RHU is extremely proud of its class 2014 (BS) and 2017 (MS) mechanical engineering alumnus, Abbas Sidaoui, who has been recognized by Dubai Future Foundation and MIT Technology Review Arabia as one of the twenty Innovators Under 35 MENA for 2019.
The announcement comes ahead of the second annual EmTech MENA Conference, to be held in Dubai on 4-5 November under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Dubai Future Foundation.
During the event, the 20 winners will present their work that gained them the prestigious title, in front of high profile attendance, including government officials, researchers, experts, academicians, entrepreneurs, and futurists from the UAE and around the world.
Writing to RHU, he said “This is my way of celebrating Founder's Day ❤, Will always make RHU proud!”
Innovators Under 35 MENA celebrates promising innovators who develop new technology, or innovate utilizations of existing technologies, in order to solve the world’s biggest problems. Each year since 1999, MIT Technology Review announces an annual list of exceptionally talented young innovators whose work has the greatest potential to transform the world.
Previous winners of the global award include Larry Page and Sergey Brin, the co-founders of Google; Mark Zuckerberg, the cofounder of Facebook; Jonathan Ive, the chief designer of Apple; and Max Levchin, the cofounder of PayPal and founder of Slide.
