community engagement activities

Date

Event Name & Details

Thursday, 18^th January 2024

Enhancing Customer Engagement through Artificial Intelligence (AI) Solutions

Session by Shyam Gopalakrishna, Head of Artificial Intelligence R&D and Executive Director of Transformation Office at Lenovo Group Worldwide. Shyam will discuss how AI can personalize customer experiences and increase engagement. He will speak about balancing human and AI-driven Customer Service tools. Also, Shyam will cover the need for businesses to adapt and innovate in an ever-changing AI landscape.

Wednesday, 24^th January 2024

Harnessing Social Sustainability

Session by Associate Professor of Management, Dr. Mahima Mishra on Social Sustainability. Dr. Mahima to cover the significance of social sustainability—an often overlooked facet in comparison to environmental and economic sustainability. The focus will be on cultivating inclusive communities, championing social equity and ensuring the holistic well-being of individuals and groups.

Thursday, 1^stFebruary 2024

Alumni Majlis: Building Excellence in Procurement and Supply Chain

Alumni Majlis by ADSM Alumna, Muna Bin Zoubaa who is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply Chain. She will provide tips and tools for developing strategies and delivering agile procurement from demand planning, execution and delivery.

UAE Innovation Month – Greater Bay Area: World’s Innovation Lab – Opportunities for the UAE!

Seminar by Victor Zengyu Huang who is the Executive Director at the Office of Knowledge Transfer at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology at Guangzhou, China. Session to cover the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay (GBA) Area which is a powerhouse region in China. It’s a thriving region where businesses grow rapidly, with an impressive 25 companies from the area listed on the Fortune 500.

UAE Innovation Month: Innovation in Financial Sector

The training to involve ADSM students in a conversation highlighting cutting-edge financial technologies adopted by the CBUAE. These discussions seek to showcase progress, clarify potential impacts, and foster a comprehensive understanding of how the adoption of such technologies can positively influence the evolution and efficiency of the UAE’s financial sector.

Innovation and Entrepreneurship Class at Louvre Abu Dhabi

A special Innovation and Entrepreneurship class to take place at Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum. The aim is to provide ADSM students with an enriching and unique educational experience that combines academic learning with hands-on engagement with cultural artifacts and historical contexts.

ADSM Campus Meetup

First ADSM Campus Meetup to gather students from different programs. Highlights of the event to include: Laughter Yoga, Health and Internal Medicine Checkups, Networking, Refreshments and Snacks.

Academic Support Session: Building Writing Skills

Session by Dr. Constance Van Horne, Associate Professor of Management at ADSM with the aim to enhance students’ academic writing skills. The workshop to cover fundamental writing skills and to provide practical guidance to improve writing effectiveness and efficiency. Session is suitable to both beginners and those looking to refine their skills.

Generative AI For Industrial Application

Insightful session on Generative by Dr. Alexander Boukhanovsky who is Head of a national-level AI research center at ITMO University, Russia. Dr. Alexander to address several approaches of generative AI to industrial problems including tuning of industrial LLMs, design of architectural projects, generation data-driven digital twins of technical systems and assessment of using Generative AI in real industrial projects (urban development, oil and gas).

Date

Event Name & Details

Thursday, 26^th January 2023

Alumni Majlis: Volunteering and Its Positive Impact on Community

Alumni Majlis by ADSM Alumna Noof Ali Al Hosni who is the Head of Volunteers Training at Emirates Red Crescent (ERC). Session to highlight the importance of volunteering in the community and to cover different volunteering initiatives/opportunities with ERC.

Tuesday, 31^st  January 2023

Introduction to Make-A-Wish Foundation

Introduction session to Make-A-Wish Foundation and the power of granting wishes to children with critical illnesses and the role of volunteers in the foundation. Webinar to cover Foundation’s history, mission, vision, volunteering and how to register as a volunteer to make a real difference.

Wednesday, 8^th February 2023

Red Crescent: Humanity in Giving

Session by Mohammed Khamis Alkaabi, Head of Disaster Response Section at Emirates Red Crescent (ERC). He will discuss the role Emirates Red Crescent plays as the UAE’s main humanitarian entity and their operations based on UAE governmental directives. ERC’s role involved preventing and alleviating human suffering in the face of emergencies as per the international humanitarian principles.

UAE Innovation month: Innovation in Industry 4.0

In line with the celebration of UAE Innovation month, a session is organized in collaboration with Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA). The webinar to discuss the opportunities presented by Industry 4.0 and to provide insight from the UAE’s largest industrial company outside of oil and gas. EGA has developed its own aluminium smelting technology in the UAE for more than 25 years and intends to act as technology pathfinder for the industry.

International Women’s Day: Women in Heavy Industry and Professional Development Journey

International Women’s Day is a day to celebrate women’s achievements and to reinforce a commitment to women’s equality.

An Inspirational leader from Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) to be confirmed to talk about her career journey and how she manages to balance her work and family commitments. She will share about her work experience and give tips for achieving and maintaining a  healthy work/life balance.

SLE Project Showcase for MBA Students (Cohort: MBA Fall 2021)

Our MBA program aims to develop entrepreneurial leaders by bridging the academic disciplines with real world application. The Signature Learning Experience (SLE) Showcase by MBA students (Cohort: MBA Fall 2021) to show their different ideas.

SLE Project Showcase for MBA Students (Cohort: MBA Winter 2022)

Our MBA program aims to develop entrepreneurial leaders by bridging the academic disciplines with real world application. The Signature Learning Experience (SLE) Showcase by MBA students (Cohort: MBA Winter 2022) to show their different ideas.

Meeting with Business Leaders from India

Meeting facilitated by Abu Dhabi Chamber for ADSM faculty members and students to interact with a group of CEOs from major companies in India. Leaders to share about their career journeys and strategies to expand skills in different business professional fields.

Compassionate Leadership

Session by ADSM’s Faculty Members Dr. Sunder Ramachandran and Dr. Turki Al Masaeid on Compassionate Leadership which has been a recurring subject in various business publications. The webinar to address the importance of compassionate leadership, what it means to be a compassionate leader and what are the significant aspects of compassionate leadership.

JCDecaux Managing Director Session to Visiting HEC Montréal Students

Session by HEC Montréal Alumnus and JCDecaux Managing Director, Wissam Zaatar to MBA students visiting Abu Dhabi from HEC Montréal University in Canada. Wissam to give a brief about JCDecaux’s history, outlook, strategy and how they position themselves in middle east and the world.

Campus Abroad Session to Visiting HEC Montréal Students

Session by ADSM’s President & Provost, Professor of Computing, Machine Learning and Analytics – Dr. Abdullah El-Kwafi Abonamah, Academic Dean – Dr Marc Poulin and Director of Quality and Risk Management Office – Dr Tarek Nasr to MBA students from HEC Montréal University in Canada. Session to cover the Master programs offered by ADSM, ADSM’s Research Activities and Students Publications.

Campus Abroad Session to Visiting HEC Montréal Students

Session by ADSM’s President & Provost, Professor of Computing, Machine Learning and Analytics – Dr. Abdullah El-Kwafi Abonamah, Academic Dean – Dr Marc Poulin and Director of Quality and Risk Management Office – Dr Tarek Nasr to MBA students from HEC Montréal University in Canada. Session to cover the Master programs offered by ADSM, ADSM’s Research Activities and Students Publications.

ChatGPT: Your AI Companion for Machine Learning in Python

Workshop by ADSM’s President & Provost, Professor of Computing, Machine Learning and Analytics, Dr. Abdullah El-Kwafi Abonamah and Data Scientist, Mujahed A. Obeidat. They will discuss how ChatGPT can help with research, coding and various data science tasks.

Joint Class with Russian Foreign Trade Academy: Management Styles

A joint online class on Management Styles open for Students from ADSM and the Russian Foreign Trade Academy (RFTA) participated in. The class to be led by Alexandra Shpak, Assistant Professor of the English Language at RFTA. During the class, students to discuss various management styles and the qualities of a Good Leader.

World Hypertension Day

In collaboration with Bareen International Hospital, Medical team from hospital to come to ADSM’s campus to raise awareness on the importance of hypertension and its serious medical complications. Free screening for Diabetes and Blood Pressure to be provided.

Laughter Yoga

Laughter Yoga Session in collaboration with Sheikh Khalifa Medical City.Laughter Yoga is a unique and fun-filled exercise that combines laughter exercises with yoga breathing techniques. This practice has numerous health benefits, including reducing stress and anxiety, increasing endorphin levels, boosting the immune system, and improving overall well-being.

Joint Class with Russian Foreign Trade Academy: Management Styles

A joint online class on Management Styles open for Students from ADSM and the Russian Foreign Trade Academy (RFTA) participated in. The class to be led by Alexandra Shpak, Assistant Professor of the English Language at RFTA. During the class, students to discuss various management styles and the qualities of a Good Leader.

Innovation & Entrepreneurship – Perspectives from Finland

Lecture by Dr. John Meewella, Professor of International Entrepreneurship & Academic Director & Teemu Kyllo , Founder & CEO of Arctic Nest to cover the perspective of innovation and entrepreneurship from Finland.

Adapting AI for Organizational Strategy

Lecture by M. Amir Abdullah, Country Manager, SSA Group on Embracing AI, Identifying opportunities to optimise AI at the workplace and Preparing AI Strategy.

Alumni Majlis: Idea Sourcing

Session in collaboration with Khalifa Fund. This Interactive Workshop will help participants discover their business ideas through brain-storming techniques and group discussions. As part of the workshop, participants are expected to focus on one business idea to be linked to the current market demand.

Artificial Intelligence Management Institute Workshop: Latest applications of AI in a Variety of Industry Verticals from Managerial Perspectives

workshop offered by ADSM’s Artificial Intelligence Management Institute (AIMI) on the latest applications of AI in a Variety of Industry Verticals from Managerial Perspectives. The speakers will introduce the essential concepts of AI, how they can enhance decision making and how they may be deployed to support an organization. In addition, other relevant AI-related topics such as ethics, fairness, risks, explainability and interpretability shall be presented.

Environmental Sustainability in the Aluminium Industry

Webinar in collaboration with Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA). The session to provide an overview on how aluminium plays an essential role in improving transport efficiencies, reducing overall energy consumptions and lowering global greenhouse gas emissions.

SLE Project Showcase for MBA Students (Cohort: MBA Spring 2022)

Our MBA program aims to develop entrepreneurial leaders by bridging the academic disciplines with real world application. The Signature Learning Experience (SLE) Showcase by MBA students (Cohort: MBA Spring 2022) to show their different ideas.

Unleashing Innovation – Recipe for Success

Session by SVP & Head of Payit Digital Wallet at First Abu Dhabi Bank, Nitin Bhandari. He will talk about the potential of unleashing innovation in transforming businesses from ordinary to extraordinary and fueling their path to success.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month Webinar

On the occasion of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, ADSM to have a webinar in collaboration with NMC Hospital, Bareen International. Session to be by Specialist – Obstetrics & Gynecology, Dr. Nemah Jameel. She will talk about the types of Breast Cancer, symptoms, ways of early detection, prevention and treatment of breast cancer.

Volunteering with the United Nations – Opportunities for Better Future

United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme Experts to talk about the different volunteering opportunities with the United Nations worldwide (online and onsite assignments). Session to cover advantages of volunteering, necessary skills needed for volunteering, ways to enhance chances of securing volunteering assignments and the registration process to volunteer with UN.

Climate Literacy Training

Training session during research methods class by Dr. Nisa Vinodkumar, Climate Change Task Force Leader-Middle East Region of PRME Chapter. The main areas to be covered in the session to include Application of tools for student research, Application of simulation tool- Enroad simulator and Activities by students to reduce carbon footprint.

Academic Support Session: Effective Public Speaking

Session by Dr. Constance Van Horne, Associate Professor of Management at ADSM. Workshop designed to equip students with the necessary skills and techniques to become better public speakers in various circumstances. The workshop to provide in-depth knowledge about the art of public speaking and helps to overcome the fear associated with it.

In-Body Analysis and Diabetes Tests

NMC Hospital, Bareen International to bring to campus a Body Composition Analyzer to show accurate measurements of a person’s body fat, water, lean mass and overall weight. In addition, Free health check-up for Diabetes and Cholesterol to be provided to students, faculty and staff.

Academic Support Session: Emotional Intelligence for Managers

Session by Dr. Divya Upadhyay,  Assistant Professor of Management at ADSM. Workshop to help students improve their emotional intelligence, mindfulness compassion and to reverse the damage caused by chronic stress. This comprehensive, interactive and highly experiential workshop aims to provide students with skills and competencies to raise their emotional quotient, thus achieving a marked performance improvement.

Orphan’s Day

In collaboration with Emirates Red Crescent, donations to be collected by ADSM Community to be given to a group of underprivileged orphans in a special event on campus.

Joint Class with Russian Foreign Trade Academy: Crisis Management

A joint online class on Crisis Management open for Students from ADSM and the Russian Foreign Trade Academy (RFTA) participated in. The class to cover crisis management experience together with some insights into crisis management strategies and stages.

SLE Project Showcase for MBA Students

Our MBA program aims to develop entrepreneurial leaders by bridging the academic disciplines with real world application. The Signature Learning Experience (SLE) Showcase by MBA students to show their different ideas.

Fireside Chat: Making the Switch to Eco-Friendly

Special Fireside Chat on Making the Switch to Eco-Friendly with Moon Fang who is the Founder/CEO of Free Markets (Eco-Friendly Manufacturer in China). Moon will share her eco-friendly journey and speak about how companies can make the transition to eco-friendly products.

Date

Event Name & Details

Tuesday, 18^th January 2022

Etihad Rail Overview

Session by the Executive Director of Etihad Rail’s Commercial sector, Omar Alsebeyi. He will discuss the unique journey of Etihad Rail since inception in 2009. Alsebeyi will cover the UAE National Railway Project that is set to connect the Emirates from Al Ghuweifat to Fujairah through rail. In addition, Omar will touch on the recently announced “The National Railway Programme”.

Tuesday, 25^th January 2022

Academic Support Session: Research Skills

Session by Dr. Hamzah H. El Rehail, Assistant Professor of Management. He will teach students on how to be more effective researchers. Dr. Hamzah will cover research basics, research strategy planning and how to document sources.

Wednesday, 26^th January 2022

Blood Donation Awareness Session

In collaboration with Abu Dhabi Health Services Company – SEHA, an awareness session on “Blood Donation” to discuss main Components of Blood, Type of Donation, Who Can Donate? Blood Donation Process, Benefits of Donation and places available to Donate.

UAE Innovates Month: Ma’an Accelerator Event for MBA Students

Networking event exclusively for MBA students in collaboration with Accelerator Programme at Authority of social Contribution – Ma’an. The interactive session to feature Anas Ali and Alhassan Farajallah who are the founders of Esaal which is an application to track expenses by digitalizing receipts. Also, the session to have Saif Sultan, founder of Nafas which is a Meditation application for Arabs. This is an opportunity for MBA students to learn about the entrepreneurial journey of successful stat-ups in the UAE.

SLE Project Showcase for MBA Students

Our MBA program aims to develop entrepreneurial leaders by bridging the academic disciplines with real world application. The Signature Learning Experience (SLE) Showcase by MBA students to show their different ideas.

Academic Support Session: How to Write a Research Paper

Workshop by Dr. Miroslav Mateev, Professor of Management and Director of Research. Dr. Mateev will provide students with a step-by-step guide that takes them through the entire writing process, from understanding the assignment to proofreading the final draft.

UAE Peaceful Nuclear Energy Program – Awareness Session

Session by Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC). They will be talking about their UAE Peaceful Nuclear Energy Program and will highlight the importance of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plants.

Academic Support Session: Affiliate Marketing

Session by Dr Neda Abdelhamid, Assistant Professor of Business Analytics. Dr Neda will discuss the best niches, technicalities of setting up a website and searching for vendors with affiliate programs to build affiliate pages with a good click-through and conversion rate.

UAE Innovates Month: International Hackathon

ADSM in collaboration with The Chicago School of Professional Psychology and Médecins Sans Frontière to organize an Online Hackathon for the purpose of raising awareness on mental health. Hackathon will be open for registration for Students from ADSM’s four Master Programs and students from The Chicago School.

Academic Support Session: Effective Presentation Skills

Session by Suhas Bartar, who is an Entrepreneur and Management Expert. He will share his expertise on how to become an effective speakers and he will cover effective presentation skills within the broad canvas of communication skills. Session will be moderated by Dr. Sunder Ramachandran, Assistant Professor of Management.

Academic Seminar: Deep Learning and Multiple Criteria Optimization

Seminar by Dr. Davide La Torre, PhD, HDR, Full Professor and Director, Artificial Intelligence Institute, SKEMA Business School, Université Côte d’Azur, France. He will explore new results and applications of Deep Learning and Multiple Criteria Optimization.

Volunteering and Its Positive Impact on Community

In collaboration with Emirates Red Crescent, ADSM to organize a webinar to highlight the importance of volunteering in the community. Webinar to cover different volunteering initiatives and opportunities with Red Crescent.

Heartsaver Month: CPR Workshop

In collaboration with Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA), A hands on CPR workshop to run on campus for ADSM community. Workshop to feature the skills and tools needed to assist during breathing and cardiac emergencies.

Road Safety Awareness

Awareness Session in collaboration with SAAED for Traffic Systems to talk about the causes of traffic accidents, tips for safe driving and the procedures required after making an accident for road safety.

Safe Investments in Capital Market

Session by Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) about the basics of investment and trading in ADX. Session to discuss the concept of trading through various financial markets such as currency, stock and bond markets. Webinar to cover the role of the market in providing stable financial performance with various sources of income.

World Environment Day
Empowering the Youth for a Sustainable Future

In line with the celebration of World Environment Day, A speaker from the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi to talk about Empowering the Youth for a Sustainable Future and share various opportunities that youth can take part of in order to become active in the environmental field.

Academic Support Session: Entrepreneurial Leadership for Managers

Session by Dr. Hasnan Baber, Assistant Professor of Management at ADSM. He will discuss Entrepreneurial leadership which follows a series of structured leadership maps that encourages relationships between people despite their differences of opinion. This enables better team leadership as it helps shift from top-down leadership, with an emphasis on authority to open leadership based on trust, sense and delivering results.

Academic Support Session: Making money while you sleep – Affiliate Marketing

Session by Dr. Neda Abdelhamid, MSBA Academic Program Administrator and Assistant Professor of Business Analytics at ADSM. She will discuss Affiliate Marketing and how to make passive income by referring visitors to quality vendors. Dr. Neda to discuss the best niches, and technicalities of setting up a website and searching for vendors with affiliate programs to build affiliate pages with a good click-through and conversion rate.

Alumni Majlis: How to Become Financially Independent?

Session by ADSM Alumna, Al Anoud Al Marar who is a Consultant for Entrepreneurs. She will discuss in Majlis Personal financial management and different ways to achieve financial independence.

COVID-19 Test on Campus

YAS Clinic Group to come to ADSM’s campus to provide free and convenient COVID-19 PCR testing for students, faculty and staff.

Academic Support Session: Emotional Intelligence for Managers

Session by Dr. Divya Upadhyay,  Assistant Professor of Management at ADSM. Workshop aims to help a person’s emotional intelligence, hope, mindfulness, and compassion reverse the damage caused by chronic stress and build great leadership relationships. This comprehensive, interactive and highly experiential workshop aims to provide participants with all the skills and competencies to raise their emotional quotient, thus achieving a marked performance improvement.

HbA1c test for Diabetes

HbA1c test is an important blood test which helps monitor glucose levels. Imperial College London Diabetes Centre (ICLDC) to come to ADSM’s campus to provide free HbA1c Test for students, faculty and staff.

COVID-19 Test on Campus

YAS Clinic Group to come to ADSM’s campus to provide free and convenient COVID-19 PCR testing for students, faculty and staff.

Everything You Need to Know to be Healthy

Session by Mariam Alshamsi, Senior Dietitian at Imperial College London Diabetes Centre (ICLDC) about how to stay fit and healthy. She will discuss the importance of having a healthy lifestyle by sharing useful tips on diet, exercise and wellness in general.

Abu Dhabi ‘s Single Use Plastic Policy for Sustainability

Session by Aisha AlMazroui, Project Manager at Environment Agency Abu Dhabi to talk about the Single-Use Plastic Policy, its negative impact on our environment and wildlife. The webinar to cover positive steps to help all in the community reach zero consumption of single-use items.

COVID-19 Test on Campus

YAS Clinic Group to come to ADSM’s campus to provide free and convenient COVID-19 PCR testing for students, faculty and staff.

Sustainable Campus Roadshow

Session by Aisha AlMazroui, Project Manager at Environment Agency Abu Dhabi to talk about Empowering the Youth for a Sustainable Future and share various opportunities that youth can take part of in order to become active in the environmental field.

World Diabetes Day: Diabetes Prevention

In line with the celebration of World Diabetes Day, a Session by Imperial College London Diabetes Centre (ICLDC) aimed to spread awareness about Diabetes Prevention and Control. Webinar to address the definition of diabetes, its prevalence in the world, risk factors and preventive measures.

UAE National Day Celebration

ADSM to celebrate the UAE’s 51st National Day. Event to be filled with activities highlighting the nation’s rich culture and heritage. A traditional tent to be set on campus with live Emirati cooking stations and various cultural competitions organized by a group of volunteers from Tahet Amrak team.