Policy Talks: A Conversation with Prof. Sherif Sedky
At the last session of the UN Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS), Prof Sherif Sedky was elected Chair of the Committee. As the Chair, his primary role is to steer the meetings, activities and deliberations of COPUOS. The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA) serves as the secretariat of COPUOS and its subcommittees.
We are honoured to have Prof Sedky as guest in the upcoming edition of our flagship programme - Policy Talks.
Prof Sedky currently serves as the Chief Executive Office of the Egyptian Space Agency. He has over 30 years of regional and international experience in international institutions in the Middle East, Europe and the United States, where he worked at the University of California Berkeley (USA), Stanford University (USA), the Catholic University of Leuven (Belgium), the American University in Cairo (Egypt), Zewail City of Science and Technology (Egypt), the University of Sharjah (UAE) and Newgiza University (Egypt). He has published over 100 international referred journal and conference articles, holds 19 patents in the design and fabrication of miniaturized sensors and inertial systems, authored a book, and his H-index is 25 according to google scholar.
Dr. Sedky was selected by late Nobel Laureate Dr. Ahmed Zewail to serve as the Founding Provost and Executive President of Zewail City, Egypt’s National Project for Scientific Renaissance where he was managing all academic, financial and scientific affairs.
He is a recipient of the Abdul Hameed Shoman Prize in 2014, and the 2007 Excellence in research and creative endeavors award offered by The American University in Cairo. He is also a recipient of the Egyptian state merit award in advanced technological sciences in 2002, and the graduate studies award from Cairo University in 1996. He has also served on several high-level national committees, scientific committees and corporate boards.
He joins us to share his perspectives, priorities and plans for space in Egypt, Africa and the international community.