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Tharaa Fahad is an educational consultant, human development trainer, and capacity-building specialist with extensive experience in inclusive education, school improvement, educational leadership, and workforce wellbeing. Holding a Bachelor's degree in Special Education, along with professional qualifications in educational and family counseling, Tharaa has dedicated her career to supporting schools, educators, organizations, and individuals through practical, sustainable, and evidence-based approaches to development and growth. Throughout her professional journey, she has held leadership roles within international school settings, including leading student support services, coordinating inclusion programs, and overseeing talent development initiatives. Her expertise spans inclusive education, early intervention, learning support, professional development, leadership development, and institutional capacity building. As a certified trainer and human development practitioner, Tharaa has designed and delivered training programs for more than 2,000 educators, specialists, leaders, and professionals across a wide range of educational, personal, and professional development fields. Her work extends beyond the education sector to supporting organizations in creating healthier and more productive workplace cultures. She also delivers workshops and wellbeing programs for workplaces, focusing on employee wellbeing, resilience, work-life balance, psychological safety, communication, and personal effectiveness. Through these programs, she helps organizations strengthen employee engagement, enhance workplace culture, and support sustainable performance. Driven by a vision to strengthen educational quality, human potential, and organizational effectiveness, she founded Tharaa to provide Saudi-led educational consulting, training, and capacity-building services that combine international best practices with a deep understanding of the local context. Her work focuses on helping educational institutions and organizations design effective systems, develop their people, and create environments where individuals and teams can thrive, grow, and achieve meaningful impact.

Dr. h.c. Faiza Mubeen is an accomplished educational leader, inclusion specialist, and strategic advisor with extensive experience in establishing and leading inclusive education systems across international school settings in the GCC region. She currently serves as Director of Inclusion and Senior Leadership Team member at Beech Hall School Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, where she is the Founding Director of Inclusion and Diversity, leading whole-school strategy across SEND, EAL, wellbeing, safeguarding, specialist provisions, and multidisciplinary support services. Faiza has played a foundational leadership role in the establishment and development of inclusion departments within two international schools, contributing to policy design, operational frameworks, staffing structures, safeguarding systems, student wellbeing initiatives, and inclusive learning cultures from their early stages. Her expertise spans inclusive leadership, neurodiversity, behavioral and emotional support systems, early intervention, school culture transformation, and strategic educational development. Recognized for her commitment to equitable and student-centered education, Faiza has led initiatives that contributed to Beech Hall School Riyadh becoming the first school in Saudi Arabia to achieve the IQM International Inclusive School Award. She regularly collaborates with senior leadership teams, educators, clinicians, and families to create sustainable systems that foster belonging, diversity, and high-quality inclusive practice. Her professional background includes: * Strategic leadership in inclusive education and school development * Establishment and management of SEND and specialist provisions * Early intervention and behavioral support implementation * Team building and multidisciplinary staff leadership * Parent engagement and wellbeing initiatives * Safeguarding and policy development * Training and mentoring educators and middle leaders * Student advocacy and inclusive culture building Faiza is also an active international speaker and contributor within the fields of inclusion, wellbeing, safeguarding, and educational leadership. She has participated in regional and global forums, including collaborations with WomenEd MENA, Outstanding Schools, and international inclusion networks. Her work focuses strongly on practical, human-centered leadership that balances academic excellence with emotional wellbeing and belonging. Alongside her leadership role in education, Faiza is the founder of “The Wellbeing Room,” a mentoring and coaching platform supporting educators, school leaders, and professionals in wellbeing-focused leadership practices. Her leadership style is widely recognized for combining strategic vision with compassionate practice, creating environments where students, staff, and families feel respected, empowered, and genuinely included.