Sabira Huda

Experience

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  University of Sharjah

  Oct 2017 - Feb 2018

  Undergraduate Research Assistant

  Studying & testing the effects of Crumb Rubber for Asphalt Performance.

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  Dubai Carbon Centre of Excellence (DCCE)

  Aug 2018 - Sept 2018

  Assistant to Technical Manager

  I was responsible in assisting the technical team in Dubai Carbon, and being exposed to the environmental and sustainability sector.

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  Catalyst - A Masdar-BP Initiative

  Jan 2020 - Jul 2020

  Assistant to Program Manager

  In my role of program managing, I have met several 100’s of startups, reviewed their pitch decks, conducted market research, engaged with the founders, and finally prepared the relevant startups for the Investment Council that approves funding.

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  Bestby

  Feb 2020 - now

  Co-Founder

  Co-founder at Bestby - an e-commerce platform that fights food waste by monitoring and providing sellers and customers access to food items close to best-by dates at discounted prices.

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  StartAD

  Feb 2021 - now

  Program Lead

  startAD is a global accelerator anchored in New York University Abu Dhabi. As Program Lead, my role is diversified by the responsibilities to manage campaigns focused on inspiring entrepreneurial youth through planning and organizing workshops, events, bootcamps, and master classes with the aim to build next-gen startups. My role similarly extends to supporting corporate acceleration, which is to build a workforce, introduce innovative ideas, and grow the local ecosystem.