Dr. Saeed is a futurist, thought leader, author and a public keynote speaker. He has been into many positions: the founder and former Director General of the Emirates ID Authority, a former member of the scientific advisory committee of the UAE Space Agency, and a former Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs on information technology.

Currently, He is the director of the Center for Futures Studies at the University of Dubai. He is a member of the Global Future Council of the World Economic Forum (WEF) on AR/VR, and a member of the WEF Metaverse governance community. Dr. Saeed is a certified Data ethics facilitator from the Open Data Institute (ODI) in the UK.