Dr Nadia Al-Banna is an innovation leader in CypherCrescent, with 15+ years of experience driving organisational transformation, accelerating product development and advancing partnerships across public sector, academia and accelerators.

She is a keen supporter of entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems in North America and Africa, especially in the health, education, energy and social impact. Dr Nadia helps corporate mobilize internal innovations, talent and commitment to organisational excellence.

She holds a Ph.D. from Dalhousie University, an MBA from University of Toronto and completed professional certificates in Venture Financing from the American University in Cairo, and Organisational Leadership from HEC-Paris.