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Recognition

Recognition from industry, universities and the people I worked with.

Independent evidence of the work: formal honours, teaching invitations, community service and direct accounts from clients and colleagues.

Honours

Ali Owji at the Khaleej Times KT+150 event, standing before the sponsor wall.

Khaleej Times

KT+150 — Top Innovators in Software & Web Development

September 2025

Named among 150 innovators in the MENA region for founding Trustline Digital and developing a specialised quantitative approach to digital marketing, analytics and software delivery.

Mar 2026

Rising Star Volunteer Badge

JA British Columbia

For hands-on education in financial literacy, work readiness and entrepreneurship across B.C.

Sep 2025

KT+150 List Honoree — Top Innovators in Software & Web Development

Khaleej Times

Named among the top 150 innovators in the MENA region for founding the region's first specialised quantitative digital marketing firm.

Jul 2024

Alumni Awards Finalist — Business and Innovation

British Council

Finalist for innovation and impact.

Apr 2017

Outstanding Economic Student

American University in Dubai

Feb 2017

Equity Research Challenge — team member

CFA Society Emirates

Led the valuation of Emirates Integrated Telecommunications using DCF, trading and transaction multiples, with Monte Carlo sensitivity analysis.

Dec 2016

Prize Winner — Read & Innovate contest

Dubai Economic Council

First edition of the contest, for work on Phishing for Phools: The Economics of Manipulation and Deception.

Teaching and mentoring

Guest lecturing at Heriot-Watt Dubai and the American University in Dubai, co-development of a four-week Marketing Research curriculum arc for Fall 2026, and sixty Grade 6 students in British Columbia who now know what a profit margin is.

What people say

Clients, colleagues and faculty describe how I lead, communicate, teach and deliver in different settings.