Dr. Shimaa Salah Sayed is a Senior Pharmacist and Digital Health Professional with expertise in digital transformation, health informatics, and UI/UX design. She serves as a System and Data Analyst at the Egyptian Drug Authority (EDA).

Dr. Shimaa is the UI/UX Designer of the EDA Naming AI project and developed the EDA API Searching Tool, supporting the Authority’s digitalization strategy and regulatory innovation.

She has enriched her pharmaceutical foundation with advanced technical training, including a Software Engineering program at ALX Africa, a Data Visualization track at the Information Technology Institute (ITI), and a UI/UX Design program at the Digital Egypt Pioneers Initiative (DEPI), in addition to a postgraduate diploma in Health Informatics.

Her career bridges healthcare and technology, with a proven record of driving innovation through digital solutions. As a speaker at AfriSummit, Dr. Shimaa will present insights on the applications of artificial intelligence in healthcare and regulatory affairs, emphasizing how human-centered design and AI can shape the future of medical regulation across Africa.

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