Biography:

Mohamed Nanabhay is the Head of Online at Al Jazeera English (AJE) based in Doha, Qatar. He joined Al Jazeera in 2004 and is currently leading AJE’s online operations and serves as the website Editor-in-Chief. Previously Mohamed founded the Al Jazeera Network’s New Media department, where he led a cross-disciplinary team that focused on engaging audiences through online communities and emerging technologies.

His work online has won him awards from Google, ISACA, Microsoft and Global Internet Access. Mohamed’s work and ideas have been featured in the New York Times, M.I.T. Technology Review, BusinessWeek, Wired and other leading news outlets. He is a regular speaker at industry events and has spoken around the world on online media and innovation, including the United States, Australia, Japan, Holland, Qatar, South Africa and in Second Life.