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Professor at Mechanical Engineering Department, National Research Centre from Egypt · Egypt

Karam Y. Maalawi is professor of aeronautics and mechanics at the National Research Centre in Cairo, Egypt. He was educated at the Faculty of Engineering, Aerospace Engineering Department, Cairo University. He has been active in research in structural and solid mechanics at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Research Center, and has involved in numerous research projects related to wind energy applications. His primary research interest is in computer based analysis and design of metal and composite structures. In 1983, he received a fellowship at aerospace engineering department, university of Minnesota and completed about 2-year advanced course program in dynamics and mechanics. Dr. Maalawi has been recognized for his contributions in training programs conducted by the National Research Centre in the fields of composite materials, optimum design and wind energy technology development, as well as in teaching fundamentals of wind turbine design techniques at the Arab Organization for Industrialization. In 2005, he received the NRC award in engineering sciences and technology. In 2006, he was a visitor at the Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Virginia Tech, doing research work in the field of aeroelastic optimization of aircraft wings. Dr. Maalawi has published extensively in the field of structural optimization and wind turbine design and performance. His current research is concerned with the optimal design of functionally graded material beams, aircraft wings and wind turbine blades. At present, he is the principal investigator of a research project concerning the design and manufacture of composite wind turbine blades and supporting tower structures. Dr. Maalawi is also collobrationg in other research projects related to mechanical design, showing conscientious and great pleasure in doing his work.

Innovation Broker at Technology Transfer Centre, University of Warsaw (UOTT UW) from Poland · Warsaw

Maria Pelekh is a technology broker for the Eastern Europe and Central Asia regions in the UTTC UW. She is Ph. D. candidate in Law at the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin and the Stefan Banach Scholarship Programme beneficiary. Furthermore. She has completed bachelor and master studies in the field of European Union Law, both with granted scholarships. She speaks Ukrainian (Native), Polish (Fluent), English (Fluent) and Russian (Fluent). She has gained practical experience through employment in the area of diplomacy, international business and academic relations. Maria Pelekh is also a co-inventor of a start-up with plenty of potential. She is responsible at UTTC UW for the following subjects: Evaluation of technological projects for investment attractiveness; Building a network of business partners and acquiring financial resources for the implementation various types of projects ; Analyzing the market potential/opportunity for the selected patents, know – hows and inventions; Researching, discovering, and negotiating with potential clients and investors for the UTTC UW patents and inventions; Broadly defined promoting and popularizing an inventions and know – hows of Warsaw University, organizing events and meetings; Preparing non-confidential summaries of patents or inventions for marketing purposes Finding partners for ideas and technologies developed by researchers and inventors of the University of Warsaw Preparing business offers for potential clients; Identify unmet needs in the various industries or market and searching for technological projects for individual and institutional investors; Implementation of innovative projects for corporations, scientific research and business institutions; She is creative and open-minded person, who loves networking, traveling, discovering different cultures, working in multicultural environment among creative and ambitious people. She is fond of saying that everything is possible and she believes the limits only exist in our minds. Despite of her scientific and professional activity, she is a person who deals with broadly understood social, cultural and charity activities. Although She was always passionate about law, She was also trying to understand the branches of knowledge that rule the world which are mainly the economy and politics, both having a major impact on the legislation and, consequently, on the life of each of us. She strongly belives that the real development is a sustainable development and the best innovation is the one which will be good not just for us and for the ensuring economic growth currently but for next generations as well. A true community is not just about being geographically close to someone or part of the same political or economic organization. It’s about feeling responsible for each other and for what will happen with our planet in future, as a Humanity is our ultimate community and the Earth is our ultimate place where everyone plays a crucial role.