Egypt CSR Forum

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About The Speaker

Mr. Ali Awni

Ali H. Awni is Professor of Practice at the Business School, American University in Cairo (AUC), where he has been full time faculty since September 2009. Awni teaches operations management courses at the undergraduate and MBA level. His areas of research are in applications of operations management in Egypt, and for SMEs in particular, operations and supply chain innovations for bottom of the pyramid, upgrading of operations for Egyptian exporters, and suppliers’ selection and evaluation. Awni is the Director of the J.D. Gerhart Center for Philanthropy and Civic Engagement. The center is also the platform for responsible business initiatives at the School of Business. Prior to joining the AUC Awni was the Head of the Qualifying Industrial Zones (QIZ) Unit, at the Ministry of Trade & Industry, Government of Egypt. The Unit is entrusted with the administration of all the terms of the QIZ trade protocol. Furthermore, the Unit acts as a catalyst for the implementation of operational plans to maximize the benefits of the protocol to Egyptian Industries, including promotions of FDI and upgrading of export readiness of QIZ companies. Awni also served as an adjunct faculty at the American University in Cairo teaching MBA courses in operations management. Awni was the Partner-in-charge of supply chain consulting services at KPMG Hazem Hassan in Egypt, where he guided and directed the successful completion of various projects in supply chain diagnostics, process design and performance improvement in operations and business logistics for clients in food, consumer products, industrial, apparel and pharmaceutical industries. Awni has extensive management consulting, system development, and operations research experience in the USA focusing on supply chain management and business logistics improvements. Ali Awni holds BS in Computer Science & Statistics from Kuwait University, MS in Systems Science from the University of Ottawa, and a Ph.D. in Operations Research from North Carolina State University.