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Dr. Sanjay Nadkarni is a Guest professor of International Business Management at the University of Europe for Applied Sciences, Dubai campus
Dr. Sanjay Nadkarni
Field of Expertise: Digital Technologies; Innovation; Quantitative Research
Campus: Dubai
Office Hours: By Appointment
Dr. Sanjay Nadkarni is a Guest professor of International Business Management at the University of Europe for Applied Sciences, Dubai campus. He is an expert at the intersection of open innovation frameworks and human-centered AI, with more than three decades of experience spanning academic and applied research, advisory work and consultancy engagements with corporate, government and multilateral organisations.
His work focuses on digital technologies, innovation and quantitative research, with a strong emphasis on integrating industry and academia. He also supports educational and social entrepreneurship initiatives aimed at widening access to technology for small and microbusinesses.
His work focuses on digital technologies, innovation and quantitative research, with a strong emphasis on integrating industry and academia. He also supports educational and social entrepreneurship initiatives aimed at widening access to technology for small and microbusinesses.
PhD - University of Hull, UK
MSc in Management (Operations Research & Technology Management) - Interuniversity Institute of Macao (now University of Saint Joseph), Macao, 1999
MSc in Physics & Mathematics (Distinction) - Moscow State University, Russia, 1994
MSc in Management (Operations Research & Technology Management) - Interuniversity Institute of Macao (now University of Saint Joseph), Macao, 1999
MSc in Physics & Mathematics (Distinction) - Moscow State University, Russia, 1994
01/2025-present: Strategic Advisor, Integrated Cyber Solutions ME, Dubai, UAE [fractional]
12/2024-present: Director of Innovation & Research, Thinkers Garden, Vienna, Austria [fractional]
09/2022-09/2024: Head of Innovation & Strategy, Arabian Falcon Holding, Abu Dhabi, UAE [full-time]
06/2020-present: Co-founder and Partner, Hoick, Dubai, UAE [fractional]
04/2015-present: Consultant, DigiPro, Paphos, Cyprus [fractional]
06/2004-03/2006: Consultant (Information & Communication Technology), Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines [fractional]
03/2001-10/2006: Resource Person/Advisor (IT), Transport & Tourism Unit, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific [fractional]
08/1994-03/1997: Deputy Manager (Technical), Gujarat Petrosynthese Ltd., Mumbai, India [full-time]
12/2024-present: Director of Innovation & Research, Thinkers Garden, Vienna, Austria [fractional]
09/2022-09/2024: Head of Innovation & Strategy, Arabian Falcon Holding, Abu Dhabi, UAE [full-time]
06/2020-present: Co-founder and Partner, Hoick, Dubai, UAE [fractional]
04/2015-present: Consultant, DigiPro, Paphos, Cyprus [fractional]
06/2004-03/2006: Consultant (Information & Communication Technology), Asian Development Bank, Manila, Philippines [fractional]
03/2001-10/2006: Resource Person/Advisor (IT), Transport & Tourism Unit, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific [fractional]
08/1994-03/1997: Deputy Manager (Technical), Gujarat Petrosynthese Ltd., Mumbai, India [full-time]
09/2025-present: Professor of Innovation, Plekhanov University (Dubai campus), Dubai, UAE [Adjunct]
01/2022-12/2024: Professor in Digital Strategy, Indian Institute of Management Sirmaur, India [Adjunct]
09/2020-present: Visiting Faculty in Business Analytics & Statistics, Institute for Tourism Studies, Malta [Adjunct]
04/2015-05/2016: Visiting Professor in Tourism Analytics, Institute of Systems Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore [Adjunct]
09/2012-08/2016: Visiting Faculty in Research Methods, City University of Macao, Macao, China [Adjunct]
04/2011-05/2014: Visiting Professor in Digital Strategy, Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland [Adjunct]
01/2011-08/2022: Director of Innovation & Research and Professor, Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management (a Dubai Holding Business Unit), Dubai, UAE [Full-time]
02/2009-12/2010: Associate Professor in Digital & Information Systems and Business Mathematics & Statistics, Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management (a Dubai Holding Business Unit), Dubai, UAE [Full-time]
09/2005-02/2009: Assistant Professor in IT & Program Coordinator, Faculty of Business, Macao University of Science and Technology, Macao, China [Full-time]
09/1998-08/2004: Lecturer in Informations Systems and Quantitative Methods, Institute For Tourism Studies (IFT), Macao, China [full-time]
01/2022-12/2024: Professor in Digital Strategy, Indian Institute of Management Sirmaur, India [Adjunct]
09/2020-present: Visiting Faculty in Business Analytics & Statistics, Institute for Tourism Studies, Malta [Adjunct]
04/2015-05/2016: Visiting Professor in Tourism Analytics, Institute of Systems Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore [Adjunct]
09/2012-08/2016: Visiting Faculty in Research Methods, City University of Macao, Macao, China [Adjunct]
04/2011-05/2014: Visiting Professor in Digital Strategy, Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland [Adjunct]
01/2011-08/2022: Director of Innovation & Research and Professor, Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management (a Dubai Holding Business Unit), Dubai, UAE [Full-time]
02/2009-12/2010: Associate Professor in Digital & Information Systems and Business Mathematics & Statistics, Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management (a Dubai Holding Business Unit), Dubai, UAE [Full-time]
09/2005-02/2009: Assistant Professor in IT & Program Coordinator, Faculty of Business, Macao University of Science and Technology, Macao, China [Full-time]
09/1998-08/2004: Lecturer in Informations Systems and Quantitative Methods, Institute For Tourism Studies (IFT), Macao, China [full-time]
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