Amr Eleraqi is a renowned data scientist, educator, and curriculum developer with a passion for transforming raw data into actionable insights. Currently teaching at Toronto Metropolitan University in Canada, Amr brings over a decade of expertise in data journalism and analytics. As the former editor and executive director of InfoTimes, the first Arabic data journalism team to gain international recognition, he has pioneered innovations in data-driven storytelling.

Amr has held prestigious roles, including serving as a regional coordinator for the Facebook Journalism Project in the Middle East and as a Knight Fellow with the International Center for Journalists. His groundbreaking work in automating media monitoring and news classification for the Egyptian Cabinet’s Information Center has played a critical role in enabling data-informed governance. A thought leader in his field, Amr is dedicated to empowering others to harness the power of data for meaningful impact.