middle East & Asia partnerships with government entities & foundations to transform livelihoods across the Arab World & Asia - through the Dubai lens. **Ali is also currently a lead on the Dubai Government's One Million Arab Coders & Global Chapters initiatives.**

Ali led major **strategy consulting government projects at Monitor Deloitte** that spanned all kinds of industries including education, digital, and health. His major projects include socio-economic & spatial city strategies, diversifying fiscal scenarios for healthcare institutions, and labor market optimization across the region.Prior to consulting, he worked as a business development professional for a family office with operations in Africa, Europe, and the Far East.

His contribution to community development transcends Udacity - he is a cofounder and strategic planner of a community development NGO and cofounder of a Sister School chapter in troubled areas of the region. Ali is always on the lookout for new ventures, entrepreneurs, and bold ideas that aim for - and make - change happen.


Application, CV, Interview: How to Stand Out as a Candidate for a Tech Company

Director of Partnerships & Growth

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Medical Analysis and Laboratory

I am a tech enthusiat and i love tech and my answer of why is I want to change the world to a better technological word and my LONG term goal is to create something to make a big shift in the tech what do you advice?




am a computer engineer and currently doing associate applied sciences in Nexford university can you help me to get Job abroad.

As chemical engineering graduate what other courses or how more do I build myself in this field?
I would love to practise my course of study.


I am an Agriculturist just had a career transition into design world UI/UX and still at beginners level, trying to get a job but the sector seems competitive leaving me with an imposter syndrome...I need help and advice and i need a job in this role not minding a paid internship ...i am just passionate.

Environment and Sustainable Agriculture

As a nurse for 4 years trying to transition into the tech field in digital marketing how would you suggest I go about trying to get a job? 

Hav8ng acquired a first degree in Psychology, with more than two decades of journalism experience, and capacity to learn and do much with yhe written word, what possibilities should one prioritise towards achieving optimal stream of income from the tech ecosystem?

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