Dr. Essraa Nawar
Assistant Dean for Library Engagement and Program Initiatives, Chair of the Artificial Intelligence Committee at Leatherby Libraries at Chapman University
Egypt
About the Speaker
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Chapman University, USA/ Egypt
Dr. Essraa Nawar, MBA, MA, MLIS, is the Assistant Dean for Library Engagement & Program Initiatives and Chair of the Artificial Intelligence Committee at Leatherby Libraries, Chapman University, where she has served for 16 years. Holder of three master's degrees, she is completing her Ph.D. in Strategic Leadership from Marywood University in collaboration with the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport.
A passionate champion for women's leadership and empowerment, ethical AI literacy, and human-centered innovation, she was honored as a 2026 Woman of Distinction and recognized by Forbes as a Face of Arab American Heritage.
Essraa has been named among the Top 40 Women of Egypt, Top 30 Egyptian Women Abroad, and Orange County's 125 Most Influential Leaders (2022, 2025), Founder and host of Salon Essraa, she is an author, speaker, and global advocate for mindful leadership and cross-cultural dialogue.