Dr. Laila Khodeir, Professor of Project  Management and Sustainable Development at Ain Shams University , The founder / CEO of Aldaffa Organizational Development Consultancy, an Adjunct Professor at the AUC and a Former Prof. in the  British university in Egypt. Prof. Laila is currently the Planning and Policy Manager in the Innovation Support Fund ( ISF). A certified Project Management  (PMP) from the PMI, a Green Classroom Professional from LEED association , the PI of the Interactive Sustainable Child Development Center  (ISCDC) Research Project,and Associate editor at Ain Shams Engineering Journal ( ASEJ), has been graduated from Ain Shams University in 2002. Her Master’s Degree in 2005 focused on “Social Sustainability”, namely” The Impact of Local Communities on Eco-lodge Design Criteria”. Whereas, her PHD in 2010 focused on a newly emerging discipline in Egypt at that time, which is “Facility Management”.  Up to date, She has published more that 65 papers either in peer reviewed journals, or in international conferences. In addition to publishing Five book chapters, and acting as a reviewer and editor in a number of national and international journals, JOC Journal of Construction, South Africa and Ain Shams Engineering Journal.Dr. Laila has acted as an external examiner to master students in Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa. She has shared in supervising more that 50 Masters, PHDs and dissertations either at Ain Shams University and the British University in Egypt. Dr. Laila joined the British University in Egypt (BUE) in 2014, since then she was involved in teaching up – to-date courses in a variety or correlated disciplines; Building Services and Sustainable Design, Building Construction and Management, PM and Architecture Design, HR and Lean Construction management.