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Rasha ElSaheli-Elhage is an Associate Professor of Special Education at Chicago State University. She holds a Ph.D. from Wayne State University in Educational Evaluation and Research, an M.A. in Special Education from Eastern Michigan University, and a B.A. in Special Education from Saint Joseph University (Beirut, Lebanon). For over 16 years, Dr. ElSaheli-Elhage was a special education teacher, 11 of which were in Michigan public schools including the cities of Detroit and Dearborn. She also worked as a consultant on School Reform and International Assessment for private and public schools and ministries in the Middle East. Her research interests focus on transition and on increasing employability and independence of young adults with special needs and improving their quality of life. Recently, she has developed an interest in online teaching and learning, especially after the unprecedented switch to remote learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Tarek Bacha is the founder of ITLS Certiport Lebanon Partner, CEO of Tablet Academy MENA Microsoft Global training partner in education, member of multiple NGO, Microsoft Certified Trainer, MCT Regional Lead, and university Instructor. His certifications include MCT Regional Lead-Technology Expert -Microsoft Certified Trainer, MIE Master Trainer, MCE, Google Educator, MCSE, MOSM, ECI ,CEH , LPI,ESB.

He is dedicated to helping people succeed through applying technology in Education, working in the MENA Region with Ministry of education, Universities, schools and vocational training centers to develop educators and student’s skills. He is a result oriented professional with 18 years of versatile experience across diverse organizational domains. 

Tiago Costa is a Cloud Architect / Advisor and International speaker for the Microsoft Cloud. For the past years, he has been architecting and developing solutions using Microsoft Azure for some of the fortune 500 companies. Due to his strong real-world experience, Tiago regularly teaches Microsoft Azure classes around the world.

Microsoft Azure MVP since 2016 for his community efforts in promoting and sharing knowledge with the community. Tiago has 50+ Microsoft Certifications including MCT (Microsoft Certified Trainer) – Microsoft Certified Trainer and got awarded as MCT Regional Lead since 2016. He is the founder of the Azure Portugal User Group.

He loves diving into modern technologies and sharing his experience at conferences and training classes, but what excites him about his work is to help others explore new frontiers in technology impacting their lives, making the world a better place for everyone.

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Gulnaz Mushtaq has been an MCT since 2018 and has trained hundreds of students all over the world and is now serving the MCT community in Pakistan as a Regional Lead. Gulnaz has experience in training, project management, supervisory & leadership, information technology & management, computer networking, system administration, database administration, website development, software quality assurance, IT procurement and IT policy manual development. She has worked with both the public and development sectors that include Pacific Business Solutions Ltd London, Ministry of National Health Services Regulations and Coordination Islamabad, USAID, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Ministry of Finance Pakistan, Asian Development Bank, Hashoo Foundation and Mobilink Telecom Pakistan. She encourages her fellow MCTs to pass along their commitment to education and passion for problem-solving to Microsoft’s professional community around them. Apart from teaching, she has written lessons on Microsoft Azure, Windows Server (2012 R2, 2016, 2019), TMG Proxy and Exchange DAG deployment. She distributed these lessons among students that helped them in understanding the complex part of the subject. 

Abdullah Altaf is MCT (Microsoft Certified Trainer) Regional Lead from Saudi Arabia and working as a Sr. Technical Consultant. He is Technology Evangelist and having 35+ Certification. He is the Microsoft Specialist & Certified Professional with 10+ year of I.T industry Experience, Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA) in Office 365, Hyper-V, Microsoft Azure, MCSE Messaging, MCP, MTA, MCS. He has vast experience in Azure Stack Consultation and Deployment and possesses a unique combination of technical skills and management expertise. His prime focus on Microsoft Product and Technologies. He has result-oriented and problem-solving skills, with a proven ability to quickly grasp modern technologies.