Richard Dib is leading a range of Smart City initiatives and leveraging the power of Data within The Royal Commission for AlUla, aiming to transform AlUla county into a Smart, Sustainable, Safe and Resilient Destination.

Previously, Richard was leading the Data Science / Product Team within Smart Dubai charged to make Dubai a data-driven city. Also, Richard has defined, designed, and implemented Dubai Pulse (Smart City / Data Platform), the digital backbone of Dubai, empowering the city’s digital transformation and make Dubai the Happiest City on Earth. Prior to that, Richard was a Senior Advisor part of Nexgen Advisory Group helping Cities to embrace their digital transformation.

Also, he has heavily been involved with Telecom & Media industry in Europe and in the Gulf region where he developed Next Generation Products & Services Strategies and Go-To-Market Strategies.

Richard, with a Master’s Degree from Telecom Bretagne / IMT Atlantique), is leveraging his strong business skills, his consultancy background, and his product design thinking and creating value out of Emerging Technologies and the 4th Industrial Revolution.