Public Speaking

With over 20 years of experience in Public Speaking on topics that range from the personal, cultural, and innovation-related, I have built several points of view on what inspires, provokes, and drives me. From large stages to intimate podcasts, I would hope my perspective and experience would do the same for your audiences.

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Featured in

CoP28

LEAP

Dubai Design Week

GITEX

A woman on stage at GITEX Global in Dubai, speaking into a microphone. Behind her is a large screen displaying her name, Maha Alkhawali, in English and Arabic, with her photo. The stage banner reads 'Rising Stage' and 'North Star Dubai'.
Maha in dark clothing speaking into a microphone next to a large screen at a Microsoft stage at LEAP 2024 in Riyadh, with a presentation slide showing a hiker on a mountain at sunset and the text: 'How do we put a Riyal value on clean air?'
A panel discussion at Saudi Design Week with four people sitting on stage in armchairs, with a large screen behind them displaying the event name and colorful geometric patterns.
A panel discussion at a conference titled "Debunking the Creativity Myth." Four panelists sit on a stage, and a woman stands at the side, speaking into a microphone. The audience is seated facing the panel, with some taking notes. The background features a large screen displaying the title and images of the panelists.
A panel discussion taking place during The Annual Arab Child Summit. Three women are seated on stage, with a large blue screen behind them displaying portraits and names of speakers, including Malia Khalawi, whose title is 'Member of the Board' and M Al-Khiyat, 'Member and Spokesperson'. The event is sponsored by The Lighthouse Center for Wellbeing.

Past Speaking Engagements

Featured in Dubai Future Foundation’s FEEL The Future program Video.

Industry Mentor, Dubai Institute for Design & Innovation, Terra Carta Design Lab (Dubai, 2024)

Speaker, Microsoft stage at LEAP: Impact Intelligence, the next evolution of Impact Reporting (Riyadh, 2024)

Speaker, Microsoft stage at COP28: “Do No Harm” Framework and Responsible AI (Dubai, 2023)

Guest panellist at Microsoft’s COP28 Dialogues event (Dubai, 2023)

Podcast Guest, Unveiling the Art of Creative Problem Solving, Jamescast (2023)

Panellist, Microsoft’s Road to COP28 on Sustainable Technologies (Dubai, 2023)

Speaker, GITEX Rise-Up Stage: The Intersection of Brand, Culture and Impact: Your Start-up’s Ikigai (2022)

Guest, The Change Officer Podcast, Step Conference ’22 special series (Dubai, 2022)

Mentor, Microsoft for Startups accelerator programme (Dubai, 2021,2023)

Panel Moderator, Re:turn , Debunking The Creativity Myth, Dubai Design Week (Dubai, 2021)

Mentor, Founders Institute (Dubai, 2020)

Speaker, CreativeMornings DXB: When Traditions Clash, We Need to Get Creative

Panel Speaker, Saudi Design Week 2015: The State of Design in KSA

Speaker, Dar Al Hekma University: Things You Don’t Learn at Design School (2015)

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