Maryam Amiri is the go-to Public Speaking Coach and Master of Ceremony for large-scale international conferences and events. Coach
the art of public speaking. Maryam was able to to do this while managing communications for a national oil company and an elite government organization. Previously she was Manager of Employee Engagement and Internal Communications at the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), ranking the 12th largest oil producer in the world. In that capacity, Maryam oversaw the engagement and culture shift of 55,000 employees across the ADNOC Group of Companies as the organization transitioned through the most critical change management process since its inception. She was a member of the core team responsible for billions of dollars in savings and rebranding the company. At the Executive Affairs Authority, Maryam directed media relations for numerous headline features including Fortune’s “The Richest City in the World (No, it’s not Dubai)” and coordinated on Head of State and international VIP delegation protocol formalities for visits by US President George W. Bush, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, and US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson. Additionally, Maryam project managed the Abu Dhabi Awards and the task of consolidating and visualizing all real estate developments taking place in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. But her passion for Public Speaking started much earlier, all the way back in her teens when -as a Junior- she emceed her high school’s graduation. Since then, Maryam has presented at countless game changing events such as:
• The Summit on the Global Agenda, a World Economic Forum event
• WorldSkills Abu Dhabi, to a live audience of 11000
• ADIPEC, the world’s largest petroleum conference and exhibition
• The HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Ramadan Majlis, for six consecutive years
• The Middle East Premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• Global launch of twofour54
• Global unveiling of the Brand of Abu Dhabi
Additionally, Maryam:
• Moderated a Q&A session with Bill Gates, Co-Founder of the Bill and Miranda Gates Foundation
• Presented Abu Dhabi’s mega development plans to Queen Rania of Jordan, Queen Beatrix of Holland and Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden
• Presented Abu Dhabi’s Economic Vision 2030 to the Executive Council of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi
• Interviewed Alessandro Del Peiro, football superstar
• Interviewed Yao Ming, NBA legend
• Authored a series of Op-Ed columns in The National
Today, Maryam continues to emcee headline events attracting hundreds of thousands to the UAE. In parallel, Maryam provides bespoke public speaking programs and coaching to enable corporate executives and technical experts to influence change within their organizations and industries with the use of powerful delivery and presentation techniques. Her mission is to help you find your voice and use it to establish yourself as a thought leader. Maryam is a recipient of the Sheikha Fatema bint Mubarak Academic Award for Excellence, and will not shut up about CrossFit.
