Mona Thowfeek
Senior IP & Business Development SpecialistQatar Environment & Energy Research Institute (QEERI) part of Qatar Foundation and Hamad Bin Khalifa University (Qatar)
Mona Thowfeek is Senior IP & Business Development Specialist at the Qatar Environment & Energy Research Institute (QEERI), Hamad Bin Khalifa University (Qatar). She specializes in technology transfer, IP portfolio management, and commercialization strategies. Over her career, Mona has negotiated high-level collaborations with leading industry and academic partners such as TotalEnergies, ENGIE, USC and Imperial College. She advises inventors on patenting, licensing, and innovation pathways, ensuring scientific research is converted into market solutions. Beyond QEERI, she mentors SMEs and start-ups through WIPO programs, guiding them to use IP as a driver of growth and competitiveness in emerging innovation ecosystems.
