Alumni Awards Panel of Judges 2023

Heba joined the British Council Egypt last year as the Head of Creative Economy, she has over 10 years of experience in international programmes with a focus on creative economy innovation and cultural initiatives in the MENA region. She has a track record of success in executive management and strategic planning within the arts and education sectors as she headed Partnerships and Programmes in British Council offices in Kuwait and Qatar for over 6 years overseeing a portfolio of Education, Culture, Science and Sports Programmes.

Heba’s impact was extended to business development when she designed and strategically facilitated several programmes like Kuwait's first Creative Economy Roadmap in collaboration with various cultural stakeholders from both the private and public sectors.

Nevine is the Chevening Scholarship Programme Manager at the British Embassy in Cairo. She holds a Master’s degree in Public Policy and Administration from the American University in Cairo. She has 20 years of experience in education programs and project management including over 10 years in the British Chevening Scholarships programme and alumni relations. Prior to joining the British Embassy, Nevine worked in professional qualification exams including IGCSE and IELTS at the British Council Egypt. She also worked at CARE international in Egypt and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD-UN) where she worked on several poverty reduction related projects.

Professor Ahmed Elseragy is the Dean of the Faculty of Art and Design and Associate Vice-Chancellor for Education Quality and Employability at The British University in Egypt.

He has over 25 years of experience in the higher education sector, academic leadership and professional background both in the UK and the Middle East. Professor Elseragy holds a Ph.D. degree in Built Environment from University of Nottingham and is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA). Ahmed is also an Internationalisation consultant for Advance HE (previously known as the Higher Education Academy in the UK)

He held various senior management roles including Head of School of Engineering at the University of Lincoln in the UK between 2021-2022. As Director of Enterprise at the University of Lincoln, Ahmed developed a sustainable relationship between enterprise and industry. He engaged with a large network of industry and manufacturing partners to support the manufacturing and engineering sector in Greater Lincolnshire.

Dr Mahfouz is a TV journalist and filmmaker. He holds several positions, including Advisor to the Chairman of Al-Ahram, TV anchor at Extra News Channel where he is one of its founders, and Director of the Training Centre for the news sector at the United Media Services Company.

In 2021, Mahfouz won the UK Alumni Award in the culture and creativity category for his career achievements. Mahfouz obtained a Master’s degree in filmmaking from Royal Holloway University under the Chevening scholarship programme, followed by a PhD from the same university in New Media.

The highlight of Mahfouz career which he considers his biggest achievement is Mediatopia, a media training and production house which he founded 10 years ago, from which most of the current media figures graduated.

Dr. Mona Allouba is a Post-Doctoral Researcher and Manager of the Genetics and Genomics unit at Aswan Heart Centre (AHC) – Magdi Yacoub Foundation. She completed her PhD studies in Cardiovascular Clinical Research Medicine at Imperial College London in collaboration with AHC in 2020. 

Prior to her employment at AHC, she pursued a Master’s degree in Cancer Biology at University College London and was awarded the Top Academic Achievement award. Her research interests span the genetics of inherited cardiac conditions, particularly hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, with the aim to improve diagnosis, disease management and potential treatment of this life-threatening disease.

In February 2023, she received the “Science and Sustainability Study UK Alumni Award” from the British Council for her outstanding achievements.