Dr Sindi is a Saudi Arabian medical scientist and one of the first female members of the Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia. Her work in point-of-care medical testing and biotechnology, and her appointment as a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for promoting science education in West Asia, has earned her accolades and respect across the Arab world. With technology and innovation as her key focus, Dr Sindi is well-known for her body of work in empowering the next generation of inventors and entrepreneurs in the Middle East through her i2 Institute for imagination and ingenuity.