Mr. Ghanim Al Falasi
Lecture 1: Approach to Happiness
Senior Vice President of People Happiness, Innovation & Supply Management - Corporate Services
Vice Chairman of Smart City Project Committee
Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority
Ghanim Al Falasi was appointed in 2011 as the Senior Vice-President of People Happiness, Innovation & Supply Management of Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA). Ghanim brings with him extensive knowledge and know-how in the ICT sector through his previous role as Vice-President of the ICT Unit at Dubai Airports where he provided executive, technological and enterprise administrative leadership employment.
Heading three departments including: People Happiness, Innovation & Supply Management; Al Falasi was also mandated to drive innovation strategic planning across the organization. In 2013, Ghanim was appointed as the Vice Chairman of the Smart City Project Committee at Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority.
In his earlier association with the department of Dubai Airports, Ghanim successfully established an ICT directorate for DCA based on a study conducted to identify the infrastructure and services required for the delivery of outstanding performance. Al Falasi also worked for several governmental organizations including the UAE Ministry of Defence, UAE Armed Forces, and the Central Military Command.
Ghanim holds a BS degree in Computer Science from California State University of Hayward, USA. Moreover, Ghanim is also holding a Chief Innovation Officer "CCInO" Certification from LEAD, Organization & Relation Systems Coaching Certification from ORSC, and most recently a certification from Neurolink-USA for being a Brain & Emotional Intelligence Practitioner.