Yasar has been involved as a speaker and facilitator in hundreds of events worldwide. The below is a selected sample list. To extend a speaking invitation or a corporate workshop facilitation request, please send a quick message.
- Qatar Leadership Centers. Leadership Forum. The Innovation Driven Economy. March 2012.
- World Economic Forum, Young Global Leaders Forum, Facilitator, Complex Systems on Rule of Law, Davos 2012
- FIKR 10 Conference (Arab Spring, What’s Next). Arab Thought Foundation, Session on Economic Challenges (Arabic). Dubai, UAE, 5-7, December, 2012
- Sharjah Tatweer Forum, November 2011
- Saudi Fast Growth. The Innovator’s Dilemma, November 2011
- Leadership Development. RCJY. Saudi Arabia. October 2011
- Investment prospects in the wake of the Arab Spring. Speaker (via satellite). World Bank, July 2011
- Skills for the 21st Century: The Middle East Outlook. Speaker and Moderator. Education Summit. World Economic Forum on the Middle East. October 2010
- Building and Rebuilding the Region – the current environment for infrastructure projects Panel, Global Turbulence and MENA Transformations. MIGA Forum. World Bank (held at DIFC, Dubai)
- WISE, 2010. Speaker on the session of “Innovative approaches to reach women, girls and the marginalized in the Arab region”. 7-9 December 2010.
- Middle East, Africa, and Asia Leadership Summit. Speaker. Abu Dhabi, UAE. January 2010
- Assessing the contribution of ICT to Development Goals. Conference Co-Chair. 10TH International Conference on Social Implications of Computers in Developing Countries. International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) May 2009. Dubai. UAE
- American Society for Quality and Dubai Quality Group. Joint Conference Excellence: The Future of Business, March, 2011. Dubai, UAE
- Capitalizing on the Talent Bonanza: Facing the Arab Demographic Bomb. Speaker. Young Arab Leaders Annual Forum. May, 2009. Beirut. Lebanon
- “Dubai: Lessons from a High-Growth Arab City,” Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, USA, April 3, 2008.
- Positioning the PA Curriculum, Speaker. International Quality Conference in Public Affairs Education, December 7th, 2007 – American University of Sharjah
- Capacity Development Workshop on Managing Knowledge to Build Trust in Government. Workshop Moderator and speaker. United Nations Office, Vienna, Austria, 28-29 June 2007
- UN Regional Forum on Re-Inventing Government in the Arab States. Chair and Speaker. April 2006.
- Good Governance for Development (GfD) in Arab Countries. OECD. 1st Meeting of the Thematic Working Group 2 on E-Government and Administrative Simplification. Speaker and Moderator. May, 2005. Dubai. UAE
- Customer Focused Six Sigma Forum, Chairman. 16-17 February 2004. London, UK
- The Fourth International Conference on Performance Measurement and Management, Presented Paper, Performance Management Association, Edinburgh, UK, 27 – 30 July.