ABOUT
The Cambridge Labs brings world-class expertise from the heart of Cambridge, UK’s tech ecosystem to Dubai, offering focused, practical masterclasses and workshops that support both individual growth and enterprise transformation.
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Our high-impact programs are designed for executives, product managers, and digital transformation leaders looking to confidently shape AI product strategies that deliver measurable business value, while ensuring strong governance, real adoption, and scalable execution. We equip teams with the practical skills, tools, and strategic mindset required to move beyond experimentation and deliver AI at scale.
Our Expert Team
Tim Daines
Co-Founder and Programme Director
Tim Daines is a seasoned AI product leader with over 20 years’ experience delivering strategies and solutions for AWS, McKinsey’s QuantumBlack, startups, and Fortune 500 companies. He has driven £2.9M in annual NHS savings, scaled a healthcare AI platform from 10K to 22.5M patients, led innovation workshops with global executives, and structured AI delivery teams for a $989B energy transformation. Known for making complex AI concepts actionable, Tim equips leaders and teams with the skills and strategies to move from experimentation to enterprise-scale success.
Aya Aker
Co-Founder and Strategy Director
​Aya Aker is an education and technology leader with over a decade of experience delivering large-scale learning programmes. She has successfully led complex, multimillion-dollar projects for governments, training institutes and edtech companies, spanning curriculum design, assessment, teacher training, and large-scale digital transformation. Since 2021, she has mentored tech entrepreneurs at Cambridge Judge Business School. She works fulltime with an AI start-up SKC Studios as Regional Director. She blends global education expertise with emerging tech to create practical, results-driven solutions for today’s tech leaders.