Dr. Saeed is a futurist, thought leader, AI ethicist, and Public keynote speaker. He has been in many positions: the founder and former Director General of the Emirates ID Authority, a former member of the scientific advisory committee of the UAE Space Agency, and a former Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs on information technology.
Currently, He is the director of the Center for Futures Studies at the University of Dubai, a visiting lecturer at Oxford University course: Artificial Intelligence: Generative AI, Cloud and MLOps (online), President of the UAE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS), a member of the Global Future Council of the World Economic Forum (WEF) on Metaverse, a UNESCO co-Chair on anticipatory systems, and he is on industrial advisory boards of several universities in the UAE. “Dr. Saeed serves on the advisory boards of several international forums, including the World Ethical Data Foundation. He is also a Senior Fellow of the AI 2030: Responsible AI for a Better World initiative.
He co-authored the book Digital Nation: How the UAE is building a future based on tech innovation. He has written several articles and reports published in Harvard Business Review Arabia, MIT Technology Review Arabia, and Dubai Policy Review Journal. He has been invited to speak at international platforms including the UN, the WEF, OPEC, and REAIM summit.