Ahmed Daoud

Ahmed Daoud is Director of Innovation Futures and acting Executive Director of Innovation at the Royal Commission for AlUla. He is a patented inventor, accomplished executive, and accredited innovation management professional. Daoud is an expert on the impacts of innovation on governments and their interactions with their citizenry and residents and has led high-profile projects with the UAE government and different government entities in the Kingdom. His focus is on the importance of deep compassion - and a strong understanding of stakeholder motivators - in driving innovation capable of solving big problems. In his former post as CTO of a US-based health-tech start-up, he invented patented “compassionate technology” in wearables, IoT, and digital health to tackle complex human and operational challenges across the care management spectrum. Ahmed has also worked in various other industries such as high computing, semiconductors, and edutainment with organizations ranging from early-stage start-ups to the likes of Cray Supercomputers and Microsoft.