Kelly HAYNES

Ms. Kelly Haynes is managing partner of Challenger Stone based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Over 20 years in technology domain; Ms. Haynes has experience as a corporate employee and as a business entrepreneur advising clients. Her industry experience includes: Aviation and Travel Industry, Airline IT, Government (Defense), Semiconductor, Business Management Consulting, and Technology Consulting. An experienced leader in technology and innovation with a successful track record of defining technology roadmaps aligned to the business functions and delivering complex programs of technology service solutions that transform business; empowering organizations to evolve, adapt and drive change in line with strategic business goals; a creative technologist with strong design thinking skills. Earlier in Ms. Haynes' career, she has held positions with Electronic Data Systems (IT Quality Assurance Consulting at US Department of Defense, Monterey California) and Capgemini France (IT Consulting at Amadeus, Nice France).

Expertise in business and technology transformations, Airline Passenger Service Solutions (PSS), value chain analysis and value proposition, strategy definition, design thinking, program/project governance, solution design, and technology implementations (small, medium and large). Ms. Haynes has extensive global experience living and working in USA, Australia, France, Monaco, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. She has delivered Scoping and Risk Workshops for stakeholders in France and Abu Dhabi UAE. Throughout her career, she has been a mentor to student interns and to junior staff in the subjects of web development delivery, business analysis, service management and project delivery. Ms. Haynes holds a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from International University of Monaco; a Bachelors of Science (Technology Management) from Golden Gate University of San Francisco. She is Project Management Professional (PMP) certified from Project Management Institute.