WorldSkills Africa. Empowering African Nations through Skills Development

Dr. Nader Imani

Dr. Nader Imani | President president@worlddidac.org President of Worlddidac Association, Executive Vice President Global Education, Festo Didactic SE After 3 first academic research and teaching activities, Dr. Nader Imani Joined Festo, a global leader in automation and technical education in 1992. Since then he has been assuming different roles and management responsibilities with Festo Didactic in Germany, as well as acting as CEO of Festo Didactic in the United States and Canada, since 2017 appointed as Executive Vice President Global Education, he has been responsible for larger education projects with impact on socio-economic progress around the globe. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering of Ecole Centrale de Nantes in France as well as a qualification degree from Harvard Business School in the United States and Saint Gallen School of Management in Switzerland. In 2014 he was elected as a member of the council and since 2020 as the president of Worlddidac Association of promotion of Education Industry. Within the frame of his professional activities, Dr. Imani serves WorldSkills International since 2017 as a member of its Advisory Board on Skills Development in Africa. Dr. Imani has been acting as an active partner of the United Nations as well as bi- and multilateral development agencies to drive innovation in the field of technical vocational education and training and industrial workforce development.