Savanid (Nui) Vatanasakdakul

Invited Panel Speaker – ICIS 2025 Invited panel speaker at the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) 2025, held in Nashville in December 2025. Participated in the panel “15 Years of Green IS: Reflecting on Progress and Future Directions,” commemorating the 15th anniversary of SIGGreen and highlighting the evolution and future of sustainability research in the Information Systems discipline.

Executive Committee Member, Pacific Asia Conference on Information Systems

President Association of Information Systems - Qatar Chapter

International Conference in Information Systems 2025

Invited Panel Speaker – ICIS 2025 as a founding member of SIG Green

Invited Speaker – Civil Service and Government Development Bureau, Qatar Delivered an invited talk on November 26, 2025, engaging government professionals on AI and digital transformation. This engagement supported knowledge transfer and strengthened my research presence and influence in Qatar.

Founding Chair - the first GCC Information Systems Symposium

IS Post Doc Search Committee

Invited Speaker – Human-Centered AI Transformation (CMU-Q Community Partners Program) Delivered an invited talk titled “Human-Centered AI Transformation” for CMU-Q’s Community Partner Program

Workshop Delivery – IBTIKAR Program for the IS Program Designed and delivered the IBTIKAR Workshop on Oct 25, 2025 for the Information Systems program, titled “Design Thinking: Building the Future World.” The workshop introduced high school students to design thinking principles, innovation, and emerging technologies.

Keynote Speaker – “AI and the Smart Human: Asia’s Role and Global Collaboration” Delivered a keynote address at the Ambassadors’ Luncheon on October 7, 2025, attended by approximately 100 participants, including around 20 Asian ambassadors and senior leaders from the public and private sectors in Qatar. The keynote highlighted Asia’s strategic role in shaping global collaboration in the age of AI.

Judge, Reboot the Earth Doha 2025 Served as a judge for Reboot the Earth Doha 2025, a climate innovation hackathon co-hosted by the United Nations and Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar. The event took place from October 2–4, 2025, bringing together participants to develop innovative solutions addressing global climate challenges.

Americas Conference on Information Systems - Track: Green IS and Sustainability

Speaker - Training workshop on “pitching for startups”, tailored for the finalists of Stars of Science, Season 17—a high-profile innovation TV program

Judge- the Annual ABP Robotics Championship

Judge- Lifelines Hackathon by Carnegie Mellon University

Chair, Search Committees - IS Faculty

Chair, Information Systems Search Committees - Postdoctoral

Chair, Information Systems Search Committees - Visiting Positions

IS community leadership

Panel Speaker - CIO Forum on Designing Intelligent Futures, International Conference in Information Systems, Bangkok, Thailand

Panel Speaker - Faculty Panel For Doctoral Student Corner on Finding Your Community: Building Connections and Collaborations in IS as a Ph.D. Student, International Conference in Information Systems, Bangkok, Thailand

Speaker – Human-Centric Digital Transformation: Empowering Strategies, hosted by Civil Service and Government Development Bureau

Judge – HiEd Entrepreneurship & Innovation Summit, Qatar Foundation

Panel Speaker – Shaping the Future: Integrating Human-Centric Design in Qatar’s Tech Startup Education, University of Aberdeen,