Dr.Aisha Bint Butti Bin Bishr is the director-general of the Smart Dubai Department, the government entity entrusted with Dubai’s city-wide smart transformation by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.

Dr. Aisha also heads The Council of Happy Cities part of the World Happiness Council, is the chairperson of the SDG 11 Global Council, and is the only female from the Middle East to be a member of the global Gartner CIO Research Board. Additionally, Her Excellency serves as a Member of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Councils and The Fourth Industrial Revolution’s Smart Cities Readiness Index Team, an initiative also led by WEF.