Fadwa Saad AlBawardi

Ms. Fadwa Saad AlBawardi, is a Saudi Arabian Entrepreneur who have established her own Consultancy office (FSAB) to provide consulting services in Digital Transformation, Performance Management, Strategic Planning, Data and AI strategies.

Ms. AlBawardi is a Certified Strategy and Business Planning Professional, as well as an IT/Performance Management Senior Consultant, with more than 22+ years of working experience.  She is also a member in the International Chamber of Commerce ICC-SA.

Moreover, she is a certified trainer as well as an Elsevier reviewer for international AI & technical research papers and articles.  Ms. AlBawardi is also a public speaker and a workshop presenter in several national and international conferences including: United Nations ITU IGF2023 in Kyoto Japan, as well as UN ITU AI for Good Summits 2024 and 2025 in Geneva Switzerland, and Digital Global Forum 2025, Russia. In addition, she is a trainer with United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR), and a certified trainer in KSA. She also conducted several training and consultancy sessions with the African Tech community.  She was also invited as a Virtual Keynote Speaker in Tech Unite Africa 2025, Nigeria.  In addition, she also participated in the UN Digital Compact online meetings, as a stakeholder, providing insights and consultation reports on AI Governance.

Moreover, Ms. AlBawardi is an Author who have participated in writing several technical international publications, as well, including HiMSS Book of the Year (editions 2007, 2013 and 2018) in USA.   She is also a USA Today Bestselling Author, as well as a weekly Columnist, with 200+ articles, in KSA digital journals, mainly about AI and Digital Economy themes.

Ms. AlBawardi has earned a Master’s degree in Computer Science from Boston University, USA, in 2003, as well as 2 certifications in Strategic Planning.  Her Computer Science Bachelor Degree was from the American University in Cairo, in 1994, and she has also attended a Strategic Management course in Harvard University, USA, in 2019