Book IWD Speaker: Noha Salah Mahmoud

Noha Salah Mahmoud is a highly experienced urban planning and sustainable Development Expert with over 25 years of experience in urban and regional planning, and sustainable development.

Noha possess a proven track record in Urban planning projects, stakeholder engagement and policy development, with a strong focus on driving positive economic, social, and environmental impacts.

Extensive experience working with government organizations and private sector in Egypt. Considering GEIPP project by UNIDO, IGGE project by UNIDO, SIA project by GIZ: Noha had the opportunity to participate partially in the context of these promising projects.

Noha participated in many national and government projects, which enhanced her capabilities and gave her the necessary experience in the field of policy development, follow-up procedures, problem solving, and performance improvement.

Furthermore, this optimized her proficiency in data collection, data analysis and reporting, especially with regard to project outcomes and impact evaluation.

Noha holds two master's degrees: a Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Architecture and Urban Planning and a Master of Business Administration (MBA), in addition to a diploma in Geographical Information Systems (GIS).

Noha is currently a Ph.D. researcher at Cairo University. Key values are preciseness, transparency, honesty and self-learning.

Experiences:

- Project Implementation General Manager / Urban Planning General Manager(Industrial Development Authority)
- Architectural Engineer / Urban Planner in a number of public and private entities.
- Lecturer in the fields of urban planning, planning and planning of industrial areas, geographic information systems, etc.
- Participation in a number of projects and trainings sponsored by international organizations such as UNIDO - GIZ.... and others.
- Participation in variant local and international conferences, seminars, events and workshops.
- Member of the Federation of Arab Engineers.
- Member of the Saudi Urban Planners Association.

Education:

- PhD Researcher in Urban Planning and Sustainable Industrial Development - Faculty of Engineering - Cairo University.
- Master of Architecture in Urban Planning and Sustainable Industrial Development - Faculty of Engineering - Cairo University.
- MBA - Global Management- Business School- ESLSCA University
- Diploma in Geographic Information Systems GIS - ITI - Cabinet of Ministers
Holder of many diplomas and training courses in the fields of: Smart City Planning - AI - Sustainable Planning - Sustainable Development - Climate Change......

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