Hoda Alkhzaimi

Associate Vice Provost of Research translation, innovation and Entrepreneurship NYU Abu Dhabi

Dr. Hoda Alkhzaimi is a highly regarded Strategic Economic and Investment Advisor with over two decades of experience at the intersection of advanced science, industry, research and technology, economic strategy, and international investments. She spent the first 12 years of her career in sovereign wealth funds, developing diversified long-term assets in advanced industries, sciences, and new economic zones. Throughout her career, she has consistently secured substantial funding to drive industrial development, research, and innovation, enabling the establishment of highly skilled R&Ds, cross-sector teams and advancing cutting-edge projects across various sectors. Dr. Alkhzaimi serves as the Associate Vice Provost for Research Translation and Innovation and Research Assistant Professor at New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD), where she leads initiatives that transform research into market-driven industries by fostering collaboration between academia, industry, and government. As the Principal Investigator, Founding Member, and Director Emeritus of the Center for Cyber Security at NYUAD, Dr. Alkhzaimi and her team were catalysts in building a diverse research ecosystem in cybersecurity, driving innovation and advancing knowledge in this critical field for the UAE. She is also the Founder and Director of Emeratsec, a center focused on prototyping emerging industries and technologies as in yet not limited to AI, cryptography, and security. She is as well a Founding Partner of Bluverse Ventures, an international venture capital firm investing in converging and emerging industries in global markets. Her expertise spans economics development, investments and advanced industries development and emerging technologies as in AI, cryptology, quantum security and economy, metaverse security, hardware security, and other advanced technologies. Dr. Alkhzaimi has built robust cryptology research ecosystems and led ventures focused on both hardware and software R&D for emerging technologies. Her work extends across cryptology, cryptanalysis, AI, big data, and security architecture, with a particular focus on space, aerospace, UAVs, autonomous systems, and cybersecurity. She has made significant contributions to cryptographic solutions and enhanced cybersecurity in areas such as the Internet of Things (IoT), AI-driven security analytics, and the quantum economy. She as well contributed to regulatory recommendations on an international level as well as valuation efforts of financial and digital assets as well as others pertaining to new economies. Her focus on Sustainable Development Goals-based investments aligns with her expertise as she currently serves on multiple capacities as a co-chair and contributing member for the World Economic Forum Global Future Councils, and as a strategic advisor for the BRICS advisory councils, the G20 trade initiatives as in startup 20 and T20 in G20 Global Task Forces. As well as the UN units under the International Telecommunication Union, UNICEF, and Band of International Settlement, International Monetary Fund and World Bank where she works on shaping policies, trade, and regulatory sandboxes related to converging and emerging industries, economic development, and trade sustainability. Drawing upon her subject matter expertise, economic acumen, and strategic vision around “the art of the possible”, Dr. Hoda holds positions on numerous international and local industrial boards, is part of various investment funds and committees and the co-founder of multiple startups in deep technology and other emerging markets prospects. Building on her experience in leading tech-based industrial investments as well as strategic economic development projects for advanced industries, Dr. Hoda also serves as an advisor on emerging technologies for the boards of lead global industries as Jaguar and Land Rover in the United Kingdom and Tata Group in India in Tata one initiative, and joint projects and initiatives with Emirates, ROBLOX, Google, Meta, TikTok, Schnider Electric and Snapchat and others as well as international governmental boards in economic and industrial development. Dr. Hoda’s publications span a diverse spectrum, including emerging technologies, industries, and economic insights. As a sought-after speaker, Dr. Alkhzaimi frequently shares insights at global events such as WEF Davos, the UNICEF AI Summit, and Technical and Scientific global forums. Dr. Hoda holds a Master of International Business Law from Paris-Sorbonne University, a Master of Science in Financial and Business Big Data Analytics from ESCP, an Executive MBA from the London Business School, a doctorate in Computer Science and Mathematics from Denmark Technical University, a Master of Security, Cryptology, Information Coding and Mathematics from Université de Grenoble and Université Josef Fourier in France and a Bachelor of Science from the United Arab Emirates University. As an advocate for women in STEM, she is the President of the Emirates Digital Association for Women ,Ambassador Emeritus and CEO for Women in Artificial Intelligence, promoting inclusivity and sustainable economic development, Ambassador Emeritus of Arab Women in Computing, Ambassador Emeritus of The international Network of Women in Engineering and Science.