
In this episode, I speak with Yamna Naveed Khan, the Transformation Lead Manager at SITA, a world-leading specialist in air transport communications and IT. Yamna leads SITA’s Innovation, Strategy and Partnerships across Middle East and Africa. For the past 10+ years, she has worked in digital transformation and with tech startups. Yamna led the first FinTech Accelerator in Saudi Arabia and has consulted and led teams with UAE and East African government entities on their digital strategies and innovation roadmaps. She founded employee benefits startup PerksPlus, and consulted and mentored many startups and SMEs in the UAE as well as ran workshops and programs (especially for women-led businesses). As a young woman in tech, Yamna has been a speaker at many stages. She’s been featured in leading magazines as a female founder and was also nominated as ‘Young Entrepreneur of the Year’ by ArabianBusiness. Let’s get to know Yamna and how she makes things happen.