Dr. Adnane Derbani

Assistant Professor

Academic Biography

Dr. Adnane holds a PhD in Management and has spent the past six years designing and delivering hundreds of lectures, workshops, and training programs across multiple continents, covering Design Thinking, Creativity & Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Management in countries such as Morocco, France, Indonesia, Vietnam, Kazakhstan, and currently Qatar.

A graduate in Design Thinking and Innovation from Harvard Business School, Dr. Adnane bridges theory and practice to foster innovation. Since 2017, he has served as a Business, Creativity, and Innovation Mentor for organisations like MicroMentor and Mercy Corps, guiding entrepreneurs worldwide.

Beyond academia, Dr. Adnane brings over 10 years of experience in partnership management and customer relationship development, working with multinational corporations.

Academic Qualifications

• Certified in Design Thinking & Innovation – Harvard Business School (USA)
• PhD in Management Science – Jenderal Soedirman University, Indonesia
• Master of International Affairs and Economic Engineering – University of the Littoral Opal Coast, France
• Bachelor in Administration and Information Transmission – University of Paris-East Marnela-Vallée, Paris (France)

Professional Mentorship

• Business, Creativity, and Innovation Mentor, MicroMentor
• MIT Enterprise Pan Arab Mentor

Research Areas

• Entrepreneurship
• Social Entrepreneurship
• Social Marketing
• Creativity & Innovation
• Design Thinking

Courses Taught

• The Contemporary Business Environment
• Organisational Behaviour
• Research Methodology
• Professional Identity and Practice